I used 1x4" for the grid pattern and then a 1x10" for the very top board. I did not create any instructions because I didnt think anyone would copy it. Happy to answer any questions you might have though.
I love this design and would like to make one. I have a few old doors that I have replaced with new ones and thought I would do this. They seem pretty long for a queen size headboard - so I was wondering if you made yours a QS or KS and if you cut the doors down at all? Thanks for replying
I did not cut the doors down and as such they do stick out a little bit on both sides of the bed which is a queen size.
I suppose you could cut the doors down so they had a tighter fit with the bed but at the end of each door is a solid piece of wood that I nailed the end boards into. If you were to trim the door down, you would have to find something to fill that gap so you could nail into it.
I also connected the doors to each other using Gorilla Glue and my Kreg Pocket Hole Jig and 2" wood screws
The doors I used were also not the same width. I purchased them from a Habitat Restore and I went with a larger width on the top door to allow more room for the trim pieces while still maintaining the same size squares on the top and bottom rows.
what size boards did you use? Did you write directions for this somewhere?
ReplyDeleteI used 1x4" for the grid pattern and then a 1x10" for the very top board. I did not create any instructions because I didnt think anyone would copy it. Happy to answer any questions you might have though.
ReplyDeleteI love this design and would like to make one. I have a few old doors that I have replaced with new ones and thought I would do this. They seem pretty long for a queen size headboard - so I was wondering if you made yours a QS or KS and if you cut the doors down at all? Thanks for replying
DeleteI did not cut the doors down and as such they do stick out a little bit on both sides of the bed which is a queen size.
DeleteI suppose you could cut the doors down so they had a tighter fit with the bed but at the end of each door is a solid piece of wood that I nailed the end boards into. If you were to trim the door down, you would have to find something to fill that gap so you could nail into it.
I also connected the doors to each other using Gorilla Glue and my Kreg Pocket Hole Jig and 2" wood screws
The doors I used were also not the same width. I purchased them from a Habitat Restore and I went with a larger width on the top door to allow more room for the trim pieces while still maintaining the same size squares on the top and bottom rows.
Hope this helps. :)