Mies & Solide Platform Beds: A quick, reasonable and elegant solution

May 19, 2008 – 2:33 pm

I wrote a while back about our solid Mahogany Solide platform bed and Poole headboard. Today we are very excited about offering another super clean and adaptable platform bed. Our new Mies platform bed is a unique adaptation of a classic design, updated to be a more functional, sturdy and flexible bed for today’s mattress sizes and configurations. Rather than using a metal bed frame, our beautifully rounded and thick perimeter of solid Cherry or Mahogany creates a modern, refined and strong platform for your mattress. A padded and upholstered deck eliminates the cost and “aesthetics” of a traditional box spring for a very clean, minimalist effect (actually, the Mies or Solide costs about the same as a decent box spring and it is a lot easier to move!!) Stainless steel feet are a contrasting and sturdy finishing touch.

For a fuller modernist look, all of our Poole headboards can be used with both our Mies or Solide platform beds. The Poole headboard easily attaches to any wall and can be adjusted to just the right height for any mattress thickness, giving you the perfect fit every time. The Poole can also be ordered by itself if you would like to use it with your own metal bed frame or other platform bed. The Poole comes in White or Cocoa full grain leather and also in Cream or Cocoa soft ultra suede micro and is very reasonably priced.

The Miesand Solide are also available as daybed packages that come with a king size Poole headboard in your choice of fabric or leather for a unique option for a guest room, office or anywhere else you fancy.

Check them out. For $, simplicity and style, they can’t be beat.

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Domino Magazine tags our Campaign Daybed “Napoleonic Grandeur”

March 18, 2008 – 5:04 pm We are pretty sure this is a compliment. I like the sound of it anyway. Our hand-forged Campaign line has indeed been one of our most successful styles. We proportioned each bed carefully according to the model; that means overall height of the panel and dimension of the circle in the X pattern is unique to each model. Why you say? Because it is better that way; the mattress sits properly in a visual relationship to the overall design. Is it easier? Not really, more circles, different packing boxes etc. etc. But it does look better, more refined and that makes it worth the trouble. The Campaign comes as a canopy bed with a foot board, canopy bed w/o a foot board, a daybed, and a regular bed in all sizes or as a headboard alone. If you hit it right, you might even find one on our clearance page. Usually a model with the single X, but still nicely done. So that said, I am off to conqueror Europe, even with the exchange rate.

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It’s about time…

January 28, 2008 – 3:00 pm

Well, after being in business for 153 years, we joined the 100 Year Association of New York. The Association is involved in many good works and its mission statement includes:

Hundred Year Association Overview   Recognizes companies and not-for-profit organizations over a century old. Rewards outstanding public service. Awards college scholarships to sons and daughters of City employees. Celebrates the rich and diverse history of private and public institutions. Plans and coordinates events to assist members mark milestones in their history.

We are only 53 years behind….but we were really busy making beds…click to make huge..You can check out more on the Association at:http://www.100yearassociation.com/index.html

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The Poole Headboard- Insta-style extrordinaire.

January 8, 2008 – 2:16 pm

Do you have a Hollywood bed frame? The folding metal thingy under your box spring and mattress. They work. It keeps you off the floor, it’s easy to move and great to clean under with it’s little plastic office wheels. But stylish it’s not, unless that is your style. (sorry) We have introduced a quick, great priced addition that will bring a sense of well thought out style to that serviceable, boring bed frame.Our new Poole headboard attaches to any wall. It uses a cleat system allowing you to hang the clean and modern headboard at any height above your bed (provided you have a wall!) bringing instant…. style and comfort! This allows you the flexibility of hanging it at just the right height no matter the thickness of your bedding. This is a product made with the same fine materials and care as our regular beds so you know it will bring the same sense of quality to your room as all of our products.The pricing ($299-$399 in super soft micro suede, $499-$599 in rich, full grain leather) makes this a great alternative to a complete bed (though it can also be purchased in a package with our Solide solid Mahogany platform bed starting at just $698)This is a great way to make your master bedroom shine without sacrificing an ease of mobility or space limitations. It also makes a guest room look like you WANT people to stay. (whoops, be careful with that).

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Happy New Year from Charles P. Rogers

January 8, 2008 – 1:47 pm

We wish all of you the greatest success and joy in the coming New Year. It can be a trying time with a winter chill and the holidays, so we would like to suggest you do something you never do enough. Get into bed and take a nap, read, listen to music or just enjoy your loved one. I promise the one thing you’ll never regret this year or ever is time well spent.  No TV either

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Super Sale on our Ballistic Nylon Club Beds!

December 10, 2007 – 12:47 pm

We are featuring our Ballistic Nylon and leather Club Bed on our clearance page at serious savings for a limited time only. Nearly indestructible, our ballistic nylon Club bed has a very industrial, modern look, a smooth texture and top-grain leather welting and side panels. Available as a headboard alone or with a matching wood base, queen prices start at $599!

