{DIY} Boxspring Pretty !!!

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Most of us have a box spring on our bed and 9 times out of 10 that box spring is a huge eyesore :( . So for your convenience your local stores have come up with this piece of fabric they like to call a bed skirt--ask your grandma if you don't know what this is. We all have purchased it or have tried to figure out a way around it and many of you have given up. If you are still trying to figure out how to `hide´ that-- here is a great option that is pretty easy.



S U P P L I E S
+ 5 yards of fabric--plenty for a queen size
+ staple gun
+ staples
+ scissors
+ ruler or measuring tape

First you are going to measure your mattress, mine was 60 inches wide, 76 inches long and 9 inches deep.

Take your fabric and cut your long sides first. So, in this case I needed two pieces that were 76+4 inches by 9+4 inches. The plus 4 is to add 2 additional inches on each side for stapling. This gave me two pieces that were 80x11.

Next your are going to cut your shorter side pieces. Again the width was 60+4 inches x 9+4 inches, which was cut to 64x11.

At this point you have all of your sides cut.

You now need to cut 4 pieces that are 5 inches x your depth of your box spring plus 4 inches. For this project 4 pieces of 5x11.

Now put your scissors somewhere your child cannot reach. Trust me this will save you a heart attack and screaming :)


Load your staple gun.

Take your 5x11 inch pieces and start in one corner.

It was easier to get all 4 sides stapled on one side and then flip it over to staple the other.

Once you have all four corners done grab one of the long pieces and line it up on the box spring. Take one end of the fabric and fold it over and staple it on top directly in the center of the corner.

Your corners should look like this:

Repeat to all sides and cut any extra fabric off that is not needed. In this case it was easier to staple one side completely before moving on. If you have an extra set of hands that would help.

Enjoy, you now have a super cute box spring!