I looked for a bookcase headboard locally and online. The only ones I
found were online and a couple of grand.

So, I lifted the measurements from one I liked and built it. After
letting everything dry and settle down after it was stained and sealed,
I installed it. But, because I'm very sensitive to such things, the
different smells kept me from getting the kind of sleep I was accustomed
to.

It smelled like mostly the pine that I smelled but who knows. How long
does new furniture normally take to gas out ..anyone have any idea...The
thing is with this type of furniture, it's right where your head is all
night..

In the mean time I put it back down in the workshop possibly until next
year..?