Add panache to a bedroom with a painted headboard, like the red one seen here that serves as a unifying element to the mix of bold patterns and colors.
Red, White and Blue Bedroom With Painted Headboards
In order to unify the two full beds in this bedroom, matching upholstered headboards were added as well as a joined painted decorative headboard. The mixed blue-and-white patterns of the bed linen add a further visual twist.
Bedroom with Colorful Geometric Painted Wood Headboard
The geometric headboard above the bed is a custom walnut bed and headboard created by Susan Jamieson of Bridget Beari Designs using custom paint colors named for dogs (proceeds go to rescue groups). Brass lamps rest on black nightstands and a chunky knit gray throw is at the foot of the bed. The room was designed by Jamieson for a Southeastern Designer Showhouse in Atlanta.
A white painted headboard with turned posts in a room with palm-green walls brings a cottage feel to this room. Brown buttons on the menswear inspired throw pillow picks up the color of the brown bedspread and a tropical print pillow brings a touch of the islands.
A simple white painted headboard and nightstand serve as a quiet backdrop for colorful patterned bed linens and accessories. Using a dresser as a nightstand is also a space saving move.
For a twist on a bookcase headboard, try a storage headboard. The vertical DIY project from Lowe’s is a creative idea with a commanding presence in a bedroom.
Featuring a transportation theme, this boy's bedroom includes red hanging letters, graphic bedding and a painted headboard. The red, white and blue color palette is classic and versatile for years to come.
Fresh white linens and a painted headboard create a dreamy look in this Mediterranean-inspired bedroom. A tasseled Roman shade and an urn table lamp are romantic accessories, while rough-hewn beams add rustic character to the feminine design.
French Country Bedroom With a White Wood Headboard
The subtle sheen of the damask bedding picks up light from a petite glass lamp in this neutral bedroom. An embroidered detail on the sheets echoes the leafy pattern in a painted wood headboard without being too matchy. A black contrast welt on a throw pillow draws the eye to the statement-making headboard.
After cutting and cleaning two old wooden doors to fashion a one-of-a-kind headboard, Karen Cooper, a DIY blogger from Atlanta, painted the headboard in DecoArt New Life chalky finish paint.
In this Spanish-themed bedroom, a large, ornate bed is made with a red and gold quilt and paired with several decorative pillows. Behind the bed is a five-panel wood headboard with curved tops and images of saints painted on it.
Interior designer Vanessa DeLeon employs bold blues and creative use of lighting in order to achieve a most spacious feel in this modern studio-apartment bedroom. A cleverly designed decal gives the effect of a headboard and helps to maximize the space.
French touches in the lines of the furnishings combine with crisp accessories in this traditional and elegant bedroom. Two styles of bedside tables are the same height, adding interest to the space while allowing the designer to maintain symmetry with lighting and artwork. Framed photos are hung low, pulling the eye to the room's focal point — the bed — and balancing the scale of the petite glass lamps.
Gilded picture frames and a decorative shelf adorn the wall above the traditional headboard. Shades of gold and floral patterns are used to dress the bed.
