Antique Empire Daybed
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French George IV Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Empire Daybed
Silk, Velvet, Mahogany, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wood
1850s Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wood
1920s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Brass
19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
18th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
Early 1800s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century North American American Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
1870s British Early Victorian Antique Empire Daybed
Rattan, Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique Empire Daybed
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Empire Daybed
Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Empire Daybed
Wood, Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Metal
19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Walnut
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Wood, Walnut, Giltwood
1820s Regency Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Satinwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Empire Daybed
Bentwood
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Empire Daybed
Silk, Walnut
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Empire Daybed
Wood, Mahogany
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Mahogany
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Empire Daybed
Brass, Bronze
1920s English Art Deco Antique Empire Daybed
Crystal
20th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Empire Daybed
Malachite, Ormolu
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
Early 20th Century English Regency Antique Empire Daybed
19th Century German Baroque Antique Empire Daybed
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Empire Daybed
Cane, Wood
2010s British Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Antique Empire Daybed
Linen
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
1990s Italian Antique Empire Daybed
Blown Glass
19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Empire Daybed
Giltwood
1840s English Antique Empire Daybed
Fabric, Mahogany
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19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
1850s Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Fruitwood
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany, Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
1840s French Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wood
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany, Silk
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Cherry
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Ormolu
19th Century European Antique Empire Daybed
Metal
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Brass
19th Century Portuguese Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Pine, Giltwood, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Iron
1820s English Campaign Antique Empire Daybed
Paper
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Linen, Wood, Fabric
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1890s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Fabric, Linen, Wood
1870s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Giltwood
1880s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Pine
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Cotton
19th Century French First Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Brass
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Pine
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Textile, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Early 1900s American American Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Empire Daybed
Burlap, Muslin, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Empire Daybed
Fabric, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany, Velvet
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Wood, Fabric
1810s Italian Neoclassical Antique Empire Daybed
Walnut
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Burl
1830s European Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Mahogany
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Iron
19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Daybed
Metal
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Walnut
19th Century Antique Empire Daybed
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Empire Daybed
Steel
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Paint, Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Revival Antique Empire Daybed
Pine
19th Century European Empire Antique Empire Daybed
Fruitwood, Muslin
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Steel, Brass
19th Century French Antique Empire Daybed
Steel
19th Century Antique Empire Daybed
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Finding the Right day-beds for You
An antique or vintage daybed is a practical solution for furnishing any modest-sized bedroom or guest room and can even be a versatile option for the reading nook in your living room.
Daybeds, which traditionally comprise a simple three-sided frame and twin-size mattress or boxy foam cushion, have a long history that dates back at least to the early Greeks and Romans. The spare construction and multipurpose nature of these multifunctional marvels — they’re not loveseats, sofas or chaise longues, but each share some commonalities — have over time rendered them an easy and often essential piece of seating.
All manner of daybeds have materialized over the years. There are ornate, unconventional versions created in the Louis XV, Art Deco and Empire styles, while popular mid-century modern iterations include the Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, as well as the Nelson daybed, which architect George Nelson created for Herman Miller in the 1940s. But you don’t have to limit yourself to one of the classics.
Variations on the daybed have been developed all over the world, and contemporary examples come in all shapes, upholstery options and sizes. (They’re no longer limited to twin size.) No matter what style you choose, this luxury furnishing ensures that you don’t have to wait until nighttime to start dreaming.
On 1stDibs, find a cozy collection of antique, new and vintage daybeds today.
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