How to Use four-poster in a Sentence
four-poster
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The grand four-poster brass bed adds a touch of glam and creates a striking contrast to the deep blue walls, ceiling, and trim.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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Rooms are decked out in dark golden wood, with gauzy draperies breezily thrown over four-poster beds, though the main draw is the lack of a fourth wall.
—Alex Van Buren, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2023
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Give them a little extra with curtains around a four-poster bed.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
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The emerald green walls with their intricate molding and the matching four-poster bed frame are the crown jewels here.
—House Beautiful, 4 May 2023
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The rooms — some of which have luxe touches like tubs and four-poster beds — feature original beams, moldings, and wood floors.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
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Many pieces are of Greek origin, such as the late-19th-century four-poster in the primary bedroom.
—Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 4 Sep. 2023
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The 15 rooms in the Colonial Revival–style manor are decorated with antiques and four-poster beds.
—Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
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The neutral fabric colors and room accessories contrast the deep wood stain of the mahogany four-poster bed.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
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Ursula in her four-poster bed, sourced from a local auction house.
—Plum Sykes, Vogue, 2 May 2024
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The four-poster double bed from the redbrick house took up most of the new bedroom, and Mother took up most of the old bed, lying across it, loose and lascivious.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2022
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On Naxos, lounge chairs and four-poster beds that had been placed on beaches were cleared — only to reappear as soon as inspectors left.
—Niki Kitsantonis, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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The spacious suite oozes with high fashion grandeur with its rich emerald green velvet textures and towering bronze four-poster bed.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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Bathed in white and cream colors both inside and out and with guest rooms that feature four-poster beds in weathered woods, The Lake House also boasts an impressive eye for design.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
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Serving as nightstands, the two mismatched wood dressers next to this four-poster bed are tied together by their similar finish.
—Jamie Lott, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
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The non-famous buyer made very few alterations to the home and even retained some of Hawn and Russell’s furniture, including their campy four-poster bed in the master suite.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2023
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The roomy Adirondack Room is most popular, with an artsy four-poster bed made of tree trunks and twigs, a fieldstone fireplace, soaking tub, and doors leading to a small, private terrace.
—Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
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Plump four-poster beds are covered in rich floral fabrics or set against wallpaper patterned like humbugs.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023
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All its individual cottages offer a home-away-from-home feeling, with private patios, fire places, and four-poster beds to give just the right touch of romance.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
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Relax in one of 10 guest rooms with four-poster beds and handmade quilts, or sample the restaurant’s seasonal dishes like wild mushroom strudel with truffle aioli and herb salad.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2023
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But over the next several months, additional items mysteriously showed up: a four-poster bed, a painting and a wood-burning stove, to name a few.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
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Eddie had a woodworker install canopy rails to the four-poster bed and had Calico Corners create custom bed panels and a matching bed skirt.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
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Every cottage features statement-making four-poster canopy beds and clawfoot soaking tubs alongside a fireplace.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
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Cocoa + Scarlet This Redd Kaihoi room manages to expertly marry lacquered cocoa walls with a scarlet four-poster bed.
—Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 13 Apr. 2023
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His work emulates 18th- and 19th-century styles, and pieces include blanket chests, bookcases, end tables, clocks and beds, including four-poster canopies.
—Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
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Sanctuary-like suites are outfitted with exquisite textiles, fireplaces, and four-poster beds.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2023
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Details like wood floors with circular rugs, black metal four-poster beds dressed in white Fili D’Oro linens and rounded corners in everything from doorways to mirrors lend them a clean, contemporary feel.
—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
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Post-renovation, the inn still oozes a low-key vibe, featuring a saloon-style bar, a modernized barn for events and 67 cozy-contemporary guest rooms, including four original cottages, with four-poster beds and wood-beam ceilings.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2023
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The guest rooms strike that perfect balance between traditional and contemporary, with four-poster mahogany beds and working fireplaces living alongside a Nespresso machine and other must-have amenities.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
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Accommodations are opulent and distinctively designed, and some have bonus features like private porches or sun decks, sumptuous sleigh or four-poster beds, en suite fireplaces, and separate entrances.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
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There are elegant touches throughout, including brocade wallpaper, crystal chandeliers, clawfoot tubs and antique four-poster beds.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 26 Jan. 2024
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