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Between the headboard and the posts, four poster bed designs have room for a surprising amount of embellishment and style
When chosen correctly, they can completely transform any bedroom!
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Home Styles Bedford 4 Poster Bed
Home Styles’ Bedford Poster Bed is a modern take on the classic four poster style. The headboard features a simple design with strong lines and a smooth finish. The posts rise nearly to the ceiling, with a smoothly tapering top that creates a nice visual effect.
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The Bedford Poster Bed is only available in a Queen size. The slats hold the mattress 7 inches off the floor, and the side railings go to 6 inches above the floor. Customers can choose to buy the frame alone, get the posters, or purchase a full four poster canopy addition.
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Furniture of America Scarlette Classic 4 Poster King Bed Wood Frame
Furniture of America’s Scarlette bedroom set is both elegant and timeless. The four poster bed is made out of polished dark pine, with rounded posts and a delicate floral carving on the headboard. The glossy veneer provides resistance to surface damage; reviewers note that the bed always ships scratch free.
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Overall, the bed is solid, sophisticated, and beautifully carved.
This four poster bed comes in three sizes: Queen, King, and California King. The mattress sits just over 10 inches above the floor, with the side railings sitting at 8.5 inches; the frame itself can support mattress with a thickness of up to 12 inches.
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Ethan Allen Laurel Four Poster Bed
Ethan Allen’s take on the four poster is an exercise in both subtlety and style. At first glance, the bed has a deceptively simple appearance, with thin posts that fade into the background. But upon closer inspection, the posts are actually intricately carved with a winding ribbon motif, and topped with brass urn-shaped finials that add drama and class.
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The Laurel Four Poster is available in both Queen and King sizes. The headboard comes to a height of 57 inches. The mattress sits 14 inches above the floor, while the side rail sits at just over 12 inches. The wood frame comes in two colors: the darker Belmont and the lighter Saratoga.
Hillsdale Furniture Parkwood Queen Four Poster Bed Set
Elegance and durability go hand-in-hand with Hillsdale Furniture’s Parkwood four poster bed. The arched lines and beautiful scrollwork on the headboard and footboard seem impossibly delicate, considering the entire frame is made out of solid, heavy-gauge steel. The posts are smooth, with rounded joints and decoratively molded tips. A black-gold finish gives the piece a warm, comforting appearance and a true sense of luxury.
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The Parkwood comes in both Queen and King sizes. The distance from the floor to the rails is slightly over 8 inches. The Queen’s headboard reaches a height of 56.5 inches, while the King’s headboard goes as tall as 73.5 inches.
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Progressive Torreon Pine 4 Poster Bed
With the Torreon Poster Bed, Progressive International has produced a furniture piece that can add dignity and luxury to any room design. Beveled panel inlays create a simple but skillful design, and the square pillars lend a sense of solidity that many modern furniture pieces lack.
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The headboard posts are significantly taller than the footboard posts, increasing the size and sheltered feeling that the bed gives off without compromising an open room design.
The Torreon is available in both Queen and King sizes. Customers can choose between a natural pine finish or a black veneer.
Final Thoughts
There aren’t as many four poster beds on the market as there are in other styles. Four posters require stability of frame, elegance of design, and quality of materials to fulfill their purpose as bedroom centerpiece. When crafted well, the right four poster can transform any bedroom into a place of comfort, luxury, and tradition in a way that no other bed design can.
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Jessica Wheeler
Jessica is an east coast native who found her way to Austin, Texas. When she’s not writing about furniture or interior design topics, you’ll find her scoping out cute coffee shops, binge-watching a good Netflix show, or spending a Sunday in the park with her dog Ruffles.
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