How to Build a Headboard and Footboard from Bifold Doors

By: Jennifer Stimpson, This Old House magazine

Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. 4d finish nails

2. 1x6 and 1x3 trim boards

3. Crown molding

4. Three sets of 24x80 three-paneled bifold doors (for a full or queen bed)

5. 8-inch steel strapping (and ¾-inch bolts)

6. 1½-inch screws (and fender washers)

7. Four turned wood feet

8. Wood glue

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Drill/Driver
- Circular Saw
- Miter Saw
- Hammer
- Hand Plane
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Photo: Gemma Comas

Introduction
Overview
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1. Connect the Doors

Using a drill/driver, remove the bottom hinges on two pairs of bifold doors and remove all the hinges on the third set. Set aside one door. Move the middle hinge on the two paired sets to a location just above the center rail so that the doors remain attached but the hinges won't be in the way when you cut through the rail. Lay the pairs side by side and lay one single door on the end. Measure and transfer the location of the hinges to the seam between the pairs and between the pair and the single door. Attach the extra hinges—the ones you removed earlier—between the pairs and single door to create one solid piece.