There are pluses and minuses. I have slept in '80s brass beds, 1880s brass beds, and a more modern wrought iron bed. Here are some things to think about. - Metal beds originally became popular as a precaution against bedbugs. Bedbugs hide in wood furniture, so if you get an infestation simply replacing the mattress won't suffice. For most of my life, bedbugs were a quaint old affliction remembered only in good-night sayings. However, they are now back in a big way. If you travel at all, your luggage can carry bedbugs from a hotel (even a very nice hotel) right back to your own bed. If so, you may have to treat or replace the mattress but at least your bed will be easy to sanitize. - You need to plan out where your head goes. Banging your skull on metal is unpleasant. That means you need good-sized pillows for sleeping and extra fluffage for reading. And yes, pillows do have a tendency to slip behind the bed. - I found it pleasant to touch the cool metal with my hands when I was warm in bed. It sounds like nothing, but it actually made a difference in comfort . - By all means get a well-made bed if you go metal. Cheap metal beds flex and move and bend even more than cheap wooden ones. A poorly made bed will make you feel like you are sleeping in a lifeboat on open seas.

I like all of your upholstered choices shown. I think they will work nicely with your desk and do have an elegant feel, although I've always been partial to iron beds. If you're still looking at iron beds I can recommend Charles P Rogers. Great customer service and my daybed is high quality with a beautiful hand painted finish, much like the antique iron bed I have in DD"s room. I had a Wesley Allen and have seen RH beds - all nice but they don't seem to be as heavy and sturdy as my Charles P Rogers bed. Another iron bed company I'm interested in is Brass Beds of Virginia but I haven't seen those in person.

Way better! Th e photo posted twice!! Love the kitty too. Can you open the shade and let some light in there? Turn the lamps ON? !!! Honestly..... I think you need a dab of color and some texture. Gray is fine, but wer are looking a bit wan.......... : ) https://www.pier1.com/tufted-blue-bench-with-metal-base/3763570.html?scid=scplp3763570&sc_intid=3763570&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&utm_campaign=google_pla&s_cid=pla0000003&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIw_Ko8uCe3gIVhjppCh1R8wCPEAkYISABEgLWM_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Joanie, I found a beautiful ivory matelasse king size bedspread at Tuesday Morning. It is well sized to fit a king with a deep mattress and cover the pillows. I also purchased matching shams. It was made in Portugal, very nice quality and also washable. The downside is it weighs 10# and I got tired of dealing with something that heavy, even though it was in a guest bedroom and not used that often. So I'm following along hoping to see something that looks good, but is easier to live with. Eld, I like the Umbria and have had good experiences with bedding from Garnet Hill. I'm glad you started this post; I like seeing other's ideas on how they dress their bed.