If few rooms are more central to your home’s décor than your bedroom, it stands to reason that there’s nothing more important to your bedroom décor than your bed itself! Bedrooms are, typically speaking, one of the crowning achievements of any successful home decorating venture, and for good reason. Beds and bedrooms are featured at the centre of human drama in a way few other rooms are. After all, it’s in their bedroom, after his twenty years of fighting and wandering, that Odysseus and his long-estranged wife Penelope are finally reunited. And what’s central to that reunion? The legendary bed the two share together is carved from a massive tree trunk and is a symbol of their sturdy, lasting love!
Even sturdier than the finest wood today are iron beds. They’re sturdy, elegant, and one of the hottest types of bedroom décor at the moment.
So, what should you keep in mind as you begin your odyssey for the perfect iron-constructed bed?
Expert Craftsmanship
One of the great advantages of ordering an iron-constructed bed is the fact that they are the product of expert craftspeople applying their trade to perfection. A bedroom in general and a bed, in particular, should have a bit of a personal touch about it. When you order a bed that is factory-made, that personal touch can be all too absent. By contrast, when you order an iron bed, you’re ordering something which is handcrafted. You can choose from a huge array of popular and original designs, or even potentially request your own.
Colour Considerations
Once you’ve chosen to look into a handcrafted iron bed, you’ll want to start considering all the little details which make a bed the centrepiece of a bedroom. Colour is, naturally, one of the premiere design considerations for any room, and the bedroom is no exception. You generally want your bed to either match or, if you’re feeling particularly bold, stand out as the centrepiece of your bedroom décor. Colour is a great way to accomplish either goal. Muted, complementary colours such as whites and gunmetal silvers are great for bed posts and can help your bed blend into your room’s décor. By contrast, if you’re looking to make a bolder statement, you might opt for big black bedposts.
Textured Finishes
You’ll also want to take the texture of your iron bed frame and bed posts into consideration. Gunmetal, as stated, can give bed posts a nice, textured look without seeming ostentatious. You can also go another route, and opt for sleek, chic, gleamingly smooth metal. If you do opt for a textured finish, you’ll likely want to pair it with a colour such as gunmetal grey or bronze. These colours help the textured finish show up better.
Size and Shape Matters
Finally, you’ll of course want to take the size and shape of the bed and bed posts into consideration. That includes the actual size of the bed itself (e.g. king or queen-sized) as well as the height and width of the bed posts. You’ll also want to consider the style of any headboard, footboard, and bed posts that are included. The best providers of iron bed options give clients their choice of everything from minimalist simplicity to elegant opulence.
Make your bedroom all the more bold with a beautifully made iron bed!
