I absolutely love the look of planked wood. Maybe I was born in the wrong era, but if I (had the money to even think about if I) were to go house-hunting and saw wood paneling in a room, I wouldn't run and scream. I would probably jump up and down giggling.
No, I am not entirely crazy. I don't like the 70s wooden paneling look. I like painted wood paneling. I love the texture that it brings to a wall and the character that it brings to a room.
But I digress. This is not about wood paneling in a room. This. This is about something more. Something GREATER!
It's about wood plank headboards and the inspiration that they provide.
No, I am not entirely crazy. I don't like the 70s wooden paneling look. I like painted wood paneling. I love the texture that it brings to a wall and the character that it brings to a room.
But I digress. This is not about wood paneling in a room. This. This is about something more. Something GREATER!
It's about wood plank headboards and the inspiration that they provide.
I really freakin' love these things. And I plan to make my own! By the end of this week I will have upgraded from a Double bed hand-me-down, originally donated for free by a church not-for-profit organization, to a Queen-sized real big girl bed. Yay!
Making this investment was nerve-wracking for me, but as I just said: it was an investment. I stand by that. I got it for sale at half price and even then it ran for just over $500 before taxes. Add in shipping, split box spring, pillow top, a bed frame, and taxes and I hit just under $800 total for what I consider to be at least a 10-15 year investment.
So with this new fantastic bed, I decided that I will need to scrap my $30 cardboard upholstered headboard (yeah, you read that right and I will post about it later, after this new bed madness) and get a new big girl headboard to match my new big girl bed.
*cue little girl squeal*
My inspiration came from several different sources, including various DIY tutorials and tips. Many of these are so fantastic and my taste and I want, want, want them. But not all of them. In the end, I came up with my own idea as to how I will go about DIYing this (although it is very, very similar to the others as they are all similar to each other).
Making this investment was nerve-wracking for me, but as I just said: it was an investment. I stand by that. I got it for sale at half price and even then it ran for just over $500 before taxes. Add in shipping, split box spring, pillow top, a bed frame, and taxes and I hit just under $800 total for what I consider to be at least a 10-15 year investment.
So with this new fantastic bed, I decided that I will need to scrap my $30 cardboard upholstered headboard (yeah, you read that right and I will post about it later, after this new bed madness) and get a new big girl headboard to match my new big girl bed.
*cue little girl squeal*
My inspiration came from several different sources, including various DIY tutorials and tips. Many of these are so fantastic and my taste and I want, want, want them. But not all of them. In the end, I came up with my own idea as to how I will go about DIYing this (although it is very, very similar to the others as they are all similar to each other).