Dreams of foreign climes, of wafting muslin drapes and golden hazy sunsets...

Many antique bedsteads were originally made for export; to Africa, India and the colonies. Their styles reflect a mixture of the European and the Global influences. Their well-travelled character can become the central feature of an exotically designed bedroom retreat.

For this look consider cast-iron Four Poster bedsteads from the 1860's to the 1900's, colonial four poster beds, Oriental beds or ornate cast iron bedsteads.