Final week, I ordered a number of material samples from Ballard Designs for our bed room headboard. For the reason that subsequent bed room I design shall be our ultimate bed room, I actually need it to be good (clearly), and I wish to embrace my favourite issues. One in every of my favourite issues is an upholstered headboard. I’m nonetheless not settled on the design. I waffle between a easy curved design with nailhead trim and a diamond-tufted headboard. So I’m nonetheless weighing these choices as effectively. However earlier than I can choose a design, I would like to select a material.
A lot of the materials may very well be dominated out instantly as a result of they didn’t play properly with the material material. There have been a few materials that I feel will work for future tasks, like draperies in our household room as soon as we get the addition constructed. So I’m hanging onto them for these future tasks, however for the headboard, two of them appeared like good choices.
The primary choice is that this Tully Pear fabric. I just like the distinction that it offers with the teal grasscloth, and it appears to play very properly with the material material. I additionally like that it’s a thicker upholstery material, so I feel it’ll maintain up very effectively. I do want the sample was larger, although. From a distance, the sample appears to get misplaced.
I like the truth that on the Ballard Design web site, you possibly can truly see the material on their headboards. Right here’s what this Tully Pear material appears to be like like on a easy upholstered headboard with nailhead trim. I don’t love how this nailhead trim is correct on the sting. I’d make some design adjustments for mine, however at the least we are able to get an thought of what the material would appear like. That is the Camden Untufted Headboard with Brass Nailheads.
Right here’s a more in-depth view…
Right here’s what that very same material appears to be like like on a tufted headboard. I like this look. If I needed to decide proper this second, I’d in all probability select the diamond tufted headboard. That is the Camden Tufted headboard.
Right here’s what it appears to be like like on a taller headboard with extra form to it, together with two rows of nailhead trim. That is the Katherine headboard.
Right here’s a closeup of that one so you possibly can see each the cording and the nailhead trim.
The second material is named Marjorie Pear. I truly like this material greater than the primary one, however I don’t assume it performs fairly as properly with the material material. I can’t resolve if I feel that’s a giant deal or not since they received’t be proper up in opposition to one another.
However one cause I prefer it higher is as a result of the sample is larger and may truly be seen from a distance. Plus…leaves. Y’all know I’m a sucker for flowers, leaves, timber, and birds.
Right here’s a closeup of the material. I simply love the design, however that is extra of a material material. It’s not a thick upholstery material. It could nonetheless work advantageous for a headboard, however I in all probability wouldn’t upholster a chair with it. I’ll say that the colour of this one truly appears to be like nicer with the material material. The opposite one is only a contact an excessive amount of on the lime facet, which isn’t an enormous deal and wouldn’t preserve me from selecting it if it’s the very best choices and the sample works higher with the material material.
Right here’s what this bigger print appears to be like like on a tufted headboard. I adore it. I don’t usually love patterned material on a tufted headboard, however I feel this explicit sample works effectively.
Right here’s what it appears to be like like on the taller headboard with the double row of nailheads.
And right here’s a have a look at it on the headboard with the cording and the nailhead trim.
Since I confirmed a closeup of the primary one, right here’s a closeup of this one as effectively.
So let’s have a look at them side-by-side with the wallpaper and material material on the left and the headboard on the appropriate. Since I’m actually leaning in direction of the tufted headboard proper now, that’s the one we’ll have a look at.
Right here’s the primary Tully Pear material…
And right here’s the second Marjorie Pear material.
Ugh! That is laborious. I just like the second material (Marjorie Pear) a lot extra, and I like the way it appears to be like on the headboard. I simply don’t assume it appears to be like nearly as good with the material material. I need it to work so badly!!! However I’m actually pondering the primary material (Tully Pear) is the higher selection, proper?
I don’t know if this makes any distinction, however I’ve determined to make two of those bedside tables.
I feel I’ll in all probability go a bit of darker on the colour since they’ll be in entrance of white wainscoting. However I’m going with this model, and I’m going to make them look as shut as potential to this since this was my favourite from those I had bookmarked.
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