DIY Painted Canvas Twin Headboard

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 3 Gallery Series Stretched Canvas, 15"x 30"
• 4 Mending Plates, 2"
• 1 poster board
• 1 yd Buffalo plaid fabric
• 1 Fairfield Cushion Wrap, 30"x 10'
• 1 Embroidery floss, black
• Tapestry needle
• 1 Scotch® Blue® painters tape, 1"
• Two 6 pk Blumenthal Lansing, My favorite colors, buttons, black, 1"
• One 5 yds Dritz® 3/16" decorative nailhead trim, silver
• 1 medium Sharpie® oil-based paint marker, metallic silver
• One 7 pk Command® medium wire hooks, 2 lb.
• Phillips head screwdriver to fit screws of mending plate screws
• Hammer
• Staple gun
• 1 Box staple gun staples, 9/16"
• Office stapler with staples
• Wire cutters
• X-Acto® knife
• Safety glasses

DIRECTIONS:

1. Lay the three panels right side down on a flat surface portrait layout. Make sure the top and bottom edges are flush. To attach the panels together, use two mending plates on the backs and two on the fronts. Locate mending plates horizontally, one 2" down from the top and one 2" up from the bottom. Screw in place. Flip the panels and reverse the locations. The plates will flex over the wood frame on the front.
2. Partially set the screw in both sides of the panels then tighten, alternating between the two screws and thereby bending the plate evenly over the wood frame.
3. Roll out the cushion wrap. Lay the canvas panel right side down on top. Allow 3" to extend beyond the side of the canvas. Line up the bottom edge with the edge of the panels. Adjust the top edge to wrap to the back 1/2". Cut the cushion wrap at 3" past the second side. Use the staple gun to attach the wrap. Start staples at the center of the top then center of the sides. Staple every 3" along the back of the top. Angle fold the corners. Staple half way down the sides. Flip the panels onto the top edge. Adjust the wrap to staple the bottom edge 1/2" past the front edge of the panels. Finish stapling the sides to the back. Use a hammer to tap all the staples as flat as possible. Trim the wrap to 1/2" from the staples.
4. Lay out fabric centering one black block at the horizontal center of the panels. To have a balance pattern of blocks locate the center of one block to use as the center vertical. Measure off that center point. Make cuts that are parallel to the pattern print. Cut the fabric to 36"x 51".
5. Cut 1" strips of poster board. Tape together to make two lengths at 45" and two at 30".
6. Lay the fabric right side down. Mark the center of the back of the panels on the sides, top and bottom. Lay the wrapped panels right side down on top of the fabric. The fabric should extend 3" beyond each side.
7. Line up the center points with the center blocks on the fabric. Lay the poster board strips on top of corresponding raw edges of fabric. Line up edges. Use the office stapler to attach the poster board to the fabric. Fold the fabric edges over and use the staple gun to attach to the panels. This should hide the staples used to attach the poster board. The fabric will be stretched tighter with the addition of the nailhead trim.
8. Start stapling at the centers of the top, bottom and sides. Staple every 2". Finish the corners by angle folding the fabric to the back. Add extra staples to the corners. Use a hammer to tap all the staples as flat as possible.
9. Cut one 44" and two 29" pieces of nailhead trim. Make sure that there is a tack hole on either end of each piece. The trim will be attached next to the raised edge of the canvas panels wood frame. Mark the center point of the fabric at the top edge of one block of the fabric pattern. Find the center tack hole and use the hammer to tack the trim in place. Continue tacking the trim leaving the corner tacks out. Lay the end tack hole of one side trim on top of the tack hole on one end of the top trim. Use the block pattern in the fabric as a guide to continue tacking the side trim straight to the bottom edge. Repeat for the second side.
10. Lay out 10 buttons in the centers of blocks. Start three rows down from the trim line with three buttons. One button centered and two buttons six block out to the sides. Two rows down add two buttons centered between the top row buttons. Continue two more rows. Indicate where buttons will be applied by taping a small cut of blue tape. Use black embroidery floss and the tapestry needle to attach the buttons. Due to the framing in the back some stitching may need to be started and ended behind the buttons on the front of the panel.
11. Cut pieces of blue tape to cover the centers of the buttons. Press well along the rim of the buttons. Use an X-Acto® knife to cut around the rim of each button. Remove the tape from the rims. Cut three 3" squares of poster board. Add a slit to the center of the squares. Place these squares under three buttons. This will be a guard to keep the paint off the fabric. Use a silver paint marker to paint the top and sides of the rims of the buttons. Move the poster board as needed. The paint will dry quickly. Remove the tape from the buttons by carefully inserting the tip of the X-Acto blade under one edge and lifting.
12. Use four hooks to attach to wall. Mark small lines on the wall to locate the top edge of the panel and about halfway down on the sides of the panel. Draw a horizontal line on the wall 15 1/2" down from the top edge marking. Mark points 2" and 18" in from side marks. Apply the hooks to the wall. Follow the manufacturer's directions. The panel will hang from the center horizontal bar.

JOANN Hacks:

• After the top corners of nailhead trim are secure, a length of blue tape may be applied to the outer sides of the panel to help as a guide to keep the trim line straight with the fabric pattern.
• The two extra buttons may be used to practice applying the silver paint to the rims.