HGTV's Hilary Farr Has A Smart Solution For Decorating A Bedroom With High Ceilings

Decorating your bedroom can sometimes feel like a challenge. While you might be hoping to create a relaxing retreat for yourself, depending on the dimensions of your room, you could find yourself struggling with things like how to fill wall space in rooms with high ceilings. For HGTV star Hilary Farr, there is a creative solution for high ceilings in the bedroom that will make it easier to utilize more of the vertical space in the room.

In an episode of "Love it or List it," Farr redid a couple's bedroom featuring high, vaulted ceilings. In an effort to make the space feel warm and welcoming, the design included a tall headboard that rose high above the frame of the bed. For this bedroom, the designer opted for a dark gray tufted headboard that adds more visual appeal in the room and draws the eye in a way that really works for the space.

Hilary Farr is not the only designer choosing tall headboards for bedrooms with high ceilings, and there is a reason why this tends to work. That's because you want to pick furniture that works with the overall scale of the space. Even if you don't want an oversized bed, having a sleek headboard that extends up the wall of your room will add a focal point that can even take the place of wall art above the bed in your bedroom.

When talking about the bedroom design with the homeowners, Hilary Farr mentions that the room "feels twice as big because of all this wonderful space above us" (via YouTube). And this is important because the headboard contributes to that feeling. It's a simple way of elevating the decor in the room, without the addition of unnecessary pieces. Plus, it makes the bed stand out without getting lost under the high ceilings.

Headboards in general can be a very practical addition to your bedroom, and they're a key focal point in many primary bedroom makeovers from Hillary Farr. They act as protection for your walls while also providing a place to lean when sitting up in bed. At the same time, headboards can add texture to the design. In a room with higher ceilings, the choice of a taller headboard will also give the room more balance, because it helps to fill the empty space without being an unnecessary or out of place addition. Tall headboards also help to draw your eye up the walls of the room, making it clear that you're embracing the height of your ceilings, rather than struggling to accommodate them.