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Your bed is the centerpiece of your bedroom and arguably the most important piece of furniture in your house.  It is there that you get the rest you need to rejuvenate yourself for the tasks of the coming day.  Why not invest in a luxurious king size bed and top it off with a king size headboard?

There are four different sizes of mattresses available.  You probably grew up sleeping on a single, or twin mattress.  The smallest mattress designed for two is the full, or double mattress.   A queen sized mattress affords two sleepers adequate space.  A king sized mattress is 80” long and 76” inches wide; there is plenty of space for two people to get a good night’s sleep.  A bed this palatial deserves an equally imposing headboard.  There are many different materials and styles of king size headboards from which to choose.

One of the most popular materials for a king size headboard is wood.  A dark, intricately carved wooden headboard can evoke feelings of Tudor grandeur or Victorian opulence.  A simple, knotty pine can give your bed the feeling of a rustic log cabin.  A streamlined black lacquered headboard is perfect for an Asian-inspired bedroom theme.  Because you have so much space with which to work – over 6 feet of length – you can even let your creativity run wild and paint a mural on your headboard.

Other people prefer sculpted metal headboards.  The most traditional look is a half-circle of polished brass with vertical pipes every nine inches or so.  Paired with a brightly patterned quilt, this combination will bring a bit of country charm into your bedroom.  Many people, however, want to use their king size headboard to create an atmosphere of modern elegance.  Metal is a great medium for this.  Brushed steel is simple geometric shapes is one of the mainstays of modern decoration.  You can even look for a headboard that has a combination of brushed and polished steel to create interesting patterns.

There are many other decorating option for your king size headboard.  You may chose to go with a padded leather headboard.  These are available in a variety of colors and also double as a backrest.  Some people look for creative headboard solutions.  They may board up the opening of a fireplace mantle and mount it to the back of their bed.  Others have taken abstract paintings and put them on solid backing to create a truly unique headboard.

Whatever you headboard you choose, make sure it right for you.

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For the professed bibliophile, too many books are never enough.  If they can’t dedicate an entire room in their house to books, they will generally convert both their living room and their bedroom into quasi-libraries.  A great place to store books in the bedroom in on a king size bookcase headboard.

There are many advantages to having a bookcase built into your headboard.  First and foremost, it means that you can store more books.  For someone with a large personal library, wall space comes at a premium and should not be wasted with a merely decorative headboard.  Having a bookcase built into your headboard also mean that there is shelf space to keep your glasses, a mug of coffee, a small reading light.  An extra bedside table is no longer needed.  If you have your bookcase headboard in your child’s room, you can hold all the bedtime storybooks in one convenient location.  In the master bedroom, a king size bookcase headboard can be a great place to prominently display favorite novels or poetry, as well as a place to store your current reading selections.

There are many different varieties of king size bookcase headboards.  Some are multipurpose units.  On the lowest section will be a shelf concealed by a sliding panel.  This can double as a backrest or hide extra bed linen, Kleenexes, or anything else you don’t want on display.  The upper shelves will then be filled with books.  Many bookcase headboards have their shelves protected by sliding plexiglass.  This serves the double purpose keeping your books free from dust and keeping your head free from falling books.  Beyond these practical concerns, some headboards are tall and mimic a floor to ceiling bookshelf.  Others are short and have a top wide enough to display knickknacks (or more books!) on top of them.  As long as you choose a king size bookcase headboard you should have enough space to keep your favorite books close at hand.

There is a debate going on as to whether your king size bookcase headboard should be built in or freestanding.  It may be tempting just to put a large bookcase behind your bed.  However, if your floor is uneven or your bed shifts, you can risk toppling the entire contents of the shelf all over your bed.  If you choose to use a freestanding bookcase, make sure you bolt it to your bed frame.  This option also gives you more freedom of design.

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A headboard is the most important decorative element of your bed.  Sheets and comforters can easily be replaced and lose their impact on an unmade bed.  However, the headboard towers over your bed.  It sets the tone for your entire bedroom.  If you have indulged yourself with a king sized mattress, your headboard will be over six feet long.  A king size wood headboard can bring warmth and depth to your bedroom.

There are two basic styles of king sized wood headboards.  You can purchase a slatted headboard or a solid headboard.  Both can be made out of any kind of wood, but will bring a different feel into your bedroom.

A slatted wooden headboard consists of an exterior frame with spaced slats in the middle.  Almost all the time, these slats are vertical.  Slats can be flat pieces of wood with tabbed ends that fit into the frame.  They can also be spindles of turned wood, such as you might see in Amish and early American styles.

A solid king size wooden headboard can be plain, paneled, or carved.  A plain headboard will be made from one or many boards of wood joined together as seamlessly as possible.  Plain headboards let the natural beauty of the wood come through.  Paneled headboards generally have two squares created by a thin strip of veneer.  The wood that goes inside the veneered squares often runs against the grain of the outer wood.  A carved headboard can range from simple scroll work at each corner to a fantastic creation of cherubs, clouds, and other mythical figures.

The wood for your king size wooden headboard can come from almost any tree.  There is softwood, such as pine, fir, and spruce.  These woods are easier to work with and look best with a light stain finish.  It is possible to get knotty pine and use the natural pattern of the wood to give your headboard texture.  Hardwood is costlier and therefore considered more luxuriant.  For instance, mahogany is a hardwood.  Walnut, oak, and maple are all popular American hardwood.  Most of the time, hardwood stains darker than softwood.

No matter what style or material you chose for your king size wood headboard, know that it is going to be the centerpiece of your bedroom.  Look for tables, desks, and dressers that match.  Accent the feel of your wood headboard by choosing coordinating bedspreads and pillows.

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