Wooden Headboard
A slatted 1600 × 1100 mm headboard with a light shelf for bedside essentials.
Overview
A 1600 × 1100 mm slatted headboard with a 200 mm-deep shelf on top for books and a lamp.
Cut list
| Part | Dimensions | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| Frame sides | 1100 × 60 × 25 mm | 2 |
| Frame top/bottom | 1470 × 60 × 25 mm | 2 |
| Slats | 1470 × 80 × 18 mm | 8 |
| Shelf top | 1600 × 200 × 18 mm | 1 |
| Shelf back | 1600 × 80 × 18 mm | 1 |
Steps
- Build the rectangle frame, keeping it square.
- Screw the slats across the frame with a 10 mm gap.
- Add the shelf top and back on top of the frame.
- Sand and apply two coats of oil.
- Fix the headboard to the bed with angle brackets.
Materials
- ◆ Pine boards
- ◆ Wood screws
- ◆ Angle brackets
- ◆ Hardwax oil
Tools needed
- Circular saw
- Drill
- Sander
Steps
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1
Build frame
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2
Fix slats
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3
Add shelf
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4
Finish
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5
Mount
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