CHOOSING A FOUR POSTER BED
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Here's Help on Choosing a Four Poster Bed
At 4PostBed.com, you can find the information you need to make an informed decision on furnishing your bedroom with the right bed.
Beds are like treasures that we love to plunder amongst at the end of a long, hard day. They are a place of enjoyment, where families lay together and share stories. They are a place of isolation, an island of refuge for those needing peace and quiet. A bed is a launching pad of adrenaline for star struck lovers.
It could be argued that the bed is the most important piece of furniture in your home. It is estimated that the average person spends one-third of his or her life in bed. With this is mind, shouldn’t it be of top priority to make your bed a special place in your home?
When choosing four post beds, there are many things that you should consider. The items discussed below will assist you in choosing a bed that will work best with your lifestyle and needs...
Beds are like treasures that we love to plunder amongst at the end of a long, hard day. They are a place of enjoyment, where families lay together and share stories. They are a place of isolation, an island of refuge for those needing peace and quiet. A bed is a launching pad of adrenaline for star struck lovers.
It could be argued that the bed is the most important piece of furniture in your home. It is estimated that the average person spends one-third of his or her life in bed. With this is mind, shouldn’t it be of top priority to make your bed a special place in your home?
When choosing four post beds, there are many things that you should consider. The items discussed below will assist you in choosing a bed that will work best with your lifestyle and needs...
The Hampton is an example of a 4 Post Bed with an adjustable post kit that converts the bed to a panel bed.
Bed Style:
Look at your lifestyle. What are the things that are important to you or with which you surround your life? Are you a traditionalist, a minimalist, or someone who likes things eclectic? These are important factors that will help you determine things like the color, lines, and look of your bed.
Space for Bed:
What type of space will the bed live in? If you live in a one bedroom apartment, then focus on finding a bed that is not so large in scale, or ornate, that it seems to fill the entire room.
At the home furnishings retailler, ChapinFurniture.com, there are several beds of smaller scale that you might like to check out. One in particular is the Hampton Panel Poster Bed, a 4 post bed that can convert down in smaller spaces to a panel bed by simply moving the finials from the top of the posts to mount directly to the headboard and footboard.
For larger scale rooms, the bed can be left in the four post position. This is a nice feature allowing flexibility for different spaces as you move from place to place. Many 4 post beds have the posts permanently affixed to the headboard or footboard, making it difficult to move and locking you into using it in only large spaces. Many decorating sights offer a free online room planner to help you arrange your furniture.
Bed Construction:
It is important to place high priority on bed construction as you choose which bed to place in your bedroom. Especially when choosing a wood bed, look for a bed that uses solid woods or plywood in the areas that provide support for the mattress. This would include the rails, and the areas to which the rails mount. Avoid beds that use particle board in these areas as the result could be a bed that falls apart a year down the road.
Also important is the support built in for your mattress. Most mattress manufacturers require that any bed larger than a full size bed have slats and a center rail support that mounts to the slats and give support from the floor. This is essentially a leg coming down from the center slat. This will ensure that your mattress warranty is not voided. The Hampton Four Poster Bed provides these solid construction features you desire, while helping protect your mattress investment.
Bed on a Budget:
Who doesn’t want to get as much as they can, for as little money as they possibly are required to shell out? With the Hampton Panel Poster Bed, the best thing is you get an all wood bed, that hits the style, space, and construction concerns head-on, without putting a large dent in your wallet.
The Hampton Queen Poster Bed is available for only $399, and can be purchased at www.chapinfurniture.com. Likewise, the King Wood Poster Bed is available for $699. Chapin Furniture also offers white glove delivery, via furniture delivery specialst, Sun Delivery, delivering and assembling the bed in your home, anywhere in the continental United States.
Care of Your Bed:
Once you've made your investment, care for your bed becomes essential. While there is not much in the way of maintenance that is often required on wood furniture, keeping wet towels and moisture off of the wood helps prevent potential finish issues. Guardsman offers a wide array of products for caring for wood furniture that are great for helping your bed look its best.
When moving the bed, make sure to separate the rails from the headboard and footboard. Attempting to move the bed while assembled can cause the rails to act like large pry bars on the headboard and footboard, and when torqued at certain angles can cause the wood on the headboard, footboard, or rails to split.
