| One of the benefits of buying an older home is | | | | catch a glimmer of the brass detailing out of the |
| the possibility of the previous owners leaving | | | | corner of his eye. After crawling into the corner |
| treasures behind. Forgotten items are regularly | | | | of the little attic he called down to me that he |
| left tucked away in the corner of the attic or in | | | | found a wrought iron bed frame. |
| the basement. The majority of the objects are | | | | This was specially welcome news to me because |
| perhaps useless; then again, sometimes they are | | | | we didn't have a headboard for our bed. I also |
| very valuable. My husband and I were pleasantly | | | | love antiques so the iron bed seemed to be the |
| surprised to find a black wrought iron bed in the | | | | perfect addition to my decor. Once the entire |
| attic of our new home. | | | | frame was cleaned and assembled, I fell in love |
| The iron bed is in perfect condition and it is | | | | with the old piece of furniture. Needless to |
| definately beautiful. It looks very old and I do | | | | mention I was extremely disappointed to discover |
| think that it is an antique. The value of it is not so | | | | that we couldn't use it. |
| important because I have no plans for selling it. | | | | We have a king sized mattress and frame that |
| The headboard and footboard look as if they | | | | my husband is very attached to and so am I. We |
| were handcrafted by a very talented craftsman. | | | | couldn't imagine sleeping in a smaller bed. My |
| The iron bed is detailed with brass details that | | | | precious wrought iron bed is queen-sized and this |
| reflect light beautifully. | | | | may seem acceptable but we are just too |
| The find happened when my husband was trying | | | | accustomed to the larger bed. |
| to install a ceiling fan in our bedroom. The iron bed | | | | At first, I thought it was the perfect size, but I |
| was shoved in a corner of the attic. Our attic is | | | | was wrong. It was quite a disappointment. I still |
| rather small and my husband can't even stand up | | | | have no plans to sell the old wrought iron bed. If |
| in the space without hunching over to avoid hitting | | | | my husband and I can't use it, maybe our |
| his head. He didn't like the idea of working in the | | | | daughter can. She could be the only toddler on |
| small space so he procrastinated for months. | | | | the block who has a queen-sized bed. I guess that |
| There are no lights up there either and this added | | | | I'm desperate to keep the antique. I am sure it |
| to his aversion to the attic space. He was working | | | | will be worth it in the end. |
| with a portable work light that just happened to | | | | |