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four-poster
noun
four-post·er
ˌfȯr-ˈpō-stər 
: a bed with tall often carved corner posts originally designed to support curtains or a canopy
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Wallpaper is one of the most low-lift ways to make a room feel instantly cozy, like something out of a fictional bed-and-breakfast inn with four-poster beds.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Each is different, but all have antique-leaning furniture and decor, including a Dodger-blue wooden four-poster bed or a clawfoot cast-iron tub.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Decor-wise, expect grandeur at every turn, from the four-poster beds in every bedroom to crystal chandeliers to (in some instances) intricately detailed murals covering every square inch of the ceiling.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
For the designer, that meant pairing a Reid Classics four-poster bed draped in Lisa Fine Textiles’ Calico Floral Stripe with a white Sherpa chair from The Home Depot and a colorful pouf ottoman from HomeGoods.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Each is different, but all have antique-leaning furniture and decor, including a Dodger-blue wooden four-poster bed or a clawfoot cast-iron tub.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 4 Sep. 2025
Decor-wise, expect grandeur at every turn, from the four-poster beds in every bedroom to crystal chandeliers to (in some instances) intricately detailed murals covering every square inch of the ceiling.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
For the designer, that meant pairing a Reid Classics four-poster bed draped in Lisa Fine Textiles’ Calico Floral Stripe with a white Sherpa chair from The Home Depot and a colorful pouf ottoman from HomeGoods.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Four-poster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-poster. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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