The Island Furniture Co is an established furniture supplier to both the public and trade sectors, offering beautiful ranges of contemporary and classical designs. We have being established for over ten years supplying furniture in solid mahogany and solid oak finishes , from traditional ranges to the most stunning and sumptuous French style beds in the Louis Philippe, Louis XV and Versailles style of furniture. Most of our ranges are of French design - e.g. sleigh beds, day beds, four posters and are made by hand using traditional methods and not mass produced. The standard of carpentry and the hand finishing and polishing on our sleigh beds is regarded as one of the highest in the industry. We are actual manufacturers of sleigh beds so all our sleigh beds are made by ourselves. Because we manufacture sleigh beds we can offer many of our items in bespoke sizes and colours, for example Emperor size , which very few suppliers in the country can offer. Our clients include interior designers, contract furnishers, hoteliers, and the general public.

SLEIGH BEDS - French Furniture Design

Sleigh beds originated in France circa 1850 in the Louis Philippe era of French furniture design. Called Lit Bateau beds in France (meaning boat beds) these sleigh beds were very ornate featuring curved and scrolled headboards with matching footboards. This particular design of Lit bateau bed also became popular in America during this period where they became known as sleigh beds.

Mahogany Sleigh Beds

Mahogany, being a very staple wood has being traditionally used in the manufacture of classic furniture. It is easy to carve, has fine grain texture and is very strong and stable.
All our wood comes from renewable sources and we try very hard to minimise the carbon footprints we leave.

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