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Founders Headboard

Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century King Headboard
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Countryside, IL
Jack Cartwright for Founders Mid Century King Headboard This headboard measures: 77.25 wide x
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Jack Cartwright for Founders MCM Danish Modern Walnut Full Headboard
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Cartwright for founders MCM danish modern solid walnut double headboard Featuring a padded front and lid
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty Headboard, 1900, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Headboard with a pair of bedside tables. Material: wood Country: France We have specialized in the
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Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Handcrafted Savoir Lenoir Headboard and Nº3 Bed Set, King Size
Located in London, GB
after Helen Lenoir, entrepreneur and wife of The Savoy founder Richard D'Oyly Carte, the Lenoir
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2010s British Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Bespoke Savoir Lenoir Headboard and Nº3 Bed Set, Eastern King Size
Located in London, GB
after Helen Lenoir, entrepreneur and wife of The Savoy founder Richard D'Oyly Carte, the Lenoir
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2010s British Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Handcrafted Savoir Lenoir Headboard and Nº3 Bed Set, California King Size
Located in London, GB
after Helen Lenoir, entrepreneur and wife of The Savoy founder Richard D'Oyly Carte, the Lenoir
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2010s British Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

MCM Drexel Declaration Full Size Headboard by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern Drexel Declaration full size walnut headboard by Kipp
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Alias 28A Large Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo
By Nendo, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 28A Large Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo Bed with upholstered
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Upholstery

Alias 28A Small Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo
By Nendo, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 28A Small Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo Bed with upholstered
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Upholstery

Alias 28A Medium Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo
By Nendo, Alias
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias 28A Medium Okome Bed with Headboard Upholstered in White by Nendo Bed with upholstered
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Beds and Bed Frames

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Upholstery

Wonderful Milo Baughman style Olivewood Credenza Mid-century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Milo Baughman style olivewood credenza made by Founders. Wonderful light olivewood with
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

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Brass

Fen Queen Bed, Minimalist Bamboo Bed
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in San Jose, CA
joinery. A warm, steady feeling emanates from this solid bamboo piece, featuring a wide headboard perfect
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2010s Asian Minimalist Beds and Bed Frames

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Bamboo

Contemporary Louis XV Style King Bed in COM with Custom Carving from Costantini
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
the headboard and footboard. Shown in king-size with COM. Costantini has been a trusted source
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2010s Argentine Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood, Fabric

Vico Magistretti Black CS49 Samarcanda Black Chest of Drawers by Poggi 1970s
By Vico Magistretti, Poggi
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Nathan Rogers, the founder of the BBPR firm who had taken refuge in Switzerland after racist laws were
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Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Faux Leather, Wood

