Your bed should be the number one place where you find comfort and rest. As our bodies change through the years, so do our sleep needs. Sleep is essential to a healthy life, and a lack of it can lead to a number of health issues including obesity, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system.
Needing quality rest doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice style. Headboards are a great way to improve your bed’s appearance and comfort, but not evert headboard is compatible. Find out if ay headboard will work with the Sleep Number beds.
Why Attach a Headboard to the Sleep Number?
Whether you want a more traditional, ornately decorated headboard, or a more modern design, there's most likely a headboard for you.
Not only are they stylish, but they're practical and excellent support to your bed.
If you enjoy sitting up in bed to watch movies, read your favorite book, or work on a laptop, having a headboard attached to your adjustable bed can provide the extra cushion and support you need.
The headboard can also support your head and back while sleeping, reducing the number of tossing and turning. It can also prevent the mattress from sliding around and protect it from sagging.
Different Types
Not all headboards are the same. There are different methods of mounting a headboard to your platform bed, giving you even more options.
Floor-Standing
Floor-standing headboards attach directly to the base of your bed frame but remain in contact with the floor, taking on some of the weight of the bed and frame.
This adds an extra level of stability to your bed frame, which can cut down on excess movement and squeaky noise coming from the bed frame itself.
The downside to a floor-standing headboard is that they aren't always compatible with the bed frame. If you use the wrong type of screw or the screw holes don't align properly, you will have difficulties attaching them and may need to return an otherwise perfect headboard.
Aside from potential compatibility issues, floor-standing headboards can be versatile if you move your bed around a lot. There’s no need to detach the headboard once it’s fastened; you can just move the entire bed as one piece.
Wall-Mounted
These are a great option if you have a bed frame that isn’t compatible with a regular headboard. Wall-mounted headboards are designed exactly how they sound -- wall-mounted.
The headboard itself stands on its own, separate from the bed and frame, so you’re able to use them with any type of bed.
Installation isn’t overly complicated, but if you have drywall in your home, it would be wise to use a stud finder to mount the headboard directly to a stud in the wall. This will help you avoid excessive damage in case the drywall isn’t strong enough to support the headboard’s weight.
The obvious downside is that once your wall-mounted headboard is installed, you’re going to have to dismount and reinstall it in order to move your bed to a new location.
Strutted
Strutted headboards are the least secure type of headboard. They’re an entirely separate unit from the bed and frame.
As with a floor-standing headboard, they attach to the base of the bed frame, but they don’t stand on the floor and support the weight of the bed.
Strutted headboards are compatible with most bed frames, but they don’t add any extra stability to the frame’s structural integrity.
They may be less structurally sound, as their weight needs to be supported by the screws in the bed frame, but they’re typically more affordable.
Will Any Headboard Work?
Not every headboard is compatible with a Sleep Number bed frame, but they offer headboard bracket sets to solve compatibility issues with several of their bed models.
You might need to purchase headboard brackets for your Sleep Number frame if you want to mount a floor-standing or strutted headboard to your sleep number mattress and bed.
Wall-mounted headboards are compatible with any bed frame, as they attach to the wall instead of the bed frame and remain separate.
So, the short answer is no, you cannot use any headboard with a Sleep Number bed. In many cases, you’ll need to make an extra purchase in order to do so.
Alternatives
One potential alternative to a Sleep Number bed is made by isense. Not only are the mattresses adjustable and extremely comfortable, but they can be used on any bed frame for your bedroom or guest room.
This means that you don’t have to worry about whether or not you’ll be able to use your headboard because the mattress will work with your bed frame!
iSense offers an alternative to Sleep Number mattresses. All iSense mattresses are compatible with any bed frame or base. So you can stick with your preferred or existing headboard for your bed frame.
Whether you want to upgrade your mattress to an iSense Hybrid Premier or iSense Classic, you can rest assured that they will be compatible with the headboard of your choice of the matching size.
Not sure which would be best for you? Compare iSense mattresses here.
