You love antique iron beds and are considering using one in your guest room. Are there any things to consider when making a selection? Absolutely………
You first have to ask yourself if you’re going for the “look” or for something “substantial”. The difference will be in the price and design.
You can find iron beds in the lower price range that are thinner gauge “pencil rod” going across the top with not a lot of interior design element to them, that will give you the “look”. These aren’t going to be beds that you’re house guest is going to be able to comfortably prop pillows up against to watch TV or read in bed. Frames with this gauge are simply going to give you the “look”. Because of the thin gauge “pencil rod” going across the top of the head and foot board, there is going to be a degree of “flex” when leaning against them. This can be rather disconcerting and can give a unstable feel to the bed and occupant in it. That being said……. consider the fact that the majority of the beds you’re selecting from, that were made back in the 1800’s, are all between 150 to 200 years old and have gone through generation upon generation of use. There’s certainly little we can do to them today that hasn’t already been done to them hundred’s of time’s over and over……and they’re still standing and in great shape. So the “look” can also give you very practical use……..just not all the things you might want from your own bed that is used every day.
Now if you’re thinking the guest room bed is going to get a lot of use, or possibly be used for longer periods of time by your visitors, you might want to consider something a bit more “substantial” than the thinner gauge “pencil rod” beds. This step up in calibre is going to be beds with 1″ thick wall tubing across the top. This gauge gives much more rigidity to entire interior. Beds with this size tubing don’t have any “flex” to them. Depending on the density of design throughout the interior, pillows can easily be stacked up against these head boards without any movement at all. Making it much more comfortable for someone to stack layers of pillows and watch TV or read in bed. Also….beds of this calbre will allow you to have them converted to queen or king size easier, if that’s a size you’re considering. The thinner gauge beds more more problematic when converting to larger than their normal double/full size.
Few bed frames can give you the “WOW” factor that an antique iron bed can in a guest room. There’s only one problem with them……..getting your guests to eventually want to go home.
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