I've collected magazine photos of upholstered headboards for several years planning to make my own one day. I finally narrowed my choices down to this one because it had some interesting detail without being too feminine.

I bought supplies and fabric, gathered tools, and went to work.

The fabric is a dark taupe velvet. I'm pleased with the results and surprised that Richard is so excited about it. He even said that it was "Classy".

FYI ~ Richard found some great mounting hardware at
Lowes. You can check out the "Hangman Mirror and Picture Hanging System" at www.hangmanstore.com