WHERE TO FIND IT; Antique Beds and Their Lookalikes
By DARYLN BREWERMARCH 8, 1990 This is a digitized version of an article from The Times's print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems.
Please send reports of such problems to archive_feedback@nytimes.com. ANYONE who wants an antique bed or bed frame knows the predicament. The beds are rare and getting rarer, and when you can find one it is either unbearably rickety, too short and narrow, or requires bed linen of unusual proportions.
And it is nearly impossible to find an antique bed frame to fit a modern king-size bed.The solution? There are three alternatives: alter a full or three-quarter antique bed to a modern size by altering the frame; buy a reproduction bed built to your specifications or purchase a custom headboard to give a more finished look to a box spring and mattress you already own.''We will make a bed any size you want it,'' said Marlu Jordan of Scott Jordan Furniture in Brooklyn.
Her husband, Scott, is a woodworker who specializes in traditional bed designs: everything from pencil-post beds to Arts and Crafts styles. All beds are made of cherry and come in any size.''I work all the designs myself,'' said Mr.
Jordan, who has taken traditional shapes and developed his own style. He offers seven styles of headboards and three types of legs - turned, tapered and squared. Customers can mix and match headboards with legs.
They can purchase the entire bed or just a headboard.AdvertisementIf a customer wants a copy of a bed, Mr. Jordan will reproduce it. He also sells beds from the Eldred Wheeler Collection of Higham, Mass.
These 18th-century designs include Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Federal styles. Beds start at $950 and take 10 to 16 weeks to make. From Classical to King Since 1933, Leonard's Antiques in Seekonk, Mass.
, has sold antique beds and made reproductions. The company has recently sold beds to Kathleen Turner, Mick Jagger, Geraldo Rivera and Jim Henson.Advertisement''We can also take antique beds and accommodate them to modern bedding,'' said Lois MacDonald, the advertising and marketing manager.
''And we can take antique or classical forms and make them look well in the king-size form.''Reproduction beds are made in maple, mahogany, cherry or tiger maple. Twelve wood finishes and painted finishes are kitchen also available.
''If you have a chest of drawers or a nightstand in a room, send us a sample finish and we'll match it,'' Ms. MacDonald said.Headboards can be mixed and matched with different posts, finials and canopy frames. ''We treat the customer as the designer,'' she said.
Antique beds start at $900; reproduction beds start at $1,100 and usually take three months.A Frame of Mahogany''We have more of our beds in New York City than in all of Mobile,'' said Robert Reid, owner of Reid Classics in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Reid offers 35 styles including Victorian, spindle, Queen Anne and French Provincial.
Beds are traditionally made of mahogany but can be ordered in cherry, maple or walnut. Beds come in any size, but Mr. Reid believes queen-size beds are the best. The double bed, he claimed, will soon be obsolete.
''It should never have been made, anyway,'' he said. ''It's more than adequate for one person and it will keep you awake all night if two people try to sleep in it.''AdvertisementBeds start at about $1,000 and take two to three months to make.
Matching the FabricStyles are more modern at the Headboard Company in Rockville, Md. But all headboards, from twin to king, century come with a padded white muslin panel that can be removed and covered with fabric. People most commonly match headboards to their bedspreads, draperies or wallpaper, said John Flocks, president of the company.
Headboards are made of oak or mahogany or they can be ordered in white or black lacquer. Numerous wood stains and painted finishes are also available. Each headboard comes with hardware to fit standard metal bed frames.
Headboards start at $285.
Stock items take two to four weeks; custom orders up to eight weeks.HERE'S WHEREHEADBOARD COMPANY 14650 Southlawn Lane, Rockville, Md. 20850; 800-638-7071 or 301-340-6200. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Saturday, noon to 5 P.M. Free catalogue.LEONARD'S ANTIQUES 600 Taunton Avenue, Seekonk, Mass.
02771; 508-336-8585.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8 A.
M.
to 5 P.
M.
, Sunday, 1 to 5 P.
M.
Catalogue: $4.
