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).
I am so in love with it. That distressed grey driftwood look is so perfect. It has slight earthy, wooden, natural undertones peeking out from behind that grey, making it a perfect match for whatever tone of wood floor or furniture that it may be paired with.
Oh, and another thing: white bedding. Does anything say light, airy luxury like white bedding? Not to mention a fluffy duvet. To die for. Now, I have decided to for the first time ever try the headlong dive into white bedding for my new bed. I will no doubt experience trials and errors, but maybe that will give me something to share with you, oh Glorious Master Internet.
To go with my white bedding is a cheap grey comforter from Wal-Mart which I hope to either a) make a cover for, or b) entirely replace one day. But not any day soon. One step at a time, baby!
Oh, and another thing: white bedding. Does anything say light, airy luxury like white bedding? Not to mention a fluffy duvet. To die for. Now, I have decided to for the first time ever try the headlong dive into white bedding for my new bed. I will no doubt experience trials and errors, but maybe that will give me something to share with you, oh Glorious Master Internet.
To go with my white bedding is a cheap grey comforter from Wal-Mart which I hope to either a) make a cover for, or b) entirely replace one day. But not any day soon. One step at a time, baby!
I love these neutral and light-toned bedrooms. The rich and/or distressed woods somehow tones down the luxury to provide the perfect balance between rustic home-y-ness and brilliant clean-cut class. Gorgeous.
(I love that word: Gorgeous. It rolls off of the tongue so deliciously. But you'll rarely catch me saying it aloud -- it's too much of a word deliciousness overload. I can't handle it!)
(I love that word: Gorgeous. It rolls off of the tongue so deliciously. But you'll rarely catch me saying it aloud -- it's too much of a word deliciousness overload. I can't handle it!)
My absolute 100% complete utter total inspiration is this image right here:
As a little precursor, here is what my bedroom has looked like in the past 4 years. The very first addition, which I do not have a photo of, was very dark and cramped as I was living with a ridiculous number of roommates and had actual furniture that needed to be stuffed into my room. The bed was pressed to one wall, side tables were so not a thing, and neither were lamps, It was my sad little cave, but it was mine so I liked it.
But I love a well done bedroom, and slowly I am trying to get there. Can you see my theme of working my way up the big-girl ladder? Keyword: working. Don't judge me, I'm young and careless (ha!).
But I love a well done bedroom, and slowly I am trying to get there. Can you see my theme of working my way up the big-girl ladder? Keyword: working. Don't judge me, I'm young and careless (ha!).
I'm excited to see how my bed and bedroom makeover will turn out over the coming days-weeks. I'll try to keep oh Glorious Master Internet updated.
Until then, let me know if you've been inspired (or now are!) by images like these and if you've made changed because of them.
Until then, let me know if you've been inspired (or now are!) by images like these and if you've made changed because of them.