Todays interior designers have a keen sense of what elements go into effectively acheiving a Victorian decor. Clearly the furniture and items in a room go a long way in acheiving the look and feel you’re striving for. One of the more preferred and sought after original […]
Some people look at old iron beds as just a decrepit piece of furniture that doesn’t know when to say die. Others look upon that same bed with a more unique eye…….. an eye of “refined elegance”. When that vision of “refined elegance” is offered to any item ………… especially antiques or vintage furniture, it can […]
As is the situation with many iron beds that came out of the 1800′s, their variations did not always seem appropriate for that period of time. Even though they were being created in the Victorian Era 1837 to 1901, many of the styles coming out of that period could easily be categorized as styles from […]
If your antique iron bed was obtained before 1977, you can very much count on it having lead based paint on it. Back in the 1800 s ,when these beauties were being made, lead based paint was pretty much used on all furnishings and almost all iron beds of that period. Lead was also added […]
So what was taking place in our country when antique iron beds were being built and riding their wave of popularity? Lincoln was in office and Billy the Kid was roaming the wild west. There were two brothers named Wilbur and Orville who took to the skies at Kitty Hawk, and our then […]
