While it's not a pencil post, you might be interested in this reeded post bed, made by Statton Furniture in Hagerstown, MD: http://www.statton.com/Collection_Item.php?ID=7547 My wife and I were looking for a 4 poster bed, but didn't want real high posts since we have 8' ceilings and a ceiling fan hanging down in our master BR. The Statton bed linked to above has 70" posts. We just ordered the bed today from Green Front. Hope this helps, SteveWhile it's not a pencil post, you might be interested in this reeded post bed, made by Statton Furniture in Hagerstown, MD: http://www.statton.com/Collection_Item.php?ID=7547 My wife and I were looking for a 4 poster bed, but didn't want real high posts since we have 8' ceilings and a ceiling fan hanging down in our master BR. The Statton bed linked to above has 70" posts. We just ordered the bed today from Green Front. Hope this helps, SP Gass Here is a link that might be useful: Mid-Atlantic Furniture Shopping in Farmville, Virginia

Ohhhh, I love every one of them! I spent a lot of time yesterday checking them all out and, sadly, they aren't going to work for me no matter how much I love them. They're either more than I want to spend, too pricey to have shipped here to New Mexico or to Oklahoma, already sold or for pick up only. So, moved on to Plan B: Compromise. I headed back out to other shops in my area this morning and found a compromise headboard for only $30. It's wicker instead of wood. While it's feminine, it doesn't have the beautiful detailing that the above headboards have. I bought it because it's clean and in great shape, the tall height will work really well with Emily's PBT bedding and many pillows . . . and I can spray paint it black for just a few dollars more. I'd found this inspiration pic, which gave me the idea that her many pillows might look best up against a taller, plainer, black headboard. Here's that pic: Here's her PBT(Pottery Barn Teen) comforter and sheet set, although DD now has a black netted bedskirt with hers: And here's my $30 bargain headboard, now waiting to be painted: It's propped up against her new (old) slant front desk, that will also be painted this Summer while she's home here. Oakley: last month she actually bought a dresser, nightstand and mirror at a consignment shop near the university. But she's not been able to find a decent desk or headboard she liked. I'm personally not crazy about the color of them or the minimal storage area of the dresser, but she loves them and it's her life and her room. Pics below: Being that she's inherited my decorating obsession (LOL), she already has a number of lamps and artwork for the walls, which also lean towards Tropical. Her new 32" tall mirror which she'll also be painting black: And her PBT curtains in Pool, will work well in her new place: I'll post After pics, but not until everything has been painted, transported to her new place in Norman and set up . . . which will be in late-July. In the mean time, thank you all for your time, efforts and ideas. I really appreciate it! Lynn

I realize it could just be me, but I enjoy the look of non-matching furniture in a bedroom, so many of the total suites I've seen remind me of hotel rooms. I'd much rather see things you've accumulated, love, blended, and as long as they speak to each other in some way, or speak to you. Years ago when I needed bedroom furniture all at once I bought a 4-poster bed and nightstands (not identical nightstands/lamp tables, one in one style and the second in another) in whitewashed pine, then two bachelor chests with mirrors and a highboy in natural pine. I'm using those in our new master now and have added a small dark Drexel lamp table with a bit of hand painting on the front. It used to be in my former living room and I loved it, scale was too small for this house living area and now I'm enjoying it in my bedroom with my pine.

Sometimes I wonder why we went with this split king bed LOL. It seemed like a perfect solution because my husband suffers from reflux and can pop his side up, but I swear it messes with the snuggle factor because I can always feel that split. My girlfriend has the "split head" king that looks like a tooth but only splits half way (I attached a picture below). She says she can feel the split too when she snuggles. And sheets my goodness just add another variable to the entire decision. I had to buy the split king cooling lyocell sheets from the mattress company and those cost $200. Granted, after spending a million dollars on this mattress and base it may not seem like a lot, but I still can't wrap my head around $200 for these "special sheets" when I paid half as much for my favorite super duper soft PeachSkinSheets for my old king bed. They were twice as soft and still kept my sweaty husband cool and dry (bless his precious heart). They just came out with a five piece split king sheet set that is under $100 but there are only two colors ...white and cream and I really need more of a wedgewood gray-blue :-( :-(. I've never tried the Target brand, but it sounds like they only have them at certain times during the year? << :-( I just checked online and Target doesn't have any listed right now>>. Even though they don't have my color, I think that I'm going to have to cave in and get a white set. Besides, white goes with everything (see, I can justify anything!). I am hoping they stay put but in case they don't, I have my back up Sheet Suspenders.....aha! Problem solved. Here is their link, if anyone else out there is spending as much time as I am on my bedding issues: PeachSkinSheets .