Weekend Report: A Headboard, Finally

I've been sleeping in this bed for six years now.  I've been sleeping in this bed for just as many years with no headboard. First-world problem, I know.  But that's six years of leaning against the wall to read or watch a show or let the laptop cook my lap. Saturday night, I decided I'd had enough.  Well, I'd had enough many times before, but Saturday was when this non-executing girl got around to doing something about it.  Here's what I did, in case you want to try it:  I went to Home Depot and bought a $20 foam camping mat, cut it to size (the light in my room was burned out, so I measured in the dark, leaving the foam a few inches off, but I'm taking what I can get), wrapped it in a $12 canvas drop cloth (no joke...I just wrapped it like a present and secured it at the back with duct tape...winning!), and painted triangles on half of it while watching Project Runway in the middle of the night.

The next day, I sat staring at the wall for a while, trying to decide what to hang above the bed that would look good and not fall of and kill me if there is an earthquake (it's a thing).  This room is annoying because the window overlaps with the bed, so it's hard to hang stuff above it.  Centering art generally looks weird.  So I figured I might as well keep going with the triangles (paper this time....not paint), and I love it. Then I took pictures on a grey day, so forgive the lackluster photos.  I hate it when people say that.  Pretend I didn't. And pretend I set my white balance correctly.

Here's where we enter the choose-your-own-adventure part of the post.  See, I prefer my slouchy, wrinkly white bed with a giant stuffed bass on it because it's funny. And I like to fight with my kids over it. "No, it's mommy's stuffed animal." They look at me like I'm nuts. You might think I'm nuts too.  If so, just skip to the next picture.

Here we have Blue Pillow Bed for those of you who prefer a pop of color.

Here's a shot for those of you who really want to draw attention to every wrinkle on the bed. Clean and simple. Let's not talk about how my baby broke my bedside lamp that was beautiful and matchy.

But I like the fish best. And the headboard.