need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

ok, I'm shopping for a new bed... I have had the same IKEA bed for 5 years Time for a change.. Not when I get a bed I can get a

headboard which goes at the "top" of the bed"
footboard- which goes at the "bottom

I get a mattress and a boxspring to go with it???

I am really confused at the parts I need for a bed!!

Also, I love the Whitney bed from Pottery Barn but its $850 with delivery and set up and I still need a mattress. Does anyone know whereI can get a nice metal, pewter bed?

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

We just bought a bed and ordered it online. It was cheapest that way. I couldnt' believe how expensive beds are!!!

We bought a bedstead - which is the entire thing. Headboard, footboard and all the pieces in between to connect them.

I would give you the website, but the company was UK based, which would be just more expensive. If you do a google search, it should turn up a few different companies. We had no problems with ours and it was delivered in perfect condition.

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

If you like Pottery Barn metal beds, go to their outlet in Riverhead. They usually have a good selection and not that expensive.

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

We recently got a new mattress from Sleepys. It came with a bed frame, box spring, and the mattress obviously. They also had some nice metal headboards there. I didn't buy one yet because we plan on getting a new bedroom set soon, and I want it to match, but there were a few metal ones that I really liked.

ETA: My SIL works for sleepys so we got a great deal... not sure how their prices compare to other places without her discounts though!

Message edited 10/20/2004 3:25:31 PM.

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

Weilea Antique Pewter Bed

Lincoln Park Contemporary Pewter Bed

These are just for the head/footboard...not the matress or box spring.

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

We bought a Sealy's mattress and box spring from shopnbc.com - free delivery, removal of old bed, plus it was about 1/2 the price of the same bed at sleepy's. Look for the deals on their website b/c they change from week to week.

We then bought a bed set (including frame, headboard and footboard) from Levitz and although it is BEAUTIFUL and we love it, we had a terrible time getting it delivered...let's just say we ordered it in July and just received it about 2 weeks ago.....

Good luck!

Re: need furniture advice- bed questions.... am I blonde- also want a metal bed but Pottery Barn is so $$$$

Just a word of advice...when you order a bed from ANYWHERE go out to the truck to take a look at the mattress before you accept the delivery. A friend of my mom's sent hers back about 3 times because she went to inspect it on the truck and there were hairs on it!!! THey have those money-back guarantees where people get to try the mattress out for 60 days or whatever. Well, guess what they do with the ones that people return...