sassenach Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Pinterest is no help unless a person is looking for a farmhouse style quote framed in reclaimed wood. No offense if that's what hangs above your bed, but we are neither farmhouse nor words on walls people. So I turn to you, Hive. Bonus points for pictures. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 You mean on the wall above the headboard, right? (Other than a light, I don’t have anything hanging right above my bed. ). On the wall I have two pictures that I had enlarged and framed. A picture of dh as a baby/toddler and one of me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Hanging above bed? Nothing. People hang things above their beds? Other than mirrors for people into that this is news to me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nothing. Our bed is tall and the headboard is pretty high, and it doesn't seem to me the space above it needs anything. But I could change my mind on that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On the wall over the headboard (which is actually a pantry door turned on its side, fastened to the wall), I have four of the IKEA Malma mirrors. Kind of like the second picture, except in a single horizontal row. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, Jean in Newcastle said: You mean on the wall above the headboard, right? (Other than a light, I don’t have anything hanging right above my bed. ). On the wall I have two pictures that I had enlarged and framed. A picture of dh as a baby/toddler and one of me. Yes, the wall above the headboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, BarbecueMom said: On the wall over the headboard (which is actually a pantry door turned on its side, fastened to the wall), I have four of the IKEA Malma mirrors. Kind of like the second picture, except in a single horizontal row. Ooh, I’d love to see a picture of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 17, 2019 Author Share Posted February 17, 2019 28 minutes ago, Pen said: Hanging above bed? Nothing. People hang things above their beds? Other than mirrors for people into that this is news to me! Like this (except not this). https://goo.gl/images/Rmfo9u 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Ah. Bed head not against wall. Big headboard. No wall decor usually. Edited February 17, 2019 by Pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 If you look at headboards on Pinterest you will also see a lot of variety in what is shown above the headboard. Different art prints, lattice type wood work, shelves with things displayed (not something I would do in earthquake country), combination bookshelves/headboards etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 The space above my headboard is short. (Vaulted ceiling.) Nothing’s there now, but I’m in the market for some sort of scrolling wrought iron design with matching side sconces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nothing, just a blank wall. I like to keep our bedroom simple and haven't found anything that didn't feel too cluttery for my liking. Also, I don't want anything to fall and clonk me on the head while I'm sleeping. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 An oil painted canvas of a ship in an early storm. Lots of blues and grays, plus a bit of an orange sunset. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nothing at the moment. We have an eagle picture that DH wants to put up, but I guess he doesn't want it enough to actually do it. We moved in Sept and it still isn't up. It is just leaning against the wall still in protective wrapping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, KungFuPanda said: An oil painted canvas of a ship in an early storm. Lots of blues and grays, plus a bit of an orange sunset. Sounds beautiful ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 A carved, circular wooden thing DH brought back from Indonesia (20+ years ago). We joke that it's probably a fertility symbol so maybe we should hang it elsewhere. I think it's actually a serving tray... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I have a carved sleigh bed, so I don't have anything hanging over the headboard. I don't have anything hanging over the upholstered headboard in the guest room either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 We have a couple of pictures my DH bought when he did his vicarage in Louisiana. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 nothing. For me personally, if I wanted wall hangings in my bedroom above the headboard would be the last place for them because then I couldn't see them well from my bed. And I'm not into decorating for people who will never see my room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I have a set of beautiful cross-stitch pieces that my aunt made for my mom years ago. They are country scenes, but elaborate in that the entire framed area is stitched. I don't care for the frames, as they are a gilded gold, and I tend more toward rustic, but they look very nice in our bedroom, and make me feel peaceful when I look at them. When my mom moved in with my sister year before last, they were up for grabs, so I took them! My aunt is now in her 90s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 We have an abstract painting of a Navajo medicine man, painted on stretched canvas (no frame, so it's not heavy). Full of colors, mostly jewel tones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 A wreath, centered right in the middle. It’s light and pretty and matches my duvet, so I like it. Up until a year ago I never had anything because I’m super nervous about stuff falling on my head while I’m asleep. But I got tired of the blank wall and figured a lightweight wreath wouldn’t hurt too bad. 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) About 20 various pictures that ds has drawn or painted over the last 8 or so years. These are mostly on plain copy paper and are taped to the wall with scotch tape. Ds has put them there as gifts to us. Ninja guys, Pokemon, superheroes, nature art, an illustrated list of foods he dislikes, a funny one "No Girls Aloud" with an unflattering drawing of dd. Edited February 18, 2019 by ScoutTN 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsRobinson Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, ScoutTN said: About 20 various pictures that ds has drawn or painted over the last 8 or so years. These are mostly on plain copypaper and are taped to the wall with scotch tape. Ds has put them there as gifts to us. Ninja guys, Pokemon, superheroes, nature art, an illustrated list of foods he dislikes, a funny one "No Girls Aloud" with an unflattering drawing of dd. That's awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Framed Andrew Wyeth print of a dog sleeping on a bed called, I believe, Master Bedroom. I have cross-stitched pictures of dogs my mother made on other walls. Pretty much a dog themed bedroom. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, nevergiveup said: Framed Andrew Wyeth print of a dog sleeping on a bed called, I believe, Master Bedroom. I have cross-stitched pictures of dogs my mother made on other walls. Pretty much a dog themed bedroom. We have that print in our bedroom, too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenecho Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Nothing...we live in Earthquake country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 There are four maps: an antique (1810's, I think) map of ancient Rome, an 1890's map of India, an 1880's map of Asia, and a maps of Paris that fell out of one of my Baedeckers and felt it wanted to be put up there too. