How To Build A Headboard And Footboard From Bifold Doors

When using prepackaged bifold doors to make a headboard look for solid wood construction and doors that already have hinges on them.

How to build a headboard and footboard from bifold doors.

I used bi fold doors that i found for a few dollars a piece at my local restore but you can use any size door to create a one of a kind headboard for your bedroom. Flip the door horizontally and choose one long side to be the top of the headboard. For headboards that lie flat against the wall jump to step 2. Stand doors upright behind the head of the bed in a fan fold position for a casual free standing headboard.

2 remove the louvered doors from the. Given the structure of these doors i really only had two choices as far as sizing the headboard. The day came when that need was revealed a diy headboard from a a closet door. These instructions are for a full or queen.

Bifold doors photo by don penny time inc. How to build a headboard using old doors and stock wood molding. In either case the door would be cut horizontally at the center brace. The hinges hold the doors together as you cut them to make the separate headboard and footboard panels.

Louvered closet doors come in various sizes for example you d need three bi fold single doors that measure 28 inches wide each for an 84 inch headboard. This post includes a detailed step by step tutorial on how to build it along with how to hang the diy headboard onto the wall. Fill any holes in the door with wood putty then sand with medium grade sandpaper and wipe down with a damp cloth. Using the larger top section or the shorter bottom section.

Determine where to cut by positioning the door sideways at the head of the bed. It all started with a visit to a local salvage yard one afternoon with a friend.