How to Make (Screw up?) an Upholstered Headboard

So I've been pondering whether or not to buy a new bed for the new apartment. And as much as I'd love to have this bed

the Brighton White Queen bed from Crate and Barrel (and even the Marimekko Madison Persimmon bed linens), I've decided that I just can't afford it.

My current bed is, well, lacking, to say the least, but it's workable. It needs a coat of paint and a new headboard. Which is where my latest project comes in. I've decided to make my own headboard.

The geniuses over at HGTV.com have posted the step by step directions on how to make an upholstered headboard- and you all know how much I LOVE upholstery (it's sick really. It's just fabric.) So I'm going to try my hand at making my own upholstered headboard.

Here are the steps:

Materials:

foam core board

craft knife
fusible fleece
fusible adhesive
iron
pressing cloth
trim
glue gun
fabric scraps
fusible patterns
self-stick hook-and-loop tape

Steps:
1. Determine the shape of the headboard, and draw its outline on the foam core board. Repeatedly score the outline with a craft knife until it cuts completely through the board.
2. Cut three layers of fusible fleece to the dimensions of the headboard, and align them on the foam core. Place a pressing cloth over the fleece, spray it lightly with water, and then press the fleece with an iron. All three layers will fuse at once.
3. Cut the fabric slightly larger than the foam core so that its edges wrap around the sides and onto the back of the board.
4. Starting in the center and working out to the edges, press the fabric onto the fleece.
5. Iron a strip of fusible adhesive to the edge of the fabric, remove the protective paper and fuse the fabric onto the back of the board.
6. Cut a piece of fabric about ½-inch smaller than the dimensions of the board. Fuse it to the back of the board so that it covers the raw edges of the fabric fused to the front.
7. Apply trim around the edges of the headboard with a glue gun.

8. Fuse pattern onto coordinating fabric. Cut out the pattern, remove the paper backing and iron the design onto the headboard, pillows, dust ruffle or other accessories.

9. Attach the headboard to the wall with self-adhesive hook-and-loop tape. Apply a little glue to the part of the tape attached to the headboard, and press it onto the part of the tape attached to the wall to make a more secure bond.

Now, I think this is pretty straightforward, but I'm not exactly the most coordinated of persons, and I do have trouble following directions, so we'll see how this goes.

The hardest part (I think) is going to be picking out fabric. Here's why: I love color, but I change my mind like I change my mood (and that's FREQUENT) so I don't want to get tied down to something that I'm going to hate in three weeks. I like solids, but I think solids will be boring. I'm thinking that if I go with something neutral, I'll be able to make it work with any bed linens I buy (Augustine duvet cover from Crate and Barrel, anyone?)

Thoughts?

Ok now here's the fun part: Who wants to help me do this? Anyone? ;)

DIYours,

Nay