Unless you’ve relocated a lot, chances are you’ve only purchased your bedroom furniture once or twice in your lifetime. When the time comes to update your bedroom furniture, the process can sometimes seem downright overwhelming. Here are a few things to consider when shopping for bedroom furniture:
Space
Measuring your room is the most important thing to do before you start shopping for bedroom furniture. It helps to see what space you have to work with before adding anything to it.
Style
Decide on the style you want for your new bedroom furniture next. Consider the new furniture and how it will blend in with the style of your bedroom and any other furniture, fixtures, or decor you plan to keep or add to it.
Bed Options
Before you decide on buying a particular style of bed, try to think of the kind of headboard and footboard options that work best for you. Would high headboards be blocking a window or would a low footboard give your legs more room to stretch? Thinking about things like this ahead of time will help narrow down your search for furniture.
Shopping for new bedroom furniture gives you the perfect opportunity to re-evaluate the style of bed you prefer as well as the size. If you’re determined to pick a specific size, just remember to include a new mattress in your budget as well.
Nightstands and Bedside Chests
Apart from a bed and mattress, nightstands are also arguably the most important pieces of bedroom furniture. Just think of them as necessary extensions of your bed, as they provide a convenient location for bedside lamps, as well as a space to keep items like phones, books, or alarm clocks within your arm’s reach.
While buying furniture, you may come across nightstands and bedside chests, and while they’re similar, nightstands are shorter and include a combination of drawers on top with cabinet-style doors or an open space below. Bedside chests normally have several single-column drawers for storage.
Chests, Dressers, and Armoires
With all the options available between dressers, chests, and armoires, how do you know which pieces are best for your room? It always comes down to space and what you think works best for your storage needs. Armoires are best for those who need a lot of storage space, while chests are typically more compact.
