The difference between an ordinary plebian bed and an exceptional bed that could grace the covers of home décor magazines is simply how you accessorise it. Think of it like art: your bed is the blank canvas and the fabrics, bed linen and headboards are your pallet of paints. Fabric beds give you the advantage of already supplying you with a colour theme for your linen and accessories and they also add a touch of class and comfort to your bedroom
Choose two colours
Children’s upholstered beds are usually more colourful and ‘funky’, so you can run with the colours on the bed frame to create a cosy and fun atmosphere in your children’s bedroom. Adult fabric beds tend to be offered in a range of muted colours, so you really need to add your own stamp to your fabric bed by accessorising. As a rule of thumb for an adult bedroom, choose two colours and stick with those, any other variety you add should come in the form of patterns and textures.
Stick to one theme
Fabric beds are all about style and simplicity so don’t overdo the accessories, but instead stick to one theme. For example, if your fabric bed frame is a light stone or beige colour, choose another 
similar earthy tone, such as a darker brown and alternate between the two shades for your blankets, pillows and sofas. As far as using patterns and textures go, you can opt for a soft mohair blanket in brown and a few scatted cushions with beige and brown stripes.
Quick ideas for accessorising fabric beds
Go contemporary
The words ‘contemporary’ and ‘minimalism’ go hand in hand for room décor. Yet, minimalism does not have to be cold and uninviting. Go for a double bed with a metallic colour frame, such as a dark blue or light grey and then choose a complementary and neutral colour, such as green for scatter cushions and throws. All the furniture and fabrics around the bed should be kept to a bare minimum, although a couple of metallic chairs or wire baskets will fit in to the theme nicely.
Go Retro
Buy a leather or fabric bed in a neutral tone and choose one retro pattern and
two bold colours (such as orange and purple) to splash across your bedroom. Just remember, there is a difference between retro as in ‘old fashioned and kitsch’ and retro as in ‘hip and happening’. If you’re unsure of the difference, consult the latest issue of a home décor magazine and not your mother.
Go neutral…with a twist
White has always been a favorite colour for sheets and duvet covers, but it’s all too easy for white linen to make a bedroom feel like a hospital room. There is a simple solution to 
this: use shades of white and beige for variation. A light beige fabric bed or even a white French bed will do well in a room painted white, as long as you use fabric textures well on your bed. A shaggy, off-white blanket will transform a boring white bed into an inviting bed and a long-haired snow-white rug in the centre of the floor will have a similar effect. You may well feel at this point that your fabric bed is still too beige and that’s when you can introduce one or two splashes of colour to break up the uniformity of the room, such as a couple of bright blue scatter cushions.