What is the difference between
a four poster bed and a canopy bed?
Both are very similar in design and
their origins date back to the 16th century and earlier. In their
earliest forms, Four Poster Beds were simply the equivalent of
a modern platform bed with four posts or colums that supported
an upper framework, or tester, from which curtains or drapes were
hung.
These curtains had two functions - to
reduce the effects of cold draughts on the sleeping occupant and
also to provide privacy.
Later a canopy , or roof, was added
to the four poster bed. This canopy was covered with fabric and
had two principle functions - to keep the warmth in and to catch
insects and bugs falling from the roof.
Subsequently, as houses became warmer,
designs were further modified to eliminate the canopy and to modify
or eliminate the tester resulting in sub categories of four poster
beds - half tester four poster beds, pencil post four poster beds
and low and medium four poster beds.
In the USA the term "four poster
bed" usually means that the bed has no tester or canopy while
in Europe the term is more vague and can encompass full canopy
beds.
All our poster beds are designed for easy self assembly
- no scews, no pieces of plastic - with slot-in locking metal
fastenings. All timber joints are made in the traditional manner
- locking dovetail joints and mortice and tenon.
Traditional
techniques
Our solid Teak is obtained from sustainable
plantations.Whenever we can, we buy an old teak house and use the
reclaimed teak. Each furniture piece is made by hand and original.
We use only proven joinery techniques - mortice / tenon and dovetail
joints.
We are wholesale furniture
manufacturers based in
Bandung, Indonesia and we have been supplying wholesale Indonesian
teak furniture to private and corporate customers worldwide since
1998.
Carving
All carving is carried out by hand by experienced
craftsmen using traditional techniques.
Shipping and Quantities
We
wrap all furniture in protective wrapping, carton
faced cardboard and then we pack
it in solid wood crates for delivery to your nearest seaport.
We don't have any minimum quantity and we can ship
furniture as individual items (minimum quantity 2 cubic meters for
best shipping cost value) or in whole containers.
Resources
and Workmanship
We only use solid Teak wood - properly
resourced from plantation wood from sustainable forests or reclaimed
from old teak houses. Each piece is handmade and unique using classical
joinery techniques - mortice and tenon and dovetail joints. We
supply wholesale Indonesian teak furniture to customers worldwide.
Finishes
All furniture is available in a choice
of finishes - click the Finishes
link to see sample finishes.
Custom Build
We are flexible on sizes and can custom
build your Indonesian furniture to suit your individual space requirements.
Sizes
Bed Frames are designed for the following mattress
sizes:
USA
FULL - width 54" x length 75"
QUEEN - width 60" x length 80"
KING - width 76" x length 80"
CALIFORNIA KING - width 72 " x length 84
UK
DOUBLE - width 54" x length 75"
QUEEN - width 60" x length 78"
KING - width 72" x length 78"
AUSTRALIA
DOUBLE - width 54" x length 74"
QUEEN - width 60" x length 80"
KING - width 72" x length 80"
ASIA
Mattress sizes dependant upon country.
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