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DIY Faux Brass Headboard (+ our LOCAL Magazine Feature!)

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I hope everyone had an awesome 4th of July weekend! We wouldn’t be the good DIY’ers that we are if we didn’t welcome you back to the work week without a DIY faux brass headboard, right? We actually made this project for the Home + Design issue of LOCAL magazine this month, and I’m super excited to share our feature with you! If you’re in Houston, be sure to grab a copy!

I’ll share more on that later, but as for the DIY, there are a few different ways you can go about making your own headboard. Because I’m a die-hard Ikea hack fan, we used this plain white bed frame as a blank slate for the metallic gold, but you could use an already existing smooth surface headboard, or even make your own out of MDF, wood, etc…

Sharing how to make this DIY diy faux brass headboard on Sugar & Cloth! - houston blogger - home decor

Metallic gold indoor/outdoor adhesive vinyl

Scissors

Craft squeegee

Xacto Knife

Sharing how to make this DIY diy faux brass headboard on Sugar & Cloth, plus our LOCAL magazine feature! - houston blogger - home decor

I’d like to tell you that this is as easy as sticking a giant metallic gold foil sticker on your headboard, and depending on how you look at it, it is. The only downside is that it’s virtually impossible to get rid of the air bubbles underneath foil if you don’t strategically smooth them out little by little as you go.

Sharing how to make this DIY diy faux brass headboard on Sugar & Cloth! - houston blogger - home decor

First we measured out the size of the adhesive vinyl that we needed, leaving a few extra centimeters on every side, then we peeled by the film little by little, and squeegeed out the bubbles as we went.

Sharing how to make this DIY diy faux brass headboard on Sugar & Cloth! - houston blogger - home decor

Once the entire headboard surface was smoothly covered, I flipped the headboard over and used an Xacto knife to clean up the extra that was hanging over the edges to make a perfect fit.

Naturally this wouldn’t be complete without a little added pink, so I styled it with our DIY metallic gold brushstroke pillow, this super cute Lulu & Georgia pink rug, and a palm print throw we made from Spoonflower fabric.

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I wouldn’t necessarily call this space gender neutral, but if you’re looking for a princess bed, this is definitely it ha!

In the meantime, we’re in Seattle styling a fun collab with Amazon, so be sure to follow along on Instagram and Snapchat for behind the scenes!

Sources: Lulu & Georgia rug // Dot & Bo tulip side table // flos table lamp // gold brushstroke pillow // UO clothing rack // palm leaf fabric throw // Hanging planters


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    • Kathleen says:
      July 5, 2016 at 6:12 am

      So darling! As soon as I have a guest bedroom, I will be doing this! :)

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      • Ashley says:
        July 12, 2016 at 12:46 pm

        Ah, can’t wait to see it!

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    • Amanda says:
      July 5, 2016 at 10:19 pm

      I’m in love with this room! So pretty. PS where are those wall planters from?? :)

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      • Karen says:
        July 11, 2016 at 10:45 am

        You can get them from amazon or urban outfitters. they’re umbra trigg wall planters.

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      • Ashley says:
        July 12, 2016 at 12:47 pm

        Thanks, Karen! We always love to use amazon prime :)

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    • Alexis says:
      July 7, 2016 at 11:53 am

      Oh I love the way this turned out! And that throw is so good!

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      • Ashley says:
        July 12, 2016 at 12:48 pm

        Thanks, Alexis!

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    • Mandee says:
      July 20, 2016 at 10:16 am

      coulD you Also paint A headboard with some kind of metallic spray paint? Im wondering how this adhesive would hold up over time. Does it smuDge easily? If so, how do you clean it up? I TOTALLY love the look of that throw with the air Plants.. This may have inspired me to completely change directions on my room reno!

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      • Ashley says:
        July 21, 2016 at 7:19 am

        Great ideas, too! Glad you like the room setup.

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      • Mandee says:
        July 21, 2016 at 9:34 am

        Hi ashley. What fabric on spoonflower did you choose for the throw blanket? Also how many yards would you reccomend for a full size throw?

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        • Ashley says:
          July 21, 2016 at 2:58 pm

          It is called “palm in palm ~ Duchess!”

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      • mandee says:
        July 21, 2016 at 5:23 pm

        hi ashley. thanks for the response. i did see the name of the fabric, but what type of fabric is it? ultra cotton? Jersey? etc…

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      • Ashley says:
        July 22, 2016 at 11:42 am

        Cotton!

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    • Mel says:
      July 20, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      Is there a post showing how you made the throw?

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      • Ashley says:
        July 22, 2016 at 11:42 am

        Still working on that one :) Haha, hopefully soon!

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    • Rose says:
      August 14, 2016 at 9:09 am

      weRe did you pUrchase the throw pillow and blanket?

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    • CHAr says:
      August 15, 2016 at 3:21 pm

      Beautiful set up and super cute idea! All the vinyl I can find online comes in a height of 12″- Did you find something with a greater height or did you have to use two pieces?

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      • Ashley says:
        August 16, 2016 at 10:32 am

        Hi there, ours was just big enough for our headboard! We recommend using to pieces if necessary :)

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      • Char says:
        August 16, 2016 at 12:02 pm

        Oh how lucky! Where did you get it? The link provided is for 12″ and I can’t find anything taller anywhere!

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        • Ashley says:
          August 17, 2016 at 11:45 am

          Oh no! So sorry to hear that. We actually used some left over vinyl that we’ve had for a while. Your best bet would be to check Michaels, Joann’s, & Hobby Lobby!

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    • Deb says:
      November 7, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      I was hoping that there other options of color ,design , etc.

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    • JEAn says:
      August 30, 2018 at 10:34 pm

      Love this

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    • hani asim says:
      October 23, 2018 at 11:02 pm

      hi .its very interesting information ans good ideas about home decoration.its too easy and attractive.

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    • hani asim says:
      October 23, 2018 at 11:03 pm

      hi .its very interesting information ans good ideas about home decoration.its too easy and attractive. thanks and keep it up.

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    • Victoria says:
      January 20, 2019 at 5:35 pm

      Hi! How did you make the palm throw? I love it so much and really want to make it

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      • Sugar & Cloth says:
        January 30, 2019 at 12:40 pm

        Hi Victoria! Check out the Spoonflower link that we posted in the article. Spoonflower does custom fabrics for you! https://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/4303655-palm-in-palm–duchess-by-peacoquettedesigns

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