The absolute most important thing after finally finding great old iron beds you’re happy with, is to select a custom antique faux’ finish that is really going to bring your bed to life. One of the more attractive elements to owning an antique bed is their flexibility in being able to be painted and refinishied…
Because of the size of second bedrooms in today’s homes, more and more interior designers are using multiple iron beds in the same room. The ideal thing is to find two that are alike. The second best thing is to find two beds that are similar and look good together. When similar “finishes” are applied,…
The Two Tone Crackle finish is one that gives you an original finish for your iron bed that was being done by the manufacturer nearly 200 years ago.
For many years people that went out and bought antique iron beds, felt as though they should completely refinish them so they looked brand new.
So why were these old beauties referred to as cast iron beds?
So how is that iron beds took over the reins of popularity from the once popular brass bed?
Nothing can bring an old antique iron bed to life more than a custom finish.