Thanks to our customer who sent us this photo of the beautiful Art Deco bed she got from us. She’s done a beautiful job of dressing it appropriately for the room and Deco theme setting. Take note of the great looking Deco ceiling fixture. She had sent us a photo of the ceiling fixture and…
In the attached photo you’ll see a “Before & After” picture of a casting on an iron bed we refinished for a client that we matched the finish to one of her Restoration Hardware drawer pulls. You can see the drawer pull setting on top of the casting. We love working around our clients specific…
Frank Gehry is one of our countries most preeminent modern architects. Many years ago he purchased a beautiful scrolled Victorian style bed from me. When I realized who he was, I asked him how it was a person who was on the cutting edge of modern architecture would be buying fancy antique iron beds from…
For some strange reason we have had the good fortune to have sold more iron beds in the month of October than any other month in the year…..even December. There’s a good possibility that people that are buying these beds for Christmas presents start the process early to allow themselves plenty of time to have…
It always fun when I go to the movies and see a bed of ours I wasn’t even aware was purchased for the movie. Because of where we’re located, in the Los Angeles area, we sell most of the antique iron beds that end up in feature films, TV shows and commercials. But much of…
It’s a curvature that the side pole of some antique iron beds make out beyond the normal dimension of a double size bed. Most true double size iron beds are approx. 53″ wide, give or take a 1/2″ either way. The “French Curve” can make the outer dimension of a standard double, as wide as…
Man has always chosen to personalize where he lived to feel more emotionally and physically comfortable. From the very first caves we inhabited as human beings we chose to beautify them with cave paintings that depicted the lives that were led in those days. From these really humble origins the art of interior design has…