Oversized bedheads upholstered in luxurious materials are replacing the timber headboard as a major direction in bedroom interiors this year.
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Soft velvets in rich jewel tones, and indigo and white shibori-dyed leather are also on-trend as opulent, bohemian elements that “warm up” the popular Scandinavian-inspired minimalist aesthetic.
Georgie Leckey, founder of specialist bedhead company Heatherly Design Studio, says many customers want their bedrooms to resemble a five-star hotel.
“People come home and wonder, ‘How can I re-create that feel?’,” she says.
While velvet is making a return to our homes, the classic upholstering fabric is very different from the material popular in the 1980s.
Technological advances in dyeing have created a wider range of available colours, while digital printing has enabled greater scope for creativity in patterns. In addition, designers are pairing the fabric with furniture that has sleek, simple forms, giving it an updated feel for the 21st century.
“We’re pretty excited to see that velvet is back,” says Ms Leckey.
“We’ve been selling it for 10 years, but when we first started people had an idea of what their grandmother had in the formal dining room.
“We had to take a picture for them to see what it was actually like.”
In terms of bedheads, upholstered velvet works well for smaller rooms as its luminescent quality creates a sense of space and light.
It can also add a sense of warmth, and reduce the starkness of contemporary interiors with lots of open-plan living and polished concrete floors. Aside from adding a sense of drama, the headboard serves a number of practical purposes that are helpful to bear in mind.