Ok, time for item #2. Since yesterday’s post was so long I’ll try to keep it short and sweet today.
We FINALLY bought a bed frame/headboard!!!
You may be wondering why I am so excited, let me explain. When LJ and I got married we bought a bedframe from ikea. Now, I love ikea, I think they have LOTS of stuff that are great items for great prices…. But in my experience, it is not the best place to buy a bedframe. LJ and I bought one there and it broke in half within the first 6 months.
Since then we’ve made do with our box spring and mattress sitting on the floor. Over the last 6 years of this I’ve always said “I’ll know we’ve ‘made it’ when we actually buy a bed frame.” This is because I knew we wouldn’t spend the money on one until we had become financially stable and had a house. Well ladies and gentleman we have made it! (Yes, I actually said this very loud with my arms up in triumph when I came home from Bel Furniture on Saturday).
We bought this queen sized bed frame/headboard from Bel Furniture and we only paid $468 for it! Here it is:
Some of you who know me may be thinking “wait a minute, what about the four post bed???” See, for years I’ve been saying that I want a four post bed… and I still do. But LJ and I will be upgrading to a king sized bed in a few years so I figure it’s smarter to save money now and spend it on our king sized bed frame (since we will use that one for a much longer period of time). This is still the bed frame I am drooling over:
In the meantime, I’m very excited about this bed. Why? Because it had drawers. Don’t ask me why, but I just love little places to put stuff. And the drawer pulls on this are adorable. See:
Anyways, I’m excited. I haven’t even started planning how our bedroom will look yet, but at least when we move in our bed will NOT be on the ground. Hooray!!!
- Kris
Oh man! You didn't tell me the bed had drawers! That's flippin' awesome! They will certainly come in handy! And...if/when y'all upgrade to the king bed, they'll still be great in a guest room to store extra sheets/blankets/other guest necessities. (:
ReplyDeleteIs this store going out of business or is it ALWAYS this inexpensive?
Hahaha - also, I pretty much tell every client I have (who is buying ikea furniture) about your bed story. I'd buy anything from there EXCEPT that!
The store is always pretty cheap, and then we got 10% off, no tax. I guess time will tell if it's worth anything or if it falls apart. I view it as a grade up from ikea but a grade below Star Furniture (Do they have that by you?).
ReplyDeleteIf it holds up you'll have to recommend it to clients ;)
Yeah - There's a Star right by my house. Pretty great stuff, but slightly too-high prices.
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