We had a similar dilemma with our own DS when he was a teen. I looked at a lot of different options, but decided to go with a daybed for a number of reasons. 1) Teens tend to spend the majority of the time in their rooms, lounging on their beds and on the floor. I wanted something that would hold up to a lot of flops and would act as a kind of sofa for him and his friends that came over to hang out with him. 2) I chose a single with a separate slide-out trundle (not the ones that look like drawers) in case company needed to sleep there. In my mind, two singles are more versatile than a double. The single gave him more floor space for a beanbag, floor pillows, a rug, and a small entertainment center for his tv, stereo, books, Nintendo, etc. It also gave him and his buddies room to sprawl ;^D 3) DS requested a room that would act as a den for him and his friends. A double bed in there would not have worked for that. He really enjoyed having this room all through middle and high school . . . and in college, when he came home for visits. It worked especially well then, as he loved bringing friends home with him to show them New Mexico. A couple of things I learned if you do go the daybed route. ~ buy a good, sturdy one, without a back and arms. Guys tend to be rough on furniture at that age and he broke his first daybed frame horsing around. He disliked the arms and back, as he said he was always bumping his head and feet on the wood. ~ use a simple, easy to care for, machine-washable coverlet for the daybed. One with a small, dark print or a dark, plain one is preferable for guys. ~ large floor pillows with washable covers ~ ditto with pillows for the bed, so he can lean against them while sitting in bed. They will end up on the floor eventually, though ;^D Lynn

Joanie, that's the same lamp that corgimum posted. I do like it. I think I got the BHG magazine in the mail the other day, I will have to look at it tonight when I get home to see if the lady's story/picture is in there. I am going back today at lunch to see if the glass jar at the antique store is still there. If I can't have it made into a lamp for reasonable, I will use it for something else, maybe a change jar for my future/someday trip to Italy. The opening to the jar is is probably 3.5-4 inches, and it has a lid that fits over it. I'll have to see what the lamp shop can do w/o paying so much that I should have just bought the PB one, LOL. I found the cutest shade last night at Ross. It's a Martha Stewart drum shade w/ a chrome metal edging on the top and bottom. It was only $2.99! I tried it in the Target lamp that I haven't returned yet, but I think it might not be wide enough. The top is 9.5 inches wide, and the bottom is 10.5 inches wide. I also think it would bee too narrow for the potential glass jar lamp. I'm going to try it on the original silver skinny lamp I bought at Target. If it looks good, then I might be able to use that on top of the chest of drawers. Are there rules about widths and heighths of lampshades in relation to the bases? Or is it just more of a whichever one looks better to the eye deal? Oh, for those that asked, the closest Home Goods is over by the airport, and it's a good 45 minutes one way form home, maybe more depending on traffic. I don't go there very often because I hate driving that far and then they have nothing. There used to be one in the same shopping center as my gym. I HATE they closed it! Seemed like they were always busy. Now it's a stupid ol' Staples. :(

In general, beds are made to be taken apart and put back together. People move, and most beds won't fit through a doorway fully assembled. I can't speak for PB beds in particular, but most beds should handle being taken apart and put back together just fine. You might want to check with PB to see if they have assembly instructions available, if you think putting the bed back together might be tricky. Or ask the seller if you can be there when it is being taken apart, so that you will know how to put it back together again.

Hmmm, I don't know about the weight but the measurements seem fine. I won't buy a quilt under 108" wide for a king and LOTS of quilts are a lot less than that ( and at very nice stores too) but the Lara was surprisingly 108". Maybe you could measure your bed so you know exactly what size width you will need. I did that after I kept ordering too small quilts. You may find you need to go to a coverlet size instead - I rarely see quilts over 108". Most are between 102 and 106. I would measure the Lara too, if it's their error they should pay return shipping.