How To Put Headboard On Divan Bed - A Step By Step Guide

Did you know? Divan Beds often do not include a headboard, compared to other bed styles. The good news is that headboards are simple to add and can help prevent the wall behind the bed from dirt and scratches while also enhancing its looks.

The headboard is a crucial component that adds beauty and support to your bed. It's not difficult to fit a headboard to your bed, whether it's new or already there. We have clear recommendations for how to fasten a headboard to a frame. If you utilise a standard bed frame, the headboard won't be attached. By adding one, you may improve the functionality and smarts of your bed frame. 

Continue reading for detailed instructions on how to install the headboard to your divan bed.

 

Tools You Need to Attach a Headboard to a Divan Bed

Before talking about the steps, let's talk about the equipment needed to connect a headboard. A headboard can be attached using the tools below:

• You need four or eight bolts.
• At least eight washers are required.
• Additionally, 4 or 6 nuts are required.
• You will require 2 spanners.
• Two adapter plates are also necessary.

 

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Steps to Attach a Headboard to a Divan Bed

 

1. Examine bed frame 

Before anything else, you should carefully inspect your bed frame. The majority of bed frames have a relatively basic design. Every bed frame includes brackets as part of the construction. Not every user is fully aware of what these brackets are doing. These are designed to perfectly complement the most common styles of headboards. 

Bolt on and hook on headboards are known to be the most popular types. While hook on is less common, bolt on is extremely popular. a generic bed frame with slots in its brackets that is meant to be bolted on. On the other hand, you'll see that a hook on a bed frame has hooks attached to the very end. 

2. Select the location for your headboard

On either end of the base of our divan beds are headboard labels that help indicate exactly where a headboard should be placed. Once you've found these, choose which end of the headboard you want to connect it to, then pierce the stickers in the middle.

3. Install the headboard struts

The struts that come with your headboard can be attached. There are four stapled sites and need a screw hole. Align the struts' holes with the headboard's holes using the included bolts, then screw them firmly in place.

 

4. Put the screws into the headboard

You will receive the screws you need to install your new headboard to a divan bed along with it. Take two screws and insert them into the pre drilled holes on the bed's foundation. This should be possible for you to accomplish until you encounter resistance. The headboard screws can then be secured to the base by turning them in a clockwise direction.  Just enough space should be left for the headboard struts to slip in before tightening the screws. 

5. Attach the headboard to your bed frame using a slot

The headboard can now be slid onto the top of the bed in alignment with the screws. The majority of our headboards are adjustable, so you may select the height of yours. 

 

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How to Attach a Headboard to a Divan Bed without Holes

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Different Types of Headboard that can Attach to Beds

Here are a few different kinds of Headboards:

1. Strutted Headboards

This is the oldest and most common style of headboard. This kind of headboard fastens to the bed using two or more downward extending struts. They typically don't touch the ground. As a result, before being screwed into fittings in the bed, these divan headboard Bolts can fit through the slot on the headboard. In this situation, you just need to fasten them using the given bolts or screws before attempting to attach the headboard to the bed. These are the procedures for installing a headboard on a divan bed.

Steps for attaching strutted headboard with a bed:

• First, take the headboard, struts, and bolts out of their package. once the headboard has been firmly secured to the struts. 

• If your frame is covered in fabric, they can be partially hidden by it.

• The manufacturer frequently attaches stickers showing the location of these fixing points to newer kinds of beds.

• Each strut's gap should be filled with a bolt, which should then be screwed into the fixing point. 

• Make careful to leave enough slack for adjusting the headboard height when you tighten the bolts to the frame.

• We also advise removing your mattress now as doing so will alter the final appearance of the bed and headboard.

• Use a spirit level to confirm that both sides of the headboard are raised to the same height once you are satisfied with its height. 

• You might be able to complete this only by sight if you have a sharp eye!

• To secure the headboard in place, tighten the bolts as much as possible, then pause to enjoy your job.

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2. Floor Standing Headboards

A floor standing headboard is a second form of headboard. As a result, these headboard styles are floor mounted. Bolts for the headboard that go through the bed's headboard's slots. The main difference is that instead of being on struts that protrude from the headboard, the slots the bolts pass though are actually in the headboard itself. Here are the methods for attaching a floor standing bed's headboard.

Steps for attaching Floor standing headboard with bed frame:

• Locate the bed's anchoring points. Feel through the material if you can't find them. 
• Stickers identifying the locations of the anchoring points may be present on new beds.
• Bolts should be inserted into the bed and through the headboard's slots.
• Bolts must be tightened.

 

3. Wall Mounted Headboards

The third and last kind of headboard is one that is mounted to the wall. This style of wall mounted headboard instructions use wall fasteners to attach to your wall rather than your bed. It may be a little trickier to install wall mounted headboards than other headboards. Therefore, attaching a headboard to a divan bed is best left to either professionals or individuals with good DIY skills.

 

Steps for attaching wall mounted headboard with bed:

Although the main process is straightforward, there are a few things to keep in mind if you want to avoid a DIY disaster. For instructions continue reading:.

• You must install the fitting components to the wall after marking at least two secure spots where your headboard will hang from with a pencil. 
• You should be able to hang a wall-mounted headboard just like you would a picture provided you have taken the proper measurements. Given the size of a headboard, additional assistance will probably be needed.
• All done! Now that the bed is back in position, you can enjoy it while it is aligned with your newly installed wall headboard.

 

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Tips for Fixing a Headboard

Pay close attention to the following advice when attaching a headboard to a divan bed foundation. Because, in our experience, this is where mistakes are most likely to occur:

• Fix the headboard firmly: Use a screw with a thread and tighten it appropriately without over tightening to ensure that the headboard is securely fastened to the bed base.
• Verify the bed size: Make sure the headboard's dimensions match those of the bed, then use your fingertips to feel the hole in the base so you can puncture it suitably.
• Assemble your tools: Before you begin building, make sure you have all the necessary equipment (usually simply a screwdriver).
• Follow the guidelines: Please carefully read these instructions before you start.

 

Conclusion

In short, we've already spoken about the procedures for installing a headboard on a divan.  Steps are simple, you just need to carefully follow them. We sincerely hope you find this piece of article to be very useful.

We The Bed Crafters provide a choice of headboard options in different sizes and colours to suit your décor preferences. However, you can call (
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FAQs

How to fit headboard to a divan bed with no holes?

Use a free standing headboard to attach headboard to bed frame without drilling any holes or using screws. Because they are positioned between the bed frame and the wall, these headboards can be mounted to a Divan bed without the need for screws, tools, or holes. 

Are headboard bolts standard size?

Headboard bed bolts are available in a variety of sizes and lengths. M8 and 5/16 inches are the most popular bed bolt diameter sizes. Older bed frames could contain 5/16th bolts, however the majority of more recent bed frames often feature M8 bolts.

What size bolts for headboard?

Each bed bolt has a square head with a built in 15/16" washer or flange and is made of steel with a 3/8" diameter.

How to fit headboard bolts?

The headboard is attached to the bed with headboard bolts. Before being put into bed fittings, these bolts can fit through the slot on the headboard.