The headboard is the part of the bed you really notice and very much dictates the style of the room. While divans are usually sold without them, so they need to be bought separately, they are integrated into bedsteads.
There’s a vast selection, ranging from barely there, low level wooden platforms, for a contemporary, understated feel, through to ornate, wrought iron models for a vintage or boudoir effect. Look out for modern four posters in iron or dark wood, and sleigh beds in wood or upholstered in leather. Oversized, high headboards are particularly fashionable, in faux suede, velvet, or other sumptuous fabrics.
Pile on the style with pillows and cushions and do without a headboard completely, or create your own, individual design by hanging a length of fabric, a wall hanging or even a rug behind the bed from a narrow pole or row of hooks.
Or, set the bed away from the wall abit and put a shelf at headboard level - this can act as a headboard/storage shelf and bedside tables all at once, and can look fab if it's stocked with books, pictures and lamps.
Other alternatives to conventional headboards include optional wall panels which sit behind the bed and incorporate bedside tables – perfect for a highly contemporary, streamlined feel. Or get a carpenter to fit a length of wood which reaches right up the ceiling, and add a narrow shelf for books or favourite photos.
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