Original Antique Wrought Iron Bed

The traditional Victorian style wrought iron bed frames were originally hand made long before today’s modern metalworking machinery was available. For the right price you can buy an original antique that was actually made a hundred or even hundreds of years ago and preserved and cared for throughout the years. Keep in mind that you have to play the roll of a collector so more patience and money are typically required if you go this route. Because the word "wrought" means "shaped" and the shaping is almost always done by hand, no two wrought iron beds are alike.

Original Antique Cast Iron Bed

In 550 B.C., cast iron was considered a modern method of ironwork and was first used by the Chinese. Raw iron is melted and poured like hot lava into cast molds allowing for more consistency in design. Again, this option is for the collector that is looking for an old piece of furniture. Many collectors prefer an antique to add to their furniture collection. While this is a great option for the right person, you may have to deal with very hard to find bedframes and odd sized mattresses and box springs. As with any antique, the heirloom piece may have taken on slight damage throughout the years. As long as you are prepared for this, there is nothing like the feeling of carrying the same torch as many before you.

Antique Reproduction Wrought Iron Bed

Since the term wrought really means hand made, the styles and blacksmith techniques are pretty much the same. If you are looking for a brand new metal bed, this is top of the line. There is just no substitute for the hand-forged design from a skilled craftsman with a taste for art and fashion.

Antique Reproduction Cast Iron Bed & Steel.

Cast iron beds are more popular today than wrought ironbeds because they are far more efficient to make and much more affordable. With power injection molds, the casting machinery and methods used have come a long way since 550 B.C., although the concept is still the same. Power injection molds allow for fine detail in the decorative casting on headboard, footboards, canopy beds and daybeds. Typically, the spindles and the four bed posts are made by melting raw iron and adding other elements to create steel, the same material used in skyscrapers and cars. Steel melted into flat sheets is then cut and rolled into tubing. Cast iron is used to make the decorative castings and steel is typically used to make the four bed posts and spindles. You will also see a lot of metal beds today that have straight, clean lines and are made entirely of steel. One way you can judge the quality of a cast iron bed is by the gauge of steel used in the headboard and footboard posts and spindles.

Modern Contemporary Wrought Iron Bed

Whether simple and clean or ornate and intricate in design, artist continue to find new ways of sculpting nature into headboards, footboards, wrought iron canopy beds, wrought iron daybeds and more.

Modern Contemporary Cast Iron Bed

With the technology used in cast iron and computer drafting, artists are virtually limitless in freedom of design. You will also see a lot of metal beds today that have straight, clean lines and are made entirely of steel.