sweet dreams are made of this
Matt and I have been doing a lot of talking about what we need in terms of furnishings and decorations for the house. We’ve been in our house over a year now and love it, but are imagining we will love it more when we get things in order. First on the list of things to get is a bedroom set. Right now our bedroom furniture consists of a king bed on a metal frame, two night stands (they are actually Amish made Mission style phone stands) and a hand me down Ethan Allen chair that needs to be reupholstered.
So, after spending some time doing research on the Internet and with some idea in mind of what we liked, Matt and I took a road trip to Hickory, North Carolina to the Hickory Furniture Mart in search of bedroom furniture. If you are going to this place, be warned, it is massive. Plan on spending an entire day (longer if you are furnishing more than one room). We spent almost eight hours there, but found several sets we really liked.
The first bedroom furniture candidate is made by Thomasville, a well-known North Carolina based company. Their Cinnamon Hill line really caught our eye. With tailored clean lines, a high foot board, and versatility (you can have high posts on the headboard or low posts) we immediately put this one down as a possibility.
The second bedroom set we came across is made by Villageois, a Canadian-based company. Their Bannister Bed from their Cherry Classic Collection is very substantial, solid and well built. As with the first set, we liked the high foot board, and the classic design.
At the same store we found something comparable to the Villageois set, but was considerably more affordable. Chatham Furniture Reproductions, Inc. had several styles we liked. The Kittery Point Collection has the same look as the Villageois, but with a little more casual feel. The Kittery Point Collection has a little more of a distressed look than the finish we were looking at, but the bedrooms sets are the same. Very similar in design as the Villageois, almost as solid, but for a much more reasonable price.
The final bedroom set we liked was at a Drexel Heritage store, also a North Carolina based company. We went in this store to check out a Mission Style bed, but also ended up finding another set we liked, under their Postobello Home Collection. While this style was much different from all of the others we were considering, we were drawn to the bed. Again, versatility was a big plus. The posts on the headboard and foot board can either be high or low and the hardware on additional pieces come in both pewter and wood, allowing the set to take on different looks.
At lunch we sat down, reviewed all of our choices, referred to a great book I had found called Shopping For Furniture, and went back to the showrooms to look over our final choices. We re-evaluated the sturdiness, the construction of the drawers, the colors and of course the price before coming to a final decision.
What did we choose? Check back to see!