A bedroom is intended to be a place of peace and quiet, and a space of sleep and security – and how quickly that can be shattered by a squeaking headboard, a scraped shin on a metal frame, or a sagging boxspring and mattress. Beds were meant to be solid and secure, and a place to rest weary bodies and relax. Mennonite crafted beds, made from solid wood, are the best for a great night’s sleep! Why? Let me share:
A Mennonite crafted bed is made as if the craftsman were going to use it for himself or his family. Made from solid wood, each bed includes headboard and footboard, side rails, and cross pieces with floor supports. The joints are not loose or shaky, and the posts on the headboard and footboard are a solid piece of wood. The tenons used to join the siderails to the posts are made from sturdy metal and screwed directly into the posts, and the siderail metal pieces are checked to ensure they fit well. Each bed includes at least 5 cross pieces, and usually more, so that your boxspring and/or mattress have the most secure base on which to rest. While we do recommend placing plywood under the mattress if you
prefer not to have a boxspring, that is simply to save your mattress. You could do without it, and you would find your rest just as good. The floor supports simply rest on the floor to keep your slats from breaking or bending. Place any mattress and/or boxspring on the bed and sleep will be sweet!
When you purchase a Mennonite crafted bed from Cinnamon Cabin Co, you will have some custom choices available to you, besides the style. Your bed can be made slightly shorter or taller, should you have a particular space you need to place it in. Perhaps you have a sloping ceiling, and the headboard can only be so high. No problem! We can simply make the posts a little shorter and it will fit. Some would prefer the under-space to be higher in order to fit storage underneath. We can make that happen! One bedframe we customized was high enough to fit medium size storage totes underneath. Your Mennonite crafted bed can also be made without a footboard, if you should so prefer. While we can simply make a headboard and it can be attached to your existing metal frame, wood side rails and cross pieces make for a better foundation for your bed. A low frame can simply be made for the rails to
attach to at the foot of your bed, and no one will be the wiser! We can also make a frame that works for your adjustable bed. Because of the headboard and footboard, we can have siderails that simply fit around the outside of your mattress base, and the bed looks like any other solid wood bedframe.
Mennonite crafted beds come in several styles. One popular style, largely due to its minimalist appeal, is a platform bed. These have a solid base and headboard, but no footboard. The only drawback to this style is that the mattress is not secure on the base, and can slide around...and often they are made low to the floor, although that could be rectified by a simple custom fix. The solid base also means no storage space underneath.
Another popular style, which also fits a simple vibe, is a flat panel shaker bed. While not being the focal point of the bedroom, these beds do offer beautiful, classic charm. Perhaps you enjoy a primitive, or rustic, atmosphere. A sawcut raised panel shaker bed would be perfect! Made entirely of solid wood, with unique sawcut marks, and finished in the colour of your choice – you’ll sleep soundly with style. A mission bed is another style to sleep well in. The craftsmanship and detailing of our mission bed is second to none, yet the price is affordable. Thought you couldn’t buy a better night’s sleep? Think again!
Maybe you’ve always wanted to live in a lodge, or perhaps you do. A cedar log bed gives cabin or lodge appeal like no other bed style will. Crafted with care, each bed is unique, as the logs are shaped differently every time. At Cinnamon Cabin Co, our log beds can also be made with a black metal silhouette piece in the footboard. Do you hunt deer, love to fish, or perhaps are mad about moose? We can have the scene silhouette that fits your personality placed in the footboard of your log bed. Unique? Classy? Oh, yes!
Buying a bed need not be a search of a lifetime, nor does it need to be financially stressful. A Mennonite crafted bed simply makes sleep sense! At our custom Mennonite furniture store, we make the decision simple...we can fit your space, your mattress, your vibe, your budget, and provide you with the solid, secure bed that makes sleep better.
~ Katherine
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