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A Simple, DIY Headboard

I've only, once in my life, had a bed frame. All other times my mattress and box spring have sat on the ground. For some reason, when my bed is on the ground I feel like it's more secure. This may be residual trauma from the one frame I had -- an antique that felt like it was going to collapse every time my 12 year old body jumped into it. Either way, I'm a grounded bed kinda gal, but that doesn't mean I don't crave a fancy headboard.

As an avid Apartment Therapy reader (full disclosure, I blog for the company's tech site) I've always drooled over the DIY headboards the contributors feature. Not too long ago I decided to stop drooling and just make my own.

After a canvas and x-mas light project went wrong (don't ask) I decided to salvage the stretched canvas and turn it into a makeshift headboard. How I did it, below...

Keeping the Draft Out on the Cheap

Argh, I hate the winter. Other than snow days, the winter in New York can eat it. My main complaint is the cold, and more precisely, the cold that seeps into my ground floor apartment. Since I pay for my own heating, I try to be very conscious of how much the heat is on. That usually means that I'm walking around with four layers and under a blanket most days.

The main problem is the draft that comes in from the windows. Even though my apartment is relatively new, the windows seem to be single paned. Not good. At first I simply had one pair of relatively sheer curtains covering the windows, but that just doesn't do the trick, so I decided to install another set of curtains.