{"id":432796,"date":"2025-12-04T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=432796"},"modified":"2025-12-23T16:48:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T21:48:47","slug":"half-tester-bed-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/half-tester-bed-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Designers Are Enamored with This Antique Bed Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29-950x606.webp\" alt=\"Carrier and Company bedroom\" class=\"wp-image-432912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29-950x606.webp 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29-549x350.webp 549w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29-120x77.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29-768x490.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/30NEW-OLD29.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pair of half tester-style beds adds an elegant touch to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/photo\/eclectic-bedroom-queens-ny\/9561912\/\">bedroom by Carrier and Company Interiors<\/a>. Photo by Pieter Estersohn &amp; Peter Margonelli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/article\/interior-design-trends-2026\"><em>House &amp; Garden<\/em><\/a> proclaiming that brown will continue to be favored in 2026 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elledecor.com\/design-decorate\/trends\/a69545023\/interior-design-trends-2026\/\"><em>Elle Decor<\/em><\/a> forecasting more patterns and layering, it seems like many of the coming design trends are oriented toward creating cozier, more enveloping spaces. A recent bedroom-furniture trend shares this energy: According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/half-tester-bed-revival\"><em>Vogue<\/em><\/a>, designers are collectively embracing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/half-tester\/\">half tester<\/a> bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with the half tester by name, you\u2019d likely recognize it by sight. 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Photo by Andreas von Einsiedel<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"slideshow-slide\">\n\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-image\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451-950x656.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451-950x656.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451-507x350.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451-120x83.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/634555451.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"slideshow-slide-caption-title\">\n\t\t<p>The primary bedroom of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/todhunter-earle\/\">Notting Hill home by Todhunter Earle<\/a>, a vintage daybed sits in the window alcove, and ca. 1880 Louis XV\u2013style parquetry nightstands flank the custom bed and canopy. The sofa at the foot of the bed is also custom.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Canopy, or full tester, beds were developed in medieval Europe to provide privacy and warmth in shared rooms with no central heating. Half testers originated in the early Renaissance, but they had their true moment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/victorian\/\">Victorian era<\/a>. The period\u2019s smaller bedrooms couldn\u2019t accommodate voluminous canopies, opening the door for the half tester, with its purely decorative valence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The half tester was introduced in the early Renaissance and had a moment again in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/victorian\/\">Victorian era<\/a>. Canopy beds were created to provide a sense of intimacy around the bed in an otherwise large room, but by the time the Victorian era rolled, rooms had grown smaller so the bed type was mostly of interest for decorative purposes, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/tester\">Britannica<\/a><\/em>. 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Still, it certainly doesn\u2019t hurt that the design manages to be both evocative of a different time and well suited to modern living.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-carousel\">\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"pdp-carousel-heading\">Shop for Beds on 1stDibs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper block-d4f46f61\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper gallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bedroom-furniture\/pia-manu-unique-handcrafted-queen-bed-wrought-iron\/id-f_46012852\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/pia-manu-unique-handcrafted-queen-bed-in-wrought-iron-for-sale\/1121189\/f_460128521753972562437\/46012852_datamatics.jpeg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Pia Manu Queen Bed in Wrought Iron, 1960s\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPia Manu Queen Bed in Wrought Iron, 1960s\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bedroom-furniture\/beds-frames\/mid-century-modern-canopy-bed-us-king\/id-f_24592582\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/mid-century-modern-canopy-bed-for-sale\/1121189\/f_245925821626956489381\/24592582_master.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Mid-Century Modern-Style Canopy King Bed, New\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMid-Century Modern-Style Canopy King Bed, New\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bedroom-furniture\/beds-frames\/pair-18th-century-antique-french-four-poster-tester-canopy-cherry-twin-beds\/id-f_38956532\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/pair-18th-century-antique-french-four-poster-tester-canopy-cherry-twin-beds-1780-for-sale\/f_48761\/f_389565321711062455237\/f_38956532_1711062456547_bg_processed.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Pair French Tester Canopy Cherry Twin Beds, 1780\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPair French Tester Canopy Cherry Twin Beds, 1780\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-firstdibs-pdp-item swiper-slide\">\n\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"pdp-item--link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/more-furniture-collectibles\/bedroom-furniture\/beds-frames\/magnificent-exhibition-quality-antique-gilded-solid-brass-half-tester-double-bed\/id-f_28860572\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/a.1stdibscdn.com\/magnificent-exhibition-quality-antique-gilded-solid-brass-half-tester-double-bed-for-sale\/1121189\/f_288605721653993709972\/28860572_datamatics.jpg?width=350&#038;auto=webp&#038;quality=80\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Gilded Solid Brass Half Tester Double Bed, 1860\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"350px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"100%\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pdp-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGilded Solid Brass Half Tester Double Bed, 1860\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From House &amp; Garden proclaiming that brown will continue to be favored in 2026 to Elle Decor forecasting more patterns and layering, it seems like many of the coming design trends are oriented toward creating cozier, more enveloping spaces. 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