Bedroom Headboard Design

Bedroom Headboard Design

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Headboard designs for every style of bedroom

Headboards are back (as if they ever went away) and stylish headboard design has never been so interesting.

A headboard can go a long way in tying a bedroom decorating scheme together - just look to Kit Kemp's style file for proof. There are a world of options for headboards out there - you can paint one directly onto the wall, create an upcycled and unique version using a rug, commission something entirely bespoke or reupholster an existing one with exciting new fabric. Whether you're buying or making it, the choice is vast and you'll need ideas. Thankfully, the bedrooms below offer plenty of dreamy inspiration...

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  Michael Sinclair

  In this bedroom, Calico's ombré 'Aurora' wallcovering in azure is the backdrop for a bubble-shaped headboard in Lewis & Wood's 'Rooksmore' linen. Pandora Taylor, whose house this is, designed the headboard herself. "That hazy moment between being awake and being asleep always brings up ideas," she says, and the disconnected shapes of the bubble headboard she designed for a spare room seem to embody that very moment.

• Jonathan Bond

  Katharine Paravicini has warmed up a Feather & Black bed frame with a custom headboard in Ottoline's 'Tulips of Belgravia' fabric. It is a pretty scheme packed with colour and shows an way of adding a headboard to a bed that usually wouldn't support one.

• Simon Brown

  'We loved the cool, pared-down style of a house belonging to a Swedish art collector, which we had seen in a magazine,' say the owners of this west London terrace home. Enter Hugh Leslie, whose unmistakable style gradually evolved the house into a smart family home. At the front of the house on the first floor is the pretty, generously proportioned main bedroom. Hugh had their existing headboard recovered by Ridge Interior Furnishings, in a Prelle fabric, 'Jaspe' in the 'Froment' colourway bought from Alton Brooke.

• At Aller Dorset, the headboards are custom designs covered in Christopher Farr Cloth's 'Carnival' fabric, or a blue Rapture & Wright design. Luckily, they are now available to buy via Aller Home, alongside a wonderful wiggly design too.

• Paul Massey

  The main bedroom in Susan Deliss's country house in France has a simple headboard made from an antique suzani. The bed is spread with an antique quilt, hand-dyed by Susan with indigo. She has mounted an antique Ikat textile to create an artwork for the wall.

• This unique headboard belongs to our Rising Star from our Top 100 Interiors Designers, Rachel Chudley. It is in the bedroom of her East London home and Rachel designed it herself. The velvet headboard was inspired by the leaves of the toleware lights.

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  • Linen 'Kokoshnik Headboard' (chinese yellow), 52 x 150cm, £1,300, from Volga Linen.

  • 'The Alice Headboard', 120 x 180cm; covered in 'Waves' (ink), by Bethie Tricks, linen; £1,800 including fabric; with cushions in 'Waves' (ink), as before, £130; both from Kelling Designs.

  • 'Shard' headboard, 126 x 180cm; covered in 'Amazonie' (renard), by Métaphores, cotton velvet, from Abbott + Boyd; and 'Heavy Linen' (sand), from Lewis & Wood; £1,620 including fabric, from Pandora Taylor. Cushion in 'Amazonie' (renard), as before, £166.20, from Abbott + Boyd.

  • Natural linen 'Classic High Rise King Headboard', 150 x 153cm, £775, from Oka. Headboard and cushions covered in 'Kasma' (azure), by A Rum Fellow, cotton/linen, £142, from George Spencer Designs.

  • Telephones, from top: '1982 Light Grey Compact 776 Desk Mount', £95; and '1977 Queen's Jubilee Compact 776', £160; both from Ronnie Retro

• Davide Lovatti

  In Tara Craig's London flat, a relatively simple headboard sits below a fabric half-tester, and pretty shell wall lights protrude to make reading easier.

• Paul Massey

  Virginia Howard chose a muted palette for this London home, contrasting the pink throughout the living spaces with a soft green bedroom. She kept the scheme tonal by employing a simple green headboard against the green-grey walls and matching curtains. Touches of blush lighten the room.

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  • 'The Vanstone King Size Headboard', 144 x 150cm, from £485, from Naturalmat. Headboard and cushions covered in 'Portland' (blu/verde/rosa), by Armani/Casa, viscose/silk, £276, from Rubelli.

  • 'Wave Headboard', 111 x 135cm, £590, from David Seyfried. Headboard and cushion covered in 'Wave' (shell), by Anna Spiro, linen, £189, from The Fabric Collective.

