a quick change of a bed headboard makes a big difference. here's what matthew did to his malm headboard.

"i bought the ikea malm bed a couple of years ago and after a month or two grew bored of... well, its boringness. i was trying to think of a way to add some excitement and tie together the colors of my room. the bedspread was black, the bed was oak and the walls were an unpaintable white.

malm bed headboardusing a piece of plywood, a 2"x3" and some sheets of thin crafting foam i created a gradient effect on the headboard, going from the black of the bed to the white of the walls. (there's a lot more black on the bottom but the pillows and mattress ended up covering it.) i extended it above the original headboard to break up the lines of the bed. the foam was great because it provided padding when used the headboard as a backrest.

unfortunately i was laid off from my job and had to move back home. i sold all my furniture including the bed so this hack is now floating around philadelphia somewhere."

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