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Maya Drozdz kept her queen-size bed frame and placed a king-size headboard in front of its attached original, according to Apartment Therapy. She bought the secondhand headboard for $40, painted its stained fabric with diluted chalk paint after a reupholstery attempt stalled, and added patterned fabric and trim.
Maya Drozdz updated her bedroom without replacing her queen-size bed frame by placing a $40 secondhand headboard in front of its attached original, as seen in these upholstered bed frames with headboards, Apartment Therapy reported. She changed course from reupholstering the auction find to painting its existing fabric, then added patterned material and trim to create a look closer to her vintage-inspired style.
Drozdz told Apartment Therapy that her existing bed was high quality but no longer matched her taste, which had shifted toward an eclectic, vintage look. She had wanted to replace only the headboard, but it could not be detached from the frame. Rather than discard a bed that still worked, she found that a king-size headboard could sit in front of the existing queen-size one.
She bought the secondhand headboard at a local auction for $40 and initially planned to reupholster it. The stapler she had was not suitable for the thick existing fabric, so she researched painting the stained material instead. Drozdz chose dark gray-teal chalk paint diluted with water; she said ordinary fabric paint was not opaque enough for the result she wanted.
Drozdz said the first watery coats looked poor and made the outcome hard to picture. After four light layers, she said the fabric was covered without becoming crunchy, and she sealed it with furniture wax. She then attached Morris & Co.’s Golden Lily fabric in the Sunshine colorway to the upper border with fabric glue, adding thick rope cord along the seam to cover the join and imperfections. Metal adapter brackets connected the new headboard to her existing bed frame.
How the Extra Headboard Saved the Frame
The project offers one specific way to change a bedroom’s appearance without replacing a functional bed frame. Here, the obstacle was that the original headboard could not be removed; adding another headboard in front made a visual update possible while leaving the original piece in place.
The reported $40 purchase price was for the auction headboard, not a full accounting of the project. The source also describes patterned fabric, paint, wax, trim, glue and adapter brackets, but does not provide a complete materials total. The result shows a reuse approach, though readers should not treat the $40 figure as the total cost of the finished project.
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From Reupholstery to Painted Fabric
Drozdz’s project began with a mismatch between her existing bed and her changing preferences, not with a reported problem with the bed’s function. Because the headboard was fixed to the frame, replacing just that section was not an option. A larger secondhand headboard offered a way to cover the original without throwing the frame away.
The method changed when her stapler could not manage the old headboard’s thick fabric. Drozdz said she looked into painting the stained material and settled on diluted chalk paint. The added patterned fabric on the border and rope cord at the seam gave the painted piece a more finished appearance, according to Apartment Therapy’s account.
““I have a really high-quality bed with a vaguely modern aesthetic that no longer suits me.””
— Maya Drozdz, as quoted by Apartment Therapy
Project Costs and Long-Term Wear
Apartment Therapy’s report gives the $40 auction price but does not state the total cost after paint, wax, fabric, cord, glue and brackets. It also does not identify the paint brand, give detailed preparation instructions, or report how the painted upholstery has held up over time.
The article describes the headboard as fitting in front of the bed’s existing one, but it does not provide measurements or explain every installation detail. Results may depend on the bed frame, headboard dimensions and attachment hardware. The report does not establish that this method is suitable for every bed or room.
No Further Project Update Reported
Apartment Therapy’s account presents the bedroom makeover as completed and does not announce a follow-up, additional work or a later durability test. Readers considering a similar project would need to check the dimensions and mounting requirements of their own bed before buying a headboard; the source does not provide a universal fitting guide.
For Drozdz, the reported next step was simply using the updated bedroom: the new headboard let her keep the original frame while achieving the look she wanted. No further plans or timeline were reported.
Key Questions
How much did Maya’s headboard cost?
Drozdz paid $40 at a local auction for the headboard, according to Apartment Therapy. The article does not give a total for the paint, fabric, wax, trim, glue and mounting brackets.
Why did she put a second headboard in front of the original?
The original headboard was attached to her bed frame and could not be detached. Drozdz found that a king-size headboard could fit in front of the queen-size headboard, allowing her to change the look without replacing the frame.
What did she use to change the headboard’s fabric?
After her stapler did not work for the planned reupholstery, Drozdz used chalk paint diluted with water on the existing fabric. She said she applied four light layers and sealed the result with furniture wax.
Did the finished project cost only $40?
That figure is the price of the auction headboard, not a confirmed total project cost. Apartment Therapy lists other materials used but does not report their prices or the complete expense.
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