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When Brian and I started dating I was living with my parents, sleeping on their old Queen-sized mattress and box spring (1995). The thing was probably 20 years old and was a huge, uncomfortable marshmellow. After college graduation after I got my feet on the ground, we bought our first mattress and boxspring set at Mattress Discounters (1997). A basic functional metal frame was free since we picked it up on our own with Dad's van.
After we got married (we were still living in our Shaghaus apartment) we took some wedding money and for what was a big sum at the time ($150 or so) purchased a cheapish wrought iron frame for our bed, also from Mattress Discounters (1999). It was our first "grownup" furniture purchase. Being gawth as fsck at the time, we picked out some purple sheer curtains for the four sides of the bed. Over time we tired of the curtains, but have had the bed since then. It went with us from our apartment to our first home in Framingham, and to our home in Waltham.
A year or so ago we upgraded to a new mattress, this time a schmancy natural latex one from Jordan's Furniture that cost more than some cars I have purchased. Oh my god bed, so comfortable. It was delivered and set up for us, and the old set that we bought years ago while living in my parents basement (Carlos' Nerdcave now) went in the trash). We had really arrived!
Overtime we have grown out of this bed frame. It is positioned somewhat awkwardly in our not-huge room and sometimes shifts and hits our ceiling fan (we could move about 6" closer to the wall near the headboard if not for that ceiling fan). It is decidedly not friendly for co-sleeping, which we do from time to time. As we acquire more things to care for a baby, my desire to streamline and get rid of things increases. It just feels cluttered in our bedroom despite our best efforts, because of this bed smack in the middle of the room.
So we are buying a new bed frame! A wood one! At some point I bought myself a lingerie cabinet from Jordan's Furniture that somewhat matched the antique mahogany vanity, end table and bureau I had inherited from Gram. Jordan's still sells this set, and so our bed will come from there to somewhat again, tie things together. Since it is laminate coated with cherry (versus entirely constructed of cherry) the price is quite reasonable. A sleigh bed! How decadant! http://www.jordans.com/Beds/BZ2343000.aspx
Oh the wonders of technology! I ordered online and they will call to arrange final payment, delivery and that stuff. Being Jordans and paying for delivery, they will take our old bed down and set this one up for us. Moving our latex mattress would not be so fun.
I think this calls for a new bedspread too. I've wanted one for quite a while but haven't found one that I liked, but I think it is time for a more concerted search.
I'm also hoping to streamline the "stuff" in the bedroom a bit and perhaps clear out a small bureau we have crammed in a corner that holds miscellaneous baby stuff that we don't use often. We shall see!
I thought that moving from a huge house to a smaller one with little closet space was a challenge to my organizational-fu. I've had fun trying to make the most of our space: storing things and making it easy to live in. Having a baby with all of the things that comes with that (despite us being imo, fairly simplistic with our "stuff" accumulation for Miss Mina) has been an even bigger challenge).
Next up, we'll purchase something more safe and attractive in a bookshelf for Mina's room. The one in there is an old Target particle board one, with shelves that aren't fixed but sit on little pegs. So not kid friendly! I think we may hit up Ikea for something . . . they should have more secure options than what we have. It does not need to be a long-term heirloom piece.
I *heart* decorating and organizing our spaces. At some point we have to do some more messy work, like actually painting the stripped and replaced woodwork from when our house was deleaded. And painting our hallway. And actually creating our 'picture gallery' along the stairway to the second floor. And putting some bookshelves up over the doorways in our first floor hallway to free up bookshelf space in the den. And better organizing our kitchen to be more baby friendly (how the hell to baby proof a cat's litter box?). All in good time. :)
After we got married (we were still living in our Shaghaus apartment) we took some wedding money and for what was a big sum at the time ($150 or so) purchased a cheapish wrought iron frame for our bed, also from Mattress Discounters (1999). It was our first "grownup" furniture purchase. Being gawth as fsck at the time, we picked out some purple sheer curtains for the four sides of the bed. Over time we tired of the curtains, but have had the bed since then. It went with us from our apartment to our first home in Framingham, and to our home in Waltham.
A year or so ago we upgraded to a new mattress, this time a schmancy natural latex one from Jordan's Furniture that cost more than some cars I have purchased. Oh my god bed, so comfortable. It was delivered and set up for us, and the old set that we bought years ago while living in my parents basement (Carlos' Nerdcave now) went in the trash). We had really arrived!
Overtime we have grown out of this bed frame. It is positioned somewhat awkwardly in our not-huge room and sometimes shifts and hits our ceiling fan (we could move about 6" closer to the wall near the headboard if not for that ceiling fan). It is decidedly not friendly for co-sleeping, which we do from time to time. As we acquire more things to care for a baby, my desire to streamline and get rid of things increases. It just feels cluttered in our bedroom despite our best efforts, because of this bed smack in the middle of the room.
So we are buying a new bed frame! A wood one! At some point I bought myself a lingerie cabinet from Jordan's Furniture that somewhat matched the antique mahogany vanity, end table and bureau I had inherited from Gram. Jordan's still sells this set, and so our bed will come from there to somewhat again, tie things together. Since it is laminate coated with cherry (versus entirely constructed of cherry) the price is quite reasonable. A sleigh bed! How decadant! http://www.jordans.com/Beds/BZ2343000.aspx
Oh the wonders of technology! I ordered online and they will call to arrange final payment, delivery and that stuff. Being Jordans and paying for delivery, they will take our old bed down and set this one up for us. Moving our latex mattress would not be so fun.
I think this calls for a new bedspread too. I've wanted one for quite a while but haven't found one that I liked, but I think it is time for a more concerted search.
I'm also hoping to streamline the "stuff" in the bedroom a bit and perhaps clear out a small bureau we have crammed in a corner that holds miscellaneous baby stuff that we don't use often. We shall see!
I thought that moving from a huge house to a smaller one with little closet space was a challenge to my organizational-fu. I've had fun trying to make the most of our space: storing things and making it easy to live in. Having a baby with all of the things that comes with that (despite us being imo, fairly simplistic with our "stuff" accumulation for Miss Mina) has been an even bigger challenge).
Next up, we'll purchase something more safe and attractive in a bookshelf for Mina's room. The one in there is an old Target particle board one, with shelves that aren't fixed but sit on little pegs. So not kid friendly! I think we may hit up Ikea for something . . . they should have more secure options than what we have. It does not need to be a long-term heirloom piece.
I *heart* decorating and organizing our spaces. At some point we have to do some more messy work, like actually painting the stripped and replaced woodwork from when our house was deleaded. And painting our hallway. And actually creating our 'picture gallery' along the stairway to the second floor. And putting some bookshelves up over the doorways in our first floor hallway to free up bookshelf space in the den. And better organizing our kitchen to be more baby friendly (how the hell to baby proof a cat's litter box?). All in good time. :)
