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The wall area, carpet, and wooden headboard were completely covered in a thick layer of dust.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Saft’s bed, with a gently undulating headboard, was in one corner, his daughter’s tucked into a nook behind the kitchen.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Other features like adjustable legs, zero clearance, and headboard brackets will help the frame fit into your space.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
This custom, low headboard fits under the windows and visually extends the wall from side to side.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Saft’s bed, with a gently undulating headboard, was in one corner, his daughter’s tucked into a nook behind the kitchen.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Other features like adjustable legs, zero clearance, and headboard brackets will help the frame fit into your space.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
This custom, low headboard fits under the windows and visually extends the wall from side to side.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Headboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headboard. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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headboard
noun
head·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd 
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board forming the head (as of a bed)
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