Valentines Day for Old Metal Beds
Now how could Valentines Day ever be associated with iron beds?
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Art On Beds
So what would make a heavy iron bed more appealing to an iron bed companies female clientele?
DetailsCasting Detail……..”Finishes help…….”
So why were these old beauties referred to as cast iron beds?
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Canopy Transformation………..
I’ve yet to find a bed that doesn’t look more impressive after a canopy conversion. For some odd reason we didn’t produce canopy beds in this country back in the 1800’s. But at Cathousebeds.com we convert close to 25% of all the beds we sell. I want to thank our clients who were kind enough…
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American Made Beds vs British and European Made
When I first got into the business of buying and selling antique iron beds, over 30 years ago, I use to bring container loads of iron beds over from England.
DetailsBeds made in United States vs England
Bottom line………Buy US………..The iron beds that were being manufactured back in the early to mid 1800’s in this country were far superior to the iron beds being made at the same time in England and the rest of the world.
DetailsHalle Berry in Iron
Very few iron beds we’ve done for magazine shoots have ever received the attention and coverage that this one did with Halle Berry.
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Iron Beds…….”The Chameleon of Decor”
So how is that iron beds took over the reins of popularity from the once popular brass bed?
DetailsIron Bed “Sidewalks”
I’ve been buying and selling iron beds for over 30 years. But when I started, iron beds weren’t chic or collectible.
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Vincent Price…….Man of Mystery & Horror
What does Vincent Price have to do with iron beds? You may be asking.
Details“Yeeha / Birthing Bed”
Few iron beds have the unusual and puzzling design that this one does.
DetailsIron Cribs……….Beware Mom
It stands to reason that generations upon generation were brought up in old iron beds and those same people raised their children in iron cribs
Details“My Side Rails Are Upsidedown”……………
Wish I had a $ for every time a customer said ” the rails for my iron bed are upside down….”.
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Iron Bed Casters Wheels Throw Them Away
Back in the 1800’s it was common practice for every iron bed that was made
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Canopy Iron Beds
For some reason, this country didn’t make iron canopy beds back in the 1800’s.
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Finishes Bring Your Iron Bed To Life
Nothing can bring an old antique iron bed to life more than a custom finish.
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Art Panel Beds……From Deco to Spanish Mediterranean
One style of antique iron bed that seems the most adaptable to any setting or style , is the “Art Panel” iron bed.
DetailsCelebrities in Iron Beds
Having been in the business of selling iron beds for over thirty years, and having been located here in the entertainment capital of the world…..Los Angeles, it’s only natural that at some point in time I’d come into contact with a familiar face, I’d seen in either the movies or on TV.
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Iron Butterfly Rock Icon or Iron Bed
In the late 60’s and early 70’s a rock group burst on the scene with a song titled “In A Gadda Da Vida” which stayed on the charts for 140 weeks and in the Top Ten for 81. It became a rock and roll classic and would the beginning of a career that would eventually…
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