Few headboards can match the dramatic, opulent effect that an Upholstered Headboard will create in a bedroom. This is a bold statement of personal style. The thick padding and lavish fabric fairly scream luxury and comfort. Just imagine settling in with a favorite book while cuddled up in bed, leaning against the soft upholstery with a warm throw across your knees. It would be like coming home to a well-appointed 5-star hotel. The decorating options are nearly endless with upholstered pieces. Almost any furniture-grade upholstery fabric can be used to cover one of these headboards. There are a nearly infinite number of colors from which to choose. Picking a favorite may be the hardest part!

Perhaps you could start with the High Arc Headboard in a lovely shade of lilac, or one of the other colors available. This gracefully curved headboard will make a beautiful addition to your master bedroom furniture. It’s simple but striking shape blends with contemporary and traditional décor equally well. The tall, arching shape is reminiscent of the glamour of old Hollywood movie sets decked out in Art Deco finery. Button tufting and a silk shantung fabric add to the charming effect.

This enchanting bed was created by Skyline Furniture, experts in upholstered bedroom furniture. Skyline has been using only the best materials and richest fabrics to make custom upholstered headboards and beds since 1948. It’s no wonder that HGTV and Extreme Home Makeover have used Skyline’s beautiful products to make their designs come to life.

When you think of Wrought Iron Beds, you don’t usually think of contemporary bedroom furniture. More likely, what comes immediately to mind is something from your grandmother’s house or a quaint, old bed and breakfast where you once vacationed. Iron beds are usually decoratively scrolled and heavily embellished for a fanciful, romantic look. Oftentimes, they give a room an old-fashioned look and feel. This may be a desirable look for some, but minimalists and modernists won’t enjoy this aesthetic. These beds usually just don’t lend themselves well to modern design. That may be the perception held by many consumers, but it’s not necessarily the complete truth. There’s more to wrought iron than just granny’s old bed.

Iron and metal beds are being seen in the most contemporary homes these days, thanks to some creative thinking designers at companies like Hillsdale Furniture. Though many of their designs live up to the traditional reputation that wrought iron has garnered, there are also quite a few exceptions to the rule. Some of their beds and headboards are strikingly different and would blend seamlessly with any modern bedroom furniture.

The Marco Bed is one of Hillsdale’s more modern iron beds. It has an arching headboard and footboard with an unexpected V-shaped motif in the center. Its finish is unusual for an iron bed as well; it’s brown rather than the traditional white or black. It’s not fanciful in the least. The strong lines have a masculine appeal. This bed challenges all your notions about metal beds.

The classic farmhouse look is so homey and inviting. In the high-tech world we occupy, it’s comforting to come home to furnishings that hearken back to a simpler time. Big rustic tables with plenty of room for the whole family, cozy sofas in classic prints, even heavy Wooden Bar Stools: all evoke that feeling of safety and wholesome living that is so appealing after a hectic day of faxes, e-mail and text messages. Creating that snug and pleasant atmosphere in your own home isn’t so hard. The trick is to find a few, carefully chosen pieces that can carry the theme and use restraint to keep the theme from becoming overwhelming. A good place to begin creating this look is in the kitchen, the heart of the home. A little touch, like your choice of bar stools, can go a long way towards establishing that county style.

Chairs and counter stools with thickly slatted backs and comfortable seats are one example of how to accomplish a farmhouse look. The Hemstead Swivel Bar Stool is a great choice to set this tone. It’s a heavy wooden stool with a round, padded swivel seat and slightly curved legs in a rustic dark oak finish. This county charmer from Hillsdale Furniture might not ever be called modern, but you can certainly call it beautiful.

Once you’ve established the look you want in the kitchen, move on to your bedroom furniture as well. Hillsdale Furniture makes a full line of furniture for the bedroom, dining room, kitchen and even the kid’s rooms. Soon, you’ll be coming home to that relaxing farmhouse feeling in every room, every day.

A small bedroom may not be able to accommodate enough storage for its occupant. This is especially true with children’s rooms. Usually the smallest bedrooms in a home, kids’ rooms need smart Storage Bed Solutions for all the clothes, toys and books that might otherwise accumulate in the floor. The smallest family members often have the largest messes and they need the help good furniture can give them. A kids’ bedroom furniture must be durable, safe and practical and if it can add storage space to the room and help control the clutter, it could be a parent’s dream-come-true.

One smart solution for organizing a small bedroom is a storage bed. Many of these beds take their design cues from the berths of ships. These sleeping quarters are notoriously tiny but they creatively take advantage of every inch of space to create opportunities for built-in storage. The Shaker Mate’s Bed is one example of nautically inspired youth bedroom sets. A common feature among these beds is a set of built-in drawers under the bed. Headboards may feature bookcases for tucking away bedtime stories or study materials. One advantage of a storage bed is that even small children can reach the shelves of a headboard and the low drawers. They can begin learning good tidying up habits at an early age.

Children’s Bedroom Furniture can be just as stylish and practical as their parents’ bedroom sets. With all the options available today, there is no need to sacrifice form for function. Even the littlest family members deserve beautiful and practical furnishings.

What is it about the kitchen that makes it the heart of a home? It is the fridge or its contents that attract guests and family alike? It is the cozy atmosphere? Or could it be the ample seating around the kitchen counter? Bar Stools are a great way to add extra seating to keep visitors to your kitchen comfortable, not to mention keeping them out of your cooking space. Barstools or counter stools come in many different finishes and styles to enhance the décor of your kitchen.

Most people are familiar with the rickety, unstable version of the stool usually found in run-down bars or seen being used as a bludgeon in Wild West movies. Modern bar stools have come a long way since those days. These days, they are study, practical and elegant seating choices. You have your choice of materials, like wooden or Metal Bar Stools, as well as style. There are ample options in modern, traditional and transitional design. You can choose among pub stools suitable for indoor or outdoor use, swivel or stationary, backless or not. The variety seems nearly endless.

One good-looking choice among the many is the Romy Swivel Bar Stool made by Amisco Furniture. These metal bar stools are a transitional design, neither too modern nor completely traditional. They will complement many different decorating styles with their gracefully curved legs and leaf embellished back. A customizable seat cover ensures that this piece will be perfectly at home in your home. Guests in the kitchen are inevitable; why not give them the best seat in the house?

Most children, at one time or another, have dreamt of having bunk beds. There’s something exciting about crawling up a ladder to the ceiling or under another bed in order to go to sleep. Look in any catalog of Children’s Bedroom Furniture and you’ll see evidence of this passion in the many different choices for this type of kid’s beds.

The Cottage Colors Bunk Bed from Alexander Julian will indulge this childhood fantasy with grown-up cottage style. Finished in white, it is a lovely addition to any home’s décor. This pair of children’s beds makes the most of even limited space. In addition to the two bunk beds, a trundle bed can be added to sleep a third person without taking up more space in the room when it’s not in use. Think of the possibilities for adding bed space in vacation homes like lake houses and beach cottages. The style of these beds will fit right in to a vacation place, too. Their solid wood construction and painted finish would be charming in any setting but is even more appropriate near the water.

Bunk beds are actually a type of Platform Bed. The mattress sits directly on the bed’s flat surface, eliminating the need for a box spring, not to mention the cost of one. In addition, most bunk beds are designed to be used either stacked or separated into two twin beds. This adds versatility to their list of features, a good thing when the charm of climbing to the top bunk every night wears off.