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.
Love it! Very creative, and attractive. I especially like that headboard.
If you re-do the guest room, the board game I want is Candy Land!
As I recall, there was a trail of chess pieces leading up to the bedroom.
And you came home a day later than I thought you would. I would have had time to add the skylight.
And the other figure on the border is a woman holding a
dombraukulele. It really was meant to be.How on earth did you know dombra? I don’t know what a dombra is!
My friend Rachel is a missionary in Kazakhstan. Her husband plays one.
I love how you’ve framed the king and queen pieces on each side of your bed. I have always loved that!
Did you make the king and queen or discover them somewhere?
They were purchased at a Hobby Town. I was all prepared to offer a bunch of money to separate the giant king and queen from their set, but it turned out there was no set. Win-win.
That is wonderful! Are your side tables attached to the wall or am I just not seeing the legs? And I love the lights!
Yeah, the side tables are screwed into the wall. That would make it great for vacuming except there’s always books and junk under them (at least on my side of the bed).
I have been watching a program called Worlds Greenest Homes. Most of these homes are luxurious and your decor is similar to some of them (except for the blanket on the window) 🙂 I think it is the stone or southwest look. Very nice. I like the lights.
Also, what is that canister looking thing on the floor? Is that a legless night stand?
That is truly amazing!!! Ingenius all the way!!
But did it turn Lloyd into a “Pawn Star?
Oh, my goodness, what a joke, Peggy!