Elongated or extra wide headboards are becoming increasingly popular, so much so that retailers are now offering options for free standing upholstered and wood versions. These extra wide headboards have a unique style because their width extends beyond the width of the mattress, unlike traditional headboards.
We can label these as winged or landscape or elongated headboards, noting they all are wider than the bed mattress and incorporate the nightstands. Take a peek at this trending style in headboards and tell me which one appeals to you most.
Style #1: Upholstered Panels
Upholstered versions feel cozy and enveloping because they?re fabric. These provide a backdrop for both decorative shams, sleeping pillows, and the nightstand. These upholstered versions can be custom ordered, or a DIY project completed with plywood, foam, batting, luxe fabric, and a good staple gun.
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DIY wrap around headboard
You can purchase a few stand alone upholstered versions where the headboards have wings that stretch beyond the mattress and include the width of the nightstands.

sorrento upholstered bed by pottery barn

west elm andes bed

design within reach parallel bed, featured at form & field
 
Style #2: Wood Frame
This style also stretches beyond the width of the bed mattress to incorporate the nightstands. Because we need plugs and ...