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January 12, 2011

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Last night {the operative word being *night*…that’s why the lighting in some of the following pictures isn’t the greatest} Handy Hubby was kind enough to hang the DIY ‘love’ headboard. Yep. It’s only taken us 6 weeks to finally get it on the wall. Handy Hubby used these flush mount hangers from ACE Hardware to mount the headboard. {They’re the same ones he used to hang our boys’ drop cloth headboards.}

He screwed 2 hangers into the back of the headboard.

And he screwed 2 into the wall.

Here he demonstrates how they fit together. Basically, they slide into one another for a nice, flush mount.

And here’s the headboard/wall art in place when it was all said and done.

This morning I got a chance to wash/make the bed, dust and vacuum after all the sanding, drilling and spackling that’s been going on in there. Here are some better truer-to-real-life shots of the Love Bed. Did I mention I now refer to our bed as the Love Bed? Silly me.

The next shot includes a snippet of the fandelier.

While Handy Hubby was on a hanging roll, I got him to hang the new mirror between the windows too. Since he already had his tools out and all. {He’s awesome.} Remember this mirror?

Here’s its new home.

I love the way the shimmery fandelier reflects in the mirror. Double the fun. Once I complete {ahem, start} the chair slipcover, my next task will be dressing the empty bookcases. Well, they aren’t exactly empty.

Do tools count as accessories?

images: all Dana Miller for House*Tweaking

Tagged as: bed, Bedroom, DIY, hang, headboard, master bedroom, mirror, wall art, wall decor

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1 Tami January 12, 2011 at 4:57 PM: Holy crap! Holy… crap!! That headboard is AMAZING. And I’m really not just staying that because I love your blog. If I saw that in a store, it would make me stop dead in my tracks. And… it’s ORIGINAL!!! I feel like everything is a duplicate of something else that is copied these days. I just stinking ADORE IT!

Seriously sitting here in awe. Nicely done.
2 marcy January 12, 2011 at 4:58 PM: I so so so love your bedroom!!
3 Liz @ It's Great To Be Home January 12, 2011 at 7:10 PM: SOOOO gorgeous! The pic of your bed should be in a magazine – you did a great job. And thanks for the tip about the flushmount hangers!
4 Samantha January 12, 2011 at 8:17 PM: LOVE it! I am seriously drooling over that mirror.
5 Delta January 12, 2011 at 8:42 PM: Wow! Ditto what Tami said! That IS amazing! You will be famous(er!) for this one… Great job!
6 shunta January 12, 2011 at 9:00 PM: Is it just my eyes or is the paint color in the picture with the headboard on the wall different? What is that paint color? it looks like a deep gray and I really like it! Thanks!
7 shunta January 12, 2011 at 9:05 PM: me again! so I did some blog research and found out the paint is suitable brown. Does it look tan in the day and gray in the night? or is it just my computer screen? Thank so much!! Working on my master bedroom re-do also and looking for a wall color!
8 housetweaking January 13, 2011 at 9:46 AM: Shunta – Yes, the wall that the bed is against is a much darker, browner color than the rest of the bedroom walls. I wanted a focal wall. It’s Sherwin Williams Suitable Brown. {The rest of the room is Valspar -Lowe’s- Bonsai.} It never looks tan, so it’s probably just coming off that way because I did have to lighten the photos a little for the blog. It’s a great deep, rich, muddy gray-brown. We get a LOT of natural light in our bedroom, so this dark of a color is easy to pull off. Not sure how it’d do in a room that is already dark naturally. Also, just doing one wall in it makes it not as heavy as if we’d have done it on all the walls. In a room with a lot of light, this color would do great on all the walls.
9 Brigid January 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM: Oh my goodness, this post helps me out so much! Not only do I LOVE everything you’ve done, but you’ve just solved my dilemma of how to hang my headboard without actually having to attach it to the bed frame! I never even thought about flush mount hangers – I had found an old window pane door at a garage sale for $10 and trimmed it down on the ends, painted it, but haven’t been able to figure out how to hang it properly so its been sitting in storage since summer. Thanks Dana!
10 Amanda @ Our Humble A{Bowe}d January 13, 2011 at 10:29 AM: Your bedroom looks beautiful!!! I LOVE the Love Bed. And, if you ever decide you don’t want it as a headboard, you can hang it somewhere else. Bonus! I’m also on the hunt for the perfect warm grey, so I might have to swing by SW to pick up a swatch.
11 Sarah January 13, 2011 at 10:39 AM: Looks great! I love how fresh it all looks and the colors are perfect! Looks like it could be in the store Anthropologie on display
12 Jordan@The2seasons January 13, 2011 at 12:27 PM: Love this headboard what a great idea. It looks wonderful!
13 Holly January 13, 2011 at 1:30 PM: I am loving your bedroom so far! We are house hunting and I want to do our new bedroom in gray and yellow, so I’m taking notes!
14 Carole January 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM: the headboard, of course, is an absolute stunner! is it strange that I’m also excited about those wall hangers? I’ve never seen those before, and they look like a great option for hanging things over spaces where a picture hanger might not be enough (like over a bed or a kid’s desk)….
15 Oona January 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM: I LOVE the way the headboard turned out – it looks amazing! I was seriously unsure about that mirror when you showed it before. It’s lovely, but I couldn’t picture it. However, it looks so, SO great there! You have a true vision!
16 janie January 14, 2011 at 6:15 AM: The headboard is amazing! I love the color you chose for the “love”. And I love the history of the boards. Great job!
17 Leah @ Leah's House January 14, 2011 at 9:22 AM: Wow! This is awesome! You are so creative!
18 Andrea @ Behind Closed Drawers January 14, 2011 at 1:26 PM: Ohhhh …. nice. Very nice. And how much do I love the yellow and gray? That’s what our bedroom is. Well, mostly gray. We’re working on playing up the yellow part. I have a few DIY projects on the to-do list.

