Can an antique bed be used in a modern home without difficulties? Yes and no. The beds used before about 1900 are shorter and narrower than the standard sizes used today. That means to use the beds, ...

Be careful when buying an antique bed. The size may fool you. It was not until the 1920s that the sizes were standardized by manufacturers, so early beds often require special mattresses and sheets.

For 50 years, Twain and Francene Tharp collected antique furniture and architectural pieces to use in the home they hoped to build one day. Finally, in September, they moved into a new, five-bedroom, ...

THE PIECES: An antique cottage-style bedroom suite including tester bed, dresser and washstand, made in America during the third quarter of the 19th century View full sizeAlice HorchoffThe tester, or ...

We all need a good lie down. And I dreamed a dream that it was in a magnificent antique bed. Beauty sleep: A Scottish Arts and Crafts oak four-poster bed, the canopy is carved with Gothic tracery, ...

Question: My parents have an antique bed warmer purchased by them at an auction in 1952. It has an 11-inch brass pan and a 30-inch dark wood handle. They are downsizing and would like information ...

We asked two savvy experts about the mistakes that are made most often when shopping for antiques—and ultimately, how to ...

Coming to a living room near you: faux antique furniture inspired by the popular PBS program "Antiques Roadshow." Pulaski Furniture, a 47-year-old company based in the Virginia city of the same name, ...

Tally Wiener has a statement bed in her Upper West Side unit -- one that used to belong to Bernie and Ruth Madoff. She purchased it in 2010 and, now looking to move, aims to sell it online for $18,000 ...