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…

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What better way to dress iron beds than with the same thing that was popular when it was originally made close to 200 years ago……..Victorian Lace.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…

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…

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…

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…

Iron Beds for 2012 Whats on the Horizon

Every year I set down around this time to take stock in the iron bed market and what’s to be expected in the upcoming year. As is always the case, I make mention of the depleted supply of beds that seem to be showing up. It stands to reason…..there were a finite number that were…

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…

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.…

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…

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…