Your Bed: Complete the Look With Artwork
Frame your bed with a piece of art that takes over where the headboard leaves off
Whether you have a headboard or not, a piece of artwork will add color, drama and personality to your bedroom. It adds height to your bed and balances the scale of the overall look. If you feel like your bed could use a little extra pizzazz, take a look at the following photos to see how other designers have nailed the look. A stunning piece of artwork may be just what you’re missing.
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To make a statement with artwork over the bed, choose something that contrasts with your wall color. The red and gold of these pieces jump against the blue walls, providing much more of an emphasis than most headboards.

An overall neutral bedroom is calm and soothing, but it never hurts to have a few bold pops of color. This piece of artwork over the bed delivers the vibrancy the room craved, while also giving the bed a sense of place.
The most important thing when shopping for artwork is buying what you love. However, it helps to keep in mind where you’re going to place it, so color and size will be appropriate. This piece above the bed ties in the brown, orange and cream color scheme, creating cohesion.
Nevertheless, if you find a piece you love and the size isn’t quite right, there are ways to balance it. Against a white wall, the scale of this piece may have appeared too small above this bed. However, a painted color block slightly smaller than the bed’s width acts as a perfect frame, balancing the scale.
In this room, formations made of driftwood balance a smaller piece while also adding texture.
Get creative! The addition of this branch brings a natural touch and gives the artwork a sense of more width.
Even if you have a headboard, artwork will surely benefit the overall look of your space. This room has high ceilings, and the vertical artwork works to create equilibrium between ceiling and headboard.
The frame of this abstract painting pairs a square shape with a scalloped headboard — a compelling complement.
Can’t find the right artwork to accompany your linens? Create your own! Purchase a set of picture frames and place pieces of the same fabric used in your linens in the center. Inexpensive and totally unique.
Artwork isn’t solely good for additional color; depending on the work, it can also bring to your space complementary texture. The color story of this piece is simple, yet it infuses the space with visual interest.
If vertical height isn’t what you need, artwork above the bed can also work to expand your space horizontally. Simply continue the pieces past the width of the headboard, and your room will feel that much more spacious.
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One-of-a-Kind Décor for Above the Bed
How to Choose Artwork