Headboards are a type of bed frame furniture and create a buffer between the top of your bed and the wall. Headboards are optional—you may like a headboard simply for its design—but headboards have a few not-so-obvious functions that make sleepy time more enjoyable.
Originally, headboards were designed to retain warmth in houses without modern insulation, forcing cold air to fall to the floor instead of collecting around people’s heads. Today, headboards keep pillows in place, offer support for sitting up in bed while you read or finish off that annoying video game boss, and add comfort—especially when padded.