IF you're not too embarrassed to let others SEE your bedroom, that is.
I WAS.
Lots of couples, especially the ones with kids, let their rooms become a catch-all, or dumping ground for all of those items that don't have a real home, and won't fit on the kitchen counter or the dining room table.
BUT, we all deserve a bedroom that is a haven, and a getaway from the chaos that can exist in the rest of our homes. Who wants to retire to their "boudoir" at the end of a long day, only to be reminded of chores that still need to be done?
Okay, I feel better now. Could you tell that I was gettin' the "GUILTIES" for spending money to redecorate my room? And that I was having trouble justifying the purchase of a HEADBOARD, no matter how frugal my choice was?
WHEW! Now that we've established that I NEED a headboard, it's time to look for ideas.
I found LOTS at BHG.com, in an article titled Cheap and Chic Headboard Projects.
This is a bench cushion hung from a shelf! Perfect for the cottagey look.
An artist's canvas covered in fabric. Very easy to change on a whim, or with the seasons.
I heart this screen. Wouldn't it be fabulous to repeat the scroll pattern on my shelf brackets on the opposite wall?
I could LOVE an upholstered headboard, but is that too feminine?
What about painting one right on the wall?
I think this is my favorite. This was originally an unfinished door from the home improvement store. Some paint, sandpaper and a piece of trim for the top, and you've got some major architectural interest! I'm thinkin' this would be the "man-pleasing" choice.
Which do you like best?
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I think the top is my favorite. It's quirky, but fun. Any of them would be a good option though!
ReplyDeleteOur headboard is vintage and was handed down from my step grandparents. I love it. I have a weird thing about creeping up toward the headboard at night, so I have to have an upholstered one or I'll wake up with knots on my head. Seriously!
Anyway, mine can be seen in yesterdays' post. I love it!
OMG, love those headboards! We have sloped ceilings in our room, so haven't been able to find a store-bought headboard that will work for us! Now I can try to make one! So glad I found your blog. I'm going to follow! I'm here to tell you you won a consellation prize over at my blog!
ReplyDeleteI like the first and the last one!
ReplyDeleteClearly I need more bedrooms, so I can use one of each of these...oh, I do love the wrought iron screen, and the last one, too. Please don't make me decide!!!
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I love these ideas, especially the door. I love your blog! I am always looking for ways to "reinvent" things I see at Goodwill and clearance sales!
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for the last one - the door - that is awesome, classy, current, stately, and, yes, manly. Love it! Linda
ReplyDeleteThey're all fabulous! I really like the cushion one, the divider screen, and the door!
ReplyDeleteI got my eggs done for my glass hurricane!
You know me... I love them all. Maybe thats why Im always changing stuff up. You make me want to go forth..make my bed...and poof my pillows!
ReplyDeletehi Kim ,thanks for coming by eh!...i love them all!,do you know i made my own headboard its so easy and if can do it so can you!!..i might post it later for you to see, its nothing special and it was my very first project so is not that well done but whos looking that close anyways..lol..have a great day..silvia.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm new to your blog! I really like the first one and plan on showing it to my daughter. I think it would be fairly easy to do. Thanks for sharing. Great blog!
ReplyDeletePlesae stop over for a visit soon, DebraK
I think my favorite is probably the last one, as well...maybe because I'm thinking my husband would like it the most! :) You hit my room on the spot with the "catch all" syndrome. I've been working on that!
ReplyDeleteCute ideas for headboards. I think I like the door and the bench cushion on the best. The cushion is such an inexpensive and creative way to make a headboard!
ReplyDeleteME AGAIN,I POSTED SOMETHING FOR YOU..TAKE A LOOK!..THANKS,SILVIA..
ReplyDeleteI love the door, I think it's just gorgeous. I also like the padded and I have one in my bdrm. Just a rectangle and no frills. It's comfy and also still looks a little feminine and masculine. I agree that we do all deserve a little bit of calm in the bdrm. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteLove this post. I have the catch-all look in my bedroom right now. Thanks for the inspiration to do something about it.
ReplyDeleteYou set me on the bedroom redo. But first have to remove the storage stuff! Yes, I have it too. Still working on mine so not ready to post.
ReplyDeleteGo for it! Girl, Candy
Okay - I'm commenting before reading all the other comments so they don't sway my vote! My fave is the first one with the bench cushion. However, the door is my 2nd fave. Love them all, though!
ReplyDeleteAnd girl - you totally described what my bedroom has been for 5 years. I seriously need to work on it.
I like the top one because it is different and I would love to see how you would put your "reinvented" touch on it, but I think the bottom one "looks" more like you and what you are after, IMO?!?!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck and can't wait to see what you decide on -
Just stopping by via SITS to say "Hello"!
ReplyDeleteThe 1st and the last ones are my favorites!! I cannot wait to get my room done so I can show my "headboard". Just a couple nails, that's all I have left!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration!
I laughed out loud reading your comment today. Copy away! Just be sure and give me ALL the credit. ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat headboard ideas! We plan on using an old door that is sitting in our basement as a headboard. If we ever get started on our room that is. Seems we keep having something come up and we can't start it. Hmph.
~Michelle
I laughed out loud reading your comment today. Copy away! Just be sure and give me ALL the credit. ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat headboard ideas! We plan on using an old door that is sitting in our basement as a headboard. If we ever get started on our room that is. Seems we keep having something come up and we can't start it. Hmph.
~Michelle
Ooh, such a fun topic to research--you can't go wrong with any of them. You're right--the door would be most men's fave. For simplicity yet a great look, I like the stencil on the wall.
ReplyDeleteI love that door idea!! Can't wait to see what you decide!
ReplyDeleteno way girl should you feel guilty, i completely agree, our bedrooms should be our sanctuary. Does not have to be elaborate, but as you said not a dumping ground of reminders of chores still to be done. Im still working on ours, pretty much everything has been done on budget, our headboard as you will see on my blog is a little odd but heck its rot iron and i bought it about 13 years ago, king size for 20 dollars at a liguidation centre, cant say i have seen it anywhere else (that could be a bad thing..lol) anyway, i like each headboard as they suit the rooms they are in, the canvas looks great but for me it wouldnt work well as i do lean against ours all the time. So if you are one to read in bed you may want to create or buy something you can lean against.
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janet
I like the door the best, but I'm pretty sure my totally traditional husband wouldn't like it. So sad.
ReplyDeleteI *heart* the little cottage cushion - that is the most creative thing! And the door - those two are my favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteThe door is my favorite. Probably because it's red. LOL We went a long time without a headboard, and when I look back at pictures, it looks so bare! Had I known then what I know now, I could've come up with something simple and cheap. I love headboards!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your win from carebear, dropping in from SITS. :) I love the door headboard, I need to do something to my room, you are right we have let it become a dumping ground :)
ReplyDeleteCindy
http://vegetarianmamma.blogspot.com
Don't feel guilty, go for it, I like the door and the upholstered one the best.
ReplyDeleteGood luck,
Kathy :)
I love, love, love these pictures! Awesome, girl! How are you? Meme
ReplyDeleteAs I am now despairing of hubby having time to make noe for us (5 yrs and counting), I like the door one...think I'll do a footboard also.
ReplyDeleteWe did the cushions clipped to a curtain rod, like the first one, for our head board. It works great and you can switch the cushion covers out.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom is my favorite! I love it!
ReplyDeleteWhere can I buy a bench cushion like that? I think that will work for my platform bed in my shabby chic bedroom. I have a picture above the bed, but it needs a "headboard" so I won't use the shelf you have but somehow have to hang the cushion up. I just need to know where to get an affordable, cute one! White or cream or safe would work.
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