upholstered headboards, anyone?
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any photos of patterned upholstered headboards?
Comments (23)meg711 -- you are my lucky charm. Today I was going to go to the design center to finalize yardage and, on a whim, stopped by the Calico Corners (I'd received a postcard from them saying "Big Sale"). meg711 -- they had an even better buffalo check than Kathryn Ireland's, and for a literal fraction of the cost. I'd chosen the Kathryn Ireland for two reasons: 1) I had searched and searched for a super-large scale red / cream buffalo check and hers was the only one I'd found; and 2) I wanted the colors of the buffalo check / toile to match, and seeing as those were both made by her I assumed I'd have a home run (in terms of color match)! But I was never in love with the ikat (bleeding edge) feel of the check -- that hadn't been my goal, and truthfully, I resented the cost (of the raw yardage). I was after a finished room so I acquiesced .... Anyway, to make a short story super-long (!), the price I am paying for the headboard, bedskirt and drapery panels (fabric and construction) through Calico Corners is less than what I would have paid for the Kathryn Ireland fabric alone for the bedskirt / headboard (not even including the drapery panels). You know, it would have been one thing if I'd been in love with the Kathryn Ireland ikat check or her toile, but I wasn't. Then I would have happily paid $X for using her textiles. I had a vision and they filled it well enough, so that's why I was planning on using them. Instead, I am going to be really happy about getting to spend a fraction of the cost yet still achieve my vision, and then get to do more, sooner, in my room. And I really feel I owe it to you, meg711. This post you started totally prompted me to "do it!" And if I hadn't had this "chat" with you it all wouldn't have been front and center for me. If I hadn't been in the textile frame of mind, who knows if I would've popped into Calico Corners. Really, thank you so much!...See MoreUpholstered headboard = dust = allergies?
Comments (12)I have really, really bad allergies, so this may sound extreme. I take allergy meds year round, and at the recommendation of my doctor, I bought special covers called encasings for my box spring, mattress, and pillows. They prevent dust, dust mites, and other allergens. I do wash my bedding often, dust/vacuum often, and have a HEPA air purifier in my bedroom, and a HEPA filter for my furnace, to reduce allergens from the air. You spend many hours in your bed, far more than on any other furniture, and you are lying down with your face very close to your bedding (and headboard). I wouldn't get an upholstered headboard, unless it had a removable, washable slipcover, and you were willing to vacuum it often; or, a leather one would work....See MoreUpholstered headboard vs bed
Comments (2)Our bed is of substantial construction with tall wood side rails that attached to both the headboard and footboard. Even so, I had to strengthen the rail to board connection with steel "L" brackets. That completely solved the problem and now there is no movement or vertical wobble. I do think I would shy away from a metal frame though....See MoreCan you add an upholstered headboard to a canopy bed?
Comments (1)It probably can be done. A picture would help as there is no way to tell if we don't know what it looks like....See Morejerseygirl_1
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