How To Make A Queen Size Headboard From An Old Door

In a large bedroom a headboard can be used to emphasize and fill the space.

How to make a queen size headboard from an old door.

Standard mattress widths are as follows. A headboard can add major impact to a room s decor no matter the size. A queen size bed frame can easily set you back 2 000. With a headboard you also have many options.

You can really make it any size that works best for your space these are just some guidelines to get you. Of course turning it into a headboard did require some work. While you might be lucky enough to find a match for a standard 76 inch wide king size bed for anything smaller you ll have to cut one down. Step 2 measure the door photo by kristine larsen.

76 headboards are usually sized with an additional 2 4 on each side of the mattress. This one cost about 25. Most are between 70 and 96 inches. For a queen size bed you ll probably have to trim a standard height door.

Step 1 trim the door to fit a queen mattress to accommodate a queen size mattress the door was cut 67 inches long. In a small bedroom it makes the sleeping area feel extra special without taking up valuable square footage. Sawing the door down to size adding chair rail molding to the top brushing on a few coats of paint. For my 60 inch queen bed i trimmed from the top and bottom to maintain the door s proportions.

Step 2 how to frame the headboard door. We could have got away with 65 inches so there would be less overhang on each side of the mattress. Doors are typically between 70 and 96 inches tall according to this old house magazine and queen mattresses are 60.