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 16 minutes ago, Farrar said: There are four maps: an antique (1810's, I think) map of ancient Rome, an 1890's map of India, an 1880's map of Asia, and a maps of Paris that fell out of one of my Baedeckers and felt it wanted to be put up there too. I love old maps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 We have a small bronze Celtic cross, similar to this one: (We don't have much room for anything else, because of the vaulted ceiling in that part of the room.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, nevergiveup said: Framed Andrew Wyeth print of a dog sleeping on a bed called, I believe, Master Bedroom. I have cross-stitched pictures of dogs my mother made on other walls. Pretty much a dog themed bedroom. I used to have that one too. Love that print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 A mermaid. I found her at Home Goods. I apologize for the dark picture. I was too lazy to get up out of my chair and turn on more lights. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 2 hours ago, nevergiveup said: Framed Andrew Wyeth print of a dog sleeping on a bed called, I believe, Master Bedroom. I have cross-stitched pictures of dogs my mother made on other walls. Pretty much a dog themed bedroom. Live dog(s) too? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Smallish San Damiano cross. It fit better in the tiny apartment we started out in, over the student futon, but what can you do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Right over the huge headboard nothing, though I've been arguing with DH that I should be able to cut up an old botanical print book (it's old but only worth about $7 because it's so common) and hang my favorites on that wall. He doesn't think so. I think I might order another copy to have solely to cut up. The closest art we have to the bed is an original oil painting clearly inspired by this that we bought at an art festival. Ours look more like NYC in the current day though. Sparser, stormier, the fewer people are more clearly defined. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 None because we are near the earthquake zone. My cousin who isn’t in an earthquake zone has recessed bed lights installed and that’s nice for reading in bed. Something like this link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 A trio of Ikea Gassa etched glass art, hanging in a horizontal row. You can switch out the color panels behind them to be red or blue, but I just leave them out so it's more of a white on gray look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Anchors for the ropes. We're considering adding one of those trapeze things. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevergiveup Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Pen said: Live dog(s) too? No live dogs allowed in the bedroom but the two of them have a nice area just outside the bedroom. My sisters sleep with their dogs and I never understood how they get any sleep at all. My husky and German Shepherd dogs take up way too much room. The print was my mother's and it reminds me of her. I am not surprised so many have it--my neighbor had one, too! I have several small dog statues on a bedside table, but the dog theme does not extend to the rest of the house. I mean, I'm not the crazy dog lady or anything...... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 We don't have anything over the headboard. I do have this little hanging quilt on DH's side wall that his mother made for me, and a caricature of the kids on my side wall. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Nothing. Earthquake zone. But, even if we didn't live in an earthquake zone, I wouldn't have anything there. We stayed in an Air BnB in London with a painting over the bed, and it fell down on us in the middle of the night with no apparent provocation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I asked my dd to paint three canvases in a "winter woods" theme.. it's so hot here most of the year, I wanted something that conveyed cool serenity 😉 .... when I look at it I can almost hear the crunching footsteps in snow, and that sort of muffled quiet.. and the bracing smell of snow at night, the cutting cold breeze... I haven't actually seen snow in many years, so this is a nice reminder... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 9 hours ago, Slache said: Anchors for the ropes. We're considering adding one of those trapeze things. You win. 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Earthquake people, I’m right here with you. I think we’ve all been brainwashed. There’s a million light decorations that we could put over our beds. I won’t be putting any heavy frames, but I might secure a few small canvases. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, sassenach said: Earthquake people, I’m right here with you. I think we’ve all been brainwashed. There’s a million light decorations that we could put over our beds. I won’t be putting any heavy frames, but I might secure a few small canvases. The canvases I have are not framed, my dd painted around the outside edges in black to it give it a more finished feel.. they are very light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, sassenach said: Earthquake people, I’m right here with you. I think we’ve all been brainwashed. There’s a million light decorations that we could put over our beds. I won’t be putting any heavy frames, but I might secure a few small canvases. I have never had anything because of earthquakes but after we move I'd like to add posters of everywhere we've lived. I've picked out posters from San Francisco and Cincinnati (our home towns), DC, New Orleans and Portland (where we've lived) and San Antonio (where we're moving). Each poster is very difference because the cities are very different but they all look like a vintage postcards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 We have a sepia tone print of trees in the center. One either side we have portraits of me and dh on our wedding day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 10 hours ago, nevergiveup said: No live dogs allowed in the bedroom but the two of them have a nice area just outside the bedroom. My sisters sleep with their dogs and I never understood how they get any sleep at all. My husky and German Shepherd dogs take up way too much room. The print was my mother's and it reminds me of her. I am not surprised so many have it--my neighbor had one, too! I have several small dog statues on a bedside table, but the dog theme does not extend to the rest of the house. I mean, I'm not the crazy dog lady or anything...... I don’t have any decor on bedroom walls, but if I did, I think a photograph of our own dog lying on the bed much like a black version of the Wyeth dog and enlarged could be something I’d like. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 My bed is under a window so the only thing hanging there is a window shade. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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