Sep 28 2016 the construction of a headboard using old shutters is easy and inexpensive.
													
																	How to make a headboard out of window shutters. 
									
	
		
	
																	Installing a shutter or door headboard is really simple. 
																	I cut a 1 6 top shelf 6 inches longer 3 inches on each side than the width of the headboard. 
																	Position the headboard cleat parallel to the offset board. 
																	Assemble the headboard position the offset back board flush against a straightedge. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	How to install a headboard. 
																	So simple even a rookie diyer can do it. 
																	Lay the shutters and the filler boards perpendicular to the cleat and offset board. 
																	The headboard adds to a bedroom decorated in a beach motif or farmhouse style. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The bolts were screwed into the headboard where the 1 4 overlaps the shutters look at the side view above. 
																	Predrill and screw the bolts where there are 3 layers of wood avoiding the empty space. 
																	Jess used this method when installing her door headboard and it worked like a charm. 
																	It gave just enough of the new color to make it work in the room. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	To cut costs even further we sourced a few old shutters from our local salvage shop.