Not all antique cast iron beds can be stretched out into a queen size. Back at the turn of the last century the widest bed was 54" and is now called a full size bed or a double size bed.

The only thing holding you back from using a queen size mattress

​When we decide to use a clear coat of powder coat on the beds, we never know exactly what we will find! The clear paint reveals the truth that was hidden

Oftentimes we ignore the beauty of the shoulders on antique cast iron beds, thinking that they are totally 'blah', just a brass knob on a corner post.

This is a dilemma some people face and they feel their only option is to buy a king or queen size mattress to get the extra length they need.

Nowadays, people are often turning to a relatively new mattress size…………… the Extra-Long (XL).

We recently restored two of, what we thought were identical double beds and discovered some differences that add character and make them unique. If you glance at them, they look the same, but a closer look shows differences between them. These are the result of how they were made.

At the turn of the last century, iron beds were handmade one at a time.

Raw-some!

Want to choose your own color?

I was photographing two beds for the catalog yesterday and noticed that both had prominent Fleur-de-Lis motifs

​When you spot this incredible bed that stands out from the rest. As the S. Carsley & Co. catalogue says

I’ve upgraded from double vision to quintuple vision!

Last summer, I was fortunate to get a call from a lovely lady who was selling her family cottage

Well, the Home Show season is done and now it's time to get back into the thick of things. Tomorrow, we're headed off to

Hi again! Spending the day getting ready to set up our booth (Building 1, Booth 160) at the Fall Home Show being held

Had a blast at the Markham Fall Fair!

Have you ever had an antique bed where you found it was almost impossible to put the bedding on? This is because

Are you looking to furnish a dorm style room at your cottage or home? A short while ago, I was extremely fortunate to have come upon

They have arrived! This is the first offering of what I hope will be many canopy beds.....

I'm very excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the upcoming East Gwillimbury Home and Lifestyle Show......

Sneak preview!

​If you like to stick to simple colour schemes that let you add a pop of colour, this may be it.....

Here's the latest addition to our Queen family. We call her the Lyre Bed because of the central detail on the head and footboards. On this particular bed, it appears that.....

​When setting up a daybed, you can use a 36" wide antique bed (though we also have a 30" bed available.) This size was standard to single beds at the turn of the last century.

​This bed (D467 in the Unrestored section) is one of my favourites. Its style and grace and old-worldiness draw me in. But it has a secret...

Rare English bed on sale. The large mother of pearl medallion on the footboard is outstanding. The upright rods and corner posts are of a much larger diameter than you would see in every day beds. In its day, this bed held a pride of place within the household.

To help imagine what these bedframes look like when they are dressed, I'm going to start

From time to time we are lucky enough to find

At the turn of the century, the widest bed made was a double size. King and queen sizes are now popular and that's why

Here's a great ad from a very old Harper's Magazine. It's interesting

Sometimes when I look at this bed (D493 in the Unrestored Beds Section) I wonder what inspired it. On its own, the brass fan almost looks almost like art that one could hang from the wall. I wonder what type of residence it lived in. I wonder how much it must have cost to make. I wonder how it got to Canada from England. It certainly makes a statement, but what that statement is has been left to the viewer to decide!

Some people love this look for a rustic hideaway, their cabin in the woods or cottage by the lake or just in a favourite room that evokes warm memories of a time they treasure from their past. These antique beds have lived a long life and don't necessarily need to be restored in order to be loved again.

When we first saw this bed, it was painted in an unappealing pale blue. We knew this was not appropriate for a bed of this grandeur and had it sandblasted and then painted with a baked on clear coat. What you see now is pewter, the natural gray colour of iron which allows the amazing detail in the castings to shine.

What more can I say? A picture is worth a thousand words.