Common Headboard questions from customers - answered!

There are a number of reasons why you should have a headboard on your bed frame. The first reason is that it adds design to your room and a sense of comfort. 

Headboards come in different shapes and sizes, and with our upholstery service at Next Divan they also come with different fabrics and colours. 

Headboards are a very useful addition to your bed frame and also to the general home!

They offer your bed frame a sturdier experience and also protect your walls from bumps and scrapes that it may otherwise experience without a headboard in place. 

Way back when, before we had central heating, headboards were originally used to keep the draft out. Having a constant draft would ruin people’s sleep. 

Whilst the purpose of a headboard on your bed has changed, they have always remained a useful accessory for any bedroom and bedroom makeover.

Divan Beds have a specific type of headboard that fits onto them. They are known as Strutted Headboards which are stocked on the Next Divan site. 

Strutted Headboards feature struts at the back that can be easily applied to the back of your bed frame. Ensure the size of your headboard is compatible with the size of your bed frame.

If you need more information on our Strutted Headboard range, feel free to contact our customer service team.

You can fit a headboard onto an Ottoman Bed. The best choice for an ottoman is the Upholstered Headboard. 

Pick and choose the colours and fabrics to give your bedframe a sense of style and design it may not otherwise have. 

Again, ensure that your headboard’s size is compatible with the size of your bedframe. 

If you need more information on our Strutted Headboard range, feel free to contact our customer service team.

This is another question that's answer falls down to personal preference! 

For a general guideline though, double size headboards are around 14 inches off of the mattress, then for queen and king they usually sit 28 - 60 inches off from the mattress. 

If you need a hand with specific measurements either pre purchase or after your purchase, feel free to contact us and we are happy to assist. 

We can give you a definitive answer on whether or not a headboard should touch the floor. The answer is absolutely not! Here’s why…

Dust and dirt will build up fairly easily underneath with how close it gets to the floor. This makes it harder to clean and maintain. A real headache if you have pets and little ones running around. 

You also lose out on the sufficient amount of support that a headboard should bring to a bed frame. Make sure to always have a good understanding of the size of headboard you are working with and the size that will fit the best onto your bed frame.