This a simple, inexpensive way to spruce up a bedroom without investing in a whole headboard.

Materials
Blank wall
Level
Ruler and/or chalk snap line
1 Quart interior latex paint - satin or eggshell finish
Paintbrush/roller and tray

Step 1
Start with a blank, clean wall. Move your bed away from the wall to give you a place to work. Head to your paint store and choose a color that complements your room. You only need a quart of paint for this small project.





Step 2
Using the level and ruler (or a chalk snap line), mark out a rectangle on the wall. Lay out the blue painters tape on the outside of the marked lines. Press the tape down firmly so that paint can't seem underneath the edges.






Step 3
Paint inside the blue tape lines. Allow to dry.







Step 4
Carefully remove the blue tape so that you have a clean edge for your painted headboard. Sometimes small pieces of paint will come off with the tape, so you might need to touch up some edges with a brush.






Step 5
Add accessories to coordinate with your new headboard! In addition to the pillows shown here, you could also hang a few pictures on the wall behind your bed, using the top of the "headboard" as a visual anchor.