Late Saturday morning, Celeste and I are going to IKEA. Come with us! I’m getting a few things for Celeste, maybe a bed for me, and a few things for the house. IKEA is just fun. Especially when it’s crowded on a weekend. Well do some shopping, have lunch, and come home in time for a late-ish nap.
Small Table and Chairs.
I think Celeste would really benefit from a table and chairs set. She’s growing up so fast and having a place that she can sit and draw or play with blocks would be good for her. My mom has a set that she enjoys quite a bit even though she never actually sits in a chair and instead just uses the table. I tried to bring my parents to IKEA with me before to help me watch Celeste so I could pick out and buy a set but in the end my mom got bored of being there and walked out before I was finished looking. So, Celeste and I will just do it without them.
I looked around at a few resale shops and stuff and found very few sets, let alone one that I liked. IKEA has this stuff for a fairly inexpensive price, so I figure I’ll just buy it there.
A Platform Bed.
Also, I’m in need of something to make my bed look nicer. Jess and I had always planned on building a headboard into the wall and so for over two years now there’s just been a giant bed on a metal frame. I’ve also decided I want to lower the bed and/or get rid of the box springs. This will make it easier for Celeste to get in and out and will also keep the cats from hiding/living underneath it. Plus I think it looks nice.
Unfortunately, I’m having a real hard time finding a simple frame that will hold a mattress without box springs. I did manage to find one at WalMart of all places, but the height is the same as it would be with box springs. I also managed to find some low profile metal frames, but they don’t have railing that reaches from head to foot on both sides and in the center. So supporting the mattress with wood slats doesn’t work. I guess I could build something if it comes to that. But, given my current time constraints, I’d rather it didn’t.
So, the best thing I can find right now is IKEA Malm. It’s simple (which is good), seems to be made cheaply (which is bad), is inexpensive (which is good), isn’t exactly what I want (which is bad), but will get the job done (which is ok). However, it’s also one of most common low profile beds I’ve seen in the homes of other people (which is silly and kind of annoying).
Surely there’s some other option?
The WalMart platform frame raises the bed 14″ off the ground. I’m looking for more like 4-6″. The low profile metal frames I’ve found raise the bed 6″ off the ground, but can’t support slats all the way to the foot. If you can find me something that would work better before Saturday, I’ll let you be the first to test drive it. If it’s just a frame, ideally, it’d be less than $150. And if it’s a full bed (like the Malm) ideally it’d be less than $400. At this point, I’ll entertain either idea.
Home Decor? What?
Sadly, Jess and I never bothered to decorate much of anything. I’ll save speculation for some other place and just say that I don’t know why, but that it’s about damn time that I started. I have ideas. Lots of ideas. But I need someone with a mind geared toward this sort of thing to help me keep them in check and then figure out how to make them happen for a decent price. I think I’ll start in the bedroom, since it seems to be lacking the most, and work my way out from there. So, who wants to help?