PS 2012 pull-out tribute made from basic bed

Materials: Rykene bed, a little extra wood, screws, paint

Description: Take a very basic Ikea Rykene bed,with Sultan Lade slats and transform it into a single to double pull-out bed similar to the PS 2012 pull-out bed.

Full instructions on the blog link.

~ Pippa Metcalf, Netherlands

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Tufted. A love story.

Materials: Rykene Ikea full size bed.

Description: We wanted to jazz up an existing Rykene bed in guest room of our recently purchased home. I had done a little bit of research on tufting and found a great tutorial for making tufted headboards. Using a pegboard and some 3 inch foam, I laid out a pattern of tufts.

Using pegboard was the most ingenious idea! After figuring out where I wanted the tufts, I cut through the foam (a little larger than my button size) so the tufts would be very deep.

I used gorilla glue to hold the foam to my peg board and laid a layer of batting on top. Then I draped my fabric (we used a really crazy pattern -- we wanted BIG change in that room) over that to center the pattern on the headboard.

We made fabric covered buttons using a little kit (sold at fabric stores) using a bright terracotta color. Using upholstery grade thread, and starting in the center/top of my headboard, I sewed from front to back with a super long needle... this is where it gets a bit tricky.

Holding the button securely in front I pulled the thread super tight through the hole in the back and stapled it in various directions to hold the tension. Moving equally outward from the first tuft, I continued this until I had a whole row. I started the second row the same way and gently pulled the fabric into diamond shapes around the buttons.

Once the whole thing was tufted, I pulled the fabric around the bottom of the pegboard and stapled it securely on the back. Then I attached the pegboard to the Rykene bed with a couple of wood screws to hold it tight against the frame. Starting again at the top/center of the headboard I pulled the fabric over the frame of the bed and stapled it snugly.

I continued the same method as before, moving evenly from the center outward. I folded the corners of the fabric neatly and finished the headboard stapling the fabric around the sides. The back doesn't look TOO neat (but I figured no one is ever going to see it -- and I could always put a piece of thin wood back there to cover it eventually)

We are so incredibly happy with how this turned out. It was certainly a labor of love. My hands were killing me while tufting (the upholstery thread is unforgiving against your hands!) I am also glad we opted for a really funky fabric. We found our at Joann's in their home fabric section using a 50% coupon! Hooray for good deals!

The duvet, curtains and rug are also from Ikea! We like how unique this looks and still gives of a clean/modern vibe. We've struggled a bit with our new house (it's a 110 year old colonial) because our style is very mid-century, but our old house wants something cozy too!

See more of the tufted headboard.

~ Niamh, Philadelphia

Eco-chic headboard

Materials: Rykene bed, particle board, hammer, saw, drill, staple gun, cotton fabric, burlap, 8 wooden buttons, an old mattress pad (or foam cut to fit your headboard), strong thread, extra long doll needle

Description: My boyfriend and I were tired of our old Ikea Rykene headboard. We wanted something modern and naturalistic and came up with this ecofriendly project. We used burlap as our fabric, old wooden buttons and an old mattress pad that was headed for the dumpster.


First we removed the six metal bars from the headboard. Next, we sawed off both ends of the top wooden bar of the headboard, to get a nice clean rectangular shape. We then nailed piece of particle board, cut to fit our headboard to the front of the wood frame. Before going any further, we measured and drilled holes for the buttons.

Next we lightly duct taped a piece of an old foam mattress pad to the front of the particle board. We wanted a thicker cushion so we doubled up on the foam. Next we stretched a piece of cotton fabric over the headboard to get the desired shape, stapling the fabric to the back of the frame. This step isn't absolutely necessary but will make it easier to reupholster the bed in the future.

Next we stretched the burlap over the cotton, stapling it to the back of the headboard. Once we had our desired shape, I used a long doll needle to secure the buttons to the front of the headboard. The holes in the back of the headboard intended for the metal bars, made securing the buttons on easy. I tied them down, getting a tufted effect by keeping tension on the line.

The great thing about this project is, with a few modifications, it can be done with virtually any of Ikea's bed frames.

~ Monica, Sacramento, CA