The “Two Tone Crackle” finish offers a distinct advantage over a monochromatic one-color paint job for antique iron bed frames. While a single-color paint job may provide a clean and uniform appearance, our Two Tone Crackle finish elevates the aesthetics in several ways: In summary, our Two Tone Crackle finish not only enhances the contrast…
Occasionally, a topic or photo comes along that deserves its own “spot in the sun.” Such is the case with this particular antique iron bed frame, adorned with brass details, hailing from the Art Nouveau era (1880 to 1910). The Art Nouveau period was known for its characteristic “asymmetrical shapes” and extensive use of arches…
Have you ever given any thought to the “carbon footprint” you leave behind every day ? If so…..have you also given any thought to how you can lessen that ongoing footprint ? Antique’s…….their sustainability and footprint is approximately 16 times less than whats being made today. Help to put less strain on our planet’s precious…
When a bed room has beautiful tall ceilings, the space that is created can be visually appealing OR vacant empty space that desperately needs something to fill that space. By using tall canopy iron bed frames, the eye is taken up to appreciate the height. The next time you are in a room with tall…
There are many things that go in to determining the calibre of an antique iron bed. Here are a few that the attached bed photo have; Tubing and Rod Size : Most antique iron bed used traditional 1″ diameter tubing and 3/8″ diameter solid rods for the interior design. But when you get in to…
What is it that makes one iron bed better than another. Lets start with its structural integrity ………. The size of the tubing certainly is one of the criteria that can determine if a bed is solid with no “flex”. Add to that larger than normal 1/2″ solid rods throughout the interior design , as…
A little hard to imagine what was going through the mind of the person who designed the castings for this particular antique iron bed. The overall design, with the French curved sides and sloping interior rods, is very pleasing…..but then why put “Dragon Head” corner castings and a scary looking medieval demon at the center…
One of the many “perks” of owning an antique iron bed is being able to color coordinate it with any style, period or setting. This bed is from the late 1800’s and is in a traditional “modern” setting. The advantage of painting an antique iron bed to match its surroundings lies in the versatility it…
When it comes to the designs we see in antique iron and brass beds from the late 18th and early 19th century, it should come as no real surprise that those designs could have manifested themselves from just about anything that was in common use. Yet as time went on, many of those things have…
Four-poster beds, including antique iron four-poster beds from the Victorian era, can trace their origins back to ancient civilizations, but they became particularly popular in Europe during the medieval period. The concept of a bed frame with four vertical posts, often joined by horizontal rails or a canopy frame, has a long history of development…