How to Have a Headboard With Slanted Bedroom Walls

Paint your wall for your headboard. Paint a dramatic wall treatment for your headboard, such as a mural. Another option is to paint a pattern such as a grid or series of circles. You can also paint the look of a headboard. Paint thick lines around the sides of the bed and make a curved top over the bed to design the look of a headboard.

Apply wallpaper to the wall behind the bed. Apply a layer of wallpaper paste to the wallpaper. Start on the left corner of the wall where your bed is situated. Press gently on the wallpaper to make it adhere to the wall and smooth out any wrinkles. Add the wallpaper only to the wall behind the bed to make it the focal point in the room. A bold design will help add visual interest to the limited space between your slanted walls. Trim the wallpaper in the shape of a headboard if you prefer by using a box cutter to trim the sides.

Drape fabric behind the bed. Staple the fabric to the wall and let it cascade down the wall directly behind the bed for a romantic look. Or, screw a hook into the ceiling to support a canopy. Glue fabric to an embroidery hoop and attach it to the hook with decorative ribbon that comes from the embroidery hook and ties around the screw. Position the fabric from the canopy around the sides of the bed.

Add frames behind the bed. Hang between eight and 16 frames of the same size in a rectangular layout. Use family pictures, framed scraps of quilt or framed pieces of material. Use larger picture frames if you have ample space between the slanted walls, or a smaller size, such as 5-by-7-inch frames, for a smaller space.

Prop a nontraditional building material behind the bed to serve as your headboard. Doors, shutters, a room divider or a picket fence are a few options that add a charming look for a headboard. Drill 1 3/4-inch long screws into the material every inch to keep the doors or shutters in place. These materials are thin enough to fit within the space of your slanted walls, while also elongating the wall in between the slanted area.