A Girl Can Dream
Buy all the fancy linens you want, but nothing completes your boudoir like a headboard. "It provides a focal point and makes the whole room more inviting," Meryl says. The store-bought kind can be expensive and bulky, so try this shortcut: Using the lines in a graphic wallpaper as your guide, cut out a silhouette that serves as a virtual headboard. Shoot for about 4 inches wider than your mattress, to accommodate the extra width the bedding will add.

Sources: Studio Printworks "Grille Modern Grande" wallpaper by Hinson & Company, $170 per roll, Pacific Design Services, 310-360-6418.

For July/August cover headboard idea, use the following template shape:

Cover Headboard Template