To be or not to be - a bed with a canopy?

Yep, you already know I'm a dreamer and a romantic...One thing I've wanted for a long time is a CANOPY BED! I know, I know --Girly!!! Hey, I'm a girl, can't help that part!!! 

You see, when I was 8 years old, I begged and begged my daddy to get me a canopy bed (yes, I was into decorating that far back!). Please, please, please
daddy, can I have a canopy (princess) bed???!!!

(Okay, Okay, Sooo that's not me, or my dad, but hey, I'm telling a story here, and it's a reasonable facsimile, so just pretend....LOL)

 Anyway, getting back to the matter at hand, I begged, pleaded, maybe even did a little whining...and one day, just like that, I came home after school to a room that looked very similar to this:

 Except it was in yellow. I was so surprised and thrilled!

Mom stayed out of it, she let dad do it all himself. I think he was pretty proud of himself for getting it right, too!

From then on, I went to bed without a struggle, no problem.

This a very fond memory I have of my dad, especially because we lost him to cancer four years later. 

It was very hard for me to part with the little girl bed when I got to be about 16, but reluctantly I gave it up.

The hotel we stayed at for one night to celebrate our anniversary on Isla Mujeres had a pretty bed, it got my mind going...

Now, I'm just a grown middle aged woman who wants to pretty up the master bedroom. My husband is willing to indulge my need for "pretty".

He's a sweetheart and I love him dearly.

I want a white, "cottagy", romantic, pretty bed. That's not too much to ask, is it?

So here's my idea:

A while back I bought an old panelled door from the Restore in Seattle, I wanted to use it as a headboard...

 It's an oldie. Solid wood with 5 panels. Just the right 
size for a king size bed. Do I go with the chippy paint and just clean it up a bit or do I strip it and repaint it a crisp white?

  There are so many different types & styles.

feminine

 Simple

For me, it's gotta have the netting!

Sophisticated

Elegant

Not a canopy, but gorgeous anyway!

 I really like the lines of this one, but I'd prefer it in white.
So, maybe build something similar, but not quite so ornate?

Basic

 Beautiful! But I can't make one like it.

What do you think?

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Have a great week.

Write your worries in the sand,
and cast your blessings in stone.


xx
Sandra