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How to Build a Picket Fence Headboard

Love this idea from DIY Network; here's how to build your very own picket fence headboard for your little gal!

The headboard is made with a section of fencing fashioned to look like a garden gate, with pickets of graduated sizes and a crossbar. Fenceposts form the sides of the headboard.

To begin, measure the width of the bed, and add about 6" to accommodate the thickness of the bedding. Cut pickets of graduated lengths, and arrange them with the tallest in the middle and the shortest at the outer edges. Use spacers and attach backer boards as described above. For safety reasons, it's important to space the pickets no more than 4" apart (Bev's are 2 1/2" apart). After assembling the section of fencing, measure the cross brace, cut it, and attach with finishing nails and glue.

Place the gate on top of the two end posts, and drill mounting holes at the top and bottom of the fencing. Attach the gate to the posts with wood screws. Add mounting blocks if necessary, and attach the headboard to the bed frame.