~An Early Christmas Present~

Hi friends~

I'm so excited I just HAVE to share this! An early Christmas present. I ( WE ) bought a headboard. Now, I'm a little embarrassed to show ya'll these pictures. I've never been able to take good pictures of our bedroom. But, I am proud of how far it has come over the last few years. It is a restful & dreamy little place. Now, when we got married Mister had a king size bed ( no head board ) and I had a full size bed ( w/head board. ) The king won so we have NEVER had a headboard. Always a thorn in my side but we could never find THE one. Our bedroom furniture , ( dresser ) belonged to my parents and I inherited them. So, I needed something that looked a little ' antique-y.' ANYWHOO~ This is what our bedroom looks like~

Now, if you are wondering why the curtains are hung like that it's because there is a window behind there but it's off center w/the bed so I had to make it APPEAR like we have a larger window. Also, I recently changed all our bedding and still have the green curtains. So, please bear w/me on that. I'm going to get new cream colored ones as soon as finances allow.

This was my Mother's dresser~ I love it dearly.

It needs refinishing ( hello....Buffie~ help~winks )

We have an armoire on the other side

Now, for the POINT of this post~

I was browsing around Craig's List ( never been there before ) and I came across a picture of a headboard....no price was listed. Humf~ I e-mailed the seller and asked if it was still available & how much she wanted for it. The listing was over a week old but I figured it was worth a try. She e-mailed me right back & said yes, it was available and gave me a price. I showed husband the picture & told him the price and he said " If you want it, we'll go get it. " I almost fell over.....really I have been wanting a headboard for TEN years...lol.

So, Sunday afternoon, we borrowed my cousins truck and they went to go pick it up while I finished decorating for Christmas.

Here it is......

My husband & daughter are the sweetest, it was a 2 hour round trip.

Okay~ here it is in our room

a close-up...

Won't this look exceptionally lovely when we get our new curtains? I just COULD NOT WAIT to show ya'll. :) This has had me doing cartwheels for 2 days now...lol.

Now, guess how much we paid.....

$75.00

I know, I nearly fainted myself....lol.

What do you think? Did we do good?

Have a beautiful day!

Hugs~ J