So, I built a thing.

Finished, the old cherry matches the bookshelves that are sort of visible to the right. I know about the knot hole in the block piece, I picked it for that, the same way I picked the headboard and shelves for their unique grains and whorls.

Mounted the headboard, cut the side shelves so that they die into the wall.

Right side up, with rgb leds installed. Side shelves are still long.

Flipped over for installing the leds and the blocking. 1x2s are to hold the led strip tight while it the glue dries.

Front side view of the assembled headboard, used a router on the 2 verticals so the horizontal die into it on each side.

Back of headboard, you can see.the 1.25 inch routed bit on the verts if you look at the bottoms.

Back of one of the verticals for the headboard

Blocking for under the shelves, the 45 degree cutout allows the leds to be placed.

Slats placed for sizing, you can see the blocking is not installed yet.

First shelf installed.

Shelves are cut, one slat screwed down to hold the frame squared while I work.

On of the 1x4s attached, I used a 5/4×4 piece of Cedar for the middle brace, but the two side pieces and all slats are 1x4 appearance pine. Everything that will be visible is made.from cherry, the knottier, the better.