a blank canvas no more

The space above my bed was a blank wall that needed something, but I could never quite figure out what it needed.  I didn't want the classic headboard that went with the bed frame (read boring, brown wood).  I toyed with the idea of a series of six pictures; I just couldn't settle on what to put in the frames.  I thought about layering frames, just didn't like it above my bed.  

  

On evening last month, I was over at a friend's place and marveling at the massive quantity of frames around their apartment.  My friend's roommate works at a frame store and he has his pick of frames that the store is unable to sell for various reasons, primarily, because they have a flaw (a chip somewhere).  Within the vast collection of frames that he's slowly accumulating, he had two large frames (37 inches by 47 inches).  At first, I passed on them.  Then inspiration struck, and I had to have one.  It would be perfect over my bed.  

One free frame, a quick stop at the Needle Shop for fabric, a visit to Blick Art Supplies for foam core board and picture hanging kit, and an hour spent putting everything together.  My new 'headboard' was complete.

I love it!  The patterns, at first, appear to clash, but the the colors play off each other and keep the eye constantly moving from one place to another.  I think the addition of dark brown pillow cases will also help pull the look together a little bit more and probably removing the teal patterned pillow.

Ideas are starting to take shape for the last two blank walls, the wall at the foot of the bed and the one above the TV.  For the last blank canvas in my bedroom, I need something that I can easily change or absolutely love, since I will wake up to it every single morning.  I also think that this should be simple, no patterns and a lack of color, maybe a large black and white, abstract image or a series of black and white photographs.  For the one above the TV, I think that layering frames might be the perfect fit.  Either way, I am going to start collection frames to layer and searching through black and white photographs.  Until inspiration strikes again.