Spool Fool

(Garnet Hill's Farmhouse Spool Bed)

Sometimes I assume that my aesthetic is an unchanging attribute, only to be confronted with a design element, print, artist, or furniture style that makes me question everything I thought I knew about myself. Apparently I'm drawn to many styles, not simply modern or clean-lined pieces--go figure!

The bed above, available at Garnet Hill, sparked my newest, unexpected obsession: any piece of furniture with a spool or spindle-carved frame. I've become a spool fool! Design*Sponge featured this timeless design and highlighted the storied history of the spool bed, specifically.

The style lends itself easily to bedrooms that are both traditional and a little quirky:

(via Mrs. Blandings)

(from Apartment Therapy)

Or a spool bed can be jazzed up with candy apple red paint for a child's room:

(courtesy of Oh Dee Doh)

But beds certainly can't have all the fun.
I'm also intrigued with smartly spindled side tables:

(Mark Badgley and James Mischka featured in Elle Decor)

(via Good Bones Great Pieces)

(from Martha Stewart)

Not convinced of all of the spool loveliness?
Pull up a chair and decide:

(via Massucco Warner Miller)

(a chair in the Astier de Villatte store, courtesy of Remodelista)

(A kitchen featured in Martha Stewart Living, via {frolic!})

(A chair from Hickory Chair via House Beautiful)

(Ralph Lauren's take on the classic spindle/spool chair)

What do you think?
Could you see yourself introducing this spool/spindle style into your home?