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Oonagh Turner

'Help me decide if I need one in my bedroom!' We settle the headboard vs no headboard debate for good

A neutral bedroom with a low profile headboard

Let me paint you a picture. In my bedroom, my bed sits in the center of the room, flush against a chimney breast with no headboard. On the chimney breast is a large print of David Hockney's A Bigger Splash which I've long loved for its cheery colors, with a smattering of bed cushions on the bed below acting as a sort of DIY headrest. 

But I'm in two minds about whether to ditch my makeshift cushion headboard and go for something more permanent. I'm on a quest to create a more minimalist bedroom look, so I'm considering ditching the framed print altogether and opt instead for a headboard as a more calming, minimalist, and sophisticated alternative, giving my Hockney a new home in the downstairs bathroom.

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