How to Upholster a Headboard

Upholstering your headboard is a great way to transform what once was a drab addition in your bedroom. Here’s how you can do it yourself.
Tools

Upholstery fabric of your choice
Two-inch foam
Handsaw
Tape measure
Portable jigsaw
Sandpaper
1/4″ plywood
Fiberbill batting
Large pieces of paper
Utility knives
Scissors
Staple gun with 1/4″ staples
Paint brushes
Measuring [...]

How to Cut Foam

As the saying goes, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.” The same logic applies with foam. Foam comes in different varieties, sometimes carrying different properties. Of course, no single cutting device works best for all foam applications. [...]

How to Make a Headboard

After spending a couple of days searching through furniture stores and still not being able to find the perfect headboard, it is easy to get frustrated and consider giving up. If a headboard is something that you really want to have, however, [...]

How to Clean a Mattress

Everyone likes a clean mattress. Here are some tips to keep your mattress fresh and clean from one year to the next.
Air it out
In times past, people literally took their mattresses out and aired them in the spring sunshine. That is still a [...]