This happens often — modern backless beds, sleek banquettes, or streamlined benches leave us craving a little something extra. The fix? This hanging headboard on Amazon (normally $109.99, now $99.99).

Way back in the heyday of the Ancient Egyptians, headboards were a status symbol, a sign of wealth and opulence. They hung on over the years for more utilitarian reasons — to protect the wall behind ...