Bed has an ages old history, during the 12th century sophistication in the beds started appearing with inlay carving, painting and embroidered coverlets and mattresses. To keep out the drafts the bet was enclosed with curtains hanged from the ceiling. Later on, beds equipped with a paneled headboard to the full height of the bed with carved posts at the front supporting a cover or tester. A sleigh bed is a wonderful style of bed having scrolled or curved footboard and headboard. The shape of the bed resembles to a sled or sleigh. The headboard is comparatively bigger than the foot board; both of them are arched with their tops tumbling outwards. The style of the sleigh bed has been adopted from America and France during early 1880s which was also identified as the style of empire. This stylish bed drew its inspiration from the primeval civilization of Rome and Greece. A sleigh bed lends a magnificent look to the bedroom with all rich twirls and adornment. Stylish rolling edges set them apart from the block designs and gagged edges of other bed styles. Conventionally the sleigh beds are crafted to be concrete pieces of bedroom furniture and reflect an air of grace and elegance in its aesthetics. It used to add glamour in the bedroom. Most of them resemble a horse driven sleigh that adds passionate appeal to this kind of bed. Contemporary sleigh beds are much smoother and slimmer than its conventional pattern. The clumsy footboard and bulky structure has been reduced with the more sleek and stylish getup. Sleigh beds are available in many attractive designs and sizes like full, kind, queen, twin etc. The designs of headboard and footboard also differ from minimal to heavily ornate. To find a perfect sleigh bed for your bed room, the material plays an integral element of these types of beds. Today, they are made from others materials like aluminum, steel and wrought iron, these materials have an ability to create less bulky curves to the head board or foot board. Normally wooden sleigh beds are made from mahogany and rose wood. The ideal element for making this bed is 100% furnace dried hardwood to provide lasting strength and durability. The bed should be supported by quality framings, headboard, footboard and plank system. The head board size actually determines prominence of the bed with context to the room. Selection of right style of sleigh bed plays an important role in the bedroom glory. There are various types of beds available in various shapes and styles like four poster beds, heirloom bed and all these beds are handmade. Sleigh beds are simply the idealistic bedroom centerpieces. In short, sleighs are a subtle part of our heritage and our holiday fabric. Without them, there would be no Rudolph, no Prancer and nothing to land on rooftops so that Santa can drop down chimneys and fill stockings, without sleighs, Christmas would not be Christmas.