T's map room headboard!

Well, this is a long overdue post!  I started this project at the same time as J's headboard and then got so busy that I never finished it.  Then I finished it a few weeks ago right before we left on a big vacation.  So, this post has been a long time coming.

T's Headboard!!!!!!!

And a close up of some of those printed buttons!

Here is what I learned from this project:

1) When printing on fabric add ink!  The fabric sucks in ink more than paper, so you want to make sure what you are printed is a bit over saturated so that it will look right on the fabric.  

2) I also learned that maybe a blackout curtain is not the best material to use for a tufted headboard.  I wanted to use the same fabric as his curtain and since the curtains were only $10 a panel it seemed like a good idea at the time.  The problem was that the blackout coating they put on the back of the fabric caused the fabric to not have any give.  This lead to a less smooth look in the finished product.  Not awful, but not as tight and smooth as I would have liked.  You can see that it looks more wrinkly than the one I did for J's room and now you know why.  I still like it, but it does bug me a bit that it is not tight and wrinkle free.

3) Double check the size of the staple you need.  I put the wrong size in and they stick through the back of the board.  Not a huge problem if it is hanging on the wall, but let's just say that I ended up with a few scratches as I was working on the headboard.  A shorter staple would have prevented battle wounds! 

That is all for now.  One of these days soon I have to redo the artwork on his wall.  I bought a few new things and I need to rearrange what is there.  I also was inspired today by a post I saw somewhere to start looking for one of the old pull down maps that they hang in classrooms to put in his room.  I found a couple online, but want to see if I have too much already and I need to wait for the cost to fit into the budget.  But isn't that a cool idea!