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OBSESSED WITH SPINDLE AND SPOOL BEDS!

OBSESSED IS REALLY AN UNDERSTATEMENT….I am on the HUNT.

spoolbedillustration
DESIGN SPONGE DID AN AMAZING POST ON THE HISTORY OF SPOOL BEDS…

I have my heart set on a spindle or a spool bed. About a month ago…I bid on this one on EBAY….AND LOST…I was going to paint it high gloss black..now I can’t paint it at all…insert sad face here…

ebay bed I lost...my bid was too low..I have serious bidders remorse!
ebay bed I lost…my bid was too low..I have serious bidders remorse!

The tough part is that they are soooooo expensive if you try to buy them online…and QUEEN size is difficult to find used as  they usually were made 3/4 size. In fact I HAVE my MOMS 3/4 size SPOOL BED… which I used as a child, not quite big enough for 2 full sized adults!

THE DECOROLOGIST
THE DECOROLOGIST

…so I will keep looking and looking and looking and one day…I am certain, the stars will align and I will find my dream bed…I can feel it in my bones. And until that time, I will enjoy looking at all of these beautiful beds..old and new alike..I just love the LOOK of them.

CHARLOTTE AND IVY
CHARLOTTE AND IVY
EATON SPOOL POST BED
EATON SPOOL POST BED – CHARLOTTE AND IVY
MRS HOWARD PERSONAL SHOPPER
MRS HOWARD PERSONAL SHOPPER
ONE KINGS LANE
ONE KINGS LANE
HOUSE BEAUTIUFL
HOUSE BEAUTIUFL
LAND OF NOD JENNY LIND...LOVE THIS ONE
LAND OF NOD JENNY LIND…LOVE THIS ONE

tickled whimsy

tickled whimsy

GARNET HILL
GARNET HILL

A girl can dream right! Have a great weekend…and remember

the CUSTOM PET PORTRAIT SPECIAL

GOES ONLY UNILT THE IDES OF MARCH!!!!

JUST SAY....."GOLDEN RETRIEVER" AND SAVE $50 ON ANY SIZE PORTRAIT!
JUST SAY…..”GOLDEN RETRIEVER” AND SAVE $50 ON ANY SIZE PORTRAIT!

XO
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19 thoughts on “OBSESSED WITH SPINDLE AND SPOOL BEDS!

  1. I love them too. I really want to get a pair of chairs, I love the chairs so, so much. Hopefully you will find one when you least expect it. Good luck.

  2. Bowles Mattress in Louisville Ky makes or sells an expander bed rail set for $65.00. They are metal. I have thought about purchasing for this very same reason. And painting them to match bed or even coverI ng them with wood. Check it out on their website. I love your house and ideas. Thanks

  3. I have a beautiful antique spool bed for sale. It was my mother’s bed and then we slept in it as children.
    Are you interested?

  4. I just purchased a bed I have only seen 1 like it. I think it might be a Jenny Lynn but not sure. The bed like it said it was a gothic bed. Would like to know more about my bed.

  5. Hello, I have an antique spool bed made in the late 19th century, and it has interlocked springs as a mattress support, which have some sag in them. What do you recommend for a mattress, and, is there anything to put under the bed, or any way to brace it up so that the mattress is more level?

  6. Where did you find your spindle bed? I need a king size and can’t pay $3000 like they are on the English farmhouse furniture site.

    1. I think it might be hard to find a decent king-size for a good price, because they will all be new. Mine is vintage and I got it an antique store – but they did not make king size beds back then – not even full-size – BUT one idea would be to try to track down two vintage twins and have them bracketed together…use two boxsprings and a king mattress? might get a better deal that way. Good luck.

  7. Hello there, I stumbled upon your site while searching for the perfect spool bed!! I love the one from One Kings Lane it is gray with four post with a rolling pin headboard. Can you give me any more info on it. I cannot find it anywhere. Thank you so much, Merritt Brodt, The Farmer’s Daughter, Ferndale CA

  8. Hello my name is tammy i
    have a spool bed i want to get a new mattress the mattress on the bed is really old got my bed at a thrift store they called it a Lincoln bed I think it’s a jenn y lind. Can you tell me where I can get a mattress and the size t inside heard it’s a 3/4 how big is that any help would be appreciated thanks

    1. Q=What you need is a 3/4 mattress. Generally, for three quarter mattresses, the dimensions tend to be 48″ x 75″.

      I have also recently discovered that the mattresses for RV “doubles” are usually close to those dimensions, so you might want to look for RV mattresses…

      https://www.amazon.com/Mobile-Innerspace-Truck-Mattress-5-5-Inch/dp/B00GN8AWX8/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1535067694&sr=8-19&keywords=three+quarter++mattress

      Here is another source – https://www.us-mattress.com/custom-mattress-3-4.html

  9. Hi, we are moving to Florida from New Hampshire, and have a Jenny Lind spool bet that’s been handed down and want to find a good home for it. Drop me a note if you or anyone else would like it. Wife is asking $200 for it. I have a picture if you’d like to see it. It has to be gone by oct 10, when we have the movers in. John.

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