I am interested in buying a circular bed.

Other oddball shapes would also be interesting.
Examples:  Octagons, Pentagons, 2-levels, canopies, etc.

Not trying to be Hugh Hefner---just want  
something less boring than my PosturePedic.

All comments appreciated !

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 09 Sep 2002 19:09 PDT

What approximate price range are you considering?

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Clarification of Question by thanks-ga on 09 Sep 2002 19:36 PDT

I have been very fortunate over the last year---money is not a problem.
Would prefer high quality for high price.
$5,000-$12,500.

Thanks !

Thank you for asking a most interesting question! I've found two
circular beds, a heart-shaped bed, and several unusual canopy beds.

First, the round and heart-shaped beds. Since these are production
models, and not custom made, there should be no difficulty in
obtaining bed linens. Bedding for round and heart-shaped beds is
somewhat more expensive than rectangular bedclothes, but you should be
able to obtain a fairly wide variety of sheets, spreads, and
comforters for these beds. I would think an electric blanket of an
appropriate shape might be hard to find, though.

Make Your Own Bed: Roundbeds
http://www.makeyourownbed.com/index.asp?dest=home

The Love Bed: Healthy Heart Bed
http://www.thelovebed.com/heartbed.html

The Love Bed: Healthy Round Bed
http://www.thelovebed.com/roundbed.html

With a canopy bed, you have the advantage of being able to use
standard bedding, which will give you a much wider artistic field for
decorating your room. It's amazing how much you can change the look
and feel of a bedroom just by getting new sheets, spreads, and shams.

Here is a massive white cedar canopy bed that is quite striking. Most
canopy beds have a delicate, airy quality. This one is rugged. It
looks like the kind of bed that John Wayne would have slept in. It is
available in two styles, double rail and single rail. These would look
really elegant with a Navajo blanket draped across the top as a
canopy. For a sheer topper, a sheet with a Southwest pattern would
look nice.

Rustic Moose: White Cedar Double Rail Canopy Bed
http://www.rusticmoose.net/mall/WC%20DOUBLE%20RAIL%20CANOPY%20BED.asp

Rustic Barn: White Cedar Single Rail Canopy Bed
http://www.rusticbarn.net/mall/canopy%20single%20rail%20bed.asp

A similar white cedar canopy bed is sold here:

Rustic Super Store: Country Canopy Bed
http://www.rusticsuperstore.com/Store/p405.html

Here's another wooden bed that is truly unique. Since no two branches
are shaped in the same way, every bed is a work of art unlike any
other:

Smith Industries: Rustic Bed
http://www.smithindustries.com/RusticBeds.html

Aspen Ridge offers a natural-wood canopy bed that I find very
appealing. The curves of the natural logs have a certain wild grace
that reminds me of a Native American "dreamcatcher."

Lodgecraft: Aspen Ridge Log Furniture
http://www.lodgecraft.com/aspen-ridge/ar-beds-canopy.htm

Here is a classic: a very handsome queen-size poster bed that indeed
looks fit for a queen. I can see this fitting very nicely into
Buckingham Palace, with a 16th century Tudor tapestry as a bedspread.
The sleigh beds on the same site are also beautiful and unusual.

Be Home: Wilmington Square Queen Poster Bed
http://www.behome.com/bh/prodinfo.asp?SKU=0149287

Be Home: Wilmington Square King Sleigh Bed
http://www.behome.com/bh/prodinfo.asp?SKU=0149283

Another regal-looking bed is this mahogany four-poster (click on the
small photo, and a larger version will be displayed):

East Meets West Trading Company: Mahogany 4 Poster Canopy Bed
http://www.emwtrading.com/mah4poscanbe.html

One of the most beautiful of all these beds, in my view, is this
handcrafted Balinese-style canopy bed made of carved teak:

Catalog City: Gump's Bali Queen Canopy Bed
http://amos.catalogcity.com/cc.class/cc?pcd=2250496&ccsyn=22

Here you will find an article by HGTV's Chris Casson Madden about
choosing the type of bed that suits your lifestyle:

Home and Garden TV: Kings, Queens, and Twins
http://www.hgtv.com/HGTV/project/0,1158,DEID_project_31053,00.html

In my search, I did not find any sources for beds or mattresses in
octagonal, pentagonal, or other polygonal shapes. I would think that
such a bed would probably need to be custom made. The sheets,
obviously, would also need to be made to order, unless you are willing
to do a great amount of tucking and re-tucking.

If you are considering custom-made beds, you might want to look into
an odd possibility that occurs to me: buy a large automobile body from
a salvage lot, gut the interior, and have a welder turn it into a bed!
As a Baby Boomer, I can just imagine a big old late-50s Cadillac with
a bed inside instead of seats. And you'd have the advantage of a
built-in radio. ;-)

I hope some of these ideas are useful to you. If any part of my answer
is unclear, or if any of the links do not function, please do not
hesitate to ask for clarification.

My search strategies:

"unusual bed"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22unusual+bed

"round bed" + "purchase"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22round+bed%22+purchase

"canopy bed"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22canopy+bed

Best regards & sweet dreams,
pinkfreud

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 09 Sep 2002 20:58 PDT

Many thanks for the five-star rating. And for the "Zowie!" ;-)

If you have the time, stop back by some day and let us know what kind
of bed you decided on. If I had my druthers, I would create that
custom Cadillac bed, decorated lavishly with Elvis memorabilia, and I
would lie around eating fried banana-and-peanut-butter sandwiches
while watching Joe Bob Briggs on the teevee and swigging Dr. Pepper.

Diet Dr. Pepper, of course.

~pinkfreud

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Request for Answer Clarification by thanks-ga on 09 Sep 2002 21:40 PDT

I'm with you, PinkFreud!

TCB...

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 10 Sep 2002 08:25 PDT

I've had another thought for a custom bed. This is pretty far out, but
it sounds interesting to me: you could buy an attractive wooden shell
for a hot tub spa, and instead of putting an actual hot tub into it,
you get one of those huge, heavy-duty Army surplus rubber weather
balloons. Fill the weather balloon with Jell-O or something of similar
consistency. Wow, a round waterbed with a difference.

Zowie!  PinkFreud, you have done it again!
Thank you very much.

I would like to know which bed you chose as well!  I love that white
cedar one.  I've always been a Murphy Bed fan as my great aunt Dorthea
had one in her house when I was a wee lassie.  The just always seemed
so practical to me.

Murphy Beds Direct


Murphy Library Bed [the bed is recessed in the wall behind the two
center bookcases!]
http://www.murphybedsdirect.com/images/Library/Libraryclosed.gif

I would like to know which bed you chose as well!  I love that white
cedar one.  I've always been a Murphy Bed fan as my great aunt Dorthea
had one in her house when I was a wee lassie.  The always seemed so
practical to me.

Murphy Beds Direct
http://www.murphybedsdirect.com/

Murphy Library Bed [the bed is behind the two center bookcases which
slide out and apart]
CLOSED  - http://www.murphybedsdirect.com/images/Library/Libraryclosed.gif
OPENED  - http://www.murphybedsdirect.com/images/Library/Librardown.gif

PinkFreud & Journalist--thanks for the great comments.  I bet you two
are very fun at parties.

;-)

P.S.  Based on PinkFreud's leads, did some searching myself last
night.  Think I might combine one of the heart-shaped beds with some
bed netting.  Check the picture at the link below.  The irony is, I'm
not much of a romantic.  But this is turning into kind of a neat
project.  Thanks again for the help !

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=www.bugspray.com/pictures/products/mc888088.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page870.html&h=348&w=469&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbed%2Bnetting%26svnum%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26safe%3Doff