I *heart* the headboard. Like others have already said, it is reminiscent of Anthropologie. It could have been featured in Domino (rest in peace.) Kudos!

What I’d really like to know is your source for the paper (wallpaper?) in the bookcases.
19 Michelle January 14, 2011 at 2:10 PM: I love the blanket at the end of your bed – where is it from?
Thank you for the bedroom inspiration!
20 housetweaking January 15, 2011 at 12:09 AM: Michelle – The wool blanket is from IKEA. I saw it in their catalog a few months ago and knew it’d be perfect for our bed. It adds a great touch of pattern to our all white bedding.
21 housetweaking January 15, 2011 at 12:12 AM: Andrea – I got the wallpaper at a deep discount from Ballard Designs Outlet. See that here….

www.housetweaking.com/2010/11/16/how-not-to-hang-wallpaper/
22 Jesse {GoodGirlGoneGlad} January 16, 2011 at 9:17 PM: This is super cute!! And I love your fandalier! =)
23 Victoria January 18, 2011 at 8:26 AM: I adore this headboard! What a sweet, sweet detail. It is the perfect mix of rustic and glam, especially with the throw pillows! Amazing job:)
24 housetweaking January 18, 2011 at 9:45 PM: Sarah – Would you believe me if I told you I have never been to Anthropologie? It’s true!
25 sarah January 19, 2011 at 2:40 PM: Just came across this post TODAY. My husband is in the middle of making a headboard for me and yours turned out GREAT! Just posted about it here: fiveoeight.com/sometimes-i-feel-like-people-can-read-my-thoughts/

Really fabulous job
26 candi January 20, 2011 at 3:57 PM: I MIUST know where that light fixture is from…AWESOMEness. Love your space!
27 Tessa January 20, 2011 at 10:57 PM: visitng for the 1st time – so lovely!! you’ve got wonderful style! look forward to future posts!
Tessa
28 Katy January 21, 2011 at 4:42 AM: Saw this over at Sugar and Charm. Literally ‘LOVE’ it!
29 Candice Tate January 21, 2011 at 8:50 AM: Where did that yellow pillow come from? LOVE it and the whole room
30 Esti Tisler January 21, 2011 at 10:15 AM: Hi, I just stumbled on your blog and instantly love it. Your bedroom is beautiful. I love yellow with anything. Thank you for all the lovely pics. I’m a new mom (my daughter is 4 months old) and feel like having a pretty house will never happen again now that motherhood seems to take up most of my time. I’m encouraged to see that even after kids I can get to a point where I can make my house pretty again. Thanks!
31 sherryberry January 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM: O my Gosh Love your bedroom!!!! Love the headboard & the colors what color is the ruffled pillow ? love the grey & yellow together. I have been wanting to redo my bedroom was going to do it in all different whites but i really love your colors.My sweet savannah has you bedroom posted on her blog, thank you melaine!!! now i have a new blog that i love. Thank you for all your ideas. Sherry
32 BonnieJean January 21, 2011 at 11:30 PM: Oh my word, this is so so great! :] Just found your blog and am having tons of fun browsing. Thanks for sharing!
33 housetweaking January 22, 2011 at 2:16 PM: Candice – I posted about the mustard, ruffled pillow here…

www.housetweaking.com/2010/11/28/etsy-for-the-home-jilly-bean-things/
34 housetweaking January 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM: Candi – I got the chandelier {lighting kit excluded} online from Cost Plus World Market. Not sure if it’s still available.
35 jamie January 23, 2011 at 6:17 PM: i am loving the headboard idea for my son’s big boy room. i have a question if you don’t mind… is it rough, could it give little fingers splinters? would it just need to be sanded to protect it fingers?

thanks!!!
jamie
36 housetweaking January 24, 2011 at 10:06 PM: Jamie – The headboard is not splintery at all. In fact, it’s very smooth even though it has a rough hewn look to it. Handy Hubby sanded it with a heavy duty belt sander and pressure washed it. That being said, it’s not any more comfortable than sitting up against a plain wall. But we aren’t ‘sit-in-bed-and-read people. We usually read lying down in bed or sitting on the couch. The only *problem* I’ve run into is dusting…as in the headboard getting dust mark on pillows if they lean up against it. {They wash out easily in the laundry.} To avoid this, we hung the headboard several inches above the bed and make our bed with the back-most pillows lying flat on the bed…which I prefer anyway because it lends a more clean & simple feel. You probably wouldn’t want to lean up against a headboard like this because of the dusting not splintering. OR you could always finish the entire thing with a matte polyurethane. Hope that helps you out!
37 The Crafty Side Of Life January 27, 2011 at 6:24 AM: I love this!!!!!! Such great inspiration!
I am your newest follower!! YAY!
38 The Crafty Side Of Life January 27, 2011 at 6:32 AM: OK, so I am new to this blog thing. Does WordPress not allow followers? I was SO going to follow you, but can’t see where to do it.
39 housetweaking January 27, 2011 at 9:29 AM