Analysis paralysis: bed edition
I am thisclose to pulling the trigger on this bed. I’ve been shopping for a new bed for probably two years and always find something wrong with all of them. Too platformy, too glitzy, too chintzy, poor quality, trying too hard . . . this the first one that really speaks to me, and I can’t find any reason to reject it, other than price. But it’s on sale now, which alleviates the $$ concerns a bit. Now I just have to choose between fabric and leather. There’s only one option for each, which is helpful. The leather would probably be more durable (I intend to draft instructions to be buried in this bed), but the fabric is speaking to me a bit more. The fabric I think softens it a bit, makes it a bit more feminine, and is a more correct reference to the MCM era.
**Also very important to note that my grandpa . . .
. . . was a member of Walnut Grove Country Club in Dayton, Ohio. Accordingly, there is a not insignificant degree of kismet at work here. The sale ends tomorrow, so any and all advice, gut instincts or chastisements are invited. Fabric on top, leather on bottom.
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Comments (14)I slightly prefer the faux bamboo style, but haven't found a simpler example like the discontinued one in the photo (straight lines, plain finials instead of pineapples, etc.). Thanks for your points on the footboard! I'm still batting for both teams, but No Footboard is edging ahead....See Morejakabedy
last yearlast modified: last yearI forgot I had a picture on my phone -- bed in fabric and the bench in leather. I'm definitely feeling the fabric more. It's much more sophisticated. I'll make sure the fabric is treated and vow to not eat spaghetti in bed.
And thanks, my grandpa was indeed a handsome man. Always with a twinkle in his eye and a cleft chin just like Cary Grant!jakabedy
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last yearlast modified: last yearThanks, all. I’m propped up in said bed typing this very response and I haven’t had one ounce of buyer’s remorse. I’m hoping this is the last bed I’ll ever buy.
@Sueb20, it’s a little painting. The artist is Alice Hammell, out of Oxford, Mississippi. I bought it at an art festival in my early twenties, when the tiny size made it at least borderline affordable. I thought I was really something, having just bought Real Art created by a By God Real Artist. I still adore the painting, which is why it has a special spot by the bed.
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