Reupholster Your Bed Frame in One Afternoon (With a No-Sew Option Too)!

You might assume that title sounds too good to be true, nevertheless it’s not! I had been eyeing a gorgeous pink velvet mattress for a couple of months, nevertheless it was too costly to ever truly pull the set off on.

We’ve got a reasonably small bed room, and having giant darkish items of furnishings doesn’t assist the room really feel its largest/brightest. However when a mattress is material, you possibly can’t simply repaint it once you get bored with the colour.

So what’s a woman to do? Reupholster the mattress body!

Isn’t {that a} loopy distinction in simply in the future?! I’ll present you what I did with mine, and provide you with selections to do issues the better no-sew route when you would slightly. Or, you are able to do 10 minutes of very fundamental stitching—it’s as much as you!

Provides:
–large bolt upholstery or multi-use material in your coloration of selection (large sufficient to cowl your headboard and be wrapped across the again, the blush material I selected was 54″ large). I used about 5.5 yards for my mattress.
–large bolt white material as an underlayment (elective however useful in case you have skinny main material and are going from a darkish mattress to a light-weight mattress)*
–electrical staple gun and 1/2″ staples
–material scissors and straight pins

*NOW, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I’ll let you already know that my mattress took a little bit longer to cowl than yours most likely will due to two issues: the material I preferred greatest was on the thinner facet and the mattress I used to be overlaying was an excellent darkish coloration.

If I didn’t cowl the mattress in white material first, then the blush pink would look type of uninteresting since you’d be seeing a few of the darkish gray coming by, however by overlaying it in white first, you bought the complete blush coloration.

For those who aren’t going from a really darkish mattress to a really gentle coloured mattress OR in case you have a thicker backed material like an upholstery grade material then you definately most likely gained’t want to do that step.

Simply lay your material selection over your mattress body and when you can’t see any of the colour beneath coming by, then skip the white material step—quicker and cheaper!

OK! So, most material lined beds are available in 4 items (headboard, two facet rails, and a footer) that join with some kind of {hardware} items such as you see above.

Most beds come aside like that as a result of it’s each simpler for the producer to wrap the items individually, and who has a home with doorways and hallways sufficiently big to maneuver a full-sized mattress into rooms if it doesn’t come aside, proper?

You can even see above that the mattress was initially lined with material after which stapled into place, and that’s principally what we’re going to do too!

As soon as we had taken aside every of the rails (and eliminated that picket backbone half within the center that holds the mattress up) we additionally took off the connecting {hardware} on every part, too.

Be certain that to label the place every bit goes and what route it faces so you possibly can put it again collectively on the finish.

I additionally counsel jotting down a fast measurement of the place the {hardware} is linked on every board so you possibly can simply discover that spot once more if you find yourself overlaying that space with material.

For instance, 8″ in from the skin edge and 1/2″ up from the underside sort of measurements. 

I additionally unscrewed the legs from the header and footer and made a be aware of the place these holes had been situated.

Your legs could have a plate they connect to or simply go instantly into the wooden, so take away the plate if there’s one there. 

The Stitching Possibility

I laid the headboard onto a bit of my white material (with the best facet of the material dealing with the headboard) that was sufficiently big to wrap the headboard, and wrapped and pinned the material across the again. Be sure you get the material easy and tight.

The small part of stitching that I did was on the prime nook of every facet of the headboard. I smoothed out the material and pinned the nook collectively in order that the perimeters got here collectively properly (such as you see within the prime two frames.) Repeat that smoothing and pinning with the alternative facet.

Subsequent, I eliminated the pins that had been holding the material on the headboard, eliminated the material from the headboard, and sewed down that line the place the nook pins had been and reduce the surplus.

Then, I attempted the duvet again on the headboard to see the way it match and pinched and sewed a little bit extra material if it didn’t match very snugly.

As soon as I had the match proper, I turned the material proper facet out and put it again on in order that I had the good sewn nook that you just see within the final body.

The No-Sew Possibility

For those who don’t wish to be bothered by stitching, you possibly can lay your headboard in your material (with the best facet dealing with outwards) and wrap your corners such as you would wrap a pleasant current and staple in place!

The above two images are how I wrapped the underside of the headboard, so the one distinction is that you just’ll wish to be sure you have sufficient material size to have that open facet (within the first image) come all the best way up and over the again. That manner, you possibly can staple it on the again the place it gained’t be seen in any respect.

