THE TAOS SLEIGH BED AND DAY BED
From the
high mountains of the west comes the Taos Sleigh Bed. Simple styling combines with
clean lines to bring you a platform bed that has a taste of the Rockies.
The Taos Sleigh
Bed is available in American Red Oak, Eastern Maple or Bamboo. Available sizes include Twin, Twin Extra-Long, Full and Queen
only (no King). All pieces come complete and ready to assemble.
The Taos Sleigh Bed comes standard with a 35"
headboard, and a matching 21" footboard. Add a set of 2 Underbed Drawers (32" x 17" x 6"h ea.) for a real bedroom storage treat.
All of our Southwestern platform bed and bedroom furniture products are made with the finest
second-growth (no old growth) American red-oak, Eastern maple or in beautiful
Standard and Caramelized Moso Bamboo. They are available either unfinished,
finished with a hand rubbed Linseed Oil, or finished with a Dark
Linseed Oil
(oak only). Our unfinished and Linseed Oil finish options are absolutely free. All of our products have concealed connectors and are easy to assemble.
The above samples are approximations. Actual colors/tones may
vary slightly.
From Left to Right:
Unfinished Maple, Linseed Oil on Maple, Unfinished Oak, Linseed Oil on Oak, Dark
Linseed Oil on Oak
The samples above are
approximations. Actual colors/tones may vary somewhat
Standard Bamboo with Linseed Oil on Left --
Caramelized Bamboo with Linseed Oil on Right
Unfinished Bamboo is slightly lighter than the samples pictured above
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Options: Click on the
"Add to Cart" button and then select your options.
- Poplar Slats (additional fee): All platform beds come
standard with solid Pine slats, held together with nylon straps, for
supporting the mattress or futon. Some folks, especially those who are
chemically sensitive, prefer to order the optional hardwood Poplar wood
slats held together with natural jute straps. The solid wood Poplar slats
give off less resinous wood odors that may affect the chemically sensitive.
- Extra
Slat Upgrade
(additional fee):
Are you concerned about
needing extra support for your mattress, pad or futon? Our platform
beds are
made with futon, mattress and foam pad requirements in mind and are
built to
offer sturdy support. Both
our standard pine slats
(solid Pine) and poplar slats have about 3" of space between each
slat. However, we also offer the option to increase the amount of slats
on
your bed to create a nearly solid surface (about 1/4" space between
each
slat for Pine or Poplar) for both extra support and for mattresses,
pads,
and futons that require a flat surface for your platform bed.
- Finish: Our platform beds are finished with a hand-rubbed Linseed Oil. You may also request your bed come unfinished or finished with a Dark
Linseed Oil (available oak only--additional fee).
- Wood: Available in Oak, Maple or Bamboo.
- Same Wood Sides Drawer Upgrade (additional fee): Our standard drawers come with either
Oak or Maple fronts, and Poplar sides. If you think the sides of your drawers will be
visible from the end of the bed, you may want to order the "Same Wood Side"
upgrade. These upgraded underbed drawers use same wood you choose for your drawer
fronts--either Oak, Maple or Bamboo.
- Day Bed Configuration:
Optionally, you may create a Day Bed version of the Taos Sleigh Bed by
having two 28" Headboards
(additional fee) at both ends of the bed.
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Headboard Gap
(If your mattress is thicker than 9", much of the headboard will
be covered.)
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|
Headboard "GAP"
(The space between the top
of the slats
and bottom of
the headboard) |
Headboard
Leg Height |
Top of the
Slats Height
(Where the bottom
of your mattress sits) |
Standard
(approx. 6.5") |
35" |
12" |
More About Bamboo:
Bamboo is
another ecologically friendly and beautiful choice for your
platform bed frame and furnishings. Since Bamboo is a grass, Bamboo
grows and matures much quicker than a tree. Within five years of
sprouting, the walls of the culms (the Bamboo stalks) will have
thickened and hardened and will be ready for harvest. That means every
year 15 to 20 percent of the forest can be harvested without clear
cutting. Compare that to a hardwood forest and you will see that Bamboo
is a very productive and sustainable plant material for making
furniture. Unlike quick growing pine (aka "trash pine") trees that many
timber companies have planted in place of native trees and forest, and
take at least 25 years to grow large enough to harvest for pulp or
cheap framing lumber, Bamboo grows quickly and has fine building
qualities. Bamboo is also very hard--harder than rock maple, which is
one of the hardest of North American trees. Using Bamboo means less
dings and dents and a more durable product. Since the very straight
culm is split and not sawn, there are no curls in the grain, which
means Bamboo is much less likely to break.
Our Bamboo
boards have a beautiful exotic look and are available in
standard (very similar in color and shade to Eastern Maple) or
caramelized (which is similar in color and shade to our Red Oak). Both
are available in Linseed Oil finish (darken the color only very
slightly--mainly the Linseed Oil protects the Bamboo) or
unfinished. Bamboo boards are constructed by laminating strips of
Bamboo together in order to create strong dimensional lumber for
building fine furniture. This is a very effective way to construct
Bamboo lumber. However please note, although rare, small cracks may
sometimes be present and are considered normal in laminated Bamboo
boards. These cracks, if present, will not be over 1/32” in
width and
will not affect the structural integrity of the furniture. New Bamboo
may have a slightly grassy scent which should dissipate over time.
Need your order faster? Your order will normally arrive in about 5 weeks. However,
for an additional fee, you may add a RUSH to your order and it will ship in about 10 business days
(please allow an additional week for shipping). Alternatively, for an additional
fee, you may add an EXPRESS RUSH, which ships in approximately 4 to 5 business days
(please allow an additional week for shipping). Please note that each item you RUSH will incur a RUSH fee. However, you may choose to RUSH
only one item, but not others. Just click on the Add to Cart button and then choose your "manufacturing time" option or call for details.
Mattress/futon sold
separately. Note: Assembly Required |
