Set Decorators and Old Metal Beds
In recreating a true period in history, the set decorator will stop at nothing to try and recreate the furnishing from the period in history they’re trying to duplicate for authenticity.
DetailsIn recreating a true period in history, the set decorator will stop at nothing to try and recreate the furnishing from the period in history they’re trying to duplicate for authenticity.
DetailsDecorating with antique iron beds has become more and more popular with interior designers throughout Texas.
DetailsOn Oct.28th, 1886 the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor.
DetailsQuite often the style of an antique iron bed was way ahead of the style catagory it would fall into. Take for instance the Art Deco Period.
DetailsWhy is it that there was such a broad spectrum of iron bed designs throughout the 1800’s?
DetailsCanopy iron beds were not popular in this country back in the 1800’s.
DetailsBack in the early to late 1800’s the double/ full size was the largest iron bed being made.
DetailsThere was a very popular style iron bed back in the 1800’s that has also become a very popular iron bed today, with the “Shabby Chic” set.
DetailsAssembling an antique iron bed is a simple process……..but be careful.
DetailsTo the untrained eye…..the construction of one iron bed is just as good as another.
DetailsOne of the most difficult repairs to make to an antique iron bed, is a broken hitch.
DetailsAntique iron beds used a spring unit that attached to the side rails and that houses a feather mattress.
DetailsHere’s a little education if you’re missing siderails for your antique iron bed.
DetailsThe largest size bed being made back in the early to mid 1800’s was the double/full size,
DetailsWhat made iron beds so much more popular than wooden beds of their era?
DetailsIn the early to mid-1800’s, the center of steel production in this country, was in Pittsburgh Pa.
DetailsThe quality of an iron bed is most often determined by the quality of it’s castings or “Chills” as they were called back n the 1800’s.
DetailsThe beauty of just about anything in life, be it a beautiful woman, or a piece of bedroom furniture, can be enhanced by the way you accessorize them . Bracelets , necklaces and earrings on one , and lamps, pillows and comforters on the other. Although a Spartan setting might call for a minimal amount of…
DetailsAntique iron beds have become one of the most popular items being used by green decorators today. There are no better sustainable items than antique furniture.
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