Interior Design in the Bedroom: Selecting the Right Headboard
by Kate McIntyrekatemcintyre @interiordesignschoolreview.com
Interior Design School Review Columnist
Much as the fireplace mantel tends to be a focal point in the living room, your bed's headboard is also an attention-grabber. If your bed has an inadequate headboard, the interior design in the entire bedroom may suffer. Traditional headboards are great, but if you have an unusual bedroom design scheme or a particular idea about the design of your headboard, consider a creative headboard. You can personalize your headboard by fashioning it out of recycled materials, or by doing some easy upholstery.
Interior Decorating Using Recycled or Repurposed Headboard Materials
If your interior decorating scheme is eclectic or vintage, a recycled headboard might be a great fit. Measure the height and width of your bed, and scour import stores, antique shops, architectural salvage stores, and flea markets for headboard-shaped items. A section of wrought iron fence can add a little edge to a sweet pink and white color scheme. A sterile bedroom gets an instant dose of comfort when you use a distressed vintage door turned sideways as a headboard. Be on the lookout for unique room dividing screens. Often, you can simply stand the screen up between the bed and wall, saving yourself the task of attaching it to the bed or wall.Design and Upholster Your Own Headboard
You can create a clean, elegant headboard that is perfectly in sync with your interior decorating scheme by doing some simple upholstery. You will need a piece of plywood cut to size, foam padding, a staple gun, and fabric. Fabric selection is important for a custom headboard. A highly textured fabric adds interest to the headboard, while more subdued faux suede is a sleek, modern interior decorating choice. If you are interested in learning more about interior decorating for bedrooms, you should consider enrolling at an interior design school. Not only will you learn about decorating bedrooms, you will study the architectural design of interior spaces.About the author:
Kate McIntyre is a writer in Portland, Oregon. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.F.A. in fiction writing from Oregon State University.
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