Antique Bed Frames

Antique Bed Frames: Giving An Old World Look To The Bedroom

The bedroom is one of the rooms of the home where most home owners are likely to spend the most amount of money to make it as comfortable as possible.  Choosing the decor of the bedroom is usually centered around the bed and so choosing the right bed can be a difficult task.  Antique bed frames are very popular and can really set the theme for the rest of the furnishing in the bedroom.   The choices that are available to you online are simply amazing. 

The web has completely changed how we think about shopping.   You could go to a brick and mortar store to look through their inventory of beds, but the selection is limited.  Online you can simply do a search for what you are looking for and find more variety and inventory than ever before.   For antique bed frames you will need to first determine you budget.  Once you know how much you can afford to spend on a bed frame then you need to decide on style.  Iron frames and wood frames are the most common.  

Austere iron beds from the Great Depression era are simple in design.  They were influenced by the lack of wealth during the time period and lacked ornamentation.  Simple in design, unpretentious and sleek are the qualities of this style of bed.   On the opposite end of the spectrum would be Victorian antique bed frames.  A Victorian frame would be extremely ornamental with romantic undertones.  Generally these frames mix natural and floral designs with gentle curves.   

Some of the most striking wooden antique bed frames are poster beds.  The post can be short or they can be beautifully towering columns with rails and a canopy.  Solid wood frames with a crested headboard and footboard and hand carved designs can bring an old world warmth into any bedroom.   Whether you are choosing a Colonial style or a Vintage frame from the 40's or 50's, it is hard to go wrong with wooden antique bed frames.  

The last piece of the puzzle is where to buy from.  There are so many options.  You could go directly to a retailer site,  a price comparison site, or even use and auction site.