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If you've wandered through a thrift store or estate sale and spotted a metal bed frame out of the corner of your eye, you've probably wondered if vintage bed frames are worth thrifting. The answer for ...

Painted furniture and traditional antiques are back in a big way for 2026.

Be careful when buying an antique bed. The size may fool you. It was not until the 1920s that the sizes were standardized by manufacturers, so early beds often require special mattresses and sheets.

Q. I have a question that's a little embarrassing. I'm single and live in an apartment building, and my bed squeaks whenever I turn over in the night. This is a bed I got from my grandfather, and it's ...

Can an antique bed be used in a modern home without difficulties? Yes and no. The beds used before about 1900 are shorter and narrower than the standard sizes used today. That means to use the beds, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I’m looking for a four-poster bed. Most antique ones are too small for modern mattresses, so how do you ...

We all need a good lie down. And I dreamed a dream that it was in a magnificent antique bed. Beauty sleep: A Scottish Arts and Crafts oak four-poster bed, the canopy is carved with Gothic tracery, ...