{"id":24556,"date":"2014-10-12T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T23:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=24556"},"modified":"2014-10-13T06:52:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T11:52:30","slug":"new-headboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=24556","title":{"rendered":"Our New Headboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">I have a French sister named Madeleine. Well, she isn&#8217;t my blood sister, but we have been through so much together that we have developed a sisterly relationship.\u00a0 She considers me her American sister, and she is my French sister.\u00a0 She and her husband moved to Brussels for tax purposes after he retired, and that is their main residence for six months of the year.\u00a0 The rest of the year, when they aren&#8217;t traveling on some wild, crazy adventure, they live in one of their three (yes you read that correctly) residences in France.\u00a0 One is on the ocean in Brittany, one is in Provence, and one is a French chalet in ski country.\u00a0 Madeleine is an artist who specializes in mosaics and has done some incredible work, but she is also dabbles in paints.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2246\" alt=\"Easy French Headboard\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF0717-1024x725.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF0717-1024x725.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF0717-430x304.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">When I visited her for a week-end in Brussels, I was so impressed with this headboard that she had painted in one of the guest bedrooms.\u00a0 This was long before I knew what a blog was and was when we lived in our house in the suburbs.\u00a0 It was also before I knew anything about good photography!!\u00a0 I loved that headboard, thought it was so creative and wanted one for myself.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17134\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17134\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-17134 \" alt=\"Decal Headboard\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_5066-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_5066-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/IMG_5066-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Decal Headboard<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">When we moved into our townhouse, we sold our old Ethan Allen headboard that we had owned for years because the new bed frame that we bought didn&#8217;t fit with it.\u00a0 That was my chance to get a <a title=\"Faux French Headboard For Real\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2013\/04\/02\/faux-french-head-board-for-real\/\">faux French headboard decal<\/a>.\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t believe there was a company that made headboard decals.\u00a0 I loved it but just felt that it was more for an apartment or a dorm room.\u00a0 In other words, after living with it for over a year, I felt it was time for Mr. Right and me to grow up and get a real headboard.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-24722\" alt=\"New Headboard\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9185-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9185-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9185-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">I have always loved the padded headboards and felt as if they had a Hollywood glam element to them.\u00a0 However, I was also afraid they would be a trend and as soon as I ordered one, then they would become dated and out.\u00a0 But I bought one anyway, and we are really happy with it.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a peak.\u00a0 I took theses photos a few weeks ago before I put fall in the room.\u00a0 We both think our room looks as if grown-ups live here now. Oh, by they way, Madeleine has a padded headboard in her master bedroom in Brussels, too,<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thank you for stopping in and reading our blog.\u00a0 We really appreciate each one of you.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Take care.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-24551\" alt=\"new headboard\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_9167-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_9167-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_9167-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a French sister named Madeleine. 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