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