Headboard Inspiration to Wrap Your Head Around

From Margaret on April 1st, 2011 in Home Decor

A headboard is an easy way to add drama to a bedroom. Forget buying a bedroom suite. Forget even buying an entire bed frame with headboard and footboard. Think outside the [sleeping] box and consider the options available to you. With a little forethought, and some fun shopping around (or fun constructing on your own), you can create a headboard like no other. Take a look at these inspirations.

So retro, so cool. This green leather adds nice color and a bright shine for a happy good morning. Isn’t this bedroom unique?

antique headboard

Take a look through flea markets and antique stores for a headboard that needs some love. Re-cover it with fabric that will add life and individuality to your space.

headboard moulding

Traditional charm here. This headboard is surprisingly easy to make. It’s really simply an assemblage of painted wood and molding. So refined, so easy.

fabric headboard

Add drama with drapery. Here a high-contrast color stands out, but consider also adding a velvet or more substantial fabric in a similar color as your walls and bedding, creating smooth continuity.

Photo Credit: Home Designing, DIY Ideas, & Headboard Design

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About the Author:

Margaret Everton
I ran a design boutique in Beverly Hills before designing and consulting about children’s spaces privately. I also consult and write often about efficient living and green design. In this web-wide world of design, I offer virtual consulting and design packages, and love to help create successful spaces. I believe that a deliberate environment increases the happiness of families and individuals—deliberate in style and aesthetics as well as functionality. The oldest of six children, and a parent of two, I have also personally seen how good design matters. In the hustle of daily life, sometimes the greatest parental tool is a calm atmosphere in which to unwind and engage with each other.