Design versatility ranges from bobbin-turned woodwork to Shaker-style silhouettes

In this guest bedroom of a Colorado home by designer Heidi Caillier, Farrow & Ball’s Setting Plaster envelops the walls in a warm, muted pink against a Chelsea Textiles spindle bed. Photo: Haris Kenjar; Styling: Mieke ten Have

The best spindle bed for you depends greatly on which style you’re after. Perhaps it’s the ornate Jenny Lind traditional bobbin-turned-Victorian look, or the slender dowels crafted in Shaker fashion, whose take on the style embraces a minimalist approach that joins the ranks of midcentury-modern or Scandinavian silhouettes. Those slender rods in the headboard are more than just connecting pieces—they are a way to give your bedroom set expression that goes beyond function.

The appeal of a spindle bed is no stranger to retailers such as Crate & Barrel and Design Within Reach , who are well aware that cottagecore is back in. Just ask Kendall Jenner , or Heidi Caillier for that matter.…