If you really face the facts, it’s rare to find truly contemporary metal beds. They are usually quite basic and tend to be noncommittal to any kind of design, style or theme. While they often work with classic style furniture because they can be woven in as part of an “antique” design, they don’t seem to mesh as well with a contemporary flare. Still in order to save money, many opt to purchase discount metal beds as opposed to spending a lot of money on wood and other products. How can you take this budgetary blessing and keep it from becoming a new age nightmare?
If you are into contemporary bedroom furniture and want to make old school metal mix in, do it with funky fashion and flare. Turn the room into a “recycled relaxation” space, choosing furniture that appears to be refurbished or recovered to add modern flavor. For instance, you can find a mirror carved in a classic fashion with an old world frame and turn it into a modern piece of art by painting or upholstering the frame in a more contemporary style. Even more in tune with your metal bed would be replacing the frame with a metal frame that appears to be recycled scrap metal!
Another method to the madness is to include metal headboards. Don’t trip out and go for wrought iron, with its classic style of intricate flowing design; think “sheet metal”. You can find these types of designs through many manufacturers now, or you can make your own. A large piece of sheet metal with “custom” dents, scratches, and designs carved in or painted on can really make your bed seem to belong in a contemporary space. If you are feeling really artsy or can find a footboard, you can mirror the design at the foot of the bed as well, completing the look.
There is a lot of affordable bedroom furniture that comes in a contemporary style and can help blend your bed into the room, regardless of the material. Avoid the distressed wood look, and try to stick to clean, straight lines and hard angles as opposed to flowing circular designs or rounded edges. Minimalism is a great way to make metal beds seem more appropriate in a space as well, so try not to overwhelm the room with decorations if you want to blend the bed into the space.
At the same time, it can be difficult to blend in king size metal beds in any space because of its sheer size. It’s difficult to ignore and becomes the focus of the room, despite all attempts to draw interest away from it. When all else fails, cover it up. Use contemporary casual sheets and a bedspread, as well as a bed skirt that will hide the bed frame, and stack it with matching throw pillows to mask the material you don’t want people to see. There are ways to make anything work in a space, and metal beds aren’t that difficult to gel with the rest of your contemporary style, if you just take the time to reason out the solution.
Still there are many traditional metal beds from quality manufacturers. Hillsdale Furniture Metal Beds and Fashion Bed Group Metal Beds both offer a wide selection of modern and classic metal beds.
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