Rattan headboards to give a tropical touch to your bedroom

Nearly 800,000 Instagram posts under the hashtag “rattan” and hundreds of editorials in the most prestigious interior design magazines attest to the fact that rattan is all the rage. The recent appreciation for natural and eco-friendly materials, the renewed love for uniqueness and craftsmanship and the rise of tropical style are the perfect backdrop for the boom of this plant fiber, extracted from a climbing palm tree native to Indonesia.

After sweeping the world in the form of chairs and lamps, rattan is now making a comeback as a headboard, an indispensable accessory for our bedroom that can give it a fresh, casual and of course, tropical feel. In fact, this piece if well chosen, will be the center of attention, setting the tone for the rest of the room.

Our selection: two rattan headboards that are real statement pieces.

If you want to join the Tropical trend and fill your bedroom with personality and jungle airs, it is interesting to start creating what in interior design is known as a statement piece, that is an interesting, attractive or relatively striking piece that you want to make the center of attention of the space. It doesn’t necessarily have to be bright, colorful or gigantic, but normally it should be singular, unique and possess that magnetic something that attracts the eye.

We have chosen two rattan headboards that meet exactly these conditions. From them, we help you start decorating, or redecorating, the rest of the bedroom.

PETAL Headboard

The first one is Petal, an ethnic-exotic style headboard made of bamboo and natural rattan pith measuring 164 x 6 x 153 cm.

BASKET Headboard 

The second Basket is a headboard made with the same materials as the previous one but with a somewhat more sober style. It is sold in two sizes: 153 x 3.5 x 150 cm, perfect for beds of 135 and 150 centimeters, and in 183×3.5×150 cm, for mattresses of 150 to 180 centimeters.

How to combine a rattan headboard for a Tropical look in the bedroom

The four keys to the fresh Tropical style are botanical prints on textiles and walls, organic patterns on furniture and accessories, natural raw materials, comfort and the use of plants, lots of plants!

To achieve this, complement the rattan headboard, which adds an interesting texture to the space, with a bed that is not too high -it will look cozier, as well as being more comfortable to climb up and down. It is better that its structure is not too flashy, so that it does not compete with the statement piece, although, in any case, the best way to combine both pieces is always to opt for plant materials such as wood, wicker and rattan itself in natural finishes.

A green point for the Tropical look

The next step is to bring the inevitable green point of the Tropical look to the room, which we can do in several ways. For example, using in bed linen the classic prints of large palm leaf motifs, and/or exotic flowers in greenish tones, either in the form of accents -on cushions, for example-, or in a more daring way, betting on a complete coverage with the illustration.

And what color do you paint the walls then? If you prefer a serene atmosphere, it will be necessary to attenuate the strength of the drawing of the bedding with walls in white or soft tones. Although if you are looking for an energetic atmosphere that conveys strength, you can choose to paint the wall of the headboard in an aquamarine tone. And you could even look for a wallpaper or a large tropical style tapestry to place on the main wall.

There is also another option which you can add or replace with the previous one, to bring green into the room: adding plants, so that the bedding can remain neutral and the allusion to nature we desire is obtained directly from the pots.

Other colors that work well in these spaces are warm tones, such as mustard, although it is also a good idea to use fuchsia and pink, which you can choose at your convenience depending on how daring you are.

To complete the look, opt for rattan lamps and pieces that fit the Eco-Friendly style: besides helping the planet, they will help you achieve the Tropical trendy bedroom you are looking for.

Rattan headboards, the best allies of Tropical style

As we have seen, rattan headboards are more fashionable than ever, and are our best allies when dressing a bedroom in Tropical key. To do this, it is necessary to make them the main piece of the room and combine it with furniture of organic shapes and materials and allusions to nature.