How to Build a Spindle Headboard – This Old House – YouTube

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva built this headboard with stock staircase parts that he cut to size and simply glued and screwed together; he even showed us a shortcut for spacing out the balusters evenly along its length. Paint or stain it any color you like and attach it to a standard steel bed frame, and you'll turn the spot where you rest your weary head into an even more welcome sight. (See below for tools and a shopping list.)