What Is a High Headboard Bed?
A high headboard bed is a bed with a headboard that rises well above the mattress, often to the height of your shoulders or higher when you sit up in bed. It gives the bedroom a hotel feel, and it gives you something soft and comfortable to lean against when you read or watch television. At Kensley Home you will find a high headboard bed in divan, ottoman and bed frame styles, with divan beds from £130. Every order comes with free delivery, and you can pay on delivery too. Browse the full range on our home page
A tall headboard bed is the same thing under a different name. Tall headboards are usually between 120cm and 150cm high from the floor, while a standard headboard is often under 90cm. That extra height is what makes the bed look grand. A large headboard makes a small room feel taller, because the eye is drawn upwards, and a big headboard bed turns the bed into the main feature of the room.
Why Choose a High Headboard?
A high headboard is more than a good look. It protects your wall from marks, it keeps your pillows in place, and it stops cold draughts from the wall reaching your back at night. If you like to sit up in bed, a high headboard gives your back and shoulders the support a low headboard cannot. An oversized headboard does the same job with even more presence, and it suits a large bedroom with high ceilings.
Beds with large headboards also hide a plain wall. If your bedroom wall is bare, a tall headboard fills the space without the need for pictures or panels. A huge headboard in velvet or soft fabric adds colour and texture to the room, and an extra large headboard in a bold colour can set the style for the whole bedroom.
Sizes, Colours and Styles
A double bed with high headboard is the most popular size, and it suits couples and single sleepers who like space. A double bed with tall headboard is the same size with the same tall style. Both come in fabric, velvet and leather-look finishes, in colours from soft beige and grey to deep navy and emerald. A wide headboard spreads across the full width of the bed and a little beyond, which looks neat and finished. A wide headboard bed with a matching base looks like one piece of furniture, and it suits a modern bedroom.
A double bed base with headboard is the simplest way to buy: the base and the headboard arrive made to fit each other, so there is no measuring or matching to do. Divan bases with a high headboard often include storage drawers too, so you get the grand look and useful space in one bed. Ottoman beds with a high headboard give you even more storage, with the whole base lifting up on gas pistons. Our ottoman beds start from £250.
How to Choose the Right Height
Before you order, measure your wall. A headboard that is taller than the wall space looks wrong, and one that covers a light switch or a socket is a daily annoyance. Sit on your current bed and lean back: the headboard should reach at least to your shoulders. If you have a low ceiling, a very tall headboard can crowd the room, so choose a height that leaves space above it.
Think about the fabric too. Velvet looks rich and feels soft, but it needs a light brush now and then to keep it looking fresh. Plain fabric is easy to clean and suits a family home. A padded headboard is softer to lean on than a flat wooden one, and it is quieter if you bump it at night. Mattresses from £170, sofa beds from £250, and wardrobes from £170.
A Hotel Look at Home
A high headboard bed is the fastest way to give a bedroom a hotel look without changing anything else in the room. Add plain white bedding, two plump pillows and a soft throw, and the bed does the rest. See our high headboard beds — and our bed frames
Divan beds from £130, ottoman beds from £250, sofa beds from £250, mattresses from £170 and wardrobes from £170. Free delivery and pay on delivery on every order, from our Dewsbury bed shop. See the full range on our home page
