In this particular photo’s the designer/owner has chosen a “Shabby Chic” distressed chip paint setting and included a very Austere bed. Not necessarily the style bed I would have chosen for this particular setting.
Occasionally, if done properly, a room that has been decorated with a very feminine flair, can handle a more straight Austere ( masculine) bed. I’ve always told my customers that the finish that is applied to a bed and the way it’s dressed, ie: dust ruffle, quilts, pillow shams etc., really determine the gender of the finished look. In the instance of the bed in this photo, the owner would have served themselves much better had the done a distressed old white chipped finish with just some of the black paint and old iron showing through.
The other thing that always works is to select an antique iron bed that has the same masculine or feminine design elements as the room it’s going in to. Why put a bold heavy masculine iron bed into a room that is totally feminine. Especially when, with a little time, you could have found a scrolled lacy bed much more suited to the setting.
Cathouse Antique Iron Beds
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