This is perfect if you have a bench seat, banquette, breakfast nook… and it would also make a great budget-friendly, modern headboard! Click through for the tutorial and sources…
Determine your backboard size & shape, then cut it
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You can do this at any big box store if you’re buying wood or MDF- they’ll even cut it for you. You can also use a sander to add a subtle radius.
Adhere the batting to the board
I used Super 77 to spray the board before pressing on the batting. This will help hold the batting in place and keep it from slipping or sagging over time.
Staple the fabric to the board
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Once your board is covered in batting, cut your fabric to size (leaving 3-4″ around the perimeter), and staple it around the board.
Attach the dust cover
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This step is optional, but if you’d like the backside to look clean & finished, you can attach a dust cover.
Cut your leather to size
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We held up the board, looped the leather straps around it, determined exactly where we wanted the straps to hang, then cut them to size.
Install the board
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Drill three (or whatever number of straps you choose) pilot holes into your wall. Using the drill, push the screws through the leather, creating a hole.
Install the screw covers
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The silver screws don’t look very designerly drilled into the leather, but they’re holding up the backboard.
Let me know if you have any questions! I know this tutorial was kind of a mashup of this project mixed with past upholstery projects, but I think you can get the idea.