Bed Bench: A Bed’s Best Buddy

This bedroom would have appeared incomplete minus this Vesper Bed Bench from FFDM’s Cadence Collection.

A bed that sits at the foot of your bed – also known as a bed bench – is the best companion that your bed could have. It is luxurious to say the very least. If you think that your bedroom is missing a thing that will make it more functional and dramatic, or if you feel that it seems empty that it needs a boost or an extra storage room, then you could consider investing in a bedroom bench.

There are many styles to choose from including Chinoiserie, French Empire, Hollywood Regency, Mid-century Modern, and garden benches. The bedroom bench is an accent piece that can highlight the other furnishings in the bedroom especially the bed. It can also provide extra storage.

Bed benches can also take the place that is often occupied by the footboard.

What designs or uses can you have for your bed bench?

Wild Print

You can add the right amount of animal print inside your bedroom. Don’t make it look like the African jungle, though. Be sure to use an upholstered bench with zebra or tiger print. This should be enough to emphasize your standout personality.

Add Glamour

One way to add glamour to your room is by using a tufted bed bench complete with acrylic legs. To up the luxurious feel of the bedroom piece, use interesting finishes and textures.

Adding glamour could also be the simple addition of another texture or material. Two to three ottomans can also be used as a unique fusion that creates a bed bench, of sorts. Plus, you create an interesting geometrical pattern inside your bedroom.

Clean Lines and More Patterns

You can also emphasize the clean lines inside the bedroom by investing in a mid-century bed bench. For a more interesting depth, you can have a printed fabric placed on the bed that has the same fabric as the bed bench.

The color used on both can also be used on your bedroom’s Roman shade.

The Ultimate Footboard

When you’re debating whether or not a footboard is really necessary, think whether you would like a softer appearance. If this is your preference, then you can go straight to having just the bed. If you like a more finished look, though, or a more classic appearance, then the added bed bench can easily serve as the footboard.

The footboard personalizes your bedroom. At times, it is an issue of how tall you are or what interior design you actually went for. Your bedroom will also look more tailored if you use a footboard to complete the look.

Footboards, along with bed cradles, are things that you can attach to a bed that will keep the blankets as well as the sheets from touching your feet and legs. The footboard will also serve as the fence for your feet.

Bed Bench Buying Guide

Now that you know the benefits of having a footboard, in this case a bed bench, it is now time to find out how to shop wisely –

For extra storage space, find a bed bench that comes complete with drawers. You can even use a chest as a footboard and in both cases, you can have storage for quilts, sheets and extra pillows.
The boudoir bench can be upholstered with velvet to make it look more elegant and luxurious. Wrought-iron pieces with ornate designs would also do.
Mission style bed benches can make use of wicker basket weave underneath the metal frame to casually add décor while also adding extra storage space.
If your bedroom also serves as your home office, then you can have the bed bench serve as a filing cabinet.

Whatever use you prefer for your bedroom bench, what matters is that it is comfortable and is not just an additional decorative element in your place of rest.

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