This is what it looked like before we sanded it down. It had a folk art design on it. We sanded it down a little, not all the way. We still wanted to see some of the old paint. Like it had been really weathered. Then we stained it a little darker.
We let it dry. Hung it up in my apartment then all the fun decorating started!
Pottery Barn had a cute idea. They hung the coat rack above the headboard. Then they hung little mirrors and picture frames off of theirs. This idea is great inspiration (Pottery Barn website Raleigh Headboard).