Tufted Upholstered Headboard

We've been married over 10 years, and have never bought or owned a headboard! I finally decided to just make one. Why I waited this long, I'll never know! It only took three days of nap time working to finish, and under $100 to make, but what a difference it makes to our room!

I build the frame using plywood, 1x6 and 1x4 boards.

I then used two layers of egg crate padding, batting, and finally the upholstery fabric. I stapled it to the back of the frame, making box folds at the corners.

When that was done I tufted it with buttons I covered with the upholstery fabric.

I love how it turned out and what a simple impact it has on the room.

Kitchen Progress

So we tiled the backsplash. Here's a little peek at the kitchen backsplash.

I still need to do a few more finishing details, so more pictures will be in future post.

What I really wanted to show was this quick project I got sidetracked doing when I should have been caulking . . .

With a beautiful new backsplash, we could hardly stand the cluttered fridge detracting from the glistening tiles. 

So while I was out to Home Depot, I picked up two sheets of galvanized metal and some Command picture hanging strips. These are the velcro-like ones.

Then I attached 4 strips on each sheet- 2 at the top, and 2 at the bottom and mounted it (per instructions) to the inside of the two cabinets above the computer desk. 

Now I can simply close the door and the mess and chaos is hidden from sight. Simple project, great impact on the organization of our kitchen.