  • 'Maudie Headboard', 90 x 154cm, £880, from Headboards & Ottomans. Headboard and cushion covered in 'Moorish Maze' (bronze green), linen, £132, from Rapture & Wright.

  • 'Olivia Headboard', 97 x 90cm, covered in 'Harry' (flax blue), linen, £510 including fabric; with linen 'Beatrix Scatter Cushions' (harry flax blue), £80 each; all from Neptune.

  • 'The Waldorf ' headboard, 130 x 150cm, £3,820, from Ensemblier. Headboard and cushion covered in 'Indira' (red blue), linen, £275, from Bennison.

  • Telephones, from top: '1975 746 Two Tone Green', £110; and '706 AEP Dial-less Portuguese' (ivory), £130; both from Ronnie Retro

• John Baikiem/Courtesy of The Granary Lodge at The Castle of Mey

  At Castle Mey, a new B&B owned by Prince Charles, the decorating scheme is very pretty. A good example of this is this room, with a floral-patterned headboard and framed drawings of crustaceans. The headboard fabric is repeated in the cushion and throw on the bed.

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  • 'Serpentine' headboard, 76 x 137cm, £407.50, from The Dormy House; covered in 'Dolce Dots' (panna cotta), cotton, £75; with cotton 'Dolce Dots Cushions' (panna cotta), £95 each; all from Ceraudo.

  • 'The Moroccan' headboard, 126 x 150cm, £1,095, from Lorfords Contemporary. Headboard and cushion covered in 'Douce', linen mix, €65, from Claire de Quénetain.

  • 'Bedford Upholstered Headboard', 55 x 135cm, £250, from John Lewis. Headboard and cushions covered in 'Honeycomb' (tangerine), cotton mix, £168, from Flora Soames.

  • 'Duquette Headboard' (dusty rose), 92 x 150cm; covered in 'Misa Moiré Plain' (rose), viscose/linen, from Marvic Textiles; £1,395 including fabric, from Trove by Studio Duggan.

  • 'Larsen Upholstered Headboard', by Brambly Cottage, 60 x 90cm, £67.99, from Wayfair. Headboard and cushions covered in 'Moiré Stripe' (blue porcelain), by Helene Blanche, cotton/linen, £162, from Tissus d'Hélène.

  • Telephones, from top: '1980s Push Button Dialatron (Pulse Dial)', by Dialatron, £85; and '1983 Peach Genie Push Button (Pulse Dial)', £75; both from Ronnie Retro

• Roger Davies

  Why not make a rug into a headboard? This adds texture and colour, and ensures your bedroom design is unique. In the Beverly Hills bedroom of designer Joe Nye, Claremont's George Spencer 'Palm Stripe' wallpaper has been paired with a headboard covered in a dhurrie rug, and bedding from William-Sonoma Home. The red throw is from the Harnaz Cashmere collection.

• Sarah Hogan

  Headboards can even be two-dimensional. If you're a dab hand with a paintbrush, why not pick one up and create your own? A painted headboard by Paola Cumiskey adds elegance to the main bedroom of this Norfolk village house belonging to Alan and Sarah Wilson and designed by George Carter (who is known primarily for his award-winning gardens).

• Andrew Montgomery

  There can be few House & Garden readers who are unfamiliar with the cult names and sought-after colours of the Farrow & Ball paint chart. Friends and business partners Martin Ephson and Tom Helme, the men responsible for planting it firmly in the nation's consciousness, sold the company in 2006, and have since launched textiles company Fermoie. House & Garden decoration editor Gabby Deeming created a pretty scheme using their soft tonal fabrics. The padded headboard, upholstered in the 'Rabanna' cotton is from Fafio, while the Howe sofa has a seat cushion covered in 'Hertford Stripe'.

• Simon Upton

  The bedroom of decorator Emma Burns of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler is quintessentially English in both its gentle antique style and its 'make do and mend' execution, which her headboard encapsulates. 'It is covered in an ancient patchwork made from my mother's old dresses. I originally used it as a tablecloth,' she says. 'For me the bedroom is as important as the sitting room; it is a place of refuge that I use for resting and reading. I like to fill it with books, pictures and armchairs. I've kept a feeling of softness by using a very subtle stippling effect on the walls, and some translucent blinds from Chelsea Textiles under the curtains, which allow a diffuse light into the room. My linen is from Volga Linen.'

• Author and designer Paul Golding spent seven years restoring this exquisite eighteenth-century palazzo in Malta. 'I couldn't resist its romantic decay!' Built by the distinguished Maltese architect Francesco Sammut, the bedroom is stenciled with a pattern copied from a Carmelite convent in Medina. The chandelier is from Julian Chichester, while the magnificent shell-shaped headboard in gesso and silver gilt was made by https://instagram.com/explore/tags/lincolncato/Lincoln Cato.

