Your opinion, please: buying a bed.
Sep. 17th, 2012 12:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusI currently have a borrowed bed. It looks a little bit like this:
The daybed
It looks very nice, but it's:
a) a twin, which only worked with S. because he's rather thin and snuggly.
b) not my style at all. I'm not into ultra feminine furniture.
c) brass, i.e. metal, i.e. cold when you touch it accidentally, yeep. There's a reason I like wood.
d) not my bed, which creeps me out. It's one thing to be a guest. Another to always be using someone else's bed.
Options:
The sleigh bed.
The nicer (and pricier) of the two. Good quality wood, on sale. The wood suits my other furniture. The bed is not perfect for the room though. The headboard's a little too high so I'd have to do an awkward arrangement to make it fit. This one is more of an investment in my future apartments.
The modern bed.
Muuuuuch cheaper. The style would not dominate the room. It's solid wood, mahogany with veneer, quality stuff I believe. Also on sale. The wood seems to be darker than my other furniture, which leans more toward walnut and cherry, but would still work. It's a more modern style than I usually look for, though part of that effect is the other furniture in the photo.
Well. What do you think?
The daybed
It looks very nice, but it's:
a) a twin, which only worked with S. because he's rather thin and snuggly.
b) not my style at all. I'm not into ultra feminine furniture.
c) brass, i.e. metal, i.e. cold when you touch it accidentally, yeep. There's a reason I like wood.
d) not my bed, which creeps me out. It's one thing to be a guest. Another to always be using someone else's bed.
Options:
The sleigh bed.
The nicer (and pricier) of the two. Good quality wood, on sale. The wood suits my other furniture. The bed is not perfect for the room though. The headboard's a little too high so I'd have to do an awkward arrangement to make it fit. This one is more of an investment in my future apartments.
The modern bed.
Muuuuuch cheaper. The style would not dominate the room. It's solid wood, mahogany with veneer, quality stuff I believe. Also on sale. The wood seems to be darker than my other furniture, which leans more toward walnut and cherry, but would still work. It's a more modern style than I usually look for, though part of that effect is the other furniture in the photo.
Well. What do you think?
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Date: 2012-09-17 05:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 05:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 05:34 am (UTC)And I can see why the first one wouldn't be your thing. Nor mine.
The third one is neutral; it could fit into any decor, which is always a plus.
But the second one, wow. That's gorgeous. Just lovely. Makes me want one for myself. *g*
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Date: 2012-09-17 05:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 05:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 05:54 am (UTC)And free shipping on furniture is pretty awesome.
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Date: 2012-09-17 06:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-17 04:14 pm (UTC)I actually like both beds and would be happy with either design. Which would be more welcoming when you walk into the room at night?
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Date: 2012-09-17 06:31 pm (UTC)That said, when in Rome... Here in the US, the sleight one one might be a quality thing to buy and indeed take along with you for the future, especially if it fits other furniture to also take along.
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Date: 2012-09-19 02:57 am (UTC)