Headboards

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If you feel that your bedroom could do with a bit of sprucing up, then maybe you should consider getting a headboard for your divan beds. Style is an important factor in many homes and for some reason the bedroom sometimes gets overlooked, even though it's the room you spend the most of your life in. Headboards now come in a fantastic range of different designs, colours and textures which will bring a touch of modern edge or traditional elegance into your bedroom.
The main use for a headboard is to stop you from hitting your head on the wall behind you, and also to stop your pillows from falling down the back of the bed. As well as being functional, headboards are now extremely fashionable and eye catching, drawing attention to the bed as soon as you enter the bedroom.

Headboards come in all various shapes and sizes, but are designed to fit the UK size beds. For example, 4FT 6" Double headboards can come in completely different sizes and dimensions, but will fit a 4FT 6" Double divan bed. All headboards are very easy to attach, and some headboards are even free standing or wall mounted.
The Katie headboard from New Design is a fantastic contemporary design headboard. It is available in over 20 different colours and in 3 different fabric textures, Textured Velour which is 100% Polyester, Velplush which is 85% Polyester and 15% Nylon and Jacquard which is 100% Cotton. The Katie is supplied with fixing brackets so the headboard attaches to your divan bed with ease.
The Maria headboard from Bentley Designs is a fantastic classic style headboard. It is constructed from solid metal and is finished in matt black and antique gold with brass effect finials. The Maria also comes complete with a fixing kit for easy attachment to your divan bed.

Bentley Designs, Dorlux, Limelight, Millbrook, New Design, Relyon and Stuart Jones all manufacture top quality headboards in all various sizes and are on Bedstar now with quick delivery and at our unbeatable prices, so why not visit Bedstar and transform your divan bed with a top quality headboard today.

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How to Choose the Best Ornamental Headboard for Your Bedroom

by Lee Lazarus

Headboards can improve the look of your bed and the room in general. Depending on the style, shape and size of your headboard, it must compliment the general appearance of the bedroom. Headboards have many functions and different people use them for different purposes. Ornamental headboards are used to add to the beauty of the bed and thus should be chosen with care. When choosing ornamental headboards there are things to keep in mind to ensure you get the best for the bedroom.

Color of the headboard
The color of the headboard will matter because depending on the user of the room, colors will be different for adults, boys or girls. People have their favorite colors but the color can be matched with the one used for other items in the room especially the bed.

Design Material
Headboards can be made of leather, wood or metal. All these materials have their strengths and the choice will depend on convenience and price. Wooden ornamental headboards create a traditional look and the right choice of design and finish can make it look trendy. Most modern headboards are made of metals but there are also wooden ones.

Size of bed
Choose the right size of headboard for the bed because your aim here is to make the bed look beautiful with the aid of the ornamental headboard. If you have a twin bed, get a twin headboard as well. If you want the ornamental headboard to be the center of attention in the bedroom, then you can get a slightly taller one.

Interior décor of the bedroom
The ornamental headboards must be able to go well with the general interior décor of the bedroom. There are headboards for both traditional and modern décor styles hence it is just good to get an ornamental headboard with the appropriate design.

Any other purpose
If you intend to use the headboard for any other purpose other than decoration, then consider getting one that has storage space where you can store books and other useful materials. Especially if you have a small bedroom space, the storage can be used to store other items in the bedroom so that you get rid of nightstands and create space.

Decorative pieces
You might want to add some decorations to your headboard such as draperies. If you already have them, you can select a headboard that will fit well with the decorations in terms of color, design and material.

The best thing with ornamental headboards is that you can easily customize them to get the kind of look you want. Contemporary ornamental headboards have interesting designs and generally headboards are very useful items in the bedroom.

This article was written by Lee Lazarus. Here, Lee writes for Coop Bed Shop, a leading stockist of headboards and guest beds. They also stock a variety of bunk beds and double beds.

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