How to Make Your Own Headboard

!±8± How to Make Your Own Headboard

Three ways to create a striking headboard

Hotel chic
A broad screen, covered in a smart grass cloth paper and finished with studs, creates an inviting enclosure around the bed, complete with reading lamps and built-in shelves in walnut. The bed is dressed symmetrically but kept snug with soft blankets and throws, and some plump boudoir cushions. A long ottoman at the foot of the bed.

How to make it work
o Cover a custom-made MDF screen with a striking wallpaper and trim the front edges with upholstery studs or braid so the piece feels finished. Shelves in walnut are a smart, practical touch.
o Choose neat, jointed wall-mounted reading lights to maximise the space.
o Layer luxurious bedding and linens to create a snug, welcoming retreat.

Modern Classic
For a scheme that has a classic feel with a contemporary edge, we have customised a smart off-the-peg headboard by painting it in a striking matte black paint. The headboard's bold shape is balanced with a strong, traditionally striped furnishing fabric and bed linen in a large-scale toile de Jouy pattern. To emphasise the mixture of styles, wall-hung antique plaster cameos are combined with modern chrome floor lights, which provide an unusual yet practical solution to the problem of bedside lighting.

How to make it work
o A bold statement headboard can be balanced with strongly patterned bedlinen.
o If you want to change the colour of furniture you have bought off-the-peg, seal your paint with a clear matte varnish to help prevent it chipping off.

Fabric Wall Hanging
A bold fabric wall hanging, lined with wadding for comfort, draws the eye to the bed, dressed in bed linens in gentle blush colours accented with touches of jade and old gold. Large, inviting pillows and a thick eiderdown are casually placed to allow the scheme to feel relaxed and informal. Pair these elements with simple contemporary furniture and sisal flooring to keep the look modern.

How to make it work
o Choose a really smart pole and bracket for the fabric wall hanging.
o Combine soft and luxurious layers of fine bed linens in gentle tones for a relaxed feel.

How to Make Your Own Headboard

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There Are Many Great Ways to Put Together a Bedroom

!±8± There Are Many Great Ways to Put Together a Bedroom

The choices for putting together a solid bedroom can be confusing at times, but by knowing what is out there you will be more likely to make the right selection. Fortunately, children and students usually do not worry too much about getting a matching set. In fact, all they usually want is a place to sleep. Kids have always loved the bunk setup (although girls do love the canopy), while students are usually partial to the captains or loft setup. The reason for this is the extra storage space. They can do their work underneath at their desk or put their bookcase and a futon in the free spot as well.

However, adults usually want the full matching set. This includes the dresser and nightstand furniture. They are usually made from fancy woods, like cherry, maple, oak, or pine. When this is the case, the bed frame can be a simple traditional piece or you can get a fancier sleigh type. The headboard then can be padded with leather or have tufts and be upholstered.

If you're going for a more modern look, though, you might think about getting different furniture from the bed frame. Then go for a more classic iron bed frame. Believe it or not, this vintage look will be more contemporary than matching all the pieces. The frames usually look the best if they are black or white, as it reinforces the old fashioned style.

Don't forget about daybeds, either. These little beds are perfect for filling up that extra room that no one permanently uses. Guests can still have an excellent night while sleeping on it, too. It also works as a great bed for kids.

As for what mattress to get, the best hands down is the memory foam kinds. They are more expensive for a reason, and that is because the comfort they offer is unparalleled. Though they take a little getting used to, they are betting for your body and you will notice that in the long run. They make them in all sizes (twin, full, queen, King, and California King) as well.

There Are Many Great Ways to Put Together a Bedroom

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'The Christmas Bristolian' - 12/12/09

!±8± 'The Christmas Bristolian' - 12/12/09

An early start to see 6024 'King Edward I' on its last mainline jaunt of the year before it heads off to the West Somerset for the winter maintenance and to take part in the Winter Steam Festival. In this video we see the King just after coming off shed running through Bristol Temple Meads, complete with headboard and headcode. Then moving to Sydney Gardens in Bath we see the train just after its stop at Bath Spa.

'The Christmas Bristolian' - 12/12/09

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