Tufted headboard

3/4 inch plywood cut to 4 feet by the width of your bed
Enough trim to cover 3 sides of the plywood. I used window/door casing on mine.
2 yards of silk or other home decor fabric
4 bags of batting
staple gun
nail gun or hammer and small trim nails
drill fitted with 1/8 inch drill bit
decorative buttons
needle and thread
wood stain

Mark on the plywood where you want your button tufts to be. Make sure they are evenly spaced and take into consideration the portion of the board that will not be seen once it rests behind your bed- there is no reason to tuft this area. You may use as many buttons as you like. I used 12 buttons for mine. Once the marks have been made, drill 2 small holes one slightly to the right of each mark and one slightly to the left. Once all of the holes have been drilled, start layering sheets of batting over the front of the plywood. 3-4 layers of batting should do, but add more if you want a thicker look. Leave enough of a border around the plywood for the casing (trim) to cover because you do not want any batting under your casing. Trim the batting to create a 3-inch batting-less border around the perimeter of your plywood. Secure the batting with staples. Place the silk over the batting.

Start stapling around the outer perimeter of the plywood being careful to pull the fabric taught before stapling. From the back of the board, locate the pre-drilled holes. With a needle and thread, start from behind the board and push the needle through the batting into the front of the board. Pass the needle and thread through the button's hole and back down through the other hole in the board. Keep your thread tight so the button pulls the fabric and batting closest to the board, thus creating a tuft. Stitch through the buttonhole 2-3 times to secure and knot off. Repeat with remaining buttons. Miter cut the edges of your trim then measure and cut to fit the plywood base. Attach trim in picture frame fashion around your tufted area. Stain the wood trim as desired. I achieved an antique gold finish over my stain by spraying a dry paintbrush with gold spray paint and then lightly brushing the stained surface.