I was so excited to try another one of my bright ideas – using the lids of baby food jars to make “buttons” so that I could make a headboard with pillow!
After covering the pillows, I used Mod Pogde and hot glue to adhere the burlap fabric to the lids.
After measuring each pillow to find the middle, I used a really strong beading thread (I think I should have used reupholstery thread) to make the X. Using hot glue, I simply stuck the buttons to the pillows and attached the pillows to the wall.
Total cost: $50!
HOWEVER – these other pillow headboards make me want to completely redo mine!
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January 1, 2012 at 10:01 pm
How do you attach the pillows to the wall?
January 1, 2012 at 10:10 pm
Hi DeeDee,
Because I live in an apartment, I didn’t want to attach the pillows to the wall. However, if I had my own place I would either:
NAIL THE PILLOWS TO THE WALL – placing the nail right in the middle of the pillow before putting the “button” on it.
OR
STAPLE GUN PILLOWS TO A BOARD – use a staple gun to attach pillows to a board and attach the board to the wall.
I hope this helps!
Tumaini
January 22, 2014 at 10:59 am
How was the pillows attached to the wall? I live in apartment and want to do it. Thanks for such a great idea
May 14, 2014 at 7:47 am
Instead of using nails, which I’ve seen, I simply used hot glue applied with a hot glue gun. The problem is that when I was ready to take them down, the paint peeled. If I do this project again, I will probably lean a board against the wall (and glue or nail the pillows to the board) OR I would hang fabric on the wall from ceiling to floor and glue or sew the pillows on the fabric.
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July 7, 2011 at 5:59 am
Really creative and inviting! I posted a link back to the tutorial here:
http://www.charmingink.com/blog/2011/7/7/upcycled-pillow-headboard.html
July 7, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Thank you, Lachell!
June 19, 2011 at 8:55 pm
That was way cool. I love it! What a brilliant idea.
June 21, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Thank you, Paula!