The headboard is an important element in the bedroom. Aesthetically it helps us to draw attention to the main wall and thus give the bed a greater role. In addition, it can become a very practical element. You do not believe it? Take a look at the headboards with storage that we propose today.
especially in the smaller bedrooms headboards with storage are a wonderful addition. And it is that these, in addition to serving as a headboard, serve as a nightstand by incorporating space for small objects and they do it with different strategies. We discover them for you!
headboards with storage They usually serve two functions. one decorative and the other functional by providing you with storage space. And all this without taking up a large space. This is, without a doubt, a great advantage but there are also others:
- They take up little space, less than what is generally occupied by a headboard and two conventional bedside tables.
- They provide you with storage space without the need to integrate any additional furniture.
- They attract attention because they are not yet very common in our homes.
- They can be used as dividers. Is your bedroom an open space that integrates a dressing room or a work area? In these cases you can use them to separate the different environments effectively, allowing light to pass from one space to another.
Also, depending on the type of headboard you choose the benefits could increase. And it is that although in furniture stores headboards of this type are scarce, the possibilities of building them on site have always existed and are just as or more interesting, we are talking about both!
independent headboards
Sometimes having everything we want and need in a bedroom is not easy. The dimensions of the room can prevent this and that is when one must look for creative and smart solutions in order not to give up anything.
Headboards with storage from Ikea, La Redoute and Maisons du monde
The headboards with storage are a great ally in these spaces, since they fulfill the aesthetic function of the conventional headboards also incorporating storage space, generally in the form of front and side shelves.
These shelves provide space to store small details that we usually place on the nightstands as are some books, a jewelry box, a small radio, a glass of water, the mobile charger and the mobile itself.
In a single piece of furniture you can therefore place what we normally place in three and reducing the space necessary for it. because these headboards they don't have too much background and yet they make the most of the space.
On the other hand, they adapt phenomenally to any type of room. Those made of wood bring a lot of warmth to the rooms while those in pure white print modernity. Look at the images, don't they seem like a very interesting solution for the bedroom?
Work headboards
Have you not found any headboard that fits what you are looking for? Are you not willing to pay the prices they ask for them? If your house is still in a project or you are a bit of a handyman, you can propose a headboard with personalized storage for your bedroom.
The easiest way to do it is superimposing a low wall of half height to the wall. You can build it out of concrete or use battens and wooden planks for it, depending on the aesthetic you are looking for for the bedroom. In addition, in this wall you can incorporate different elements that will increase the storage space in it:
- Una top shelf to place decorative elements such as paintings, vases or books. Keep in mind that for this the shelf must have a minimum depth of between 15 and 20 centimeters.
- small niches that serve as tables. Small cavities that go into this wall and on which you can draw attention using a contrasting color.
- Or built-in nightstands. Small shelves or cubes on either side of the bed where you can leave what you may need at bedtime.
With a wall of this type you will get frame the bed and gain functionality. You can make it the size of the bed and integrate upper and side storage space into it. Or lengthen the wall with respect to the bed and add additional elements such as niches or shelves, it's up to you!
With regards to wall depth, at least it should be 20 centimeters so that you can not only integrate the different elements but also to make it a practical storage space.
In short, headboards with storage are a great solution in small bedrooms by integrating different functions into a single piece of furniture. But they can also be very useful in large bedrooms or in open bedrooms created in a common space like the living room to separate the different environments. They can be traditional, modern, avant-garde... and if you don't find exactly what you want, you can build them yourself or ask them to do it.