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who makes that bed????

that's wierd... hoteliers think it should be the other way around...hotel rooms should be more homey....

That bed should be easy to reproduce.

just get a super plain wooden headboard (at least 1 inch thick) , strip it, get 3 inch thick foam, spray glue it on. lay it on top to make marks and outlines, then staple the top of the fabric to the rear and drape it over the front. using the outlines and marks, stretch the fabric to the bottom side and staple that to the rear side while keeping the outline straight. once you've stapled all four sides, nail down the buttons (special nails that have a button head, available at your local upholstery store). to fix the back of the headboard, cut a 1/8 particle board to size and put 3/4" thin nails near the edges --4 on the short side, 8 on the long side--, then glue the leftover fabric on the flat side of the particle board. then use a mallet and carefully nail it to the backside of the headboard.
Sizing the feet depends on whether you are attaching it to a bed frame or a platform bed(Pain In The A).

If you are attaching it to a bed frame, first check how high you're gonna need it, the width of the mattress, the distance between holes and height of each hole.

With that in mind, it's self explanatory.
Think about it. If it can be mass produced, it's not that hard to make.

khanzen,
that's exactly what I intended to say when I clicked on this article

hhmmm... I'm sensing a return of the bedspread...

my thought isn't "who makes that bed", it's "who makes that bedspread" (and I'm also wondering what sort of mattress they are using to get that height).

Bedspreads are practical if you, or a member of your family (especially the fur-bearing ones) nap.

I agree with khanzen

I am surprised by interior design writers who suggest that it's a nice to have a hotel feel in a home.

It makes me wonder if the people who wish to have this "feel" in their home ever travel. Even a boutique hotel home isn't the sort of thing I want to come home to at the end of the day.

My humble, homey bedroom could use a hotel-like upgrade. More pics!

I love this.

I'm surprised by people who want to feel like they're in someone's home when they're in a hotel...

...if you really want that, there are lots of B&B's where you can get the "Grandma's House" experience - faded quilts, shared bathrooms, lace curtains, cat fur, Eau-du-Dead Violets and all.

I think those tips are so vague and generalized that they apply to any style, not just making a room feel hotel-like.

My goal was to make my home feel a little bit like a spa/retreat suite, and my bedroom does have some of that hotel-y feel. I find slight spareness but luxurious relaxing and comforting, but realize that not everyone does.

Here's how I would rewrite those tips for a sophisticated, cosmopolitan hotel-like bedroom. I've had the god fortune of staying in exceptional hotels (business trips) in Seattle, SF, San Diego, Barcelona, Paris, and Rome. They have the following in common, with variations in style that compliment the region or hotel's theme.

Note: B&Bs, pensions, and more rural inns would be subclasses of hotels not included here.

1. Headboard with grand scale, either in size or ornament.

2. Hyper-tailored bedding in harmonized colors and white sheets. No lace/frills/applique/nap. Textures like linen and/or uniform quilting. Prints are less frequently used, though Provencal prints were popular in France. No small accent pillows on the bed, but shams show up occasionally.

3. Double rod window treatments with a sheer and a lined drape that open/close easily. Substantial but understated hardware (no fancy finials).

4. Matched and neutral bedside lighting.

5. Remove all clutter and un-curated nicknacks. Hotels have lots of empty surfaces for all your stuff. This may be a little counter intuitive -- if it's your hotel room, wouldn't you spread your stuff out? I think "getting the look" is about that first impression when you open the door.

6. Think "art gallery." A surface with a tidy collection of vases or bowls or boxes is elegant and gallery-like. But a surface overflowing with photo frames, vases, couple of books, and assorted mementos from travel or life in general is wonderfully personal and homey and comforting, not hotel-y. Hotels don't put gallery-style collections into the rooms beacuse of theft, but you'll see the common areas decorated this way.

5. Subtle repetition can be really beatiful and feel "accidental" if you don't force it. Really glamorous rooms feel understatedly coordinated but not matched.

All-in-all, think super luxurious executed in layers of color and textures, not with stuff. E.G., 5 boudoir pillows = stuff, but 5 textures between the drapes, the spread, the sheets, the dresser, and the flooring = layers.

Flash in the pan... you will want to Completely redo your bedroom in a year, save your money and spend a few nights in a hotel.

loving the yellow chesterfield style headboard!