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BEDHEADS

interiors editor Kate Nixon turns her

discerning eye to the bedroom and

the merits of a well-dressed bed.

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edheads really finish a bedroom, giving the bed a sense of

place. they inform the style and palette of the room in one

considered statement. Whether your style is minimalist or

eclectic, there is a bedhead to suit. think low lines, slubby linen

and a raw-edged flange, or a bold statement, as seen above in

a hotel room by decorating doyenne Kit Kemp. consider high

and wide padded panels and contrast piping or decorative studs,

overlocked leather slung from bridle brackets or soap-waxed

timber... the devil’s (always) in the detail, so get inspired, think

bespoke and bon chic your bedroom.

Send decor questions (with name and address) to H&G Advice, GPO

Box 4088, Sydney, NSW 1028 or email [email protected].

Fresh ideas and easy updates

✚ i love an ombré effect: use linens in the same colour but in

contrasting light and dark hues for the bedhead and border.

✚ For an element of farmhouse chic, add oversized iron studs

to the outside edges of a bedhead covered in plain linen.

✚ a stitched leather panel slung from bridle brackets (below

left) is cool and classic with a witty twist.

✚ Fit a loose cover (below right) to change your bedroom

mood with the seasons and launder with ease.

Let the material – fabric, leather,

timber, cane, rattan – inspire the form

and detail of your bedhead.

BEDDY BUYS

BedNest: a step-by-step service to create your own Australian-

made, upholstered bedhead; http://www.bednest.com.au.

Fantastic Furniture: simple styles from $159, in a choice of 100+

fabrics and colours; http://www.fantasticfurniture.com.au.

Heatherly Design Bedheads: customisable designs, locally

made, with fab customer support; heatherlydesign.com.au.

Domayne: clever designs offering features such as extendable

frames and LED lighting; http://www.domayneonline.com.au.

Curved Scalloped

Camelback Rectangular

Swatches (top, from left) Anthropology cotton fabric in Watermelon, $143/m, Warwick Fabrics. Vine handpainted linen, POA, Tigger Hall Design. Sällskap pre-cut cotton fabric, $30/150x300cm, Ikea. Photography by Maree Homer/bauersyndication.com.au (leather, loose cover). For Where to Buy, see page 188.