I have a 1960/70s Hartford House Solid Rock Maple "full" size bedroom set (one wide dresser w/mirror, one tall dresser, bed frame and end table) and I'm only guessing what it is worth. It was inherited from my grandmother but I have since outgrown it and would like to find a local buyer. It was original purchased in Springfield, IL, then subsequently moved to Atlanta, GA then Orlando, FL then San Francisco, CA. It is in good shape although it does have a few minor dings from moving. The end table has a weather stain on top, perhaps from humidity in storage. There is a small place on the wide dresser top that has minor ball point pen impressions barely visible (1" x 1/2"?). Also, there is a small "ring around the drink" from a few weeks ago (thanks girlfriend, doh) that is quite minor but is there never the less, on the tall dresser. Otherwise, I think it is in exceptional shape for all of its moving. I also retrofitted some long velcro strips onto the back of the dresser mirror so it was more "earthquake-proof" as I didn't like the whole screwing into the wood idea. Your wisdom would be most appreciated. Thank you, mycall

I have a black iron bed w/ silver accents. We have 2 very old pine bedside tables which I've always loved w/ it (that's saying a lot since I'm a;lways tweaking something!) and a bowfrant bureau that I painted alternating stripes of dark and medium grey. DH bought black glass knobs for that dresser. Love it all together! In fact I recently swapped out my pine bedside tables w/ my painted sofa side tables and I don't like it at all. Can't wait to switch back to the pine. Since our pine is very old it is also very 'patinaed' and old looking. It looks completely different from newer pine pieces.

I like the way Trance shows your bed on the window wall w/o the heater. But I have a couple of options, and will also ask a couple of questions. 1. Do you use your chest as a 2nd end table? 2. What size are your speakers on either side of the TV? 3. Is the endtable speaker a really small one, which I think it to be? Ok, now for what I consider as worth a try anyway. 4. Turn your bed on the diagonal in the corner between the two windows. This will create a vacant corner where you can then hide some long term storage items that you do not access often. When I did my room that way, I put about 5 fixed-louver door-height shutter panels behind the headboard, and hung a couple of pictures on there. 5. Put the CHEST over there where Trance shows it, NW wall. 6. Put the end table on the opposite side of the bed, close to the SW window. 7. Hang a sconce or a shelf above the end table, then place that small speaker on the sconce (keeping the power cord etc as hidden as possible.) 8. Replace that closet door with a pair of bifold shutter doors available at Lowes/HomeDepot, made by JennWeld I think, cost about $80 and they come painted white or unfinished. We used those, without the tracks, and just hinged them to the door frame like a regular door. You might can LEAVE the TV where is presently is, but experiment with moving one of the speakers over to the tub wall. Is that media stand really necessary? And do you expect to change out your TV for a flat panel any time in the (near) future? Of all the space saving ideas, that will help the most. And if those are big honking speakers that are floor models, can you perhaps turn them on their sides and put them on the wall above the TV and the closet door? Considering that this will reduce the items on the floor, it will appear much more open. Just make sure your headroom is adequate if you are tall. What ceiling heights do you have in this apartment? Do you own the house, or just lease this apartment? If leasing, would there be a restriction on any architectural changes, like hanging shelves or changing the closet door? Here are the bifold doors in my house:we used two pair though for a wider closet. And here is the corner bed arrangement. We had just moved in and I forgot the shutters were not up behind this bed. I used the same placement behind another bed, but those pics are not on my computer. So sorry. It looked beautiful, and the shutters hid all the rods/reels/lifejackets/tackleboxes. This bedroom is 11.5 x 11.5 and not much different in size from yours. AND, wall mounting your TV with a "floating" shelf beneath it would look something like this: our TV is 37" flat panel. The floating shelf holds the DVD player, the cable box.

Marlene, I don't have any advice beyond what's already been given. I just want to point out that this seems to be another impulse buy that you've gotten home and now don't know what to do with. Now, this is better than my friend who has had four impulse marriages which were harder to return and didn't even get store credit when she did, but still it's good to recognize your patterns. Next time you fall in love with a piece of furniture, try a longer engagement to see if it's just infatuation or true love.