Create an ideabook for your next remodeling project!
Browse more than 400,000 photos from top designers and save your favorites
| While bed curtains had been used to keep out drafts even before the first four-poster was designed, the style gave this sheltering function a much more regal look. Private Comment
|
| Last to go were the outer canopy rails, leaving four tall vertical posts. This look is especially great for a bed that needs to stand up to the large scale of a high ceiling or a grand master bedroom. Private Comment
|
| Okay, enough with the evolution of the four-poster. Let's look at various elements and styles of these beds. Private Comment
Finials at the top of the post are a way to give the bed unique style. I remember that the finials on my parents' bed came off, and we kids used to use them as microphones and pretended we were Cyndi Lauper while we jumped on the bed and sang into them. |
| A range of headboard styles are available, from a simple rectangle to curves and even upholstered styles. This curvaceous antiqued-white version works well with elaborate window treatments and coordinating wallpaper. Private Comment
|
