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Under the Apple Tree Romantic Bed

2009_03_30-AppleTree.jpgThis bed really stunned us with its over-the-top romanticism — treetops over your head! We found it on the Etsy-esque European crafts marketplace Dawanda. What do you think? Too pretty, or just right for a lush bedroom scene?

 
 

It's quite expensive, of course, and shipping from Finland would put it over the top. But the laser-cut treetops would look quite lovely in a romantic bedroom. We could see it in a more modern room as well, with white-painted floors and dark linens.

This particular edition of the bed is a queen-sized frame (no mattress included) and the carvings are laser cut, hand-sanded, and finished with a translucent white wax. Very pretty. If it was more affordable (and cheaper to ship!) would you spring for such a pastoral bed?

Find it: Under the Apple Tree Romantic Bed by Aito Design. 7850.00 EUR. Shipping: 1635.00 EUR for international shipping. 80 EUR shipping within Finland.

(Image: Aito Design via Dawanda)

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I think it's gorgeous...perhaps not for me, but I love the entire concept! I am however, completely head over heels for that wallpaper!

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posted by carinagardner on March 30th 2009 at 8:10pm
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I think it's beautiful. But I'd like it better in a more sparsely decorated room.

posted by tripleB on March 30th 2009 at 8:12pm
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Agree with tripleB. But what's with the boas on the floor?

posted by madsarah on March 30th 2009 at 8:26pm
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So beautiful! I think the bed would work both in a flowery, lush, super-romantic bedroom and a more spare, modern one.

However, I would be afraid of those leaves somehow being snapped off.

posted by slowdown on March 30th 2009 at 8:33pm
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It looks like it went to the restroom and dragged some toilet paper back on it's shoe.

posted by MiklakMiklak on March 30th 2009 at 9:05pm
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Too much! The bed is swell, but in combination with the elaborate mural, the off-putting TP art/rug/thingo and the... skull (!) it is far from restful. Or tasteful, I'd say.

posted by alicebot on March 30th 2009 at 9:24pm
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Much too much! I would have trouble sleeping in that bed. I need simplicity and this is the complete opposite, even without the boas/toilet paper someone left behind.

posted by sassydo on March 30th 2009 at 9:41pm
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It's gorgeous - like something out of "Where The Wild Things Are". This would be so much fun in a child's room.

posted by PrettyKitty on March 30th 2009 at 9:56pm
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no no no no no nono!

posted by ojanet on March 30th 2009 at 10:04pm
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This looks like something right up http://becausewecan.org 's alley...they're based in Oakland, CA, and create fantastic furniture at an attactive price.

(I have no ties to BWC at all, other than I think they're just about the coolest small business on the internet)

posted by AlmostAD on March 30th 2009 at 10:10pm
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i love it!!! however the boas and skull, no. but otherwise!

posted by lynnebee on March 30th 2009 at 11:08pm
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I like it a lot but I wish those feather boa things weren't there...it's too much.

posted by Rebecca_J on March 30th 2009 at 11:21pm
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yuck! it looks like one of those disastrous theme rooms from "trading spaces"!

posted by robbiep on March 30th 2009 at 11:25pm
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I hate spiders under the bed.

posted by hrhprincessfiona on March 31st 2009 at 3:28am
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I reminds me of the Elven design in Lord of the Rings. It's pretty (the bed, the rest is a bit much) but not my cup of tea.

posted by Nina79 on March 31st 2009 at 4:54am
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Too fairy-tale-ish and over the top... the thing you get fed up with two months later.

posted by Daniel Poitiers on March 31st 2009 at 5:24am
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I love this bed. Still, I think it might be better in a room with less stuff. The whole room is a little overwhelming...

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posted by twasthebrillig on March 31st 2009 at 6:52am
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Whatever is crawling out from under that bed reminds me of "Poltergeist".

posted by poisonhypnotique on March 31st 2009 at 7:47am
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I can picture the negotiations over this.

>But honey, I love this woodlands, bed, the flowered wallpapers, the lovely chairs with the painted birds...

>Only if I can put my cow skull up over the headboard.

Do the boas on the floor read stripper to anyone else?

posted by feathers on March 31st 2009 at 8:06am
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I love this bed for a child's bedroom or a single person. The rest of the room detracts from the graphic simplicity of the bed.

posted by random-charm on March 31st 2009 at 8:21am
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Looking at that room makes me want to put things away.

posted by kiljoywashere on March 31st 2009 at 9:37am
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I love it, but agree that the boas and cow skull has got to go.
Love the wallpaper. This would go great in a little girl's room.

posted by rhianna on March 31st 2009 at 10:22am
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The skull throwing up boas which then snake out from under the bed is charming.

posted by baba yaga on March 31st 2009 at 10:33am
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Perfect - for the Madonna Inn...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_Inn

...or Extreme Home Makeover.

posted by bepsf on March 31st 2009 at 10:47am
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There's a white furry monster coming out from under the bed!

Its a bit much...

posted by LaurieLu on March 31st 2009 at 10:59am
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oh, i hate that...

posted by abigailbelle on March 31st 2009 at 11:10am
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I think this is a "glamor" shot with totally fantasy accessorizing, and it doesn't succeed... hence the boas.

I love the bed but wouldn't want to sleep in it (except maybe at an inn...). But I would LOVE the trees alone in a group of maybe three as dimensional wall art. I'd nail them to the wall in my foyer, for example, against a dark wall background. Or flat against the wall as a headboard (with no footboard.)

posted by SherryBinNH on March 31st 2009 at 11:20am
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I would like the bed as the only organic shape in a very linear room - it is too fluffy in there as shown... Maybe one tree only?

I do like the under-bed monster though... it's good to get one to match the decor.

posted by lemonadefish on March 31st 2009 at 1:21pm
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haha...I was going to say, very cute except for the fuzzy octopus under the bed. I'm not sure I would want the trees on all four corners, but on the headboard it's quite cute.

Hmm...I think this could be a fairly easy DIY if you had a jigsaw.

posted by first5times on March 31st 2009 at 1:37pm
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Glamour shot! Too 2-D for real life. Imagine looking at it from the side. Room's over the top, but that's expected for a photoshoot. Overall, the whole effect seem comic to me. But clearly, a lot of people like it.

posted by quiltmaster on March 31st 2009 at 2:49pm
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Too pretty?

no, I don't think THAT is what I'd call it..........

posted by mrs yow on March 31st 2009 at 3:10pm
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Is this part of a Stevie Nicks house tour?

posted by Sydney on March 31st 2009 at 6:03pm
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Pretty, and perfect to frame and hang on the wall, or for a room we'd never actually sleep in or go in, or use. Like a museum dollhouse scene.

posted by housefulloffur on March 31st 2009 at 9:37pm
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no no no no no no no no no no no no no no.

posted by my little apartment on April 1st 2009 at 2:32am
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