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  • 7 – 8 foot, 1 by 4 white pine boards – not pressure treated
  • One 4×8 foot piece of 3/8″ underlayment. I had this cut down at HD to 36" tall by 56" wide 
  • Two of the mini cans of Minwax stain. I bought Grey and Natural to add to my collection at home.
  • Gorilla Wood Glue 


I already had at home:

  • Clamps
  • Miter Saw
  • Rags to apply stain
  • Sander/sandpaper
  • Walnut and Espresso stain

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Once every single piece was in place and I had corrected a couple edges that weren't quite square, I measured two 30 inch 1x4's to act as legs After pre-drilling holes through them and into the backer board, I screwed it all together and finally stood the completed headboard upright.​

DIY Herringbone Headboard     Posted 2/3/2017, 10:12:55 AM​​​​

I didn't want the Herringbone pattern to look overly formulaic so I tried to mix up the combinations of grey, natural, walnut, and espresso. 

I normally use regular Elmer's wood glue, but a friend recently told me about Gorilla Glue. I decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did! It really soaks into the wood and sets much faster than I expected. I used clamps to prevent the many, many different pieces from shifting overnight. In hindsight, this may have been overkill as the Gorilla Glue really did keep the boards firmly in place. 

The only thing I had left to do was find the perfect staging job in which to showcase my work of art! Happily, we soon got a call about a condo in Long Beach that overlooked the marina. This waterfront property was the ideal setting in which to incorporate this natural, yet stylish design element. Here's the finished product!

Creating unique statement pieces can be one of the funnest things about Home Staging. I've always loved having little projects to work on in my spare time or while I'm watching TV. And, I'll be honest, I was more than a little disappointed when I actually finished the work on my own house. Luckily, I got into the home staging game not long after that, and I was once again able to put my (minor) addiction to Pinterest to work! It all started with this Pinterest post and a trip to my local Home Depot. 

I decided to cut the boards before staining because I was worried about the rough cut edges showing through once the boards were assembled. This made for a couple of interesting nights as I stained in shifts, letting them dry upon every available square inch of counter space. 

From each 8 foot board, I was just barely able to cut five 19 inch pieces. 

Now, I'm a Dutch girl and frugal by nature so I love me some free pallets. However, for a project like this it was difficult to find the really nice quality pallets with straight wood planks we would need in order to have all these moving pieces fit together properly. So, for about $26 I picked up the following supplies: