Making a headboard

When I finished the bed frame, I had our old queen sized headboard on the king mattress.

I have been working on making a headboard based on Ana White's farmhouse headboard.
http://ana-white.com/2010/01/plans-how-to-modify-farmhouse-bed-to_09.html

It is on 4x4s, so very heavy. Finally this weekend one of hubby's friends helped to move it upstairs and here is what I have:

I think it looks a bit tall, and we don't have a wall that fits 2 night stands and the king sized bed easily without hiding the window. Oh well. Notice the Bowser photo bomb. He was clearly quite ready for bed.