Recently I’ve been wanting to re-do my apartment décor. I’ve found inspiration from the oddest places like my backyard, painting, and movies. My mind works in odd ways. Recently I wrote an article regarding décor and French Design for this site, and since then I’ve been yakking at my husband about painting our furniture white and starting from scratch. He agrees that it would “look great”, even when I know he couldn’t care less, but at least he humors me. But since the new found love for French décor arrived, I’ve been searching and exploring other options to add a bit of personality to those bare white walls.

I stumbled across this picture and was instantly drawn to the photo wall. I thought about how unique it was, not the ordinary boring family pictures, but art and other elements. This inspired me for ideas of my very own photo wall using my wedding pictures, the family, framed post cards and anniversary cards. I love mixed media, and this is such a simple way of plugging it in to any bare wall!

My husband and I do not have a headboard on our bed, we’ve looked around for some, but everything just seems to expensive ( I’m pretty cheap). I don’t see the point of buying something that you could make yourself, and I love crafting so I’ve been searching for cheaper, more personalized options. Here’s what I’ve come up with:

Okay, minus the headboard the mirror idea is pretty neat right? Adding mirrors to any space give the illusion of expansion, making your bedroom-living room or bathroom appear to be larger. Behind our bed is a plain white wall, and you can buy mirrored slabs at any craft store. If they don’t offer them individually they can cut them from a bigger sheet of thin plastic with a glass-like finish into any size you desire. This is a more classic look, but I also have one other idea….

A headboard made out of books! I love this idea, and since I am an English major and my husband and I both love to read- I thought this would be perfect. You can go to any Goodwill or Salvation army and pick up books for dirt cheap- and customize the look yourself! I would probably go for more vintage looking books in neutral colors but hey, let the headboard be your canvas!

But the true question is, which way should I go? Please share your thoughts and help me decide!