I have quite a few people come to me for iron beds for their log cabin homes. Most of them have a preconceived notion that only Austere and Straight Line beds will work in the log home surroundings. Although the thought of a scrolled bed in a log cabin seems a little far fetched. Through…
In the close to 40 years of being in the bed business I’ve only ever come across three other iron beds that had actual “faces” in the castings. This one is of a Victorian women with curly hair. Metal beds usually adorned themselves with scrolls and an occasional touch of brass. So to find something…
Take a look at this iron bed frame. It was made in the Pittsburgh Pa. back in the mid 1800’s. Yet it’s definite “Deco” design would not come into existence until it was introduced in Paris France in the 1920’s.
A number of years ago I received a call from a “stylist” who said she was in need of a iron bed for an advertisement in a log cabin setting.
By far, the most popular antique faux’ finish we put on our iron beds is the Black Smyth.
As you may have read in my 2nd Blog entitled Origins of Cathouse Antique Iron Beds, the first iron beds I ever had, came in to my possession from a couple of farmers up in Pennsylvania.
Why should you consider buying an antique iron bed, when there are so many alternative bed frames on the market?
So what would make a heavy iron bed more appealing to an iron bed companies female clientele?
So how is that iron beds took over the reins of popularity from the once popular brass bed?
The flexibility of decorating with iron beds is nearly limitless.