It served my parents well. I remember some of the functional and decorative items that graced the headboard's shelves over the years: the alarm clock, a box of tissues, a jar of Mentholatum (that, I swear, lasted for at least a decade), journals, scriptures, novels, reading lamps and wedding photos. The bottom shelves are also hinged so you can store things inside the lower half of the box-like compartment.
Then a few years ago, my parents got new bedroom furniture. The bookcase/headboard moved to an extra bedroom in the basement for a time. When my mom mentioned their plans to haul it away, I asked if I could have it instead.
For months, it's been in our bedroom. And because I'm on this furniture painting/glazing kick, I decided to give it a makeover while Seth was hunting wild beasts all last week. Here's the end result:
The green in the back is a little greener than I had anticipated (if that makes ANY sense at all), but overall I'm quite pleased with it. Here's a closeup so you can see how the glaze gets all the little knots and corners to pop:
Ain't she a beaut?
