Made-to-measure and custom headboards upholstered in your favourite fabric are a quick and impactful way to transform your room. And, because they require minimal metres of fabric, a statement headboard is a great opportunity to introduce a very beautiful, luxurious fabric to your space without the outlay that might be involved with curtains. The beauty of a statement headboard is in allowing larger designs to be admired in full. Florals and graphics, themed fabrics and abstract patterns look great but even plain fabrics if coordinated with other elements in the room will have impact. If you’re going for an upholstered headboard, ensure the look stays modern by seeking advice on the right proportions and shape, and ask the maker to ensure the fabric can be replaced easily as trends move on. You can also find simpler slipcover options but these don’t allow for quilting and they are not suitable for unusually-shaped headboards. Yours Personally in Dun Laoghaire will replicate any headboard (bring your reference pic) in a large selection of designer fabrics; www.yourspersonally.ie. Interiors Atelier believe headboards are the pièce de résistance: shop a wide selection of headboards in store or online; www.interiorsatelier.ie.

Headboard covered in Ira cotton-mix fabric in blue, €124 a metre, at Brian S Nolan by Jane Churchill, 102 Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Headboard covered in Cecily cotton-mix fabric in teal, €153 a metre, at Julianne Kelly Interiors by Jane Churchill, 105 Morehampton Rd, Dublin 4.

Designer Kit Kemp creates eye-catching headboards: at Ham Yard Hotel, London, this one is kimono-inspired.

Flamboyant fabric headboard in gold and mushroom Katsugi print by Schumacher.