| You don't want to break the bank buying bedroom | | | | about any furniture store. Furniture stores tend to be |
| furniture. But you don't want to break the bed | | | | a bit like car dealerships that way. But some stores |
| because you bought cheap. You don't have to | | | | can be worse than others. |
| sacrifice quality for affordability, or affordability for | | | | In particular, be wary of any of the new bedroom |
| quality. But you do have to keep your eyes open | | | | furniture lines being sold by discount department |
| and your expectations realistic. There are plenty of | | | | stores. Kmart and Target, in particular, have moved |
| furniture manufacturers that will be more than happy | | | | into the furniture business with mixed results. |
| to part a furniture fool from his money. | | | | According to a recent New York Times article, when |
| Why Bedroom Furniture Craftsmanship Is So | | | | a professional furniture craftsman checked out the |
| Important | | | | "designer" pieces at Target, he found a lot of reason |
| Why does bedroom furniture so often seem to give | | | | to believe the furniture wouldn't last. The biggest |
| out before the rest of the house's furniture? | | | | cause for alarm: parts that were bolted together |
| Because it's usually used more frequently and more | | | | without also being glued. |
| heavily than any other furniture in the house. | | | | When parts are only bolted together, they will |
| Guaranteed frequent use. | | | | inevitably start wiggling just a bit. As time goes on, |
| For many people, bedroom furniture will get used | | | | the wiggling will pull the bolts loose. Then one day |
| more consistently than any other room's furniture. | | | | when you slam the "snooze" button, the nightstand |
| Even if you spend all day at work and never turn on | | | | will go crashing down beneath it. |
| your TV, you'll still begin and end the day in bed. | | | | Materials are of course as important as |
| Heavy use. | | | | workmanship--at least when it comes to price. |
| No one is a gentle creature in the middle of the night | | | | Everyone knows that hardwood costs more than |
| or first thing in the morning. | | | | particle board. But not everyone can spot particle |
| Toss and turn in bed? Better hope your bed joints | | | | board right away. What does "oaken" mean? Just |
| can take it. | | | | because something looks like oak, doesn't mean it's |
| Who remembers to use a coaster for a glass of | | | | oak. |
| water in the middle of the night? If your nightstand's | | | | If every inch of surface is covered in some kind of |
| finish is just sprayed on rather than a genuine varnish, | | | | veneer, check the materials label on the furniture's |
| you can expect that water glass to leave some | | | | tag. Every piece of furniture you buy should have |
| pretty nasty scars. | | | | some kind of label like this. If you're buying online, the |
| Your nightstand will get a good rattle when you hit | | | | website's description of the piece should say what |
| the "snooze" button. If the pieces are just loosely | | | | the materials are. If not, take your business |
| bolted together, there'll be some damage within a | | | | elsewhere. |
| few years. | | | | Want a shortcut for finding well-made discount |
| Your bureau drawers will be yanked open and | | | | bedroom furniture? Try looking for furniture from a |
| slammed shut. If the drawers are sliding on metal | | | | respected design company. An Ethan Allen table sold |
| rather than plastic runners, you might just yank the | | | | in one store should be roughly as good as an Ethan |
| drawer and pull it right out. | | | | Allen table sold in another. Of course, these brands |
| Of course, you could treat the furniture delicately. If | | | | are expensive. You can cut down on cost by |
| that's even possible to do when you're tired, it would | | | | comparison shopping online just as you would for |
| be a great way to bring a lot of stress into the | | | | electronics or cars. You can even buy the furniture |
| room. | | | | online and have it delivered to your house, the same |
| Considering that you may spend a third of your life in | | | | as from an offline furniture store. |
| the bedroom, why not make it nice? | | | | Wherever you buy your bedroom furniture, just |
| Judging Quality Discount Bedroom Furniture | | | | make sure it's quality. After all, you'll be spending a |
| You can find both good and bad furniture at just | | | | third of your life in it. |