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7 Ways to Go With a Patterned Headboard
From stars to florals to bold geometrics, make a statement with a beautifully decorative headboard
We’re seeing more and more print, pattern and colour popping up all over properties on Houzz at the moment and bedrooms are no exception, with boldly patterned headboards featuring in numerous schemes. With designs ranging from geometric to bucolic via classic and tropical, there are plenty of ways to go with this idea. Which look would you choose?
2. Colour-block it
This headboard is covered in fabric with a strong geometric pattern. There’s also lots more pattern in the other textiles around the bed – in the bedspread, lamp shade, cushion and rug.
So the decision by designers Ivy + Piper to tone in the blue paint on the back wall with the headboard is genius; the colour-blocking really softens the whole effect. The blue in the rug also ties in with the headboard, grounding it.
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This headboard is covered in fabric with a strong geometric pattern. There’s also lots more pattern in the other textiles around the bed – in the bedspread, lamp shade, cushion and rug.
So the decision by designers Ivy + Piper to tone in the blue paint on the back wall with the headboard is genius; the colour-blocking really softens the whole effect. The blue in the rug also ties in with the headboard, grounding it.
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3. Punctuate a white backdrop
A crisp white space creates a gallery-like background for bursts of colour and pattern, allowing them to become focal points. This strong blue-green headboard, especially paired with white linen and a white bedside table, is just that.
The deep blue and green leaf print is part of a considered theme: designer Ann Lowengart wanted the colours in this project to reflect the ocean, as it can be seen from all the windows.
A crisp white space creates a gallery-like background for bursts of colour and pattern, allowing them to become focal points. This strong blue-green headboard, especially paired with white linen and a white bedside table, is just that.
The deep blue and green leaf print is part of a considered theme: designer Ann Lowengart wanted the colours in this project to reflect the ocean, as it can be seen from all the windows.
4. Clash with care
Combining contrasting patterns – and doing it well – is an art, as demonstrated in this sweet but smart twin bedroom by Regarding Design.
The timeless ticking stripe on the headboards makes for an almost-neutral base. The background blends into the pale, creamy walls, but the blue is key: it pulls in the navy patterned bedding and links to the artwork in the centre.
When mixing different prints, it can often work to keep them very different – for instance, as here, simple lines paired with a small detailed motif. As long as there’s a colour connection, the result should be cohesive.
Combining contrasting patterns – and doing it well – is an art, as demonstrated in this sweet but smart twin bedroom by Regarding Design.
The timeless ticking stripe on the headboards makes for an almost-neutral base. The background blends into the pale, creamy walls, but the blue is key: it pulls in the navy patterned bedding and links to the artwork in the centre.
When mixing different prints, it can often work to keep them very different – for instance, as here, simple lines paired with a small detailed motif. As long as there’s a colour connection, the result should be cohesive.
5. Stretch the idea
The beautiful and intricate Turkish rug-inspired fabric used behind these two beds could have felt bitty if it had been chopped up to back each one separately.
Instead, designer Kati Curtis created one long, padded headboard that connects the beds but also creates a standalone feature across the whole wall. This is a great idea for a spare room with twin beds that can be pushed together to make a double.
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The beautiful and intricate Turkish rug-inspired fabric used behind these two beds could have felt bitty if it had been chopped up to back each one separately.
Instead, designer Kati Curtis created one long, padded headboard that connects the beds but also creates a standalone feature across the whole wall. This is a great idea for a spare room with twin beds that can be pushed together to make a double.
More: What Will Interiors and Gardens Look Like in 2025?
6. Warm up with sunny shades
This intensely floral headboard has the potential to look very different in different spaces (try picturing it with black walls, white walls or in a trad English country home with clashing flowery wallpaper). Here, combined with strong orange walls, it brings tropical vibes.
The colourful room, another by Ann Lowengart, is in Miami. As such, she says, “The bright hues mimic both the sky outside and the vibrant Palm Beach vibe.”
This intensely floral headboard has the potential to look very different in different spaces (try picturing it with black walls, white walls or in a trad English country home with clashing flowery wallpaper). Here, combined with strong orange walls, it brings tropical vibes.
The colourful room, another by Ann Lowengart, is in Miami. As such, she says, “The bright hues mimic both the sky outside and the vibrant Palm Beach vibe.”
7. Keep it classic
Although there’s strong pattern behind the pillows here, as well as clashes in the bedspread and the rug, the overall effect is muted and simple.
To achieve this, the interior designers at Turner Pocock have kept the palette strict: pale biscuit, dark blue and warm golden and wood tones. The result is elegant and grown-up.
Tell us…
Are you inspired to add some pattern to your bedroom with a headboard like one of these? Let us know your favourite in the Comments.
Although there’s strong pattern behind the pillows here, as well as clashes in the bedspread and the rug, the overall effect is muted and simple.
To achieve this, the interior designers at Turner Pocock have kept the palette strict: pale biscuit, dark blue and warm golden and wood tones. The result is elegant and grown-up.
Tell us…
Are you inspired to add some pattern to your bedroom with a headboard like one of these? Let us know your favourite in the Comments.
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A cluster of little stars on a fir green backdrop conjures up thoughts of nature in this beautifully designed small bedroom by Cat Dal Interiors.
The effect is enhanced by the shape of the headboard, which brings to mind clumps of trees, with the bed like a patchwork of fields in the foreground thanks to that textured ochre throw and the organic print cushions.
“A beautiful interplay of natural textures and materials [creates] a warm, inviting atmosphere,” Cat says.
Note also how the designer has stretched the headboard the full width of the room, which visually widens the space, making a little bedroom feel larger.