Decorating on the Cheap

Having been in our apartment now for 5 months I thought it was fit time we did something with our bedroom. I had been putting this off for some time because D and I have completely different taste when it comes to furniture. I would love nothing more than a lovely upholstered headboard like this one, but alas this one's a no-go. So until we can settle on something we both like {i.e. I can give up control on this one thing} I was thinking of doing a wall painted headboard like these:

Entryway

I found a few entry spaces I like:

So I'm excited because our new place actually has an entry/hall way. It is not grandiose by any means but I actually have one so I am pretty happy. I have been trying to come up with ideas for a nice table or artwork or something to give the entry some presence. I like the idea of a table to put the mail on and set our keys on. It is not priority number one but it would be nice to have something there. {ps. the image with the stripes is of my cousin Killy's apartment in NYC}