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Master Bedroom with Tufted Headboard and Study
Master Bedroom with Tufted Headboard and Study
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Master Bedroom with Tufted Headboard and Study

A tall tufted headboard sets the tone here, buttoned in cream fabric and rising well above the pillows so the bed stands out as the main piece from the door. The bed frame is dark wood with drawers built into the base, which is where a room without a big wardrobe run finds its storage. A padded bench sits at the foot for pulling on shoes. Across from the bed, a white console carries the TV with drawers below for storage. A small writing desk tucks into one corner as a work spot. The trade is that a fabric headboard this size needs occasional vacuuming to stay clean.

Highlight
tall tufted headboard on a dark wood bed
Layout
Spacious
Theme
Traditional
Colour
Wall: Cream
Unit: White, Brown
Special Features
  • Tufted fabric headboard
  • Under-bed storage
  • White TV console
  • Corner writing desk
  • Roman blind windows
  • Upholstered bench

About Master Bedroom Interiors

Common questions from homeowners.

The headboard. It is a tall, button-tufted panel in cream fabric that rises well above the pillows, so the bed is the first thing you see from the door. Sitting it on a dark wood frame gives a clear contrast that makes the bed feel solid and grounded. A padded headboard this size also makes sitting up in bed comfortable, which a low wooden one never does. It sets the calm, traditional tone the rest of the room follows.

Yes, the dark wood frame has drawers built into its base. In a room without a long fitted wardrobe wall, under-bed drawers are where the bulk storage goes, and they use space that would otherwise sit empty. They suit bedding, off-season clothes and things you do not reach for daily. The trade is that drawers pull out sideways, so you need a little clear floor beside the bed to open them fully. Here the layout leaves room for that.

There is a small writing desk in dark wood tucked into a corner, with an upholstered chair pulled up to it. It gives you a spot to work or write without needing a separate study, which is useful in a bedroom this size. Keeping it to a corner means it does not intrude on the sleeping area. The matching wood ties it to the bed and bedside tables, so the work spot looks part of the room rather than added on.

Each window pairs a printed floral roman blind with plain side curtains. The roman blind sits flat against the glass for a neat daytime look and lets you set the light level, while the curtains draw across for full cover at night. Layering the two gives you more control than either alone. The floral print adds the room's main bit of pattern against otherwise calm cream walls. Both bring in good natural light when open.

The television is mounted on a white panel that lifts it off the cream wall, with a white console below holding drawers for storage. A dark wood floating shelf sits to one side to break up the white. Keeping the console white and low keeps it quieter than the dark bed across the room. It is a simple media wall rather than a full entertainment unit, which suits a bedroom where the bed, not the screen, is the focus.

It is built for one. The tall headboard, the bench at the foot and the separate desk corner all need floor to breathe, so they suit a spacious master rather than a compact room. In a smaller space you would keep the storage bed but drop the bench and shrink the desk. The ceiling fan and layered window treatment also read better under a bit of height. Scaled right, though, the same pieces work in most decent-sized bedrooms.

Mainly by keeping dust out of it. A tufted headboard this size collects dust in its buttoned seams, so a regular vacuum with a brush head keeps it looking fresh. Treat any mark quickly, since fabric holds a stain if it sets. A fabric-guard coating at the start makes spills bead rather than soak in. Done that way the upkeep is light, but a pale fabric headboard is the piece that shows neglect first, so it pays to stay on top of it.

The bespoke pieces do. A storage bed with a large upholstered headboard is more work than a plain frame, and the fitted TV panel and matching wood desk and bedsides add joinery. The bedding, blinds and curtains are a smaller, separate spend. Because so much is made to measure, the size of the headboard and how much wood furniture you match decide most of the figure. A simpler frame and shop-bought bedsides would bring it down noticeably.