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What is a bed called that is high off the ground?
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A bed that is high off the ground is called a platform bed. This type of bed dates all the way back to Ancient Egypt and centuries later became common in Scandinavian modern interior design. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of platform beds.
1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
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King Ebony Stained Maple Four Poster Cannonball Bed with Panel Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An update of a traditional design, the Bristol Chessman bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramatic dropped cove, an exquisite exa...
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Transitional Ebony Stained Maple Four Poster Cannonball Bed with Panel Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An update of a traditional design, the Bristol Chessman bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramatic dropped cove, an exquisite exa...
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Queen Santa Fe Maple Four Poster Turned Cannonball Bed with Paneled Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An eclectic take on a southwestern style, the Santa Fe bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramatic additional headboard roll, an e...
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Pair of American 19th Century Grain Painted Cannonball Twin Beds
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of American Federal Grain Painted and Decorated Twin Cannonball Beds. Most likely Maine. Circa 1830. Retaining original paint decoration of the Federal Period
Mixed woods, ma...
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames
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Queen Hale Navy Painted Maple Cannonball Four Poster Bed with Flat Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Classic cannonball bed features the favorite round ball top bed posts with a merry cut-out flat headboard.
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Tiger Maple Twisted Cannonball Four Poster Bed by Scott James Furniture
Located in Tiverton, RI
A dramatic piece, the Cannonball Twist bed is shown in tiger maple with twisted cannonball posts and a molded capped flat headboard adding subtle detail.
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