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Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

amyb — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:58:15 GMT

Considering a headboard or headboard footboard (whole bed)...

I saw on Ballard's (haven't had either for a while) and I'm wondering...do you have just a headboard or both head/foot on your bed? And whatever you have, why did you choose that?

I love the whole look of this bed, but I do have a smaller bedroom, so just the headboard may make sense, plus I love the look when the bedding goes over the end without a footboard covering it.

On the other hand the entire bed is pretty. Decisions....

So, I'm just curious what most people are doing out there...?

Tks in advance.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

On It — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:06:42 GMT

I have a bed with headboard and footboard in my master bedroom. It is a beautiful look, but the footboard is a royal pain. It is an obstruction when changing the linens. The bedspread is never exactly right. I would not buy a bed with a footboard again.

i would recommend no footboard for your purchase since you mentioned your room is smaller.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

CAcableGirl2 — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:21:18 GMT

@amyb Headboard only. I would end up stubbing my toes if I had a footboard, plus I like to sleep lower on my bed so my feet hang over the edge.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

vermint — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:21:26 GMT

Both for me. Whenever I've slept in a bed with no footboard--hotel rooms, mostly, but actually had a bed like that for awhile--my covers end up on the floor! I move around a lot while sleeping, nothing stays tucked in, and I throw covers off myself, and pull them back on sometimes multiple times through the night.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

CoffeeNut — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:22:11 GMT

I agree with headboard only. We have beds that have both. The one with the footboard does look nice but it is harder to make the bed and to get the bedspread to drape correctly.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

shoptilyadropagain — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:25:10 GMT

I really like the look of both but I only have a headboard for the reasons that have already been mentioned here. I'm also tall and my feet would be hitting the footboard during the night and I'd get really annoyed with it.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

SilleeMee — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:07:32 GMT

I have a platform bed so no headboard or footboard.

Instead of a headboard there's a panel of wood on the wall, not attached to the bed.

Makes it easy to flip and turn my mattress w/o either boards.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

DREAMON — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:30:41 GMT

We have a headboard only.

We had a footboard in the past but I hated it. The bed was had to make and I broke my toe 2x hitting it so no more for me.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

PINKdogWOOD — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:31:41 GMT

We've had both, right now it's just the iron headboard. We do have the ftbrd and used it but removed it. The design sorts of curl out and gets in the way. Our room is huge but now it looks and feels better.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

gidgetgh — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:34:52 GMT

Both.

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Meowingkitty — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:24:32 GMT

I just bought a new bedroom set made by the Amish from Ohio. I fell in love with this set the moment I laid eyes on it in the showroom. It has a footboard. My previous was a sleigh bed and it also had a footboard. I love the way it looks. This is what i have. It's made in wormy maple which is a lighter wood with dark streaks running through it.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

CANDLEQUEEN — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:55:10 GMT

Headboard only!

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

haddon9 — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:09:16 GMT

I did my bedroom with new bedding & night tables last year. I think headboards with footboards look very nice but they seem like they would be a pain to me.

I like things to look nice but at this point in my life I need ease. It's much easier to make a bed & change sheets with a headboard only.

ETA: I also like to sit at the edge or bottom of the bed If I'm putting something on my feet like socks. Can't do that with a footboard but one could always add a bench. I have enough furniture though and it would just look more cluttered.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

Sunshine Kate — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:10:23 GMT

In the master bedroom we have a headboard and footboard. It looks so nice.

The guest room has only a headboard.

It really doesn't matter to me, but I lean a bit more towards a headboard and footboard. It's easy to make also.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

jlkz — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:11:42 GMT

@amyb

No to a footboard: easy to make a bed / turn a mattress; one less item to bend and dust; no toe stubbing / breaking; but best reason of all,

you like the look of bedding flowing over the mattress edge.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

Harpa — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:16:03 GMT

I have both on a 4-poster. I love the footboard rail because I drape my mother's crocheted afghan over it.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

millieshops — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:25:42 GMT

@On It When I was young, every bed in the house had a headboard and a footboard. That's when I learned making a bed with a footboard just isn't something I'll ever do once I can make a choice.

That is one of the few ways I thought I'd be different from my mother that I've stuck with totally.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

RetRN — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:45:17 GMT

Headboard only. Footboard is a waste of money and so unnecessary.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

IMW — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:49:03 GMT

No footboard for me. As it is, even with xl bed husbands feet stick out. I need to have feet free from blankets, sheets etc. Footboard too confining, also more difficult changing sheets and making bed daily.

Re: Headboard or Headboard & footboard?

ScrapHappy — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:49:04 GMT

Bed in master bedroom has a headboard and footboard. But the footboard is low, on level with mattress. It was husband's request for low footboard because somehow his feet always end up at the bottom of the mattress.. And I just realized the 2 queen beds we have are the same way. On other bedroom (for quests) has upholstered headboard with the framing all upholestered with no footboard. So, given the realization of what kinds of beds we have, I'd say low footboard or not footboard.