I did the short stitching choice on the prime two corners of the headboard and the footboard to make them look additional clear, however I wrapped all the opposite edges such as you see above.

Simply be consistently eager about what edges will likely be seen and which will likely be hidden below the mattress, and many others., so you already know which edges needs to be completely lined.

And in case you are utilizing two layers of cloth and doing the new-sew choice, I’d layer the materials on prime of one another together with your fundamental material on the underside and the best facet dealing with the ground. Then, wrap them across the corners on the identical time slightly than separately.

Take care to easy them very well earlier than inserting your headboard on prime, however doing them collectively ought to provide you with a much less cumbersome fold than when you did them individually.

As soon as your sides are wrapped and the material is smoothed and pinned to the again, use your staple gun to safe your material in place on the again/backside of your headboard.

You’ll wish to staple into one thing onerous slightly than simply an space of froth or one thing, so really feel round for the picket body below your material and staple your material safe to that down either side.

I like to begin in the course of every part and have one individual easy and maintain the material tight whereas the opposite staples each 5-6″. When you attain one finish, return to the center and full the opposite facet.

You might sometimes attain a spot that’s actually onerous wooden the place your staple gun doesn’t fairly go all the best way in and that’s OK.

You may attempt one other spot close by or hammer your staple flat, and so long as most of it went in it would maintain. Trim any extra material as wanted.

As soon as I had my headboard wrapped and overlaying the white material, I repeated the method (with the pink material) of pinning the corners, stitching, and stapling the material in place.

You’ll solely need to do it as soon as although when you don’t want the white beneath. 

Right here’s what the underside facet appears like from the again with each layers stapled!

How Do I Put the {Hardware} Again On?

To place the {hardware} again on, we poked across the spots the place we knew the holes had been (primarily based on our measurements we took earlier than taking them off) with a pin or an axe till we discovered the holes. Then, we drilled our screws again in to create holes within the material.

It’s a little bit tougher to seek out the holes with two layers of cloth, so we discovered the holes by one layer and put the screws in and took them out once more.

This made the holes simpler to seek out (and mark on the second layer) so we might put the {hardware} again on excessive of the material. We used the identical technique for connecting the legs again on.

See? All prepared to connect with the opposite items!

At this level, I simply repeated the method of laying out material that was sufficiently big for my part, wrapping every bit, and stapling it in place.

I discovered it simpler to do the 2 sides with each material layers without delay since I used to be merely folding and stapling these corners.

However then, I did the headboard and footboard with the white and pink layers individually since I used to be stitching these prime corners and that stored the material easy. 

Tip: In case you are utilizing two layers of cloth, trim extra material off the beneath layer to get a cleaner, much less cumbersome nook fold (like I did with the white material) above.

What if the Staples Don’t Go By means of the Material?

For those who come to a extremely onerous spot within the wooden the place your staple gun can’t get by, you should use small nails to tack that part in place.

As soon as all of your items are lined, reattach all of your {hardware} and legs and put your new mattress again collectively!

Because the material made the mattress a little bit thicker in some spots, it was useful to depart the screws out about 1/4″ when placing the {hardware} again on. That manner, you can match the items collectively extra simply after which tighten the screws as soon as the body was again collectively once more.

Reattach the backbone center a part of your mattress and also you’re prepared for the mattress and covers!

I’ve to say, I felt fairly good about this mission, nevertheless it got here out so a lot better than I ever anticipated! I’d be shocked if I noticed this in another person’s home and so they advised me they’d recovered it.

This easy technique did take away the tufted look that the headboard had earlier than, however I prefer it higher that manner because it appears extra trendy.

In case your headboard has tufts that you just wish to maintain, use additional material to cowl some buttons within the new coloration, discover the buttons below the material, and use a curved needle to stitch the buttons onto the highest of the present buttons for extra of a tufted look.

The pink appears so cute beneath that Palm Springs print over the mattress and with the globe lights on the white nightstands (related lights and nightstands right here).

Total, I really like this earlier than/after and you can truly seize a staple remover sooner or later when you ever wish to get well once more in one other coloration. Hope this DIY helps you give your bed room a funds makeover, too!

P.S. You may see how my bed room lastly got here collectively and the remainder of my dwelling excursions right here! xo. Laura