DIY Message Headboard

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Materials needed for this DIY headboard:

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Here's how you make this DIY headboard...

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Sand the edges.

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Apply your tile. We used penny tile.

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Once all of your tile is laid, grout!

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Grout along the newly attached trim to fill the gap.

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Fill any nail holes left in the trim. Then sand and paint!

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Install your cleats and hang it up!

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Voilá !

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