Seven Easy Creative Headboard Ideas for Added Interest
Seven creative headboards that graciously break the traditional decorating rules for the bedroom. Creative ideas you can try at home.
Salutations my friend! Does your bedroom’s headboard wall feel a bit lackluster? Perhaps you’re drawn to a maximalist style but unsure how to infuse interest into the room’s focal point.
Today’s post is all about headboards and innovative ways to add depth to them! Originally penned a decade ago when my blog was just two months old as part of a series exploring unconventional design, this story is now refreshed with additional design insights and fresh ideas.
Don’t feel confined by common bedroom design challenges, such as relying solely on a headboard for a focal point or avoiding placing a bed in front of a window. Let’s unleash our creativity!
Creative Headboard Ideas with Fabric
Many people think of creative ways to add a headboard to a “headless” bed, but these pictures show a way to add a second “headboard” to an existing bed frame. It is a beautiful way to add a focal point, bring more interest, and add texture and depth to the bedroom.
Decorating Tip: Hang a mirror above the additional headboard to reflect light and create the illusion of a larger space. Draping fabric around the headboard adds softness and a touch of luxury to the bedroom.
The cornice and drapes add a beautiful and neutral texture to the headboard wall while the mirror draws the eye up.
Decorating Tip: Canopies aren’t just for beds! Hang a canopy above the headboard to create a soft backdrop and add a touch of whimsy to the room. Incorporate string lights or fairy lights for a magical ambiance.
This could be an inexpensive but beautiful way to frame the bed and create a cozy nook when a more elaborate headboard can’t fit the space.
Decorating Tip: Use curtains to frame the headboard and create a focal point in the room. Opt for tiebacks with decorative details or tassels to add visual interest and enhance the overall design.
Here is a lovely way to emphasize the headboard wall with a curtain and tiebacks. I love the contrast between the headboard curtain and the window curtain. Neither takes away from each other.
Ideas for Headboards and Windows
This next set of pictures demonstrates the beauty of using a window as a focal point. Most of the time, we try not to cover up windows, yet in some bedrooms, it cannot be avoided due to the space layout and size.
With that being said, this rule can be broken! A window left undressed adds simple, clean lines as a focal point and gorgeous window treatments help draw the eye in.
Decorating Tip: When dealing with a bay window in a small room, position the headboard right up against it to maximize space and create a cozy alcove. Use sheer curtains to maintain privacy while allowing natural light to filter into the room.
Isn’t this room breathtaking? The neutral draperies help provide soft light, and the use of space between the headboard and bay window is clever for added storage in such a small room.
Decorating Tip: When considering the design of a bedroom with a canopy bed consider the space above the headboard. Incorporating draperies can add warmth and softness to the overall ambiance of the space.
This lovely room has so many layers and textures and the symmetry is satisfying and not too formal.
Decorating Tip: In a narrow room with a wall of windows, opt for a slimline headboard or canopy bed to prevent the room from feeling overcrowded and let as much natural light in as possible.
I love that this design still embraces a full window treatment with the canopy bed, bedside tables, and tall lamps intentionally placed.
Decorating Tip: When faced with an off-centered window in the bedroom, create a captivating focal point to draw attention away from the asymmetry.
Here in my master bedroom, a neutral mural was installed with a DIY velvet headboard on a wall with an off-centered window. I chose to not add more to the window than wood blinds and hung a piece of art in the center to distract from it.
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Learn how to decorate with a maximalist vibe without feeling cluttered. It’s not your grandmother’s floral but has lots of fresh colors, modern surface coverings, layers, and use of traditional design.
In conclusion, these creative headboard ideas offer endless possibilities for transforming your bedroom into a personalized sanctuary. You can add personality, warmth, and character to your space by breaking traditional decorating rules and thinking outside the box.
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Both you and Dana have great taste 🙂
Thanks darling!
Great collection of ideas! My favorite is your sister’s sheer canopy version.
For some reason, I favor the creative, non-traditional headboards. My latest creation was a canopy-inspired “headboard” with flowy fabric and a beaded garland:
http://thediyhomegirl.com/2014/05/14/how-to-create-a-romantic-canopy-inspired-headboard/
Thanks! I love your canopy headboard! We are moving to Okinawa next and I really want a canopy bed. 😉 Thanks for sharing your link.
What a lovely collection of headboards, “Fresh Home” i like the most. Simple is More.
That’s a nice one! Thanks for coming by!
Really love this collection especially “Erika Brechtel”.
Keep up the awesome work!!!
Thank you so much!
You share a lovely collection of bed heads. I would like to see bedroom decor ideas if you have any blog related to it do share please. Thanks.
Thank you. That was the only collection I had.