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We finally realized our dream to own a beach house. But it's a big project as we have decided to remodel the entire house. It has a great location, wonderful ocean views and "great bones" but we want to make it "our own".

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making headboards ...

11/15/2013

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I just finished making four new headboards for the beds in our beach house. I was inspired by the photo I took in Sandbridge, Va as I just love the sand fencing on the beaches on the east coast. I am not exactly sure why you don't see much of it on the west coast? 
They are easy to make and very inexpensive. Cost for each one was less than $25.00. Enjoy this quick and easy tutorial!

Click on each photo for specific instructions.
Materials needed:
4" tall sand/snow fencing
One can wood stain
Small paint roller
8 - 1 1/2" wood screws
I bought a roll of sand fence on Amazon. They had free shipping which saved me a lot. You can find the fencing in your local hardware store if you live on the east coast. It's also often referred to as snow fencing.
The fence roll size was 4' x 50'. I have extra left over but I am sure I can find a use for it. I measured 62" for the queen size and 74" for the king size. I made each headboard 2" wider than the width of the mattress size.
I cut the wire with a good pair of wire cutters and then bent the 1" wire peice on the end of the fence to the backside.
I stained the first two on the ground laying flat. For the next two, I found it was much easier to paint them standing up as seen here!
Here they are drying in front of my house.
Now all you need to do is install them behind the beds. I put them on top of the base boards.
I used wood screws 1 1/2" long. I placed the screws about 2 feet up from the floor and about a foot apart. They worked really well.
To install, just screw them directly in to the wall. Make note of outlets and if possible, work around them with the openings in the fence.
If the wooden slats don't work around the outlets, just cut the wood to clear access.
And here are finished photos!
7 Comments
Jerry Stocks
11/16/2013 02:32:56 am

You are so clever to think of using the fencing for headboards. I have been to Sandbridge every summer for the past fifteen years for lunch at the home of Dr. Parker Cross. Maybe I can come take your workshop there in the future.

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Carrie White
7/21/2014 12:18:57 pm

Love Love This! Super cute & inexpensive.

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Terre Cooper
8/6/2014 06:26:36 am

Love this headboard just bought a lake house in Ky and would love this in my quest bedroom....Any chance you would make and see me two of these put together...I will paint I am so not crafty and we don't have sand fence stuff in my area....

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Painting my beach house link
12/1/2014 04:33:13 am

Thanks so much for this post! I've been wanting to do this for a while now, and this was super helpful. Keep up the awesome work on this blog!

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Deb wentzell
10/14/2017 12:18:45 pm

Thanks so much as I had the same exact idea for our home we just bought at the beach. I wanted something different and I plan to incorporate drift wood to hid the hardware I attached to the wall to hold fence

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Cyndi Nattress
4/15/2019 12:09:29 pm

what color stain did you use?

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Jason link
12/29/2020 05:08:50 pm

Awesome bloog you have here

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