I’m a DIY-er & transformed my tired Ikea headboard in just 10 minutes – it looks amazing now
DROPPING hundreds on the latest furniture trend isn't an option for most consumers – especially those who are used to the familiar, affordable options by stores like Ikea.
But one of the best things about Ikea's simple designs is that they act as a canvas for versatile DIY makeovers.
Rebecca Deczynski wanted to give her Ikea headboard a refresh, and documented the process that took her tired bedroom furniture to a trendy new frontier.
"My Hemnes bed frame has remained constant, as I’ve toyed with my gallery wall, added some rugs, and switched out my bedding three different times, Deczynski explained in . "I started to get tired of it."
Inspired by the wave of cane furniture that's taken over design blogs and Instagram grids, Deczynski figured out a low-cost option for refreshing her space.
By searching online for woven cane material, Deczynski was able to customize the material color and the size of the boxes in the weave.
The material was $10 per foot, and the DIY innovator bought five feet of the cane webbing to use on her full-size bed frame.
Other supplies needed for this hack are painter's tape, a staple gun, and 3/8 inch staples.
By cutting the caning to bed-size before taping and stapling, Deczynski was able to keep the edges hidden.
If you don't have a friend or partner to help you hold the webbing in place, Deczynski writes, you can use painter's tape to hold it in place.
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Check the cane webbing from the front and back to ensure it's aligned. Then, grab your staple gun and start affixing the material.
"Be generous with how many staples you use to make sure the webbing is properly secured," Deczynski advised.
After working around the perimeter, staple the webbing to each headboard spoke to keep it in place.
That's all it takes – Deczynski reports the process took her only ten minutes.
Youtuber Emma Hill performed a similar revamp on her own headboard, an inexpensive wooden frame from Wayfair.
Hill's headboard had two wide rectangular panels with one thin spoke dividing them, but the woven material and staple gun still worked the same way.
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If you want to try the hack at home, make sure to measure your headboard. Queen beds will likely require six feet of material, and King beds will need seven feet.
Check, too, to make sure that you have the right size of staples for your headboard, and won't leave any sharp metal pieces sticking out.
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