finished the faux fretwork

after taping off the ceiling and a little paint action.... this is how things turned out:

this was seriously so easy it wasn't even funny. and the fact that it's totally free hand... took like 45 minutes total. No excuses - go do this!

looking up from below..

now... I hesitated posting the picture below because its so incomplete. But hopefully it'll seem that much more awesome with the:
pelmet box/curtains/bookshelves/mattress/DIY duvet?/more pillows TBD /and dry cleaned giant dog.
So pretty much we're like almost done (not)