My personal opinion is, if it looks good behind the bed and you like it, use it. One day when you can get a full sized bed you'll already have a cool headboard you adore.

I am guessing you mean just prop it against the wall? You won't be able to attach it to the bed frame because of the width. That's not necessarily a problem, I've had a piece of plywood instead of a headboard behind one of my beds and no one has noticed the difference.

In your case, I would say it depends upon the headboard. It will be 15" wider than a twin headboard, or 7.5" on each side which could look okay or not so good depending upon the headboard itself.

Try it a couple different ways. What if you turn the twin bed lengthwise and put the headboard along the long side. Or put the head of the bed up against the headboard over to one side rather than centered. Then fill in the other side with a nightstand or some other piece of furniture or a large floor lamp or plant. Just futz around with it until you get it to look okay for YOU!!! And make sure you show us some pics!

What does the headboard look like? Is it curved with a defined center point, or straight across?

Depending on the style, since the difference between a twin and a full mattress is 15 inches, you could perhaps find a way to incorporate a small nightstand as a part of the headboard design by putting the bed off center, or two narrow pieces, one on each side.

But as others have said, if you like how it looks, no rules apply. Go for it!

You guys are absolutely right! I slid the headboard behind the bed and I think it looks pretty good. You can see the extension on the right but on the left I moved my night stand closer to cover it up. Thank you for all your help!

Let me know what you think!

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Pretty headboard - I can understand why you want to use it.

Since the design of the headboard is truly centered, filling in the space with the one nightstand might not be the best way to go. I would move it back to outside the headboard area.

I think where the headboard is noticeable as far as being too wide is at the bottom, where the baseboard and wall are visible, and you can see the holes to attach the headboard.

Here's what I would consider for now. Look for a single curtain panel with the top ties that is about the width of the headboard - you can probably find a beige or white one inexpensively at a place like IKEA, or even at a resale shop. I would tie that panel to the headboard, one tie per section, on the bottom horizontal piece of the top design area (right above where the vertical bars start)Tie it one so that the curtain hangs in front of the vertical rails all the way to the floor. It will likely be too long, so you can shorten it by hemming, or using the iron on hem tape after cutting it off at the right length plus a couple of inches for the hem.

A shower curtain would work, too, by just using pretty ribbon through the hook holes to tie it on.

Great idea, Les! And if she had two matching nightstands, that would work, too. Pretty headboard, momof4boys.

That is a great idea, Les! Would the curtain panel be form fitting or have a loose gather and hang like a window curtain?

I would think it would have at least a little gather, to feel a bit like a bedskirt panel.

Which does give me a chance to mention one other idea. You could hang curtain panels on the wall over the bed and tie them back on either side, hanging down over the sides of the headboard.

I love that last idea, Les!

Very pretty headboard, momof4.