Picture Perfect: 60 Blissful Bedheads From Around the World
Our coffee-break escape offers you five minutes' worth of images to inspire and delight. Jump right in...
Deirdre Avenell
10 April 2018
Houzz editorial team. DIY/decorating nut, photographer and jewellery designer.
A bedhead can be so much more than merely something to rest your back against while you sit up reading in bed. The right one will ground your bed inside your sleep space, making it a focal point – or potentially creating – your bedroom’s overall aesthetic. This collection of bedrooms spans everything from traditional to contemporary, with some boho, rustic and quirky pieces thrown in to inspire your creative side.
1. Traditional charm. Glen Iris, Victoria
2. Back against the wall. Copenhagen, Denmark
3. Dream weaver. New York, USA
4. Vintage styling. Manly, NSW
5. Contemporary lace. Austin, USA
6. A different note. London, UK
7. Wall of wood. Melbourne, Victoria
8. Floating geometry. Singapore
9. Shut out the world. Gloucestershire, UK
10. Chinoiserie chic. Sydney, NSW
11. Draping canopy. Denver, USA
12. Door to dreamland. Stockholm, Sweden
13. Cosy corner. Auckland, New Zealand
14. The lap of luxury. Brisbane, Queensland
15. Hold your horses. London, UK
16. All in one. Vancouver, Canada
17. Nifty thrifting. Northern Beaches, NSW
18. Gleaming grain. Moscow, Russia
19. Best when pressed. London, UK
20. Sleeping pallet. Vancouver, Canada
21. Feature wall. Brisbane, Queensland
22. Built-in beauty. Charleston, USA
23. Spring riot. Sussex, UK
24. Suspended slats. Perth, WA
25. Moody blues. Sydney, NSW
26. Drifting off. San Francisco, USA
27. Boho moon. Avoca Beach, NSW
28. Jealous. Copenhagen, Denmark
29. Feather-y bed. Melbourne, Victoria
30. Into indigo. San Diego, USA
31. Screen time. Calgary, Canada
32. Mellow yellow. Melbourne, Victoria
33. Built-in bedsides. Gloucestershire, UK
34. Taking centre stage. London, UK
35. The emerald isle. Dublin, Ireland
36. Neutral expression. Moscow, Russia
37. Battened down. Italy
38. Pink peacock. Brisbane, Queensland
39. Foliage for all. Milan, Italy
40. Timber starburst. Toronto, Canada
41. Classic comfort. Saint Petersburg, Russia
42. Temple of sleep. New York, USA
43. Sturdy shelf. Malaga, Spain
44. Floral filigree. Perth, WA
45. Cut it out. Moscow, Russia
46. Stick it. Dorset, UK
47. Join in. Barcelona, Spain
48. Pressed to impress. Houston, USA
49. Sweet dreams. Berlin, Germany
50. Nothing to it. Miami, USA
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Some are very dreamy all are creative but some are the stuff of nightmares!
This is a Houzz photo. Can you tell me where this bedhead is from?
I viewed these bedrooms for ideas for my own master bed redo and many are just okay but some I could never sleep in those rooms! Lots of ideas!
Just love my traditional style and always will I guess - so I found #1 to quite beautiful and tasteful. Yes, I could sleep there quite nicely! I found #22 quite charming and restful. I loved the large the light giving window bedroom of #24, and I could envision this room with Zuber wallpaper, gilt wall sconces, rich fabrics and drapes puddled atop dense carpeting (or wood floor) and traditional furnishings even though the decor is nice .
#28 is truly interesting and strikes me as somewhat of a room in a tree - looking out. A tree house bedroom. What a cozy and peaceful place to go to sleep for the flora and fauna lovers out there! Quite different and quite nice!
But I think the biggest take away for me was #8. Wow, and I am not a modern type or minimalist type AT ALL - but I think this is quite stunning. To me, this IS the modern version and polar opposite of High Victorian. Depth and reveals are formed, catch the light in different angles, the geometric shapes are not harsh and somehow induce (to me) a soothing balance of shapes that meld effortlessly with each other. Clever positioning next to a window adds natural light, a view, and makes the space more expansive. The forms seem to envelope the bed in a rather quiet and secure fashion. I normally do not like sharp lines or sharp points as they feel "harsh" to me, but in this design, there is nothing harsh, just beautiful symmetry. I see an almost stunning celestial pattern in the forms that is most appropriate for bedtime.
Very well done!