Wall Mounted Headboard

237 Ideas by Eliza Bush

Wall mounted headboards are an alternative way to set up your bed frame without having a headboard attached to your bed. Instead, this type of design mounts the headboard to the wall creating a cozy background for your bed. Find out how to decorate your bedroom with these six wall-mounted headboard ideas. 

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Oversized wall-mounted headboard upholstered in cream fabric, finished off with deep button tufting, enclosed in a contrasting dark espresso brown wooden frame. Made to order and hence fully customizable bedroom accessory.

Headboards

Headboards

If you’re looking for a rustic finishing piece to top off your vintage bedroom with, take a look at this gorgeous, wall-mounted headboard with a weathered design and an old-fashioned, austere appearance!

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Master bedroom in black, white and yellow with a wall "mounted" headboard made out of floral wallpaper and left over crown moldings.

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Simple Hang-Up Headboard

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Elegant headboard designed for mounting on the wall. Frame is made of wood and upholstered with leather. Suitable for any standard bed. Stylish accent for each bedroom.

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Modern Bedroom - Tufted Headboard

Platform bed and headboard

platform bed and headboard

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Use a Frontage, door, old shutters, strip of wood, anything, to Hang & Cover Wire from Wall Mounted Lights | - Make a Barn Door Headboard |

Sanctuary Upholstered Bling Headboard

Sanctuary Upholstered Bling Headboard

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Mix and Chic: Cool designer alert- Jennifer Eisenstadt! You could use two large white boards with decals for these headboards and I love the color blocking on the coverlet and bolster!

Wall Mounted Headboard

Buying Guide

To install a wall mount headboard, you must:

  • Measure both the distance between its hooks and that between the hooks and your floor
  • Find your wall studs (unless you’re 100% positive that your wall material will be strong enough to support the weight of your wall mount headboard)
  • Install your fittings at the correct distance (matching that of the headboard’s fitting)
  • Hang your new headboard

There are no fixed rules on how big your wall mount headboard should be. Nevertheless, if you don’t want to avoid an awkward fit, the size of your wall mount headboard should primarily depend on the size of your bed and mattress.

Ideally, a wall mount headboard should be as wide or up to four inches wider than the bed frame. As far as height goes, the recommended height depends on mattress size.

If you have a twin-sized mattress, the headboard can be 14 inches above it. For the full and queen mattresses, 28 inches above the mattress should suffice. For the King and California King mattresses, you want the headboard extending 58 inches high. Note that this refers to the size of the headboard seen. The headboard’s actual size may be much larger.

It all comes down to maintaining proportions. You probably do not want a headboard that’s taller than the length of the bed.