The bed is the centerpiece of any bedroom. Many people prefer to check their email in the morning without getting out of bed. Watching TV programs is already a tradition that also happens in bed very often. Rest with a cup of cocoa and a book - back in bed. For a more useful and comfortable use of this place, you need to purchase a comfortable bed. Since you often lean your back against the headboard, it might be a good idea to replace your regular bed with a bed with an upholstered headboard.
Modern outlets provide many different models. Designers are trying to make this type of furniture more functional, comfortable and beautiful at the same time. But more and more often it is a bed with a soft headboard that is in demand. What is so attractive about this bed design? Let's take a look at some of the advantages, and possibly disadvantages.
Let's get acquainted with the headboard variations
Stationary option - the mosta frequent type of bed with a soft headboard. In this embodiment, it is attached to the bed itself, or rather to its frame. This headboard is the safest and most durable design. In this type, it is most often the same in appearance, along with the entire design solution of the bed. The downside of this option is that if the headboard needs to be cleaned, it cannot be tidied up separately.
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Freestanding - also a popular type of headboard. Such an element can be separately attached to the wall and fixed, and only then put the bed itself. The attached type in some cases is presented in the form of a shelf on which you can place the necessary and safe items.
Hinged headboard - it is soft and attached to the wall with a rigid bar. A bed with a soft headboard of a hinged type is a fairly rare occurrence. It is not well liked by users due to the fact that it is a purely decorative item. In fact, the bed does not have it at all. And the pillows can rest against the wall.
Bed sizes
Very arbitrary beds are divided by size. More often they are divided into: single, one-and-a-half, double beds with a soft headboard and children's beds.
The length of any model is often about two meters. The width, depending on the number of beds, is from one to two meters.
Variety of shapes
Double bed with upholstered headboard can be designed in various shapes. No one will be surprised by their classic rectangular or square lines. The oval headboard looks nice and interesting. But a white bed with a soft headboard, decorated with twisted elements, will be a truly royal bed.
Color
Upholstered headboard can be selected in a wide variety of colors. Some headboards are supplied with a cover, which is very convenient for further use. The cover can be easily removed, cleaned and returned to its original place. All this can be done without unnecessary time and financial costs.
Do you like everything colorful and colorful? Look for a headboard with a slipcover that has a floral pattern. Nothing is impossible for the modern connoisseur of design innovations.
A white bed with a soft headboard of the same color, with a cover, will not cause you much inconvenience.
Which material should you choose for your upholstered headboard?
Before you buy, remind yourself that it will take some time, and the bed from frequent contact with people will not look as fresh and beautiful as it is now in the salon. Therefore, take a closer look at the material with which the headboard is upholstered. Especially if your dream upholstered bed design didn't include removable covers.
Turn your eyes to leatherette upholstery, eco leather or textile leather upholstery.
Which bed to choose?
- If you like the classic version, choose black, brownbeige or gray bed with a high upholstered headboard. The headboard can be upholstered in leather, textile or plush fabric. The classic suggests that it is attached to the bed frame.
- Modern style is a bed with a low leather upholstered headboard. The colors are mostly practical, not easily soiled.
- Italian beds with a soft headboard are stylish and chic, and, most importantly, very high quality. Their recognizable models are gaining more and more of their fans every year. The cost of such beds, of course, will not be acceptable and understandable for everyone. But Italian beds with a soft headboard fully justify their price. Beds made in Italy offer a rich selection of styles in which they are made.
Rich headboard decor
Beds with upholstered headboards look beautiful when decor is added. This design is decorated with nails with large hats, which are covered with a fabric that repeats the fabric of the headboard. Rhinestone buttons may also be present.
Leather headboard most often has a so-called carriage tie in the form of rectangles and squares.
Covered with a special fabric with a glossy sheen, plus elegant carving elements - a chic solution for decorating an upholstered headboard.
Natural bed
A solid bed with upholstered headboard is an option for eco-friendly style lovers who can afford to shell out a pretty decent amount of money for this type of bed. Beech and oak beds are among the most expensive. Which, however, is not at allmarvelous. These types of wood are very hard and durable. For about a century, you can sleep on such a bed and not worry about its condition. You can use the option a little more budgetary, buy a bed made of solid pine. A wonderful dream is guaranteed to you. Pine secretes useful essential substances that have a positive effect on the nervous system.
Beds from chipboard and MDF, which are more accessible to a wide range of buyers, are most often bought due to their cost. Looking closely at the structures created from these materials, choose models that have the best fastening of frame elements.
Metal beds with wrought iron elements are also a good choice, but perhaps for some, having a metal bed in the bedroom does not add comfort. Although the backrest can be upholstered, metal is for lovers of certain style trends in bedroom fashion.
Yes or no?
Let's take a look at some of the highlights of using an upholstered headboard in your bedroom.
Good points:
- General view of the room, including the bed. A bed with a soft headboard will decorate your bedroom and bring freshness and modernity to the interior.
- Convenience and comfortable condition. When using a laptop or reading your favorite book, you will feel more comfortable and pleasant to lean against the head of your bed while you sleep.
- Safety - this is relevant for those who are often injured on the head of the bed for various reasons.
Negative points:
- Size. This type of headboard, and with it the bed frame itself, can be bulky. This type of bed is not very suitable for cramped rooms.
- More frequent headboard cleaning. This type of bed requires careful and regular care.
- Expensive. The type of bed with a soft headboard is quite young in our country. Now such beds are gaining popularity, which means that their cost cannot be low.
If you look closely and weigh all the pluses and minuses, then it may very well happen that these minuses can easily turn into pluses.
How else to prepare when buying a bed
When you have decided on the style of your bed and the materials it is made from, please remember to measure your bedroom and where the new permanent bed is to be placed.
If you are going to purchase a separate headboard, then measure the dimensions of your bed. Take measurements of the height of the bed itself and the place where the height of your upholstered headboard is supposed to be.
Additional shelves and drawers to your bed will make life easier for you during its operation. In places like drawers, you can hide pillows and blankets for the day. And the shelves will help to arrange a lot of useful things.
Proper care
Depending on the material used to upholster the upholstered headboard, care may change some items.
- Leather upholstery is the most expensive type of material. Its price is due to its durability and excellentwear resistance. Leather will serve you faithfully for a long time while maintaining a certain temperature regime in your bedroom. It does not take much time to care for this material. Leather perfectly tolerates wet cleaning. Periodically, the leather surface of the upholstered headboard needs to be wiped with special products.
- Eco-friendly leather - can look pretty decent for a while. To care for such upholstery, you only need to wipe it with a damp cloth. Over time, this material tends to wear and crack.
- Cloth upholstery is a good material, provided it is used for covers that can be removed and cleaned as they get dirty. In the case when the headboard does not have a cover, it is necessary to carry out regular cleaning with a vacuum cleaner. When doing this, use a special nozzle that will facilitate the process of care.
- Upholstered headboard with dry air, vacuum more often than with high humidity in your bedroom.