• Paul Massey

  Don't be afraid of going matchy-matchy. Robert Moore used 'Palma Large' fabric from Bernard Thorp for his headboard, the curtains and also an armchair in the main bedroom of his South London home. The effect is delightful!

• Damian Russell

  The single divan bed base is furnished with a 'Casati' headboard from Ensemblier London upholstered in 'Faded Monochrome Teal Roses' from Bennison. A limed wood antique commode is used as a bedside table, topped with a pile of books and simple glass vase filled with fresh flowers. This small bedroom has dark green walls in Farrow & Ball's 'Olive' paint.

• Paul Massey

  Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay used a mix of fun colours and patterns to create this stylish children's bedroom. The pink-and-white headboard highlights the accents in the flowery silk Kandy wallpaper, 'Brit Pop' by Élitis. A fixed and shaped box pelmet with curtains in a pale blue fabric is a smart choice as it will not be quickly outgrown when the children become teenagers. The overall effect is modern and elegant.

• Lucas Allen

  The leopard print headboard takes centre stage in this bedroom, which also features panels of tropical Pierre Frey wallpaper and a matching tropical-themed lampshade. The overall scheme is fun and daring.

  Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay, the owner of this Victorian country house in Shropshire has enhanced the interiors of this grand property with her signature mid-century aesthetic without compromising original features.

• Paul Massey

  Kit Kemp is known for her flamboyant use of fabric. In her own home she has used Vanderhurd fabric for the towering headboard. If you are looking to commission your own headboard, look to Southdown Interiors in West Sussex, who have over 20 years experience creating bespoke upholstered furniture as well as restoring antique pieces.

• Lucas Allen

  Covering a headboard in bright fabric is a stylish and effective way to add a pop of colour to your mostly-white bedroom. Newly installed panelling and limed oak beams add character to this room in designer John Minshaw's home. The bedhead is covered in rough linen hand-dyed by Polly Lyster.

• Rachel Whiting

  Can't find a headboard you like? Simply cover an existing headboard in a new fabric as shown here, adding plenty of pattern throughout the room for a cosy, layered look. This headboard is upholstered in 'Suzani Carnation' (pink) by Madeline Weinrib, silk/cotton mix, £445 a metre, at Andrew Martin. The navy blue walls look fantastic with these bright pink floral details.

• Michael Sinclair

  Blue and white striped walls make this room feel bigger, a clever effect that is reinforced by the matching headboard. The subtle nautical style with industrial touches seems particularly fitting for a bedroom in a Victorian water tower conversion.

• Paul Massey

  Kit Kemp designed this bedroom for Wool House, a Campaign for Wool exhibition at Somerset house in London. Be inspired similarly by pairing wool items with crisp cottons and shining fabrics like the lamp shade. The green sofa and tall headboard covered in a fabric with leaf details evokes themes of nature and growth.

• Simon Upton

  Casamidy's 'Hacienda' silver-leaf headboard provides a focal point in this bedroom, creating a glamorous space when paired with the red bedding and matching ribbon of colour running around the top of the wall.

  Anne-Marie Midy inherited this house in the south of France and has since lovingly restored it to refresh the interiors without losing the charm of the space. Anne-Marie Midy and her husband own the Mexican furniture company Casamidy.

• Michael Sinclair

  Hidden in a Somerset valley, this restored Georgian house was an irresistible challenge for its owners, who put together a team including architect Ptolemy Dean for the painstaking restoration, which won a Georgian Group award in 2015. The pale walls, bedding and headboard in this small bedroom are perfect for such a tiny space. Loft conversions always benefit from large windows, such as the one here, to fill the rooms with natural light.

  The patterned headboard and exposed beams add interest to the space. As with many of the fabrics, cushions and rugs in her Somerset house, Sophie Hale went to Robert Kime for the floral fabric on the headboard. The 'Susani Yellow' linen is printed to resemble needlework and looks particularly pretty against the unpainted beams and neutral walls. It costs £210 a metre.

• Designer Kit Kemp is the queen of combining bold colour and pattern with a finesse that never looks overdone. In this room in the Ham Yard hotel, deep blue walls are lifted by an upholstered gabled headboard and matching curtains. The polka dot print on the cushions is echoed in the chair, while the curtains reflect the padded headboard and the striped ottoman at the foot of the bed pulls in the white of the bedspread and balances the scheme.

Bedroom Headboard Design

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