Oban Strutted Headboard
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- Brand: Bensons for Beds
From £249.99
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About the Oban Strutted Headboard
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Used as the visual finish behind an existing base, the Oban Strutted Headboard is primarily a bolt-on divan headboard rather than a freestanding wall feature. Its struts are the core practical detail. Compared with floor-standing upholstered headboards, a strutted board is usually lighter and simpler to fit to a compatible divan base, but it relies more heavily on the base fixings for stability when someone leans back against it. The decorative register is restrained rather than statement-led: owner feedback repeatedly points to a soft face, neat finish and colour that completes the bed, with the design praised for looking tidy rather than dramatic. For a branded matching headboard, that is a conservative specification class; the emphasis appears to be coordination and everyday bedroom finishing, not oversized boutique-hotel padding, wingback shaping or wall-mounted independence. It sits in the practical divan-accessory category, below the heavier floor-standing headboards that tend to feel more planted in larger rooms.
A strut-mounted board depends on the base, fixing points and wall clearance, so it belongs most comfortably in a divan-led bedroom where the headboard is bought to finish a matching Bensons setup. Praise clusters around exactly that role: the colour lands well, the finish is neat, and buyers who purchased it with the bed tend to treat it as the final visual piece rather than the main comfort component. It does the basics well. The weak spot appears when it is used for sitting up in bed, because lower-scoring feedback repeatedly links the board with poor comfort as a back support and enough movement for it to touch the wall when leaned on. That conflicts with the soft appearance: a padded-looking face does not automatically provide supportive cushioning, and struts can flex more than a full-height floor-standing board when body weight is applied higher up. Maintenance is the normal upholstered-headboard routine, with colour and surface neatness carrying the room style but marks needing more care than wood or metal. The Oban suits someone finishing a coordinated divan setup and using pillows for reading support; a household wanting a firm sit-up backrest or wall-independent stability is better matched with a floor-standing upholstered headboard or a wall-mounted padded panel in a sturdier build class.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Owners describe the headboard as adding a finishing touch to their bed setup.
- Recent buyers appreciate the soft fabric and neat finish of the headboard.
- Several customers note the colour options enhance the overall look of their bedroom.
- Those who lean against it find it supportive for sitting up in bed.
Cons
- Some owners find the headboard uncomfortable for sleeping against.
- A few buyers reported the headboard being higher than expected, touching the wall when leaned on.
- Customers highlighted poor service experiences related to delivery issues and customer support.
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Specifications
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Made in the UK – exclusively for Bensons for Beds
Crafting within the UK boundaries ensures adherence to strict British manufacturing quality standards, assuring users of unparalleled durability and safety. The exclusivity to Bensons for Beds highlights the unique, customised engineering designed to cater to specific sleep needs not typically met by mass produced items.
Free 5 year guarantee – for peace of mind
Enjoy an extended period of reliability and assurance with this beneficial 5-year guarantee. It provides a security net, guarding against unexpected faults or deterioration over a generous half-decade timeframe.
Luxuriously padded – for extra comfort
Height – 76cm (Excluding struts)
Depth – 6cm
Available in a choice of 4 colours – Comet Stone, Comet Charcoal, Comet Silver, Sierra Silver
Strutted headboard
Reader reviews of the Oban Strutted Headboard
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It's very neatly done and soft plus love the colour I would highly recommend it to people headboard
THIS HEADBOARD MAKES THE FINISHING TOUCH. Colour is excellent
does the job nothing more to say about a headboard
A beautiful, well made headboard that perfectly supports my pillows and adds that finishing touch to my new bed. Good value for money.
The whole package is great, just what you need when suffering with a stomach hernia! Can easily adjust everything to whatever is the most supportive and comfortable position and enjoy a good sleep. No more waking up with a squashed and painful tummy. Easily five stars.g
Same as my last review on the beds we purchased everything was excellent from start to finish
Absolutely love it looks gorgeous with my new bedding very happy with this product and the 2 fitters that offered to buld it up for me as I'm disabled were outstanding
Nice to have everything new for our new home. The colour fits in so well
Beautiful headboard, solid, looks great and attached to the bed well
Very nice but a bit uncomfortable to sleep on, other than that it looks great
The head board looks good and does the job intended. Perhaps it's a little high as it moves onto the wall if I lean against it when I sit up in bed.
Like the headboard supplied by Bensons for our large bed, the two new headboards just fitted to our new Benson single beds also look attractive in our bedroom! They match the adjustable base beds very well. I would be happy to recommend the headboard.
Best headboard ever so comfortable, colour is good. There's not much more I can say about it.
Headboard colour and style very nice. Perhaps the connection to the bed itself could be a bit tighter and less wobbly, it's not suitable therefore to rest against it, however, so far not needed.
Matched bed purchased comfortable and pleased with design.
Solid headboard goes well with the bed. A little expensive but looks good.
Very simple design with unfussy, damask style fabric. Good quality appearance. Fortunately, despite only three choices of fabric, one matched my decor perfectly, otherwise I would have had to look elsewhere.
Very good finish,seems well made,I would recommend this head board,
Excellent product very substantial and fit the beds perfectly.
We were more than happy with the service we received from Bensons for beds Kurtis was extremely helpful and really knew his business, even finding us a great chap to take away our old bedroom furniture, I have recommended this company to all my friends. A company who does what it says it will do is rare these days.
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