17 headboard ideas: from stunning focal points to clever storage solutions!
A cozy headboard adds structure and style to your bedroom and can even double as a bedside table or clever storage space. Take a look these inspiring photos!
1. Made from wooden dowels
Using wooden dowels attached to two horizontal slats, the resident of this 1960s apartment made this airy headboard themselves. The slats are painted in Tikkurila’s S302 Greippi shade, matching the room’s color palette. The bedspread is the quilted Mega Dots by Hay.
2. A creative solution
In the spacious bedroom of this apartment, the bookshelf doubles as a headboard. Placing a String shelf on the wall behind the bed is a fantastic, space-saving idea. The actual headboard is made from a painted plywood board, whose luminous hue complements the color-coordinated books. The small table is by Vitra and the table lamp by Muuto.
3. A wall detached from the wall!
The full-width, approximately 10-centimeter deep headboard adds to the room’s width and depth. The headboard wall is constructed using Siparila’s Pala panels arranged in a brick pattern, creating a lively surface. The upper part of the wall is painted with Tikkurila’s Tunto Karhea paint in shade L367.
4. Multifunctional room divider
A headboard can also serve as a room divider. Behind this tall and compact partition is a semi-open walk-in closet crafted by a carpenter. The shelf on the partition substitutes for bedside tables, and charging points for smart devices have been thoughtfully included with recessed sockets on both sides. The lights have also found their place on the headboard wall. The striking wallpaper is “Lush Foliage” by Rebel Walls.
5. Dynamic striped effect
This custom-made oak slat partition adds subtle structure to the light room. Conveniently, the design incorporates bedside tables and lighting. Horizontal slatting always appears more dynamic than vertical. This impressive headboard solution skillfully continues the style of the horizontally installed oak strip parquet.
There are many places for lights: on the shelf, on the wall, or on the ceiling.
6. Classic style
The custom-made headboard with rounded corners softens the horizontal lines of the log walls in this old summer villa’s bedroom. The upholstered headboard and colorful cushions are from Les Tissus Colbert. The botanical frames display seaweed from Florida, dried by the resident.
7. Ingenious storage marvel
In this small sleeping space, the headboard is a wall-width cabinet with sliding doors. Upper cabinets double the storage space and complete the look. The shelf between the cabinets is decorated with ornaments. If you prefer to keep the surfaces easy to clean, you can create atmosphere with lighting instead.
8. Two in one
By using various boards, planks, and panels, you can make or commission a structure tailored to your room and bed dimensions. At its best, a headboard is more than just decoration. This herringbone-patterned headboard serves as a splendid backdrop for a plush continental bed. Its sides feature practical bookshelves and outlets. The headboard was crafted by Marian Restaurointi & puutyö from Kouvola, Finland.
9. Tone on tone
The headboard, painted in the same color as the wall, blends seamlessly into this vacation home’s bedroom. The minimalist wall structure is made from finger panels with a shelf installed above. A DIY headboard is more personal and often more affordable than one bought in a store. You can find suitable interior panels and slats for building one at hardware stores.
10. Five stars
A headboard doesn’t have to be made of wood. Inspired by the interiors of a Swedish boutique hotel with plush headboards, the resident sewed their own headboard out of five pieces of fabric. The textiles are threaded onto a metal rod attached to the wall.
A headboard sewn from heavy fabric doubles as an acoustic element.
11. A cozy accent
What if the entire wall served as a headboard? Various paneling solutions can visually heighten or widen a space. Especially if the room is low, full-height paneling to the ceiling is a better solution than half-height panels. The textured Lunawood Jukola interior cladding panel is made of thermowood.
12. Tailored to the space
The headboard wall transforms into storage when built-in cabinets span the entire wall, leaving only the headboard area exposed. The teak headboard is part of a custom-made cabinetry, featuring convenient open shelves and built-in bedside tables on both sides.
13. Secret room and door
When a room is long enough, you can build a walk-in closet behind the bed. You can design it to serve as a headboard for the bed, either striking or understated. If you want the doors to “disappear,” match them to the wall color. Dark surfaces, patterned wallpaper, and sliding doors are perfect materials for a secret wall.
14. The trick is in the moldings
Moldings and paint are an easy way to add a personal touch. In this bedroom, the molding on the headboard wall respects the character of the old apartment, yet the simple-profile moldings give the wall a modern feel. The color of the molded wall is Tikkurila’s X485 Kashmir.
15. Functional solution
The bedroom’s storage space is maximized with a wall-to-wall wardrobe, leaving space in the middle for a double bed. The headboard from Ellos fits perfectly between the cabinets. The wardrobe is built using IKEA frames and Köksfolk doors.
16. Relaxed atmosphere
The bedroom on the mezzanine of this loft home accommodates a 160 cm wide double bed. In a small space, a light-colored, lightweight headboard is better than a dark and heavy one. The linen-covered headboard is by Cobello. The rustic textiles add just the right touch of color to the space.
17. Curved shapes
If you enjoy reading in bed, it’s comfortable to lean against a high, upholstered headboard. This Art Deco-inspired bed ensemble is created from two upholstered headboards. The headboard covered in velvety fabric is from Jotex. The wall is painted with Teknos’s color T1709, which echoes the color of the bedding.
