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Maya Drozdz kept a functional queen-size bed frame that no longer matched her style and placed a king-size headboard in front of it. She bought the headboard for $40 at a local auction, painted its existing fabric after a reupholstery attempt stalled, and added patterned fabric and rope trim.
Maya Drozdz kept her queen-size bed frame and changed its look by positioning a $40 king-size headboard in front of the existing one, Apartment Therapy reported. Rather than replace a bed she described as high-quality but out of step with her current style, Drozdz painted the auction-bought headboard’s fabric and added patterned trim.
Drozdz told Apartment Therapy that the bed frame had a modern aesthetic, while her taste had shifted toward an eclectic, vintage look. She initially considered replacing just the headboard, but said it could not be detached from the frame. She found that a king-size headboard could sit in front of the queen-size headboard, allowing her to retain the original bed.
Drozdz bought the second headboard for $40 at a local auction and first planned to reupholster it. The stapler she had did not work with the thick fabric, so she changed course after researching how to paint the stained material. She chose dark gray-teal chalk paint diluted with water, applying four light coats, according to her account in the report.
She sealed the painted fabric with furniture wax, then used fabric glue to attach Morris & Co.’s Golden Lily fabric in the Sunshine colorway along the top border. A thick rope cord covered the join between the new trim and painted fabric, as well as imperfections, she said. Metal adapter brackets connected the added headboard to the existing bed frame. The source does not provide a full materials budget, so the $40 figure refers to the headboard purchase, not necessarily the complete project cost.
A New Look Without a New Bed
The project offers a specific example of how a room’s appearance can change without discarding a usable bed frame. Drozdz’s solution addressed the part of the bed she wanted to change while working around the fact that its original headboard could not be removed. For readers facing a similar mismatch between existing furniture and changing taste, the central idea is adapting the setup rather than replacing the entire item.
The reported price also needs context: $40 was the auction price for the headboard, not a confirmed all-in cost for paint, wax, fabric, glue, cord and brackets. The project shows a low-cost purchase and a reuse approach, but the article does not compare its total expense with a new bed or establish how much money Drozdz saved. Nor does one home project establish that painting upholstered furniture will work equally well on other fabrics.
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Why the Original Headboard Stayed
Drozdz had bought her bed frame years earlier and described it as high quality. Her objection was aesthetic, rather than a reported fault with the bed: her preferences had moved from its vaguely modern design toward a more eclectic, vintage style. She said the headboard was the most noticeable element she wanted to change, but its attachment to the frame ruled out a simple swap.
Her first plan for the auction find was conventional reupholstery. When the stapler could not handle the existing thick fabric, she researched painting it instead. She said fabric paint would not provide the opaque finish she wanted without going darker, and chose diluted chalk paint. The decision followed experimentation and a change in plan; the report does not describe the paint method as a tested recommendation for all upholstery.
“I have a really high-quality bed with a vaguely modern aesthetic that no longer suits me.”
— Maya Drozdz, quoted by Apartment Therapy
Project Costs and Durability
Apartment Therapy’s account does not state the total project cost, including paint, fabric, wax, adhesive, rope trim and mounting brackets. It also does not give measurements, identify the precise fabric composition, or report how the painted upholstery has held up over time. The account describes Drozdz’s own result and should not be read as proof that chalk paint will produce the same finish on other materials.
The source says the king-size headboard fit in front of the queen-size one and was attached with metal adapter brackets, but it does not detail the bracket model, installation process or any load testing. It is not clear whether the added headboard is independently supported or how the arrangement would work with other bed frames.
No Further Steps Reported
The headboard project is presented as complete, and Apartment Therapy does not report a planned follow-up, repair or additional stage. The source describes the finished bedroom as matching Drozdz’s updated style and says she was pleased that she could reuse the bed frame.
Any future information about long-term wear, maintenance or the full cost would add detail not included in the original account. For now, the confirmed development is a completed DIY update: a $40 auction headboard was painted and trimmed, then fitted in front of an existing queen-size headboard.
Key Questions
What did Maya Drozdz do instead of replacing her bed frame?
She placed a king-size headboard in front of the headboard attached to her queen-size bed frame, keeping the original bed in use.
How much did the headboard cost?
Drozdz said she bought it for $40 at a local auction. The report does not give the total cost of the full project or say whether that amount included materials used to paint and decorate it.
How did she change the headboard’s appearance?
After a reupholstery attempt ran into trouble with thick fabric, she applied four light layers of diluted chalk paint to the existing upholstery and sealed it with furniture wax. She added patterned fabric to the top border and rope cord along the seam.
Was the new headboard attached to the original bed?
Apartment Therapy reported that Drozdz used metal adapter brackets to attach the added headboard to her existing bed frame. The article does not provide the bracket specifications or a detailed installation guide.
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