These beds command that you purchase the matching pieces to finish the room, as this is a formal look that would look out of place with anything less than the matching dressers, chests, and nightstands that can be purchase with the bed. As always-good quality, bedroom furniture is an investment, so make sure you can live with it for ten or twenty years down the road. They can last even longer if you care to have them refinished when the stain and lacquer finish starts to look worn.

Depending on what part of the country you live in, a new fad of creating an outdoor sleeping area is becoming quite popular, and 4 poster beds would be the perfect addition. You can use colored mosquito netting that matches your décor in combination with the cloth canopy material to keep those flying bloodsuckers at bay while slumbering under the stars and the moon. They make specific beds for outdoor bedrooms, but you can get a furniture refinisher to apply some weatherproofing clear coat to the wood to prevent it from becoming faded or stained from moisture.

As these beds are usually very heavy, it is best to pay the up charge and have the delivery driver and helper assemble the frame for you. There are two varieties of this bed scheme, and the one with the true oversized posts and huge wood globes topping off each corner, has a more masculine look and feel, where as the other type has a three dimensional frame making a box out of the bed can be more on the effeminate side, with the fabric canopy installed. This is great if you are single, but a compromise will have to be drafted for married couples so they can both be happy with this form of sleep furniture.

A good frame doesn’t have to be overly expensive, but a stark steel frame that is hidden by your bed’s dust ruffle can run from forty to one hundred dollars in today market place, and they are great because there is nothing exposed that can conflict with your interior design subject matter. When changing out bed styles you will not have to worry if the new purchase will match either. If you are a little on the heavy side and need extra support, then go down to the local waterbed store and buy a frame that is made for bedding that looks like a conventional mattress but inside is a waterbed mattress. These frames can hold three times the weight of normal frames.

Hardwood bed frames with steel substructures are a little higher on the pricing index, but still obtainable on a reasonable household budget. It is best to stick with standard styles and accessory pieces that are timeless, so when you move into a new home or condominium it will still go with your interior surroundings. Invest a little more than you think you should as this furniture is kept on an average of ten years or even longer.

Platform bed frames are for the trendy and upscale urbanite that lives in a high-rise apartment looking out over the city. This modern piece of bedding architecture screams, I am trendy, and in style. They are also handy if your bedroom is a little cramped for space as they have models with single or double stacked drawers beneath the platform to store you clothes and linens. You always will want to try out any bed frames in the store, as some will not support you in a way that is comfortable, or they may make noise when sitting down on the bed.

The most popular French beds sold in the United States is the country version, that usually has the most lavish scalloped carvings in the head and foot board, and the legs have more detail than one would ever imagine. When a person sees a bed like this for the first time, it makes them think of a bedroom in a country side castle or mansion. There are now hundreds of variations of this theme, but the original still holds all the distinction and wealth of design that it did hundreds of years ago in Europe.

Kings and queens had these beds made to their own specification and shipped all over Europe in the past. It could take up to a year or more for a sculptor to finish his masterpiece before it was honed and assembled into the final product. Then the beds were shipped on sailing ships to various countries for delivery. These pieces of slumber furniture were made of hardwood and finished to a high gloss, sometimes weighing several hundred pounds not including the mattress. Speaking of mattresses, as they were of unique size back then, they had to be custom handmade to order to fit the frame.

Today even sleigh beds include a French version with the main pieces having carvings that only rival a painted mural on a wall, but foot and headboards have a mono tone three dimensional artwork that will shock and awe the most demanding interior designer. If you can find an antique French bed from the sixteenth century in good condition, be prepared to pay well over fifty thousand dollars for this odd sized piece of art that really belongs in a museum instead of one’s bedroom. Furniture manufacturers not only carry on the traditions of the French bed makers, but also have matching dressers; armoires and nights stand to complete a bedroom suite.

A leather bed frame usually does not come with a matched bedroom suite because, honestly who has a leather dresser or nightstand. Typically, this type of bedding frame will blend with dark walnut, cherry, or mahogany woods. The colors that are offered are anything from standard stained cowhide, to cream, burgundy, espresso, and medium tan. In some instances, vintage blond bedroom furniture would work nicely with the lighter leather colors. You may want to ask the store clerk for a swatch of the leather if available so when you are choosing the accompanying pieces of furniture for your new bedroom you can be more precise in the matching process.

For the truly eclectic in taste, a homeowner can actually buy a white leather bed frame with a substructure made of steel. Zago makes this leather creation and it only comes in a platform bed format. The price is not for the light hearted, as it will run about five thousand dollars plus shipping. If this is the ticket for your bedroom furniture needs then order in advance as these are only made as they are ordered. Two months for delivery will be on the normal side of expectations for the buyer.

Care of these bed frames is essential to having them last for years to come. Being careful not come near the leather covered frame with sharp or hard-edged items as the hide is stretched and can tear easily. The manufacturer will have suggested products to care for the leather, but usually you can go to a saddle shop or a local feed store and tell them you need a leather treatment application. You do not have to tell them what its intended purpose is for, as some will not understand what you would be doing with a “leather bed”, in the first place.