Remodeling with Iron Beds

When most people think of remodeling they rarely think of redecorating also. But one sort goes hand in hand with the other. You’re usually removing old surrounds and replacing them with newer ones. You’d think that should follow suite for the same furniture items that have been around for almost the same period of time.…

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American Style Iron Beds

We people don’t always associate American style with iron beds. One of the main reasons is that when people initially think of them they think of England and the Victorian Era. It’s because our history in this country was still at it’s infancy when England’s had already been going strong for some 1500 years. But,…

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Deco Iron Beds Ahead of Their Time

Art deco or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and jewelry, as well as the visual arts such as…

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Art on Iron Beds

There are a number of ways that a person could consider art to be involved in antique iron beds. But there are two ways that stand out probably more than others. One would be the iron beds from the mid to late 1800’s that were referred to as “art panel” beds. These beds specifically had…

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Big Style Small Spaces

I often asked myself why I sold more of our iron beds to people in Manhattan, than any other city in the country. Was it because it’s one of the biggest cities and obviously the size of the population……no because it that were the case, my home of Los Angeles would be my largest market.…

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Decorating Your Daughters Room

When designing your child’s room, your first focus should be on their bed. It’s called a “bedroom” for a very good reason. Everything after the bed selection and placement is secondary and should be worked around this key element. Figuring out~Identifying~Determining} what style bed is something you could possibly want to include  your son or…

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Collecting Antiques

So you’ve noticed your friends collecting things at swap meets and on-line sights and can’t quite fully grasp what the big deal is. Your thought is why would anyone want to collect the things that they do. Well it’s just like buying a pair of shoes…….if we all like the same taste, there wouldn’t be…

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Victorian Lace Iron Beds Perfect Dressing

What better way to dress iron beds than with the same thing that was popular when it was originally made close to 200 years ago……..Victorian Lace. Perhaps the most popular period for beds, came at the same time of  Victorian Lace use  throughout the mid to late 19th century, during the Victorian Era. This period…

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Iron Bed Green House

I’m always amazed where I see and how I see people using iron beds. In this photo a good friend sent me, you’ll see a green house that for some strange reason the owner decided to fence in with old beds. Not really sure why………but then if a person doesn’t have a real appreciation for…

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Iron Bed Appraisals

One of my favorite emails to open every day are the many photo’s people from all over the country send me of their iron beds. Some are simply looking for whatever they can learn about the origin of their  beds and others are looking for more of an appraisal. Appraising a bed can be very…

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Aluminum vs Cast Iron Castings

You may not be aware of the fact that there are no manufacturers making iron beds today out of iron. All reproductions being made today are using aluminum to pour their castings. Why you ask…… The answer is three fold. First: Aluminum is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most…

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A Sleepovers Best Friend A Big Iron Bed

It’s more a right of passage for a parent than even your child……the infamous “Sleepover”. Sounds easy enough. How could one or two friends be that hard to accommodate? Well I have a 16 year old and a 21 year old. When they were much younger, lets say 5, 6 or 7 , sleepovers were…

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First “Big Girl” Bed………..

Get ready for it……. because it’s coming. I have two grown daughters and I can recall, like it was yesterday, when they came to me and said “Daddy…. I want a “Big Girl Bed”. I knew precisely what they wanted. But being a parent, is asking the questions that you already know the answers to.…

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Dreams…..The Glue of Our Subconscious

Dreams are our subconscious trying to communicate with us. I can remember as a child, there were certain places that I was more prone to dream in than others. One of those places was and antique iron bed at my grandmothers house in Central Pennsylvania. No matter when I went to visit, I always stayed…

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Last Minute Gift Shopping

So you’ve got yourself into a bit of a pickle. It’s the day before Christmas or the day of your best friends birthday and time just hasn’t been on your side in finding that particular someone a gift. No problem ……. take a deep breath, relax and know that the day after whatever event it…

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Globalization & Iron Beds Foreign Competition

If you’ve ever sold, produced, or represented a product or service built in this country you’ve at one time or another been confronted with competitors from foreign markets. It’s a cold reality that can’t be ignored. Is competition from foreign markets ever good? Well on a whole competition is extremely good……that’s when the playing field…

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British Beds and The Gobblin Mirrors

Have you ever seen an antique iron bed that had small round mirrored medallions on it? There aren’t an abundance of them laying around. But they were made and had strong popularity throughout England and Europe back in the Victorian Era. The are a few things that distinguish British beds from American made iron beds.…

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Custom Bed Finish White Silver Wash

Over the years one of our popular  custom finishes has been our Black Silver Wash. But recently we’ve had a number of requests for a lighter look, incorporating a  Silver finish. Iron beds are beautifully adaptable into any setting with the proper finish. Some surroundings won’t accommodate a darker Black Silver Wash. Rooms that can’t…

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