DIY Boucle Upholstered Bed Frame
My daughter and I have been working every weekend (and some weekdays) on the little house she'll be moving into.
So far we've painted the whole interior of the house, shampooed all the carpets, had the old linoleum floors in the kitchen, dining room, and laundry room replaced, installed privacy blinds, a new air conditioner in the loft upstairs, and a new stacking washer and dryer.
She chose her loft bedroom to fix up first, and while it's not done yet, we did get it set up enough that she'll feel at home and comfortable. You can check out the loft bedroom updates here: Small Loft Bedroom Updates.
We are moving her in this weekend and I hope to be sharing more fun updates soon but in the meantime, we did a little DIY project for her bedroom that I'm sharing today!
DIY Boucle Upholstered Bed Frame
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Do you know what Boucle is? I didn't, I had to look it up.
It's a yarn with a curled or looped ply and boucle fabric is fabric made with this yarn. It's pronounced boo-clay. It's VERY popular and trending in furniture right now... all the cool kids have it 😂
And since my daughter and I are super cool, we had to have some in her new house, haha!
I saw this awesome bed on Instagram from Vintage Visions 😍 I don't believe this is boucle, it almost looks like carpet to me. If you like the looks of this room, you've GOT to check out the rest of his house, it's amazing!
Then my daughter saw this one from Softframedesigns.com but it's $960 😲
I have a video below sharing how we made a DIY boucle upholstered bed frame and the tutorial in blog post format right below that.
The supplies we used are listed below. If you are making this, please make sure you measure your bed. The bed I gave to my daughter is a queen-size and the existing frame is only about 13" tall. It is a bed very similar to this one. We used 1x12 boards so about an inch of the existing bedframe shows and we don't mind that but if your bed is taller, you may need wider boards.
- 2 - 1" x 12" boards for the sides (our bed is queen size and we used 8' boards)
- 1 - 1 x 12" board for the end (we used a 6' board)
- 4 - L brackets
- 3/4" wood screws to attach the L brackets
- Drill to predrill the screw holes and screwdriver
- Staple gun
- Batting
- Sherpa faux fur (we used 2 yards)
Step 1 - Measure and cut the boards
Measure the length and width of your bed and mark the measurements on the boards. We added about an inch to the length so that it would be sure to hide the existing bed frame.
Step 2 - Attach the boards together
Step 4 - Add the fabric
Staple all along the top inside edge and then pull the fabric over the bottom of the frame and staple to the bottom inside edge.
We used some extra fabric to cut a little panel to cover the raw edges on both sides. You could also stitch it closed with a blind stitch.
A very clever makeover! Upgrades the look of the whole room.
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Hey! Long time no see!! Thank you so much, hope you have been well.
DeleteI saw your video on YouTube and you two are quite a team. You are passing on that "girls can do!" As someone who has sewn for many years, I remember boucle (pronounced "boo-clay) and have always loved it. Glad to see it's coming back.
ReplyDeleteIt is very soft and luxurious feeling and I love the look!
DeleteI love it. It adds a comfy soft look to the bedroom!
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