15 DIY Kids' Headboard Ideas

Inject style into your little one's bedroom. Whether looking for extra storage or just a beautiful crown for the bed, check out our top DIY kids' headboard projects.

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August 06, 2021

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Rainbow Dreams

Your little Dorothy will love sleeping under this cozy rainbow. Make this budget-friendly headboard in an afternoon using basic materials from the hardware store.

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Never Grow Out of Your Favorite Shirt

Upcycle your child’s favorite too-small T-shirts into a collage-style headboard for their bedroom. From sports teams to travel destinations, you can fully customize this project to fit any theme.

Get the How-To: How to Make a Headboard Out of Old T-Shirts

Let the Tapestry Do the Talking

This one is perfect for teens looking for a super-trendy bedroom. Tapestries are an easy way to make any room look effortlessly stylish — just tack one up behind the bed for an instant headboard.

Why Not Make It Useful?

Storage headboards are the perfect mix of practicality and style. Try a headboard with built-in cubbies to help keep your child’s bedroom tidy and organized. It can also act as a display for trophies, art or their favorite toys.

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Feel Like Royalty

Create a bed fit for your little prince or princess by adding a canopy headboard. You can make an elegant, no-sew canopy using a bed sheet and a hula hoop.

Get the How-To: Make a Dreamy, DIY Play Canopy for a Kid's Room

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A Colorful Palette

An easy woodworking project that your child can help with, this geometric headboard is a quick way to add color and personality to their bedroom. Make it in their favorite colors to fit their tastes.

Get the How-To: How to Make a Geometric Wood Headboard

A Modern Twist on the Classic Tuft

Cozy, simple and classic: A tufted headboard is a great way to add timeless style to a bedroom. You can make this cool tufted headboard at home with a surprising item: pool noodles!

Get the How-To: How to Make a DIY Tufted Headboard From Pool Noodles

Pass Me the Tape

Simple and inexpensive, a washi tape headboard is a bright and colorful addition to your child's room. Plus, they can change it whenever they like!

Starry Night

Sleep under the stars with this amazing headboard with built-in string lights to make the moon glow bright.

Get the How-To: How to Build a Space-Themed Kid's Headboard With Built-In Nightlights

Frame It

So pretty you’ll want to frame it, this tufted headboard adds a bit of whimsy to your child's room. You’ll also have fun with your kids at the flea market picking out the perfect frame.

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Home Sweet Home

Let you child experience the fun of a treehouse from the comfort of their bedroom. This DIY bed features a fun, house-shaped headboard and footboard (complete with a window), plus generous under-the-bed storage for toys and clothes.

Get the How-To: How to Make a House-Shaped Kid's Bed With Storage

The Hedge-Board

Why beat around the bush when you can use it to frame your bed? This topiary-like headboard brings a touch of the outside in and creates a tranquil environment to sleep in. Recreate this look by wrapping a sheet of plywood or an old headboard with artificial greenery.

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Bulletin Headboard

Give your kid or teen a spot to display photos, jewelry, postcards and ticket stubs with this DIY bulletin board headboard.

Get the How-To: How to Make a Bulletin Board Headboard

It's All in the Decal

It’s easy, it’s simple and — best of all — it won't ruin your walls. Wall decals let you turn just about anything into a headboard to fit any theme. Take a cue from this cheerful bedroom and use an oversized floral decal in lieu of a headboard. If your child gets tired of it, changing up the look is as easy as peeling it off the wall.

Spell It Out

Your kiddo will have a blast picking out the fonts and frames for this DIY headboard. Spend the day doing this craft project and in the end, have a quirky, personalized piece of decor.