Enjoy the Fruits of Your Labor by Resting In This Iron Bed

 This is the Iron Bed for sale at the Olde Plow Shoppe.

The bed painted dark with an trunk at end of bed, beveled mirrors hanging from wall molding, antique silhouettes above headboard and flanked with two nightstands and lamps makes for a beautiful airy feel. (Image: hookedonhouses.net)

 Bed kept in the light color with soft pastel-colored wall or wallpaper, nice mirror on floor and candelabra give this a romantic feel. (Image: apartment therapy.com)

Bed painted in bright contemporary color is perfect for a kids or guest bedroom. Looks great with an antique quilt too. (Image: apartment therapy.com)

 
Bed painted dark with light bedding, dark chandelier above and airy curtains, centered between mahogany end tables with a dark lamp and a crystal lamp make for a classic black & white design. (Image: anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com)

What to do with that old trunk...

This beautifully restored & contemporary painted dome-top trunk can be purchased
at the Olde Plow Shoppe.

 A Christmas light decoration is one idea. (etsy.com)

 Any shadow box display would work. (thepirateslair.com)

 Get a huge display for Christmas in front of a window and a tree inside. (funkyjunkinteriors.net)

Or for everyday filing... (household6diva.com)
A bit of history on the trunk...
Porters (baggage smashers) loaded these trunks fast & upright for travel. The dome-top trunks looked good and could hold more & also very heavy (hmsantiquetrunks.com)
There are several classifications of trunks: Jenny Lind, Saratoga, Monitor-Top, Steamer, Cabin, Hat, Barrel-Staves, Bevel Tops, Wardrobe, Wall, Dresser, Oak Slat, Footlockers.
And the Dome-Top which has some sub-groups (Camel-Backs, Hunch-Backs, Humpbacks, Barrel-Tops) These are the most common and are from 1870-1900. (wikipedia.org can give you detailed descriptions if you want to identify the type of trunk you may have seen or own).

Wheelbarrow Garden Design In Every Season

 This old wheelbarrow is for sale at The Olde Plow Shoppe. Think of the possibilities for garden design for every season...

 Spring (taradillard.blogspot.com)

 Summer Fairy Garden (Better Homes and Gardens)

 Fall (flicker.com KayEllen)

Winter (francotechnogap.com)

Handmade Stagecoach

This stagecoach was made with old barn boards. It is for sale at the Olde Plow Shoppe.
Stagecoaches were a way to travel until the railways in the 1830s. They were made with buckboards, dead axle wagons, surplus Army ambulances & celerity (mud). Two, four or six horses or mules would pull the coaches to deliver mail or carry passengers & loads. Stagecoaches were sometimes called "Thoroughbraces" named for the leather straps that supports the body like shock springs. One could travel at the speed of 5 miles per hour to maybe 60 or 70 miles in a day. Sometimes a shotgun messenger armed with a coach gun rode along as a guard.