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20th-Century Vintage Gold Frame Wood Bed Mirror with Flowers, Italy, 1960s
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1970s Founders Collection Mid-Century Nightstands, a Pair
By Thomasville, Founders Furniture Company
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Jack Cartwright for Founders Midcentury Walnut King Headboard
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Countryside, IL
Jack Cartwright for founders midcentury walnut King headboard Headboard measures: 77.25 wide x
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Mid-Century Modern Jack Cartwright for Founders Maple Queen Headboard Storage
By Founders Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
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By Jack Cartwright
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Mid-century modern headboard for a king size bed in olive burlwood and brass, by Jack Cartwright
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Vintage Walnut Cane Headboard - Queen/Full Size
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Located in Trenton, NJ
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Mid-Century Modern Jack Cartwright for Founders Pair Maple Dressers, 1960s
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
chrome pulls, by Jack Carwright for Founders, circa 1960s. In very good condition, but is missing one of
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Mid-Century Modern Jack Cartwright for Founders Maple Desk Two-Drawer, 1960s
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
for Founders, circa 1960s. In very good condition. The dimensions are 48" (4') W x 22" D x 29" H
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Mid-Century Modern Baughman for Founders Burl Wood Brass 4-Piece Bedroom Set
By Milo Baughman, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Milo Baughman for Founders, circa 1970s. Set includes a highboy dresser, a lowboy with attached mirror
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Gorgeous Pair Milo Baughman style Olivewood 3 Drawer Night Stands Mid-century
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Jack Cartwright for Founders Walnut and Cane King Size Headboard
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
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Pair of Jack Cartwright for Founders Walnut and Cane Nightstands or Side Tables
By Jack Cartwright, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Miami, FL
designed by Jack Cartwright for Founders Furniture in the 1960s. Two-tiered, fitted with a caned magazine
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Drexel Declaration Full-Size Bookcase Headboard by Stewart and MacDougall
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall
Located in Topeka, KS
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Massive Solid Oak Platform Bed by Sherrill Broudy of Forms + Surfaces
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Sherrill Broudy. The headboard has a longer right side with a row of drawers on top and cabinets underneath
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1970s Founders Collection Wood and Chrome Bed Headboard
By Thomasville, Founders Furniture Company
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Founders Headboard For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the founders headboard you’re looking for. Each founders headboard for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. There are 6 variations of the antique or vintage founders headboard you’re looking for, while we also have 6 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a founders headboard — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A founders headboard is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Founders Furniture Company, Alias and Nendo each produced at least one beautiful founders headboard that is worth considering.

Finding the Right bedroom-furniture for You

No matter what kind of bedroom furniture you prefer — be it lavish, low-key or minimalist — your bedroom will always be your own personal sanctuary. But it didn’t start that way. It wasn’t until around the 19th century that the bedroom became a realm of privacy. For many Europeans in the medieval era, eating, congregating and sleeping all took place in a single room, and later, royalty such as Louis XIV of France worked on legal orders while sitting in his bed, surrounded by members of his court.

Now, we return to our bedrooms for solace, private space and intimacy. We’ve certainly come a long way, and so has our bedroom furniture.

Whether you’re seeking bright or moody, Baroque or mid-century modern, consider the amount of time that will be spent in this space. Don’t choose furnishings you won’t enjoy looking at every day.

The most important piece of bedroom furniture is, not surprisingly, the bed. When shopping for a bed and bed frame, keep the size of your bedroom in mind — you’ll need to navigate your way around the bed during your daily routine. Bed sizes range from twin to king, and there is also the California king. At 76 inches wide and 80 inches long, a king-size bed is approximately 16 inches wider than a queen-size mattress, and your bed frame will probably add two to five inches to each side. (The California king bed is 84 inches long.)

If you’re putting together design ideas for a large bedroom, why not go all out? A king platform bed is low-profile and minimalist — a mattress is placed directly on a simple and solid frame, which offers support without a box spring. A traditional bed sees a mattress rest on a box spring or foundation.

Smaller bedrooms or guest rooms could benefit from something more streamlined, such as a vintage daybed. The important thing is not to choose a bed that is too big for your space. After all, you still need to squeeze in an Italian nightstand and an elegant American of Martinsville dresser.

Headboards can make or break the style of a bedroom. If you are going for a clean and contemporary look, maybe a headboard isn’t the best fit, but if not having a headboard will keep you up at night, there are plenty of options. Rattan headboards are a great choice to top off a casual country theme. Alternately, you can think of the headboard as a statement piece. With maximalism riding high in the design world, bedrooms are getting on board with vibrant upholstered headboards, and an upholstered bed may very well be the one thing you need to pull the entire look of your bedroom furniture together.

Once your bedding is situated, shift your focus to other pieces for the room.

The size of your closet will have an impact on the size and amount of furniture you need. If you have a small closet, for example, a larger dresser is going to come in handy. If you are lucky enough to have a large walk-in closet, you can utilize the extra bedroom space for other pieces, such as an antique or vintage nightstand.

Turn your humdrum bedroom into a dramatic hideaway that you never want to leave — find vintage, new and antique bedroom furniture today on 1stDibs.

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