Mike and I never bought a proper set of bedroom furniture. Not that I mind, exactly, but we were just lucky enough that all our hand-me-downs happen to sort of match. Dresser/bedside table was from Mike’s parents as well as a nightstand that functions as an entryway catch-all. The highboy dresser at the other side of the room and the cedar chest at the foot of the bed are pieces that I had in my bedroom as a teen. All of the wood tones just happen to be a similar hue. The only piece of furniture missing from the equation is a bed frame or headboard.
Years before we bought our house, I convinced Mike to help me make an upholstered headboard from a how-to I found on BHG.com. It has served its purpose, but given that Mike’s allergist recommended we eliminate the dust catchers in our room, I think it’s time to go. I removed our curtains, purchased mattress and box spring allergen barriers and special anti-allergen pillows. I even started religiously washing all sheets, blankets and mattress pad weekly in HOT water. Since then, I’ve trolled Craigslist looking for someone selling a decent dark wood headboard, but most people are selling entire sets and aren’t willing to separate. Otherwise, they’re asking more than I’m willing to spend or what they’re selling is just too hideous.
Yesterday, I got the Lowe’s Creative Ideas book in the mail, which I usually just toss in the recycling, but contained within is a headboard project that could replace our dust catching one: it’s a bamboo flooring headboard! How cool is that!? And the big plus is that we have a leftover box of flooring from when we did our kitchen (the first time), and the dark cognac color will go with the rest of our room perfectly! I can’t wait to get started. Anyone want a gently used queen upholstered headboard?
