Saturday, January 21, 2012

Headboard Help

Okay creative people.  I need your help.  Does anyone know how to make an ornate frame for a headboard (not the diamond tufting -- I get that) like the three seen below from The Paris Apartment (the new site I want to knock-off)?  Any ideas are welcome.  Have a great weekend!

Rococo Headboard

Eloquence Sophia Tufted Headboard

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  1. SkinnyMegJanuary 21, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    I have no clue, but wow those are gorgeous! Good luck :)

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Search Hollywood Regency on Craigslist? LOL, okay, hmm, I thought of repurposing an antique ornate mirror frame. I've seen them pretty large at salvage yards out here.

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    1. Kelli @ The Loss CauseJanuary 21, 2012 at 8:22 AM

      I'm there with you on the mirror frame. That's probably going to be my best option. I've thought about crown molding, but the bendable kind bends the wrong way.

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  3. StephanieJanuary 21, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Hmmm, that's a toughie! Could you make, or get someone to make the basic curvy shape, and then you add the 3-d details with hot glue, then paint the whole thing? I don't even know if that would work or hold up :)

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    1. Kelli @ The Loss CauseJanuary 21, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      That could work. Maybe some plaster for the 3-d. Hmmm...

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  4. KelliJanuary 21, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    How are you with a whittling knife? :) I really don't know, but when you figure it out I'll be glad to read all about it! Those are beautiful.

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    1. Kelli @ The Loss CauseJanuary 21, 2012 at 4:36 PM

      Whittling, haha! I'm not so good at that. I'll definitely be writing about it if I figure it out. ;)

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  5. SarahJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    I would get one of those antique sofas on craigslist and just cannibalize it. They are usually already tufted, too. That is probably your best bet, and easiest, and you can sometimes get them pretty cheap. When I was living in Utah, I actually found one for $100. Here were some I found in my area: http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/2781012366.html
    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/fuo/2802698140.html
    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/fuo/2806639895.html
    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/fuo/2782246865.html

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    1. Kelli @ The Loss CauseJanuary 23, 2012 at 10:37 AM

      Sarah! You're brilliant! Those are all so beautiful. I could make a headboard and a bench. LOVE this idea.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I tried the same search.. and it is really tough! I actually lucked out and found one in a second hand furniture shop... good luck!

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  7. PureGrace510November 2, 2015 at 9:48 PM

    Any recent update on how this went? Im actually trying to make something similar!

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