Tufted Headboard

We are finally finished with the tufted headboard for our guest room. I keep saying we because I had to ask my husband to help with this project. Here's the finished product:

The tufting had us both frustrated and laughing. It's really pretty but the walls need to be painted to give it some contrast. More painting!! I'll give you the quick rundown of the project, but there are better tutorials online. I looked at a dozen of them before we started.

How we made this after the jump!