Attaching headboard to Ikea Bed

GingerLily

Hi,
I'm planning on buying this bed from Ikea

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/beds/double-king-size-beds/nordli-bed-frame-with-storage-white-art-40349847/

It has no headboard.

How easy would it be to attach a standard headboard to an IKEA Frame? I would also consider attaching the headboard directly to the wall if that would be viable too??

A standard headboard like this-

http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6259343

(obviously I would remove the legs if I were to attach it to the wall)

Has anyone done this? I know Ikea furniture tends not to have any of the standard fittings and fixtures!!

Wishbone Ash

GingerLily wrote: »

(obviously I would remove the legs if I were to attach it to the wall)

Has anyone done this? I know Ikea furniture tends not to have any of the standard fittings and fixtures!!

I have the same or similar bed. I just put the headboard against the wall (with the legs adjusted to the appropriate height) and pushed the bed up against it.

GreeBo

It should be pretty simple, headboards attach with standard fittings, however your issue might be that they fittings are usually on the bed, so you will need to buy them separately.

Alternatively, if you have another bed it probably already has them.
Just unscrew and attach to the Ikea bed.
Another potential issue is that the ikea bed is probably chipboard, which isnt the worlds greatest wood to work with.
Id probably go with just pushing the bed against the board, no danger of it tearing the chipboard when the bed moves.

https://www.wikihow.com/Fit-a-Bed-Headboard

GingerLily

I don't have another bed and I'm not sure if it would be a good idea to attach the legs to that bed in that way - I don't know if that part of the bed is strong enough for it and there are drawers on the other side of where you would have to screw.

The leaving it pressed between the bed and the wall sounds good for the short term - what did you do with the legs? Do you recall where /why you cut them?

Should I just go ahead and buy the headboard and figure it out later?

GreeBo

I'd just buy it, worst case scenario it sits on the legs on the floor behind the bed.

You could also use the legs to attach it to the wall, I have seen that done too.

Wishbone Ash

Slightly off topic OP but I have problems with the drawers de-railing on my bed. I tried to fix them a few times with limited results as the chipboard isn't conducive to redrilling holes beside the original ones. Perhaps shoes were to heavy to store in them or maybe they are not designed to be opened and closed several times per day. I ended up just sliding the drawers in and out on the floor.

(If you have bedside lockers, the two drawers at the head side of the bed aren't suitable for regular use as the lockers need to be moved out every time you need to open a drawer).

GingerLily

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Slightly off topic OP but I have problems with the drawers de-railing on my bed. I tried to fix them a few times with limited results as the chipboard isn't conducive to redrilling holes beside the original ones. Perhaps shoes were to heavy to store in them or maybe they are not designed to be opened and closed several times per day. I ended up just sliding the drawers in and out on the floor.

(If you have bedside lockers, the two drawers at the head side of the bed aren't suitable for regular use as the lockers need to be moved out every time you need to open a drawer).

Thanks for the heads up!

I'm hoping for less regular use (maybe outdoor gear so few times a month), it's more the length of the bed that I want, as we're tight for length and want to squeeze a king mattress.

I'll probably keep occasion wear in the top drawers, as I can see it'll be a bit awkward to get into!!

Wishbone Ash

I should have added that the bed itself is great - very sturdy and comfortable.

GingerLily

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I should have added that the bed itself is great - very sturdy and comfortable.

Do you have the double or king?

It says the king fits mattresses 150-160cm width.

Wishbone Ash

GingerLily wrote: »

Do you have the double or king?

It says the king fits mattresses 150-160cm width.

I don't know. Mrs WA looks after that sort of thing. Its very wide - 180cms I think - (2 single size mattresses).

colm_c

Attach headboard to the wall, there's a simple fixing you can get one part goes on the wall, the other on the headboard.

I've done this for all our beds, keeps the headboard from banging against the wall!

cheif kaiser

Take the brackets off the back off the headboard and hang it off the wall using a french cleat. You can make a simple one from a length of wood.

GingerLily

Thanks guys! I bought the headboard - it was only 70e in littleswoods and I didn't want to risk not getting it at that price