I LOVE IT

A few months ago I was looking through one of Don's woodworking books. I saw some folded paper and so I opened it up. It happened to be some plans for a headboard. At that point I figured he was going to make it for me for Christmas. He had been in the garage alot building 'something'.

So one day he asked me.....Lisa....you know what I am getting you for Christmas don't you? I just said WHY? I don't think I put the papers back exactly where I found them. OOPS. Look at that detail.
Here is my wonderful husband working really hard to get this done. He was pretty disappointed because the wood had warped from leaving it out in the garage when it was soooooooooo cold. We decided to move his tools and wood in the basement so it would stay warm. It wasn't easy working with the warped wood but I LOVE IT. And I am very happy with it.

OK so Don really loves wood that you can see the grain. SO he wanted to stain this a cherry color. I kept telling him I wanted it to be black but he just kept rolling his eyes and not understanding how I could cover up something that could look so natural. I just LOVE black furniture. He didn't want to paint it black. I kept telling him I wanted it black. This happened quite often throughout the time he was building it. It was more of a joke and I knew he would stain it. It didn't bother me.

He painted it black. YEAH. I LOVE IT. Everytime I walk up our stairs it is the first thing I see in our room. I can still see the pretty detail on it. Thanks so much Don. You really are the best. And thank you for giving in (even though you hated to cover up the grain) and painting it black.

I think I need some pictures on the wall and some red throw pillows. The curtains are the same color as the lamps but we need something more. I mean, we have only lived in our house for 15 months......we still have alot of time to find some pictures. :) You can see Ethan in the picture in front of the bed. He tried to get in the picture but I guess I snapped it too fast.