I'm looking for a chunky four-poster bed in white. Ones I've seen are too spindly.
RW, CHORLEYWOOD, HERTFORDSHIRE.

The Mandarin (picture) in white lacquer by Orchid costs from £2,250 for a 168cm-wide bed. At The Four Poster Bed Company the Contemporary canopy four-poster costs from from £1,735 for a 5ft-wide bed in natural wood; add £175 for a white paint finish.

WORDS BY CELIA RUFEY
MAY 2009

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