Home Improvement project: DIY Headboard

So, I'm super excited because I've decided to make a headboard for our new king size bed. I'm working off of instructions from bejane.com, which is a great site about DIY projects for women. The first step was choosing a fabric. I went to Calico Corners in Mountain View/Palo Alto, and found an awesome fabric that I think will work nicely.


This is really more of a green. It looks kind of brown in the picture I took with my phone. Next, I needed to figure out how to get my hands on foam. What I learned is that in the world of foam, there's lots of long scientific words that distiguish one type from the other. After being thoroughly confused, I found a place in Palo Alto called House of Foam. I went there today and the guy helped me (it's actually a totally simple decision, thankfully).

So, the last thing I need to do is get the plywood, which I plan to do this weekend. I'll definitely post some pictures of the process. It will hopefully be pretty painless :)

Go DIY Gina!!