When you're not looking

It was hard to curb my enthusiasm for furnishing our home but we've done a decent job stretching it over the course of the year. Most of our living area is furnished now but our bedroom could use some sprucing up. We splurged on crystal orb lamps and a nice dresser and bed tables but our bed is still on metal castors bereft of any dressing. Almost a year ago, we fell in love with this Collette bed from Crate and Barrel. We both liked how it was klutz-proof so even if I do bang my shin against it, it probably won't hurt as much as it would against sharp wooden corners. I guess we also have a thing for cream colored curves with nailhead trim because it's pretty much just like our sofas haha. I dislike the look of matchy matchy stuff but I think it's far removed from the living room enough that it won't look like we bought a set yet close enough to unify the decor.



Anyway, over the course of time, I've stumbled on the Collete but at $1800, we just couldn't stomach the price. I found a similar one on Overstock a few months back but it was still $1100. I decided to switch tactics and searched for headboards only instead of a platform bed. There were plenty of tufted upholstered ones but they still cost $400 or so for the ones that I liked and it still seemed wasteful to spend $400 on a piece of fabric covered plywood.

So what did we do?

Nothing. Dismissed it. We decided after our harried dining table adventure that we wouldn't rush into things. (In our defense, we had to get a dining set quickly because hubby's grandmother wanted to have dinner at our place before she went back to the East coast after our wedding). I digress. Tonight, tired and bored, I felt the urge to look at Target and found Collette's twin, Rochelle.



For about 1/3 of the Crate & Barrel's Collette, free shipping coupon, a bing 10% discount and a forgotten wedding gift card (Thanks Dan!), we got it delivered for just under $450! Is it risky to buy online, sight unseen? Nah, in this case, it's actually "Return to Target Store" friendly!

Now that we can handle! And it will be ours very soon. I cannot wait!