Top 3 reasons custom-made bed headboards are better than readymade

No perfect bed is complete without the perfect headboard. The appearance of a bed will very nearly always be affected by the quality and design of the headboard you choose.   

Headboards have been a prominent feature of luxurious bedrooms for decades, but recent trends seen them become an absolutely essential centrepiece in a high style bedrooms. Headboards are usually made of wood or foam, then skinned with fabric or leather. 

With headboards being such an important part of your bedrooms’ design, would you be better off going for custom, bespoke or readymade “off-the-shelf” headboards? Both come in different styles and designs, but here we’ll discuss how the two compare & why custom-made is the only way to go to achieve that luxury bedroom of your dreams. 

1. Your own unique style

Often whilst shopping in bed showrooms we fail to find a reasonable choice of style or design when it comes to headboards. Going for the custom-made option enables you to turn your idea into a reality, allowing you to bring a ‘magazine-style’ of headboard into your home. The best part is, you get to choose the color, the feel, shape and height & there are literally HUNDREDS of possibilities.

2. Off-the-shelf headboards: Cheaper but NOT more cheerful 

Readymade headboards may be cheaper, but they look it too! Often the foam and fabrics used are inferior in quality and they are usually mass produced at speed. A bespoke, custom headboard will always be made using the best quality materials inside and out from start to finish by one very skilled upholsterer so that the tension is consistent throughout the piece of furniture.

3. The weapon of choice 

Ready made headboards are usually supplied with struts or legs. There is no fixing required as they slot straight on to the base of the bed. With a bespoke headboard it will come with an easy to fit wall mounted baton or bracket which will allow your headboard to be secured tightly to the wall above the mattress. This stops any movement which may in turn damage the wall and also makes it possible for the bed to fit tightly against the wall thus saving valuable floor space within the room. Alternatively, you may instead choose a full length headboard which will stand on the floor giving a very grand appearance and does not require a wall mount fixing. But that’s the key; with a custom-made bespoke headboard, the CHOICE is yours!