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How do you make a simple wooden headboard?

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Buying a new headboard can be expensive. Luckily there is another way to renew your bed at a lower cost. Step 1: Buy a desk top/ plywood. You can find them in different sizes and colors in furniture stores. Step 2: Cut the board to the height you want your headboard to be. Step 3: Screw the new headboard directly onto the old one from behind so you can't see the screws. Option: For optimal comfort, install the board at an angle.

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The screws are too long and are scratching up the wall! What can I do?

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Either replace them with shorter screws or attach sticky felt pads to the ends as a barrier between them and the wall.

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I found a headboard without screws, just a large nickel-sized hole on the bottom of each side; can that be stable?

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If you secure to a wall stud instead of the bed, it should be fine.

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How can I attach a headboard to a bed frame if there are no holes within the headboard?

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Mount it to the wall instead.

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How far should a headboard stick out from the side of the bed?

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The standard is between 0 and 3 inches from either side.

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Can you put an end board on a divan?

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Many divans have screw holes at both the head and the foot of the bed so both headboards and end boards can be added.

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We cannot remove the bolts with a regular screwdriver. It looks like there is a small indentation where the screwdriver would go. What tool do I need to buy?

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If the bolt has a hexagonal head, use a pair of pliers, a crescent wrench or a ratchet-driven socket wrench. If the bolt has a square head, either of the first two of those tools would work. If there's a nut at the other end of the bolt, you could use any of those tools on the nut, too.

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