King size. Ribbon-figured mahogany. A headboard that does the talking. The third design was the one she picked.
Quartersawn so the stripe runs the length of the board. Photos don't do it justice. Stand in front of it and the wood looks like it's moving.
The whole bed is mahogany — rails, posts, slat support, the works — but the headboard is the piece that earns the room. Quartersawn mahogany with the ribbon figure running vertical the full height. Light catches it differently from every angle.
Photos flatten it. In person it has depth. The stripe shifts when you walk past it, the way silk catches and releases light. That's the magic of quartersawn mahogany when you find the right boards.
The first two designs were close. Not wrong — just not the one. Beds for your own bedroom are different from beds you build for a client. There's no brief and no deadline, just the person you live with telling you whether you've got it yet or not.
Number three was it. Heavy headboard, clean lines, ribbon mahogany doing all the visual work. I built it king size because that's the bed we sleep in.
"The headboard is the wow factor — especially in person."
Mahogany ages beautifully. The color deepens for years before it settles. The ribbon stays the ribbon — the figure doesn't fade or change. A bed like this is built to be the piece you sleep next to for the rest of your life.
I built her two matching shelves for the wall after — same mahogany, same finish, same hand. The room came together once the third piece was in.
And at the foot of the bed sits the slatted cherry bench. Different wood. Same maker. Same room.
King, queen, or otherwise. Mahogany, walnut, cherry, or whatever speaks to you. The headboard is the place we'd start the conversation.