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Classic Shaped Headboards

October 8, 2012 by Jane F 3 Comments

round shaped headboard based on Art Deco style - Canadian House & Home via AtticmagLike other furniture, upholstered, shaped headboards are still based on historical forms.

A few weeks ago we checked into a New York hotel for one of our periodic visits. When I propped myself up in bed to check email on the iPad, the raised panels on the wooden headboard dug into my head and back. It took a lot of adjustment to get comfortable and I had to rearrange the pillows every time I moved. That’s why upholstered shaped headboards — which have built in comfort — are so often used.  As a bonus, they have an infinite range of profiles, sizes and fabric coverings.

One of the most unusual headboards I’ve seen lately is a grand circle [top]. Clearly, this one is based on Art Deco furniture from the 1930s and it’s  huge —  at least six-feet high since it almost reaches the crown molding. Set against solid wallpaper, the white-on-green Ikat-style print offers a dramatic visual. Embroidery on the bedding coordinates well with the color scheme and it’s interesting to note that the bed frame is upholstered with a reversed green-on-white fabric that shows terrific attention to detail. The scale of this shape has a major impact despite the simplicity.

chart of basic architectural arch styles from Interior Design & Decoration by Sherrill WhitonMany headboard shapes are based on architectural arches. While the technical names are rarely used, this chart — from Sherrill Whiton’s textbook “Interior Design & Decoration” — tells the story very clearly.

Basic Greek molding shapes in a chart from Interior Design & Decoration by Sherrill WhitonSome headboards are sculpted to include curves and ledges which have their basis in Greek architectural moldings. Again, this chart shows the basics. While the combinations are more abstract on a headboard than woodwork or cabinetry, the origin is the same.

Velvet Tufted shaped headboard from Urban Outfitters in an Asian inspired bedroom - Domino via AtticmagA variation on the quatrefoil (5-leaf) arch, this Velvet Tufted headboard is skillfully set against a series of windows elaborately draped with Clarence House “Flowering Quince” curtains and valance. It works with the Asian pattern and maintains a luxe look even though it’s a budget-wise find from Urban Outfitters.

Shaped headboards - Italian wrought iron bed with upholstered shaped headboard from Tara Shaw Maison via AtticmagGraceful, wrought iron canopy beds are typically Italian but the addition of an upholstered inset panel  was an ingenious variation by designer and antique dealer Tara Shaw. The swirling large-scale Damask  “Dedar” fabric (from Tara Shaw Maison) is based on acanthus leaves and perfectly compliments the capped, scooped and sloped headboard lines. I adore this fabric — wouldn’t the pattern make an amazing wallpaper, too?

shaped headboards - upholstered shaped headboard with a flat top and traditional nailhead embellishment - Veranda via AtticmagNailheads – an elegant, custom embellishment — outline the curving shoulders and flat top of this headboard and continue around the bed’s base. Having a straight, rather than curved crown, makes this headboard interesting and gives it a slightly masculine vibe.

shaped headboards - upholstered step edge shaped headboard with flat top and geometric fabric - the heart of your home via atticmagStepped “shoulders” and a dense geometric fabric push this headboard towards a modernist aesthetic which focuses on right angles and avoids curves.

shaped headboards - square shaped headboard with a white frame, upholstered in black and white fabric - House Beautiful via AtticmagMost contemporary of all is the slab headboard with a slim white-painted picture frame and upholstered field. If the fabric was plain instead of patterned I feel this shape would be really dull. But here, it’s a perfect choice for a bedroom that spans the spectrum from white to black with shades of gray.

(Source: Canadian House & Home, Domino, West Elm, Veranda, theheartofyourhome, House Beautiful)

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Filed Under: Decor Tagged With: Atticmag, bedroom styles, circular headboard, classic headboard shapes, curvy headboard, square headboard, Tara Shaw Maison, upholstered headboards, upholstered shaped headboards, Urban Outfitters, West Elm

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  1. mbwife says

    October 8, 2012 at 10:18 am

    I love upholstered headboards. You have posted two amazing examples.

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    April 29, 2015 at 8:45 am

    […] shaped headboard — the kind I favor and showed in my posts The Chic of Peaked Headboards and Classic Shaped Headboards. That’s covered in a large-scale floral tone-on-tone fabric called “Anna” from Christopher […]

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