Like Marlene, I'd love to see someone get a hernia trying to make off with it! lol! That is one substantial bench! Even I wouldn't worry about sitting on it. I love the turned wood on the headboard - just gorgeous!

All I can see in that room is one of those very curvy upholstered headboards. Something with an impact like this, but perhaps cut both sets of the side arc lower/closer to the bed while keeping the top center arc the same height to give it more definition. Your room is lovely and monochromatic (unless it's my monitor?), so to continue in that vein, the fabric could be a plain black, a plain blue to match your lampshades, a color to match your curtain with a contrasting grosgrain ribbon around the edges.. etc. Personally I can actually see the red (or another strong color) in your room and like the proportions of white and color in the above image, but would choose a more mature (but still large-scale) pattern like a damask, geometric medallion or ikat. Not sure you would want to go in that direction, but I think it would work. I really love your walls of art - I hope to have something like that someday. Here is a link that might be useful: More pics & a DIY video (not my blog)

Put a 3" thick foam cushion on it.

Perhaps the most invalid analogy ever: "It's like when a soccer mom with 5 kids goes into a car dealership and the salesman keeps trying to sell her sport's cars when she keeps telling him she wants a mini van". More accurate analogy: It's like when a soccer mom with 5 kids goes into a car dealership and the salesman keeps trying to sell her sport's cars when she keeps telling him she wants a mini van. but she wants it to look like a sports car, get the mileage of a Prius, the longevity of a Volvo, the ten year warranty included..... for the price of a used Chevy compact,. The other difference is she may have the "good grace" to realize it's not possible. Politely stated, the above beds are West Elm and Ethan Allen respectively. I would suggest jumping by kiddies on either is not a great idea, and both will be in the vicinity of a grand. They will not jiggle as they are the entire bed, versus a headboard bolted to a hollywood frame. I would suggest the first, to avoid the "matchy matchy" which is to drown a room in dark brown furniture, in this case a dresser, two side tables and bed, all the same. The warm golden tone far more updated , especially in consideration with green......... I'll politely suggest a hardware change on the brown furniture should that be an issue.