Timeless colour for a custom made upholstered bed...

Thank you all for your feedback to my headboard vs bed frame thread. Because we are starting from scratch and don't have an ensemble base or king size mattress, we will stick with having a bed frame made up as well as the bed head.

My bed linen will be ALL WHITE, with possibly pops of colour or black pattern cushions. I would like the upholstered bed to be timeless, neutral and versatile.

The colours that appeal to me are light-medium greys and charcoals (6th and 8th from the left, and 1st, 4th and 5th from the right - Top image)

Which colours out of the two images below would you recommend for a timeless, neutral and versatile bed?

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Custom made headboard / bedhead and all the decisions that come with it...

I am thinking of having a headboard custom made, but having never had one am worried as to how it would look against an ensemble. I would not be matching the valance to the headboard but instead would just have a white one. Would it look strange? I am very much only into pure white bed linen, so maybe it will blend in nicely and won't be as noticeable? Or should I just get the bed base made up as well, in the matching fabric of course? My theory is that when I get sick of the bedhead, it will be cheaper to replace than the whole bed...

I really like the ones with side returns, as below, but would it be difficult changing the sheets? Would the side returns be in the way? What do you think of headboards with side returns?

Do you think the returns that are equal from top to bottom are more contemporary than the ones that get smaller towards the top/bottom?

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