This is for Christina.
When Lloyd and I moved into this house, we didn’t have a bedframe. We just put the box spring and mattress on the floor and called it good for many, many years. A while back (five years?), he went on a little summer trip to see his family, and I was inspired by the show While You Were Out. You’ll need to know that Lloyd teaches chess to his middle school kids, and he is the only person I know who reads big, giant, boring books about chess. I had found a border online that showed castle-y things (this was back when I liked border), and we already had a ton of extra chess pieces around the house.
Some paint, some trim and the chess pieces completed the walls. I had also purchased a couple of under-bed storage units made for twin beds, but cobbled them together for our queen bed. That raised the bed substantially – the first night after I made them I slept in the middle of the bed because I was afraid I’d fall off. By borrowing the neighbors router the ‘chessboard headboard’ was completed. So there you go – our crazy chess room. Can you see how my pillows are eight inches higher than Lloyd’s due to the incline pillow?
And in case you’re wondering, yes – that’s a blanket over the window. It’s eight degrees warmer on this side.