The Wood Anniversary

For our fifth anniversary, for which the traditional gift is wood, we built ourselves a headboard.  We've had our bed for almost 4 years but have always just had it pushed against a wall.

Boring.

We had a fifth anniversary and a parent's night at the daycare.  Bingo.

J built the frame and cut the plywood while I was at work on Friday.

Heh.

While J took Zeke to a birthday party on Saturday, I bought upholstery foam, batting and fabric.  Saturday night, we assembled the headboard.

Putting the foam on the plywood.

Putting the batting over the foam.  And enjoying a little vino.

Dork.

Laying the fabric over the base.

Attaching the headboard to the frame.

Drill, baby, drill.

Getting ready to drill holes to attach the headboard frame to the bedframe.

Finished product.  And a riot of stripes

All those hours watching the DIY Network pay off. 

 Happy anniversary, us!