Article: The big sleep Beds are growing in size, complexity and grandeur

Al Pacino sleeps in a sleek, expanded chaise longue upholstered in black velvet. Kevin Costner has a king-size teak Lord Brabourne bed reminiscent of the British colonial era.

But those pieces, pictured in the current In Style magazine, are bit players compared to the massive King Tudor canopy bed newly starring in one southeastern Wisconsin boudoir.

"The entire back wall of the bed, from the floor to the canopy, is carved mahogany, and the canopy has a tufted {silk} top," says Teresa Erickson, an interior designer for Porters of Racine, which sold the bed. The Filipino import, with its turned front columns and intricate woodwork, "was probably the most ornate bed we've had." And it likely ...

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