Quick Guide to Custom Headboards

The first question you may asked is "why should I ever need or want a custom headboard?". The truth is that you might not initially think a custom headboard will be for you, or your hotel or guest house. Custom headboards are made to your specifications, meaning that they aren't manufactured in their hundreds and thousands, so inevitably a custom headboard will always cost more than mass produced counterparts.

However, the extra cost may well be worth your while.

A good custom headboard supplier will be able to provide headboards in a huge array of materials, including wood, metal, upholstered and even glass! The possibilities are almost endless, and the results can turn an otherwise bland and unremarkable room into something memorable and luxurious.

Whether you're an eco holiday lodge looking to source sustainable wood for your custom headboards, a luxurious 5 star hotel revamping your silk, flat weave or real leather floor to ceiling custom headboards, or a back-to-basics, rustic guest hotel looking for custom headboards to suit your traditional interior, the chances are a good manufacturer and supplier will be able to more than accommodate your needs.

What are my options?

Most custom headboards are made for divan-style beds, as headboards on metal framed beds tend to be too integral to the bed's frame and stability to be tinkered with. A custom headboard is typically bolstered and wall-mounted, which is great news if you have zip and link beds or stoaway guest beds that change the layout or bed capacity of a room.

Many fabric custom headboards can also be made with removable and washable covers; a good option for rooms with a high turnover of guests, such as university accommodation, hostels, and motels.These can be pleated, rouched, gathered or even buttoned, as with 'normal' non-bespoke headboards, and can be made to measure, whatever dimensions you stipulate.

Custom headboards do not have to be solid pieces of furniture; if you'r after a lighter, brighter option, metal and wooden headboards in particular can be made with struts to take away that 'blocky' look.

The main point about custom headboards is that they can be made to perfectly complement and contribute to the interior design of a room, regardless of whether you're undergoing a complete room or hotel-wide revamp, or just giving a room a much-needed facelift.