Custom Furniture
Custom Upholstered Headboards in Dubai: Styles, Sizes & Prices
Design a custom upholstered headboard in Dubai — panel, wingback, arched, channel-tufted or extended styles, with 2026 prices for king, super-king & queen beds.
A custom upholstered headboard is the fastest way to give a Dubai bedroom a hotel-suite feeling. Because most UAE bedrooms come with generic built-in wardrobes, the headboard is often the only opportunity to add real character.
Popular headboard styles in Dubai
- Plain panel — clean, modern, works with any bed frame
- Channel-tufted — vertical padded channels, very on-trend in 2026
- Button-tufted (Chesterfield) — classic, formal bedrooms
- Wingback — dramatic, great for master suites
- Arched — soft curves, popular in feminine and boutique interiors
- Extended wall-to-wall — headboard runs the full wall behind the bed
Standard headboard sizes for UAE beds
- Queen (160 cm mattress) — headboard 170 to 180 cm wide
- King (180 cm mattress) — headboard 190 to 200 cm wide
- Super King (200 cm mattress) — headboard 210 to 220 cm wide
- Standard height — 110 to 140 cm above mattress top
Custom headboard prices in Dubai (2026)
- Queen upholstered headboard — AED 1,400 to AED 2,400
- King upholstered headboard — AED 1,700 to AED 2,900
- Super King upholstered headboard — AED 2,000 to AED 3,600
- Extended wall-to-wall headboard — AED 3,500 to AED 7,500
Prices include marine plywood base, HR foam padding, mid-range fabric and wall-mount fittings. Premium velvet, boucle or leather adds 20 to 40 percent.
Fabric choices that work in bedrooms
Bedrooms are low-traffic, so you can be more decorative than with a sofa. Boucle, velvet and linen all work beautifully. Just avoid anything highly textured directly behind pillows — it snags easily.
Installation
Most Dubai apartments have hollow gypsum walls behind the bed. A proper installation uses toggle bolts or a French cleat rated for at least 40 kg. Diwan Furniture includes wall installation on every custom headboard in Dubai.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does a custom upholstered headboard cost in Dubai?
- A custom upholstered headboard in Dubai costs between AED 1,400 for a queen and AED 3,600 for a super king in 2026, using mid-range fabric. Wall-to-wall extended headboards range from AED 3,500 to AED 7,500.
- How long does a custom headboard take to make in Dubai?
- Most Dubai upholstery workshops deliver a custom headboard in 7 to 12 working days from fabric approval, including free wall installation.
- What is the best fabric for a headboard in Dubai?
- Velvet, boucle and linen blends are the most popular headboard fabrics in Dubai. All three are low-maintenance in bedrooms and pair well with the beige, cream and green palettes common in UAE villas.