How To Build A Headboard And Footboard From Bifold Doors

The hinges hold the doors together as you cut them to make the separate headboard and footboard panels.

How to build a headboard and footboard from bifold doors. Step by step photo tutorial shows you how to make a diy headboard for any size bed. These instructions are for a full or queen. In either case the door would be cut horizontally at the center brace. Louvered closet doors come in various sizes for example you d need three bi fold single doors that measure 28 inches wide each for an 84 inch headboard.

The day came when that need was revealed a diy headboard from a a closet door. Bifold doors photo by don penny time inc. This post includes a detailed step by step tutorial on how to build it along with how to hang the diy headboard onto the wall. Fill any holes in the door with wood putty then sand with medium grade sandpaper and wipe down with a damp cloth.

Using the larger top section or the shorter bottom section. Flip the door horizontally and choose one long side to be the top of the headboard. Given the structure of these doors i really only had two choices as far as sizing the headboard. How to build a headboard using old doors and stock wood molding.

Determine where to cut by positioning the door sideways at the head of the bed. It all started with a visit to a local salvage yard one afternoon with a friend. How to turn an old door into a headboard with farmhouse charm using an old solid core salvaged 5 panel door. When using prepackaged bifold doors to make a headboard look for solid wood construction and doors that already have hinges on them.

2 remove the louvered doors from the. For headboards that lie flat against the wall jump to step 2.