this video is brought to you by sailrite in this video we're going to be showing you how to reupholster your headboard using fabric using a fabric you can coordinate with other pieces in your bedroom or home brian one of the managers here at sailrite is going to show us how it's done you'll notice that the process is very simple we're going to take fabric we're going to add some batting and we're going to staple that to a backer board this batting is available at sailrite and we're going to use one layer of batting though if you want a little bit more plush of a feel you can use two layers or more brian's using a medium density fiber board and he's routed the edges this board works great though other boards can be used as well he'll position the board over the batting and the fabric to ensure that there's enough material to wrap around the edges and be stapled we'll cut it to size there are hundreds if not thousands of fabrics that can be chosen at the sailrite website if you have questions about what type of fabric to pick be sure to give us a call or visit our website and browse through all of our patterns colors and styles for this upholstered headboard we're using the pk lifestyles fabric from sailrite as you can see brian uses his entire hand to be sure that the fabric is nice and taut and then staples it in place with the dual fast electric stapler though a standard aero stapler will work just as well when upholstering and stapling fabric it's not a good idea to use your thumb and your forefinger to pull the fabric you're likely to get a tight spot instead use your hand as you see brian doing here and tension the fabric with the length of your hand and your results will be a lot cleaner as we come to the corner we'll place a staple close to the corner but before we get there we want to cut some of this excess batting out just fold it in half and cut it so that it's almost flush with the board now there's not nearly as much bulk at the corner we'll place a few staples closer to that corner then we'll fold the material at the corner until we're pleased with the way it looks brian is not tensioning the fabric very tight at all there is no right or wrong way to do this if you'd like a little bit more taut fabric over the batting just apply a little bit more pressure here brian's pleased with the way this lays and this is the back side so no one is really ever going to look at it but there's what the corner looks like finished he did not pull it very tight but it still looks great did i found that i could get it smoothest by working towards myself and that's the reason i'm working the manner i am brian found that a pull string was easier if he upholstered towards himself so that's what he's doing now anytime you do upholstering you'll find little tricks that'll make it easier for you along the bottom edge he's going to trim off the excess batting in fabric and he's going to wrap the fabric around that bottom edge as well he'll have a cutout for the legs that will be used to attach the headboard to the wall now he'll simply staple the bottom portion as he did around the other three sides next we'll show you an illustration of how brian's actually going to be hanging this headboard those boards on the back side will be used at the bottom with screws that will screw into the wall and at the top of those boards he'll install hangers where he can hang the board the bottom edge of this headboard will not be visible the mattress will be there however brian is still going to upholster where those boards have been attached so he's going to secure a few staples here this is where he will screw those boards into the wall after the headboard has been hung by the hangers at the top of those boards as illustrated earlier to add some class to this headboard we're going to install some fabric buttons we're going to show you how to make those next brian's going to use the same pk lifestyle fabric to create this button form these button forms can be purchased from sailrite and he cuts it to a square and into a circle with approximately a half inch of extra fabric around the entire perimeter of the button form these button forms do take a little bit of practice brian has installed numerous button forms so he knows how to do it but as you can see here just tuck the fabric behind the backer plate until the fabric is all tucked in place then you can assemble the backer plate and it snaps into place after a little bit of practice two or three of these button forms you'll be making them in no time three to four minutes per button by utilizing a screwdriver like this it's easier to tuck the fabric notice that brian is also holding the backer plate in place with his thumb don't snap it in place until you're happy with how the fabric is tucked behind once you're happy with the looks it's now time to push the backer in place it's a good idea to lay the button on top of a soft surface like this batting material or foam and then insert the screwdriver in the slot and push down on the backer until it snaps it may snap a few times until it's totally secured on the button securing the fabric over top of the form that's all there is to it she looks beautiful three holes have already been drilled into the headboard where we want each one of these button forms to be installed using an eighth inch drill bit if you have not done that and already have installed the fabric be careful to drill through the board only from the back side do not drill through the batting or through the fabric if you've not done this already we did not show that using a number 16 hand needle and some twine we're going to thread the needle this is a pre-waxed twine that we're using though a heavy duty twine will work just as well insert the needle through the hole on the back side of the board and push it through the fabric on the front side then run the twine through the loop on the back side of the button form then poke the needle through the fabric yet again through that hole that we've inserted into the board to the back side now simply tension the thread from the back side of the board until you get the appropriate look that you're looking for it can be fairly loose or as tight as you'd like it all the way drawn up to the board if you choose once you're happy you can use a stapler again and staple the twine on the back side of the board so that it holds securely we're going to attach one staple there and then run the twine up vertically and attach another staple then we'll run it down again and attach a third just secure it so that it never comes loose there we go brian has opted to install three buttons in his headboard so he'll do that next and we'll cut off the excess and we're just about done anywhere the fabric is a little bit loose you can install more staples here's the materials list of the items that were used to build this upholstered headboard with buttons these are some of the popular brands of fabrics that can be chosen to build a headboard application like this and even though sailrite sells a wonderful stapler a standard stapler that you may already have will work perfect for this application for more free videos like this be sure to check out the sarat website or subscribe to sailrite youtube channel today it's your loyal patronage to sailrite that makes these free videos possible thanks for your support