Headboard apparatus for holding a decorative cover and having diatomaceous earth incorporated therein for pest control

A furniture apparatus comprising:

• a substantially thermoplastic body;
• and
• diatomaceous earth incorporated in the body, wherein the diatomaceous earth is effective to control bedbug populations,
• wherein the furniture apparatus comprises a headboard apparatus configured to hold a decorative cover,
• wherein the headboard apparatus comprise the body,
• wherein the body defines front and rear opposite sides, the front side of the body defining a front surface defining a perimeter, the rear side of the body defining a rear surface, and the body defining an outwardly facing lateral surface between the front and rear surfaces,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a first connector on the lateral surface of the body, and
• wherein the first connector is detachably connectable and continuously adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the front surface and to a second connector, complementary to the first connector, on the decorative cover.

A furniture apparatus comprising:

• a substantially thermoplastic body;
• and
• diatomaceous earth incorporated in the body, wherein the diatomaceous earth is effective to control bedbug populations,
• wherein the furniture apparatus comprises a headboard apparatus configured to hold a decorative cover,
• wherein the headboard apparatus comprises the body,
• wherein the body defines front and rear opposite sides, the front side of the body defining a front surface defining a perimeter, the rear side of the body defining a rear surface, and the body defining an outwardly facing lateral surface between the front and rear surfaces,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a first connector on the body,
• wherein the first connector is detachably connectable and continuously adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the front surface and to a second connector, complementary to the first connector, on the decorative cover, and
• wherein the first connector comprises a hook side or a loop side of a hook-and-loop connector.

A furniture apparatus comprising:

• a substantially thermoplastic body;
• and
• diatomaceous earth incorporated in the body, wherein the diatomaceous earth is effective to control bedbug populations,
• wherein the furniture apparatus comprises a headboard apparatus configured to hold a decorative cover,
• wherein the headboard apparatus comprises the body,
• wherein the body defines front and rear opposite sides, the front side of the body defining a front surface defining a perimeter, the rear side of the body defining a rear surface, and the body defining an outwardly facing lateral surface between the front and rear surfaces,
• wherein the apparatus further comprises a first connector on the body,
• wherein the first connector is detachably connectable and continuously adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the front surface and to a second connector, complementary to the first connector, on the decorative cover, and
• wherein the first connector extends adjacent at least a majority of the perimeter of the front surface.