Bedroom headboard

A full and healthy sleep is directly interconnected with the place where the person sleeps. It is important that the bed is wide enough, comfortable, beautiful, reliable, original. Of course, the last factor does not affect the quality of sleep at all, but the mood of the residents of the house and the general style of the bedroom depend on it. In particular, the headboards compete in originality. They are made today from a wide variety of materials, able to turn a place to sleep in a small paradise. Today we will talk about how the design of the head of the bed in the bedroom affects a person and how to change it yourself.

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Headboard decoration options

Since the headboards today are made from different materials, mainly from wood, vine, forging, rattan, soft upholstery fabrics, vines, bamboo, the ways of their decorative design vary greatly. But it depends on this part of the bed which style will prevail in the whole bedroom. It can be a separate element or an extension of furniture. Let's take a closer look at how to decorate a bed with our own hands.

Fabrics

Textile materials are often used to decorate the headboard. Due to this, it turns out to be soft, becomes absolutely safe and the possibility of an accidental header is excluded.

In terms of decorativeness, this is the most grateful material; it can be easily selected in the color of curtains, wallpaper, ceiling, used as a background for man-made crafts, or turned into a bright interior accent, choosing the most relevant fabric pattern.

Important! The simplest design option using fabrics is pillows. They can be made of any size, for example, small for the assembly of textile mosaics or the length of the entire head. Find out what they are and what approaches your bedroom is from our selection:

• DIY pillows.
• How to fill the pillow.

Natural wood

The most suitable material for decorating the headboard, many consider a tree. This is a relatively soft, warm material that makes the atmosphere more comfortable. But the biggest plus is the low cost of such products, because the design of the head of the bed in the bedroom is often based on the use of small parts.

Shelves

One of the most successful solutions is the design of the space above the bed with shelves. They are often made low enough to be used for:

• storage of books that many people like to read before bedtime;
• installation of beautiful and original lamps, commemorative photo frames or various decorative trifles and trinkets.

Important! Flower lovers can place their favorite plants in small colorful pots on such a shelf so that it is more pleasant to wake up in the morning. Shelf options are also not a few, which one to fit into your interior, find out after reading our other articles:

• Shelves made of glass with their own hands.
• Shelves made of cloth with their own hands.
• Shelf of osb do it yourself.
• Do-it-yourself lighting of shelves with LED strip.

Furniture

It is impossible to call the design of the headboard furniture a popular solution, but, nevertheless, it causes general interest. They use a variety of designs, for example, bedside tables, drawers, storage systems:

• In closed sections it is quite convenient to store clothes for sleeping, bedding.
• In open structures - accessories and books.

Important! Given the proximity of such decorations to the face, and accordingly to the respiratory tract, it is very importantwhat tree is the furniture made of. 

Niches

Such a decorative technique is extremely rare, it is mainly used to decorate a wooden headboard with your own hands. Niches can be arched or straight, used to place fixtures and decor items or to demonstrate household collections.

In a large niche, you can put a beautiful picture with backlight.

Important! Niche lighting itself is an incredibly interesting technique that many decorators use. Although, you can plan to do it yourself, by watching a master class: "How to make a niche from drywall."

Drawings

Another good solution for headboard decor is interior vinyl stickers. With their help, you can make this bed detail more original and interesting. In addition, they are easy to remove, you can replace them at any time, and you can do this as much as you like.

Canopy

To make the headboard more romantic and feminine, you can use a special canopy, consisting of two slightly selected cloths hanging on a small cornice on the wall and hanging with beautiful folds on both sides.

This design option has unlimited decorative possibilities, because you can use fabric of any texture, combine lace, tulle and dense curtain fabric. The game of draperies and colors allows you to achieve the most expressive design effects.

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Ways to decorate the wall above the bed

The design of the bed includes not only the decoration of the head, but also the entire wall. Only in this case there is a wider scope for imagination. Let's look at how to decorate the wall above the bed in order to radically change the interior or add a real twist to it.

Wallpaper

The most popular option for wall decoration over the bed is the use of wallpaper. This version of the decor allows you to achieve the most interesting textured, tint combinations and focus on a specific picture against a general background. The interior due to this will become more complex, interesting and rich.

Important! You can combine wallpaper with coloring. For example, paint the main walls with light paint, and wallpaper the wall near the headboard with a suitable print. The main thing is that the color of the picture does not conflict with the shade of the main walls, then it will be possible to achieve real harmony, to create the effect of a relaxed combination.

Paint

If you are interested in how to make the head of the bed in the bedroom, focusing on the walls as much as possible, then try to decorate this area with a darker or lighter color. With the help of a spray can and a stencil, you can decorate the wall with some interesting pattern.

Important! If desired, you can cover the entire wall with geometric patterns, ornaments or inscriptions. To do this, you can invite a master, or you can try to do everything yourself, the main thing is to decide what you want, and for this you need to at least familiarize yourself with the topic:

• Drawings with liquid wallpaper decorate the walls with your own hands.
• Wall decorations in the form of geometric shapes.

Stucco molding

More often a place above classic beds is made out using plaster pilasters, a ceiling cornice and moldings. If you use more modern design techniques, then the wall can be decorated with gypsum three-dimensional panels and achieve an amazing visual effect.

Mirrors, paintings, photographs

The best way to decorate the head of the bed with your own hands is to use paintings, mirrors, photographs. Entire elements and galleries are created from these elements. Here, the correct illumination will be very useful, the mood transmitted by the images depends on it.

Important! Of course, the main advantage of mirrors is their unique ability to visually increase the space of a room. If you place an unusual shape mirror above the bed, it will make the interior truly original. Having decided to use a picture to decorate a wall, make sure that its frame matches the interior in color and style. But if you still haven't found something that suits your interior, you can do it yourself:

• DIY plaster paintings.
• How to hang a picture on a wall without drilling a wall.

For the bedroom, paintings with such images are well suited:

• Elephant. This animal attracts luck with its own trunk, protects from hasty actions, stimulates creativity.
• Sailboat This item symbolizes happiness and material well-being. Moreover, it is important that the picture shows the sunrise.
• Sakura flowers. This image symbolizes the five most important aspects: luck, health, peace in the family, happiness, material well-being.
• Orchids Such a picture will help return lost passion and former feelings, helps normalize family relationships.
• Peonies. This is not just a flower, but the most powerful symbol of love. Hot feelings, passion, new relationships.

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Here are the many options for decorating the headboard and a wall above it, each of them in its own way original, successful, interesting. But most importantly, each of these ideas can be implemented on their own, without investing a lot of money and effort.