Sep 28 2016 the construction of a headboard using old shutters is easy and inexpensive.
How to make a headboard out of window shutters.
So simple even a rookie diyer can do it.
To cut costs even further we sourced a few old shutters from our local salvage shop.
I cut a 1 6 top shelf 6 inches longer 3 inches on each side than the width of the headboard.
Predrill and screw the bolts where there are 3 layers of wood avoiding the empty space.
Jess used this method when installing her door headboard and it worked like a charm.
The bolts were screwed into the headboard where the 1 4 overlaps the shutters look at the side view above.
The headboard adds to a bedroom decorated in a beach motif or farmhouse style.
Position the headboard cleat parallel to the offset board.
How to install a headboard.
For under 10 we were able to create a custom rustic headboard to go behind the bed.
It gave just enough of the new color to make it work in the room.
Lay the shutters and the filler boards perpendicular to the cleat and offset board.
Assemble the headboard position the offset back board flush against a straightedge.