Sounds like a challenge, but I think it will look great!

I remember that bed and the trip it took!! Love your idea for extending the sides and the frame for the rest of the bed - so very Swedish. The only thing I'm not loving is the black idea - are you sure you want to have that distinct (and I will say, harsh) element in your bedroom which has a much lighter and airier feel to it? Any consideration for a more traditional soft white with a rubbed in gray glaze? You can't get much more neutral than that and it should work with any duvets you already have.

Are you planning on changing the placement of the bed, or will you keep the bed as it is currently situated?

Not sure about painting it black. I think the style bed may look better painted a creamy vanilla color, more of a french country finish?

I think adding to it will work out fine. When I think of Swedish painted furniture though, I think of muted greyed colors though.

sashamommy - thanks - challenge probably, but hoping less so than finding one that fits size wise and we like the style of too. Been 3 years of searching now. We found one, but it was discontinued.

Deb - Yeah still haven't done anything with it. DH wants it out of the garage so I figure once I have closed on this idea I'll pitch it to him. He's not huge on a white bed though. We have black framed art/photographs on all the walls in the bedroom and the master bath has black framed mirrors and some accessories. Hence my thought of black. I'm all for white though on any furniture.

work_in_progress - the bed is in the only spot where it will fit. Do you think a whitish creamy color would go with the description above for Deb. We have no other white except the trim, WT, and white sheets. I do have a white on white duvet too. Also will be a tougher sell for DH.

palimpsest - Thanks for the vote of confidence that the additional styling I added would work out. You are right though on the muted greyed colors. The other ones tend to be natural pine (not a likely option due to matching of woods and hard to strip existing) or white.

I don't feel I necessarily need to stick to traditional swedish since I'm modifying it anyways, but would be nice if I could, although I can't see them as neutral. Gray would be neutral, but not really go with anything else in the room.

Here is another direction, and some of the photographs to the left of the bed too.

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So anybody else with input on the style of combining these? Does it work? You can be honest if you don't think it will work.

I've searched and found several pics of white beds that have black framed artwork, but those seem to not have a wood dreeser/night stands. Any input if white will work before I spend a lot of energy trying to sell it to DH.