5 Reasons You May Want to Choose an Upholstered Bed

Upholstered beds like are everywhere, and have been popular for a while. Have you been trying to decide if one is right for you? Here are some reasons that may help you decide.

Upholstered Beds May Be More Relaxing

Upholstered beds offer a soft, padded feel unlike wood or metal beds that can be more relaxing, especially if the base is upholstered as well. The feel of fabric instead of wood or metal is softer, and the padding also gives a sense of comfort.

The extra padding in your bed will also help absorb sounds, making your be bed room feel quieter.

We need to be in a relaxed state of mind to be able to sleep. Beds play an important role in helping us get there. Turns out sleep helps us be healthier, happier, and even thinner. Lack of sleep on the other hand, can lead to depression and disease, while also making us irritable.

You Want a Dramatic Change to Your Room

Just adding an upholstered bed to your bed room can help bring about a dramatic change to your room. A soft upholstered bed provides a sense of contrast to the other, harder materials in your bed room furniture, thus making it even more of an attention grabber.

You can get a color contrast too, depending on the colors you choose, and higher headboards that are common to these types of beds also make a statement.

You Need a More Nuanced, Layered Look

Upholstered beds can be as much about subtlety as they are about drama. The color and texture of the fabric can be used to add a more nuanced and layered look.

Colors, textures, and surface embellishments like nail heads, welting, and tufting, all help to bring about a more finished and sophisticated look. You can add pattern to the mix if you want, and you can even customize and personalize the look should you choose to do that.

Upholstered Headboards Make Great DIY Projects

For all their elegance and luxurious looks, upholstered beds are a great way to get started on DIY projects. If you want to create your own look, know that they are easy enough to put together, and you will need relatively little time and few tools to put an upholstered headboard together. Even absolute newbies can get spectacular results that make it easier to get those dramatic changes or nuanced and sophisticated looks into their bedrooms.

You Get a Cozier Bed

What if you don't go to sleep the minute you get into bed? For people who like to read in bed, watch TV or do some web surfing before going to bed, an upholstered headboard provides a softer, cozier surface to lean back into. You get a soft surface to rest your head as you read or watch TV.

One Reason an Upholstered Bed May Not be Right For You

With all the great reasons mentioned above for getting an upholstered bed, there is one that makes a case for staying away from them. If you are an allergy sufferer, your best bet is to stay away from fabric covered beds.

They can catch dust, and if they are tufted, may even trap it as well unless you are very conscientious about cleaning them. Wood or metal surfaces are easier to wipe down to maintain a dust free bed.

If you must have an upholstered bed, opt for one that is covered in leather as that does not absorb dust and is easier to clean.