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Blast from the past

December 10, 2007 – 12:04 pm

Just for fun we are going to start posting a few random looks at our company from yesteryear. So many things have changed since our founding in 1855 that looking back is sometimes funny (horsehair anyone? I know the $49,000 Hastens mattress still swears by it!) sometimes strange (Yacht cushions?) but it always reminds us of our pride in staying creative and productive through so many changes in American style, history and economic conditions. We are glad to still be providing the finest in American bedding around and hope our products will bring some of that history to your life.

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Odd bed post

November 7, 2007 – 9:33 pm

I found this amusing musing at:

http://beddingfacts.com/Iron+Beds.6703.htm.

It is oddly worded, contains some unique and questionable observations and has an even stranger title (which I love). But as always, I like anything that confirms that we are indeed America’s oldest in business bed makers, even if it came from a SPAM machine whirlygig with other oddball claims (no bad backs? good pet beds?). It’s no wonder buying a real bed can appear so troublesome. Any grammatical/spelling errors are (sic)……..

Iron Beds For Men Of Steel

An iron bed is a bed with iron frames. The iron metal is heavy, sturdy and rustic, which makes it more durable than wooden beds.

Traditional iron beds have iron headboards and foot boards while the frame rails are made of steel.

Iron beds originated from America from the 1850’s. Until the first world war, iron beds were hand made since the war era prided itself of craftsmanship. Pittsburgh, Wheelings and Chicago pioneered iron bed making. But it took many days to make one iron bed because the small factories in these states employed only a few people. The process of production was tedious, from hand pouring and elaborately polishing to applying the finishes by hand.

The pioneer iron bed factories in the United States became extinct after mass production was introduced. Only the Charles P. Rogers Company of New York, which has produced iron beds since 1855, has survived until now.

Iron bed production rose to its peak just before the first world war started. But iron beds were temporarily stopped when America entered the Great War because iron was badly needed to serve other purposes. There was a great demand for military weapons and armament so they saw that using iron for making beds are unnecessary.

But the end of the first world war greatly affected the iron industry when mass production during wartime was applied. Iron beds were no longer hand-made so it lacks the trademark of the original iron beds. The intrinsic designs were no longer seen with mass-produced iron beds. This brought about the fall of small iron bed factories and the extinction of carefully made and precisely detailed iron beds.

Modern iron beds are now made mostly of cold constructed of cold and heavy steel tubes steel and solid steel bars.

Iron beds are cheaper than wooden beds, even if it is popular for strength. It can withstand time and last longer than most beds. And do not think iron beds are only suitable for garrisons or prisons because they can also be styled into modern, romantic or antique styles, depending on its finishes. Various finishes can be made on iron beds. It could also be engraved upon.

Like the sleigh bed, the more antique an iron bed is, the more it is fashionable. Iron beds also make good sleeping beds for pets. People with back pains should not sleep in iron beds.

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Thomas Jayne Studio’s Refined and Rejuvenated Rectory

October 29, 2007 – 11:19 am

This is back from 2001, but I hadn’t seen it before. It utilizes our Charleston bed in a very unique restoration the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin in Manhattan. Apparently it still serves it’s function in housing guest, clergy and serves other church functions. I won’t draw any conclusions holy or otherwise. Beautiful rooms though. The original article can be found here.

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The Washington Post and their Charles P. Rogers Beds

October 29, 2007 – 10:50 am

Ran across this itty bitty blurb by accident looking for an online article about…well, never mind. I was just glad to hear they are enjoying their beds. Plus they are not watching too much TV. You can find the original post here.

Annie Groer and Jura Koncius
Washington Post Home Staff
Thursday, August 2, 2007; 11:00 AM

Every week, Annie Groer and Jura Koncius help you in your quest to achieve domestic bliss. Got a question about decorating? They’re happy to whip out their paint chips and suggest the perfect hue, call a retailer to help track down a hard-to-find accent piece or offer some do-it-yourself (or call-in-a-pro) advice. They can even help you cope with the eternal pets vs. furniture battle.

Built on years of reporting experience, Home Front is an online conversation between two longtime Washington Post Home writers and their readers about the best way to feather the nest. From bargain shopping to spot removal, antiques to armchairs, they invite all of you to submit questions and share you own great tips, ideas and, yes, the occasional complaint.

Metal bed: I have an iron bed from Charles P. Rogers that I love. I do use a lot of pillows, though, and don’t spend too much time reading in bed and I don’t have a TV in my bedroom. If someone does a lot of leaning, an upholstered headboard would be the way to go, in my opinion.

Jura Koncius: Yes. I agree. My editor just told me that she also has a Charles P. Rogers bed and she loves it!

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