Wingin' It!

I totally fell in love with this bed and maybe coveted it just a little.

And then there's this one:

Don't you just love those cute wings. They're just sitting there wanting to protect your little head from falling off the bed and rolling out the door. Pretty sure i needed those. yup, pretty sure! The only problem is the same as always, money! So silly me, I decided I could make me that winged marvel. Do me a favor and shoot me in the foot the next time I think something so irrational, would ya?

I've had this winged bed on my radar for so long. Ok, actually I've been working on this project so long.  Summer has too much going on to work on things like this, right? I started the beginning of  June. Finished on Labor Day. Seems to be the way I do things!

I found this headboard on ksl and thought it would be a great base. Sounds good, right?

Well, ya, right! Nothing is ever as easy as it sounds. I tried to mark all those crazy tufts mathematically but it just wasn't working. Thank heavens Cara got home and I whined loud enough she came to my rescue. We stayed up way too late but booyah, we conquered! 

And that was the end of the story til summer wore off and all the entertainment moved back to Nebraska. After some real sweat and tears (no tears, just sweat) and mashed fingers, and tight spaces and cussing and re-evaluating and trying again, I finally got 'er done. 

The room is kinda small to get a good picture. But a couple more projects and I'll give you a tour of the room. Cus see those cute chevrons peeking in above the bed? Oh, baby, You just wait!