I Need Some Bedroom Furniture

I need to purchase some new bedroom furniture, but know very little about how to get value for my money. I went to a store today. There was some nice stuff there, but I don't know what's good. I'd like to get something well built and have the funds to do so, but I don't want to over pay either. When I was a kid I had this bed and dresser that was solid wood. My mother stained it and it was very well constructed. My nephew is using the bed today, but I have no desire or ability to do any staining myself. Does anyone here know how to get value for my money or even where I should be looking?

I'd like to get a platform bed with some drawers underneath the bed. I did find this online [homefurniture2go.com], which represents the design I'd like to get, but again I don't know if it's any good. I'd also need a nightstand to two along with a a dresser. Thanks for any help.

Quote from zazon : I need to purchase some new bedroom furniture, but know very little about how to get value for my money. I went to a store today. There was some nice stuff there, but I don't know what's good. I'd like to get something well built and have the funds to do so, but I don't want to over pay either. When I was a kid I had this bed and dresser that was solid wood. My mother stained it and it was very well constructed. My nephew is using the bed today, but I have no desire or ability to do any staining myself. Does anyone here know how to get value for my money or even where I should be looking? I'd like to get a platform bed with some drawers underneath the bed. I did find this online [homefurniture2go.com], which represents the design I'd like to get, but again I don't know if it's any good. I'd also need a nightstand to two along with a a dresser. Thanks for any help.

Do you have a Rooms to Go Outlet store near you? I have bought quite a few pieces from them and its their normal Rooms to Go stuff, just at a discount because its being clearanced out or some small inperfection.

Thanks for the reply. I don't live near a Rooms to Go. I live in a rural area. Whatever I buy will purchased on-line and delivered. What I'm really looking for is how to get value for my money and get something I like/want. I just don't know much about furniture or what's good. Thanks again.

You know that one you listed does NOT include the drawers right? They are over $200 extra for 2 drawers. I just got the below for my son and he loves it. It is all solid wood.

http://www.amazon.com/Merlot-Book...tains+Full

hi i was wondering if you ever got any furniture from rooms to go. i was wondering how is the quality. im looking at the bed frams

Quote from chsiung : hi i was wondering if you ever got any furniture from rooms to go. i was wondering how is the quality. im looking at the bed frams

I bought a couch from Rooms To Go and within six months the fabric had faded along the top (even though it wasn't getting any direct sunlight) and the frame had developed a squeak behind one of the back cushions. This is a couch that only had two average size adults using it, no kids jumping on it or anything that might have damaged it.

Check out the beds at Ikea. We have an iron bed from there and it's still in great shape after several years of use. However, I'm not fond of their mattresses as they're too thin for my taste, but lots of people I know have Ikea mattresses and really like them.

Depends on how much you really want to spend. Rooms to Go and IKea are imo mid to low end quality places for furniture. There is nothing wrong with them, but it is not going to be durable and well made imo when compared to say Thomasville furniture. Of course they are no where near as expensive either.

You usually get what you pay for which means someone like Ethan Allen or Thomasville at the retail level for high end. That said, you can get excellent quality furniture from quality manufacturers like Hooker Furniture et. al. online from a number of sellers who will white-glove ship it to you without tax usually from the Carolinas. Check out a site like basista.com who sell furniure from a number of manufacturers at various levels of quality (you do have to know what you want and call them for a quote). Usually you can go to a retail merchant near you to checkout the furniture and then go order it online to save money (though it depends on the brand)...or you can use the online sites of the various manufacturers. I bought most of my furniture online with a good amount of success following this method and saved quite a bit of money.

Quote from YanksIn2009 : Depends on how much you really want to spend. Rooms to Go and IKea are imo mid to low end quality places for furniture. There is nothing wrong with them, but it is not going to be durable and well made imo when compared to say Thomasville furniture. Of course they are no where near as expensive either. You usually get what you pay for which means someone like Ethan Allen or Thomasville at the retail level for high end. That said, you can get excellent quality furniture from quality manufacturers like Hooker Furniture et. al. online from a number of sellers who will white-glove ship it to you without tax usually from the Carolinas. Check out a site like basista.com who sell furniure from a number of manufacturers at various levels of quality (you do have to know what you want and call them for a quote). Usually you can go to a retail merchant near you to checkout the furniture and then go order it online to save money (though it depends on the brand)...or you can use the online sites of the various manufacturers. I bought most of my furniture online with a good amount of success following this method and saved quite a bit of money.

With Ikea it depends on what you're buying. They sell cheap items for students and new renters but they also sell higher end/well made items for people who can afford to spend a little more. You just have to look at the price and the construction to see which is which. Ikea is well known for the durability of their couches and the higher end office furniture. They also do some really solid metal bed frames too, haven't looked at the wooden ones so can't comment on those.