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Ever stopped to think why headboards might exist?

Many believe that a headboard is purely for good aesthetics.

However, a headboard can provide much more than that, including back support, a buffer against a cold wall and also help with Feng Shui.

Functionally, a headboard supports your bed and can protect your wall from scratching, scuffing and staining.

It can also keep your pillows from falling off in the middle of the night and provide a cozy and contained bed environment.

Headboards can be a fun way of incorporating a fabulous accent fabric, or to add texture and depth with natural linens, woven plains or subtle self patterns.

Headboards have gone through many changes throughout history.
In Ancient Egypt, archaeological evidence suggests that headboards were created for a practical purpose, acting as a barrier against draughts to keep us warm whilst we slept. The headboards were then made of wood, which is less thermally conductive than stone or brick.
They were constructed with thicker end pillars to create space from the wall and allowed the falling cold air to sink to the floor rather than onto the bed.

It was a sign of social status with the richer having more elaborate designs.
The poorer either went without or created their own from straw and cloth.

It was in Ancient Greece that headboards began to have cushioning and extra support. There were some headboards carved in ebony, silver and gold, which are depicted in many early drawings – undoubtedly more for show than comfort.

Headboard Feng Shui

One of the most often recommended Feng Shui adjustments to your bedroom is having a solid headboard for your bed. It is believed that a headboard gives you the sense you have ‘a safe and strong mountain at your back as you sleep’. It is also said that a strong headboard creates a safe space for intimacy and connection.

So there you go!!

So many reasons to get yours now!