How to reupholster a headboard

I bought navy fabric from Kravet to replace the white faux leather. The process is easy, but having a good pneumatic stapler makes a big difference. I recently got a new one from Sailrite, which saved me a lot of time when I reupholstered my dining room chairs. This is the long nose pneumatic stapler I used and highly recommend. I also got a quiet air compressor, which was a game-changer for working indoors. quiet air compressor.

Here is the headboard I ordered off Amazon. This is an affiliate link.

Here’s how I did it:

Carefully remove the old fabric and buttons with scissors, without damaging the foam or batting underneath.
Spray upholstery adhesive on the headboard, smooth out the batting (I did a double layer because of the button indentions), and staple it in place, working from north to south, east to west. Leave 3 inches unstapled at each corner until the end. For the corners, pull extra batting at slight angle and staple the corner smoothing as you go. Trim excess batting.

Step 3: Add fabric the exact same way as you stapled the batting. Make sure your fabric can wrap around your headboard with enough wiggle room before you cut your fabric. My mom helped me with both headboards. It can be done by yourself but much easier with a friend.

Step 4: Attach the legs to the back at the height needed for your beds. Mine were adjustable which was perfect for us. I didn’t purchase a universal bed frame, so I used extra screws and washers to attach the headboard legs to the back of the bases.