| The first item to decide upon is the bed, of course. | | | | How wide to you want the chest of drawers to be? |
| Do you want your new bed to be the same size as | | | | Some are fairly skinny, while others can be more |
| the old one? If you are simply replacing the bed | | | | than half the size of your dresser. You also have to |
| without upgrading the size, you won't have to | | | | decide how many drawers you want. Some pine |
| purchase new sheets or blankets. However, if you're | | | | chests of drawers have as few as four or five, while |
| buying a bigger bed, you'll need new bed accessories. | | | | others may have eight drawers or so. Again, it all |
| Remember, too, to measure the space in your | | | | depends on how much stuff you need to store in |
| bedroom so that your new bed will fit. You may | | | | your chest of drawers. |
| have to rearrange some of your existing bedroom | | | | Another item you might want to think about getting |
| furniture (if you're keeping any of it) so that your | | | | is a pine wardrobe. These are basically portable |
| new bed will fit. | | | | closets that you can hang a number of garments in. |
| Next, you need to look at how much clothing | | | | If your closet is constantly overflowing, you might |
| storage you need. Some people are fine with a full | | | | want a wardrobe to handle your extra clothes. |
| sized pine dresser (one with three large drawers in it). | | | | However, wardrobes do take up a lot of space, so |
| Some people, though, may need both a dresser and | | | | keep that in mind. Most are also quite bulky and may |
| a chest of drawers. Again, make sure you can fit | | | | be very heavy and hard to move. |
| both in your bedroom before you buy them. One | | | | You also need to decide if you need a nightstand. If |
| new option, too, is to buy a TV stand dresser. | | | | you've purchased a modern bed frame, you might |
| These dressers may have smaller drawers, but they | | | | not. These low to the floor bed frames often have |
| include a wide top that's big enough for a television. | | | | small nightstands attached to either side of the |
| Don't forget to think about a mirror-many dressers | | | | sleeping area. However, if you've gone with a more |
| include an optional mirror that attaches to the back. | | | | traditional bed, you may need to buy a couple of |
| While it's not always included in the price, it can be a | | | | small nightstands or other small tables. Overall, it can |
| nice addition to your bedroom. | | | | become very easy to invest in to many items of |
| If you do decide that you want a pine chest of | | | | Pine bedroom furniture but with careful planning the |
| drawers, you again have several decisions to make. | | | | design of your bedroom can be very efficient. |