This retro-inspired abstract headboard design by Annie Sloan is quite easy to do, with a huge impact
Count yourself crafty? Then check out this cool headboard by paint experts, Annie Sloan. If you’re thinking of attempting it, we recommend sketching out your design in advance and trying out a variety of colours on paper before applying the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in your chosen shades.
This isn’t a project that should be attempted off the cuff. Plan carefully, and then execute with playfulness and confidence.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 x 1L Chalk Paint in Scandinavian Pink
- 1 x 120ml Chalk Paint in Aubusson Blue
- 1 x 120ml Chalk Paint in Honfleur
- 1x 2.5L Wall Paint in Old Ochre
- 1x 500ml Clear Chalk Paint Wax
- 1 x Large Chalk Paint Brush
- 1 x Large Round Detail Brush
- 1x Small Chalk Paint Wax Brush
- Flat Brushes
- MDF cut into a halfmoon shape
- Blu Tack
- String
- Weight (like a metal bracket)
Step one
Step onePaint the half-moon MDF headboard using Chalk Paint in Scandinavian Pink. You may find you need two coats as MDF is a very absorbent surface.
Step two
Mark out an area on the wall for the pink stripe using the weighted string method. The wall is painted with Wall Paint in Old Ochre.
Step three
Using the string as a guide, paint a strip of Scandinavian Pink with a Large Chalk Paint Brush. You could use masking tape, but the softer line of freehand is preferable.
Step four
Continue the line from the wall onto the bedhead using another weighted string and Blu Tack, and fill in the area using Chalk Paint in Honfleur. Seal the headboard with Clear Chalk Paint Wax.
Step five
Take a piece of string and tie pencils to both ends. Wedge one pencil under the MDF headboard at its centre point and use the other pencil to draw a semicircle above the headboard.
Step six
Fill in the stripe using Chalk Paint in Honfleur. Adjust the string to a longer length to create a semicircle in Aubusson Blue. Use a Large Round Detail Brush in any fiddly corners.
