I removed ours a couple of years ago from our 3010RE and reupholstered the pads. If yours is like mine, then the headboard is really a flimsy wooden framework around the three or four upholstered sections and is stapled from the wall side. I carefully used a flathead screw driver to pry it loose a few inches at a time. I then cut or pulled all of the staples from the wall. We reupholstered the sections and then put the frame back in place using short black screws in inconspicuous places.