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I'm having fun here. In no hurry, but I do want to buy a new bed. (Finishing the chairs and the kitchen cabinets will come first, of course.)
So.
*claps*
*rubs hands together* Let's have some fun.
1. Our first contestant has casual mission styling crossed with Asian flair. At 12" off the ground, it's in the mid range of ideal bed heights. It has also the open foot board I require (having tall boyfriends, an open foot board is a must to avoid stubbed toes). It would, of course, have a 6" high quality handmade cotton futon mattress that costs more than the bed (plus shipping) giving it a lower line: 18" with the futon.
Introducing: the Jakarta
The bad? This is the bed WG and I had, so perhaps I don't want to go backward in time.
2. Our next contestant is a quality piece: not just a mahogany stain, but real mahogany wood, with a silky gleaming finish. Buyers tell us that it looks even richer in person. The curved headboard invites pillows and reading in bed. And it's sleek profile is low, lower, lowest, at a mere 9 1/2 inches from the floor: 15 1/2" with the futon. It has the open foot board, as required.
Next up: the Newport Tropical Modern
The bad? The flat edge headboard with the varied length slats... hmm... I don't know about that styling detail.
3. Our third candidate has a nautical feel crossed with a sturdy, rough-hewn cottage sensibility in dark walnut. Second-highest in quality among our candidates. There's an open foot bed and dark wood as required. The bed is adjustable, but upward, not down. It seems to go down to a low line at my mid range of twelve inches, again, 18" with futon.
Behold: the Manhattan
The bad: I can see it with my father's furniture, but I think it's just too heavy looking for my Asian-influenced furniture.
4. Our fourth contestant for your consideration (today) has old world British styling and a light, open headboard, for a dainty, airy feel. It belongs in a 19th century novel with a vase of tulips on a table alongside. There's an open foot board, as required, dark wood, and the bed falls in the mid-range, rising 12" off the floor (also adjustable, but up, not down), 18" with the futon.
Charmed, I'm sure: the Windsor
The bad? The details of this bed are not refined. There's a visible peg in each leg, and a squared off look to the larger side rails. It's less expensive than the others, but it also looks it.
5. Our fifth and final option for your delectation is the most stylistically interesting, and of course, the most expensive. It's hard wood with an eye-catching Asian design to the open headboard. Very unusual, and elsewhere I find it listed at $1,300 to 2,700, so this is a deal. It does have a footboard, however, and requires a box spring so would be higher than I'd like. The website is most uninformative, alas, but it is listed as low profile and seems to be a similar height from the floor as my other options.
Announcing: the Tribecca
The bad? It's hard to set aside the general Asian cool of this bed, and the foot board might be worth the risk (it is low), but requiring a box spring? I dunno. The main problem, naturally, is the price. Youch.
So.
*claps*
*rubs hands together* Let's have some fun.
1. Our first contestant has casual mission styling crossed with Asian flair. At 12" off the ground, it's in the mid range of ideal bed heights. It has also the open foot board I require (having tall boyfriends, an open foot board is a must to avoid stubbed toes). It would, of course, have a 6" high quality handmade cotton futon mattress that costs more than the bed (plus shipping) giving it a lower line: 18" with the futon.
Introducing: the Jakarta
The bad? This is the bed WG and I had, so perhaps I don't want to go backward in time.
2. Our next contestant is a quality piece: not just a mahogany stain, but real mahogany wood, with a silky gleaming finish. Buyers tell us that it looks even richer in person. The curved headboard invites pillows and reading in bed. And it's sleek profile is low, lower, lowest, at a mere 9 1/2 inches from the floor: 15 1/2" with the futon. It has the open foot board, as required.
Next up: the Newport Tropical Modern
The bad? The flat edge headboard with the varied length slats... hmm... I don't know about that styling detail.
3. Our third candidate has a nautical feel crossed with a sturdy, rough-hewn cottage sensibility in dark walnut. Second-highest in quality among our candidates. There's an open foot bed and dark wood as required. The bed is adjustable, but upward, not down. It seems to go down to a low line at my mid range of twelve inches, again, 18" with futon.
Behold: the Manhattan
The bad: I can see it with my father's furniture, but I think it's just too heavy looking for my Asian-influenced furniture.
4. Our fourth contestant for your consideration (today) has old world British styling and a light, open headboard, for a dainty, airy feel. It belongs in a 19th century novel with a vase of tulips on a table alongside. There's an open foot board, as required, dark wood, and the bed falls in the mid-range, rising 12" off the floor (also adjustable, but up, not down), 18" with the futon.
Charmed, I'm sure: the Windsor
The bad? The details of this bed are not refined. There's a visible peg in each leg, and a squared off look to the larger side rails. It's less expensive than the others, but it also looks it.
5. Our fifth and final option for your delectation is the most stylistically interesting, and of course, the most expensive. It's hard wood with an eye-catching Asian design to the open headboard. Very unusual, and elsewhere I find it listed at $1,300 to 2,700, so this is a deal. It does have a footboard, however, and requires a box spring so would be higher than I'd like. The website is most uninformative, alas, but it is listed as low profile and seems to be a similar height from the floor as my other options.
Announcing: the Tribecca
The bad? It's hard to set aside the general Asian cool of this bed, and the foot board might be worth the risk (it is low), but requiring a box spring? I dunno. The main problem, naturally, is the price. Youch.
