Headboard

Hi!
Another weekend is almost here.  Again, we're missing a big storm that's hitting the NE US with up to 70 cm (27inches) of snow!  That's good for us, but it only takes one storm to bring lots of snow and there's still a few more months of winter!

With my new  "Use it or lose it" motto, I've got to use up my old headboard that was in the storage room.

It looks nice from afar, but it's not in great shape.

Here you can see C tagged it with "I ♥ Niall" (of the band One Direction).

This was from when she had the double bed in her room.

Our bedroom used to look like this.

I made this headboard back in July, 2005 with 2x3's and 3/8" plywood.

 N helped by drawing on it.

I really liked this headboard and the woven pleather fabric, bought in Detroit when K was working there.

We've recently moved our bed so K can finish wiring the bedroom and then I can finally finish drywalling!

The bed is on the cedar shingled wall, which I like because it opens up both windows. Before, the bed was blocking the side window. I think we'll leave the bed here after the walls are done, but the big mirror will have to be moved up and over (or somewhere else...).

Of course, I tried out the headboard to see how it would look... 

Good!

But.... what if we miss the padded headboard?  

Well, I'll upholster the "new" one with the old foam, batting and pleather! 

The old one was quite well done. This one, not so much.  I did it quickly to see it I'd like it....

Now that it's in place, I notice that the pattern isn't straight and the top curve isn't very tight.

I don't love it....

But, I don't have another spot for the pleather...  

Will I keep the headboard like this? Re-do it? Remove the pleather and paint the headboard? I'm leaning toward the last one, but what to do with the pleather?  I'd like to re-do the kitchen bench with it, but I'd have to cut it and join two pieces and I'm not sure this can be sewn easily?? 

Decisions, Decisions....

Enjoy your weekend! :-)