SLEEPING IN STYLE
The final step to serene shut-eye is getting the fabric touches right
And so to bed…
Bedheads add impact and anchor a bedroom – and they are hot right now. Buy them ready-made as part of a total bed offering from the likes of King, Coco Republic, Snooze and Temple & Webster. Some sell headboards alone, minus the bed, ready-made. “We make a lot of bedheads and a king-size would cost around $1100, plus fabric,” says Justin Puddick. Pleats and buttons add to the look and the price. While a sofa might require commercial-grade fabric, a domestic-grade bedhead fabric should
leave you sleeping soundly.
Accessorise!
For a more tailored look, select piping, studs, pleats, buttons or flounces. Piping doesn’t add much to the cost, but deep diamond buttoning (buttons are compressed onto a filled upholstery base) does cost more. Close studding is popular for antique pieces but ups the cost as they’re hammered in one at a time.
Others keep it simple. “Any design feature on a King sofa serves form and function,” says
a King Design Studio spokesperson. “The stitching on the ‘Fleur’ sofa is called ‘pull line’ and its purpose is beyond decorative, helping
to maintain the bench seat’s clean look.”