Make your own DIY dowel headboard - the perfect statement piece for your bedroom. I was on the hunt for the perfect headboard to go with my recently reupholstered bed frame, but none of the store-bought options ticked all my boxes. It needed to be light timber and usable as a shelf (as well as matching my bedroom decor). I loved the dowel look I had seen on Pinterest, but I didn't like how flat and flimsy all the store-bought options looked, I wanted a more solid frame for a bigger impact that c