| Wood canopy beds are an old fashioned type with a | | | | room a lived-in feeling and at the same time |
| history that goes back to medieval times when | | | | enhances the room's ambiance. They come in designs |
| ceilings were less sturdy than today's ceilings. | | | | which can be coordinated with the furnishings in the |
| Characteristically these beds have posts that extend | | | | rest of the home. In addition to the antique wood |
| up about four feet from the mattress or the floor. | | | | bed a simple and stylish modern canopy one is also |
| Draped across the space between the tops of the | | | | available. |
| posts is a decorative fabric that creates a canopy or | | | | Many advantages can be had when choosing to buy |
| kind of ceiling in a straight line over the bed. | | | | affordable wooden beds with canopies. A very |
| The original purpose for this was to prevent sleeping | | | | practical point is that if the bed needs to be moved, |
| people from being hit by dirt, insects, pebbles and | | | | it is lighter and easier to lift than a metal one and |
| other things falling through the ceiling. They were also | | | | there is little to no damage on a carpet or finished |
| used by royalty for warmth and privacy, and in | | | | floor because a wood bed frame, even with a |
| recent times they have been regarded as a | | | | canopy, weighs less than an iron bed and can actually |
| fashionable bed adding great elegance and style to | | | | be taken apart to move. The value of timber beds |
| the bedroom. | | | | varies from low to high. Less expensive ones can |
| Design options for wood canopy beds are many and | | | | easily be found in a furniture market. |
| the modern canopy attempts to create a sense of | | | | Beds with carvings were the first canopy ones ever |
| romance and style with elaborate curves, outstanding | | | | made and back in the era when canopy beds were |
| craftsmanship, bold carvings and more. They have a | | | | introduced they were always made of wood. It was |
| superior framing structure of strong elaborate | | | | only later that different styles and various materials |
| woodwork with extravagant finishes. Presently, the | | | | were considered. In the end, you should choose a |
| most popular style appears to be the ones decked | | | | style and design that you feel comfortable with and |
| out with inlaid wood and a touch of gold. | | | | that suits your style and tastes; after all you will be |
| Wood beds come in a variety of designs and one of | | | | spending a lot of your time with the bed you choose. |
| the most popular is an antique bed which gives the | | | | |