Thinking of completing your bedding with a headboard? Beyond the practical benefits and added comfort, a headboard lets you dress your bedroom. As long as you choose the right color, that is. This article explains how.

Define the mood you want

The first thing to consider before choosing the color of your headboard is the mood you want to give your bedroom. Warm, modern, elegant: the color you choose will depend on the mood you are after.

• Want a soothing, welcoming bedroom? Turn to green or blue.

• Prefer to go for elegance? Choose a taupe or cream headboard.

• Craving originality and an energizing bedroom? Dare to go ruby red!

For every mood, a color. The choice is yours.

Coordinate with your existing decor

Beyond the mood you want, it is essential to consider the decor of your bedroom in order to choose your headboard color well. To avoid any “fashion faux pas,” you must coordinate your new headboard with your existing decor.

Choose a headboard color that either adds contrast or complements the color of your walls. Don't overlook the color of what is already in the room either: curtains, pillows and so on. Also choose a color that blends harmoniously with the style of the room: classic, modern, refined.

If your headboard purchase is part of a bigger bedroom renovation, remember to choose your headboard model and its color at the same time as the rest of the furniture. That way you ensure the decor of the room is perfectly cohesive.

Trust your own taste

It may seem obvious, and yet: choosing the right color for your headboard can sometimes be more complicated than it looks. There are several criteria to weigh in making the right choice, but don't overlook one of the most important: your preferences.

Your headboard is meant to stay with you for many years. It is not a decorative piece you change often. It is therefore essential to choose a color you love, or you risk growing tired of it. In decorating, following trends is fine. But coming home every night to a bedroom where you truly feel at ease is better.

Another option is to choose several colors! At Letti Letti, for example, all our headboard models have a removable cover. Besides being easy to care for, the advantage of a headboard with removable covers is that you can choose several different colors and swap them whenever you like, as your tastes change.

Consider the size of the bedroom

There is another factor to weigh when choosing the right color for your headboard: the size of your bedroom. Colors have the power to change how we perceive the space in a room. For example, in a small bedroom, light colors are generally preferred, as they open up the room and make it look larger. In that case, you have two options: reinforce the room's brightness with a light-colored headboard, or create contrast with a darker color.

Conversely, in a large bedroom you generally have more freedom to decorate with darker, even bolder colors.

Consider the light in the bedroom

Just like the size of your bedroom, its level of light generally has a direct impact on which colors to favor. Here again, if your bedroom gets little natural light, it is best to lean toward light-colored walls. For your headboard, you can reinforce the brightness of the room with cream or taupe, or contrast with the wall color using a stronger shade, such as olive green or navy blue.

On the other hand, if your bedroom gets bright, even natural light, you have far more freedom in choosing the colors of your walls and furniture, and especially in choosing the color of your headboard.

Did you know?

At Letti Letti, all our headboards are available in several colors. That way, you choose a headboard that reflects you by adapting the color of the fabric and piping to your taste.