For a headboard, how about a slip covered or padded one? My builder cut me the shape I wanted out of plywood. I have no talent when it comes to DIY projects, but it sounds as if you do, so mine went to the upholsterer. With your new bed size, it is going to be a tight squeeze. From your photos, I think you need to brighten up the room. You may need smaller bedside tables on free floating shelves. I like this room, for all the above, suggestions. There is also this unique design from IKEA. It is wall mounted and has its own shelving. $149.00.

To Ella Kate Thrupp....."a woven piece"...as in a wall rug or a tapestry suggested by yours truly and Tribbletrouble441452k7 Trek? Or maybe you have a more novel idea in mind? Have you come across any "woven" art in your professional travels? I have a friend who actually weaves tapestries on a loom as they did centuries ago thread by thread. They are exquisite and each a unique artwork. She works professionally on commission Very time consuming, meticulous and expensive and she also does it simply for relaxation and sells them. Wonder would there be anything along this line available commercially today? Such a "woven piece" would make an enormous impact in any room, so beautiful and unique in a bedroom especially if a design woven to order...but Yikes $$$$$. Afterthought...a painted MURAL designed to order might be a touch of luxury if you engaged somebody to do it and they presented you with a series of pictures for you to choose from.....that would not fall down! I did one for a friend's guest donga in Charleville QLD...she wanted a fantasy and had a lot of input herself, it was a collaborative effort and she got exactly what she wanted. Can't go wrong with a mural...can always paint over it when you want something different.

I would custom build out the corner recess using a wall shelf box and then drop it down under the window all the way behind the door. Or alternatively box it out up until the window and then add in a slide out bedside for your guests to use if necessary. It would mean sitting the entire bed forward and inline with the current left bedside but it would add symmetry, storage and a new designer look. I don't think 2 bedsides are absolutely necessary and you could take away the left one just adding a pendant light as the back would now be a place to sit a glass of water or other must haves.

I have been looking on Houzz and got a couple of ideas for the bedside tables (without spending anything!) .. Please let me know your opinions on the following... Attack the existing ones with a sander and take off half of the white paint, exposing the dark brown underneath, and making them look like they are meant to be shabby. Take them both out of the room and replace with a stack of vintage suitcases on the door side and an old weathered timber folding chair on the window side (got these in storage so wouldn't cost anything!). The chair would have to have something on top like a box to hide the usual bedside table clutter in, I guess. 3. Any other suggestions? Don't want to spend any money here if I can help it! I have access to plenty of old pallets which people seem to make amazing things out of but don't know if that would be too rustic in this room?