California King Bookcase Headboard

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The biggest bed you can get without special ordering is a California King. It is the perfect bed for couples, and if you have kids, you can't beat the space. But most of these huge beds only come with basic headboards. That is why, in our collection, we give you the bookcase headboard option. Now you can have your huge bed and storage behind your head.

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Updated 18/04/2021

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A California king bookcase headboard can be a handy place to put just about anything that you want to have on hand when you are tucked up or sprawled out on your bed.

Who will benefit from a California king bookcase headboard?

A California king bookcase headboard is the perfect headboard for readers or for TV viewers. You can stock it with your favorite books or movies. Add a large, flat screen TV with Internet capability, and you are set for entertainment in bed! Invalids will enjoy this, but so will ordinary working folk or youngsters. Who wants to have to get up from a comfortable couch and then move to a bed? Tuck directional personal lights on each side or stock tablet readers to avoid annoying the non-reading partner with the reader’s all-night bookaholic habit. These large bookcases can also be used as side shelves to turn twin beds into daybed setups.

Can I finish a California king bookcase headboard myself?

Bookcases set up for California king beds can be unfinished. This is good news for you if you have not yet decided on your bedroom décor. You will be able to select a stain and sealer to complete your headboard as you wish. Ideas might include walnut, mahogany, teak or maple stain for good effect. Mix or match with your other furnishings.

Which bookcase headboards have the biggest storage capacity?

Headboards do come in different styles. If you have a lot of books or if you are a taller person, you might like an ornate headboard that has more than one level of shelves. These sometimes have a sliding central shelf that is handy for stashing personal items or fragile things that you would prefer not to have a pet rain down on your head. These sorts of headboard might also have an ornate, turned trim on the front edges adding to the general atmosphere.

What are some alternative uses of a king size bookcase headboard?

King Headboard as Daybed Back. Turn a twin bed sideways to a California King headboard, and it is nearly perfectly the same length as the width of a king-sized bed. The headboard makes a nearly perfect back so that the twin bed can act as a deep couch during the daytime and be a comfortable place for a child or teen to sleep at night. (Also works for adults who sleep alone.) all the handy attributes that are true for the king width bed remain true for the twin – it just doesn’t take up as much space in the room.
The Headboard as Secretary. If your favorite place to write personal letters or even to draft essays or poetry is your bed, you will love this headboard. It has the sliding center section, the perfect place to keep your diary, as well as two small drawers that can hold stationery, stamps, envelopes and other writing materials.