REID CLASSICS 3600 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Ala. 36608; 205-342-1414. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Catalogue: $3.SCOTT JORDAN FURNITURE 380 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201; 718-522-4459. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 P.M. Catalogue: $2.A version of this article appears in print on March 8, 1990, on Page C00002 of the National edition with the headline: WHERE TO FIND IT; century Antique Beds and
Please send reports of such problems to archive_feedback@nytimes.com. ANYONE who wants an antique bed or bed frame knows the predicament. The beds are rare and getting rarer, and when you can find one it is either unbearably rickety, too short and narrow, or requires bed linen of unusual proportions.
And it is nearly impossible to find an antique bed frame to fit a modern king-size bed.The solution? There are three alternatives: alter a full or three-quarter antique bed to a modern size by altering the frame; buy a reproduction bed built to your specifications or purchase a custom headboard to give a more finished look to a box spring and mattress you already own.''We will make a bed any size you want it,'' said Marlu Jordan of Scott Jordan Furniture in Brooklyn.
Her husband, Scott, is a woodworker who specializes in traditional bed designs: everything from pencil-post beds to Arts and Crafts styles. All beds are made of cherry and come in any size.''I work all the designs myself,'' said Mr.
Jordan, who has taken traditional shapes and developed his own style. He offers seven styles of headboards and three types of legs - turned, tapered and squared. Customers can mix and match headboards with legs.
They can purchase the entire bed or just a headboard.AdvertisementIf a customer wants a copy of a bed, Mr. Jordan will reproduce it. He also sells beds from the Eldred Wheeler Collection of Higham, Mass.
These 18th-century designs include Hepplewhite, Sheraton and Federal styles. Beds start at $950 and take 10 to 16 weeks to make. From Classical to King Since 1933, Leonard's Antiques in Seekonk, Mass.
, has sold antique beds and made reproductions. The company has recently sold beds to Kathleen Turner, Mick Jagger, Geraldo Rivera and Jim Henson.Advertisement''We can also take antique beds and accommodate them to modern bedding,'' said Lois MacDonald, the advertising and marketing manager.
''And we can take antique or classical forms and make them look well in the king-size form.''Reproduction beds are made in maple, mahogany, cherry or tiger maple. Twelve wood finishes and painted finishes are kitchen also available.
''If you have a chest of drawers or a nightstand in a room, send us a sample finish and we'll match it,'' Ms. MacDonald said.Headboards can be mixed and matched with different posts, finials and canopy frames. ''We treat the customer as the designer,'' she said.
Antique beds start at $900; reproduction beds start at $1,100 and usually take three months.A Frame of Mahogany''We have more of our beds in New York City than in all of Mobile,'' said Robert Reid, owner of Reid Classics in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Reid offers 35 styles including Victorian, spindle, Queen Anne and French Provincial.
Beds are traditionally made of mahogany but can be ordered in cherry, maple or walnut. Beds come in any size, but Mr. Reid believes queen-size beds are the best. The double bed, he claimed, will soon be obsolete.
''It should never have been made, anyway,'' he said. ''It's more than adequate for one person and it will keep you awake all night if two people try to sleep in it.''AdvertisementBeds start at about $1,000 and take two to three months to make.
Matching the FabricStyles are more modern at the Headboard Company in Rockville, Md. But all headboards, from twin to king, century come with a padded white muslin panel that can be removed and covered with fabric. People most commonly match headboards to their bedspreads, draperies or wallpaper, said John Flocks, president of the company.
Headboards are made of oak or mahogany or they can be ordered in white or black lacquer. Numerous wood stains and painted finishes are also available. Each headboard comes with hardware to fit standard metal bed frames.
Headboards start at $285.
Stock items take two to four weeks; custom orders up to eight weeks.HERE'S WHEREHEADBOARD COMPANY 14650 Southlawn Lane, Rockville, Md. 20850; 800-638-7071 or 301-340-6200. Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 A.M. to 5 P.M., Saturday, noon to 5 P.M. Free catalogue.LEONARD'S ANTIQUES 600 Taunton Avenue, Seekonk, Mass.
02771; 508-336-8585.
Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8 A.
M.
to 5 P.
M.
, Sunday, 1 to 5 P.
M.
Catalogue: $4.
REID CLASSICS 3600 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Ala. 36608; 205-342-1414. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Catalogue: $3.SCOTT JORDAN FURNITURE 380 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201; 718-522-4459. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 P.M. Catalogue: $2.A version of this article appears in print on March 8, 1990, on Page C00002 of the National edition with the headline: WHERE TO FIND IT; century Antique Beds and
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