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January 31, 2008
Putting a little too much into it
The wind is still howling.
Bubba is still yowling.
But we officially own a house.
I've been planning to get Jamie a bedroom set since her second birthday. That didn't happen because we just didn't have room to add it to my dad's house. When we moved back to Spring, I looked and I looked and I found what I wanted at IKEA. Since her room was so big, and we planned to have the girls share for at least a few years, I had decided to get two sets using different pieces from the same line. The only reason I didn't take it home was that it wouldn't fit in my van while the seats were in, and since I had the kids with me, taking them out would have been a wee problematic. For some reason, you had to arrange delivery in person, and I figured if I was going to have stuff delivered I'd combine the charges and get the game room furniture at the same time, only I hadn't picked that out yet. And then before I got around to it, we found out we might be moving, and hell if I wanted to pay to move and store even more furniture. Then the apartment was too small, plus we've known we had a few more moves coming.
But now. Now, we're ready.
Of course, now, IKEA still makes the same line but in different stains. I can't get the pieces I want in matching colors, unless I go with white, which just ain't gonna happen. Also, the girls are now required to room together for the forseeable future, and the room is a bit smaller, so some of my requirements have changed.
There is some other furniture I like that meets the new requirements just fine. Pottery Barn Kids has some stuff I really like, at least until I choke over the price. I remember a set from Pier1 Kids that was nifty, but they have apparently gone out of business, and the kids stuff doesn't appear to have moved to the regular store. I wasn't impressed with the quality of most of the stuff at Rooms to Go Kids, from what I remember.
I've put way too much time, effort and angst into this the last three years, and I have nothing to show for it. You would think with all the options in this world, it wouldn't be so damn hard to find what I want.
Posted by me at January 31, 2008 9:22 PM