Do you sleep on a nice bed?
For some time now I’ve been sleeping on a futon, laid out on tatami mats in a Japanese-style room. The only time I get to sleep on a bed is when I’m traveling and staying at a hotel. Sometimes I miss having a bed at home!
Beds are perhaps the most important feature of a hotel room, though the deciding factor would be more the mattress and pillows than the style of the bed frame itself. Given that we have the best bedding available, what would the frame be for our Art Deco bed? I trawled through 1stdibs and other antique shops, wanting to model an authentic 1930s style bed. Nothing memorable came up, until I found this:
Isn’t the Streamline Art Deco design simply gorgeous? I instantly loved the curvilinear form. The real-life bed is crafted by Heitzman Studios, a custom furniture shop specializing in the Art Deco & Art Nouveau styles.
Since the bed is fully custom-made, it can be veneered in any type of wood. Needless to say, I had plenty of fun not just modeling the frame itself but also trying out different kinds of veneer!
Here’s the bed, with a rosewood and burl amboyna veneer, black lacquered base, and chrome trimmings. The wood and fabric textures I wrote about here.
This combination would match the Art Deco desk we modeled previously. A view of the bed form another angle:
Next I tried Honduras mahogany and burl maple veneers. I’m thinking of veneering the fireplace mantel with the same mahogany, and use the same maple for the chairs. That would make the bed match the sitting area set.
Now here’s one with Spanish cedar and bird’s eye maple veneer. I’ve toyed with the idea of not just a silver themed room, but also a “gold” version, with pearwood walls and dark flooring. A room like that would be great for a light-colored bed.
I don’t have a room thought out for the next one, but I really liked the wenge wood texture at Pollaro Custom Furniture, so I tried pairing it with the Bird’s Eye Maple veneer seen earlier.
What kind of room do you think would go with this one?
So which one is your favorite? Do tell me in the comments section below. If you have some nice veneer combination ideas let me know so we can try it out! 😀
Related Links
Day 1: An Art Deco-style Desk
Days 3 & 4: An Art Deco Fireplace
External Links to Sources
Heitzman Studios – source of the bed design.
CustomMade – source of the real-life bed photos.
F. Schumacher – soft furnishings with exquisite designs. Source of the throw pillow cover textures.
Lee Jofa – high end furnishings. Source of the cocoa velvet texture.
Pratesi – luxurious bed linens. Source of the white pillow case and sheets texture.
Pollaro Custom Furniture – makers of museum-quality furniture. Source of the wood veneer textures.
Love love love this bed! My fave’s the one in rosewood. All of them are so nice and expensive-looking! Such a bed must cost a fortune to commission in real life…
Thanks, Han! The price wasn’t openly listed and it’s fully BTO so I don’t know how much it would cost, but one could imagine. 🙂
I prefer a one-tone plain veneer like the left-hand one on the top pic. Or maybe covered in leather? 😀
Thanks for your opinion. Regarding the photo, the bed’s veneered in bird’s eye maple and wenge, a lovely combination. As for the models, I wanted to mix the veneers for a more original take. Leather would make for an interesting cover, though!