I fell in love with a headboard I found on Houzz that was priced over $1,500. I knew I wanted to build it myself but I had never built a headboard to this scale before. Several headboards from Ana's site helped give me direction and this is what I ended up with. My husband and I build furniture for a living, so we had plenty of lumber around to put most of the body together, but we don't often work with trim in such fine detail, so that added significantly to the cost (and time) invested. If I had to guess though, the headboard as we built it was probably around $125.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
$100-$125
Estimated Time Investment
Day Project (6-9 Hours)
Finish Used
Special Walnut stain (let sit for 20+ minutes before wiping off), dry-brush white wash, finished with Johnson hard wax.
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate