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New bed
Finally!
About 3 weeks ago, we ordered a new bed from a Dormia retail store in the mall. We were tired of squeezing into our old one, and we wanted something bigger. We're both tall people (over 6 feet) so we got a "California King" size bed. If you didn't know and you're interested, this CK size is slightly narrower and slightly longer than a normal king size bed. We also opted for a memory foam style mattress - I'll have to see how that works out.
To make an arduously long story short, Dormia gave us lots of problems with delivery.
They'd promise a day, then cancel, then again, then we had to wait... Erika threatened to cancel the order if they didn't get it to us by Saturday... then it came on Friday. We ended up getting two free memory foam pillows since they gave us so much trouble. In summary, think of their "promised" delivery dates as estimates, and if you do have trouble, be prepared to make numerous phone calls to get it straigtened out.
So anyway, they delivered it today. It was the funniest thing. The mattress comes shipped in box the size you'd use to store an artificial Christmas tree. Inside that, the mattress is rolled up like a burrito. Then they unroll it and remove the vacuum-sealed bag. In a few minutes the mattress expands to the size you'd expect. Very weird. I'm sure it's great for reducing shipping costs. Think how many of these they could fit into a delivery tuck! As usual, I took some pictures and posted them for your viewing pleasure.
If you're wondering, all King or California King size beds use a foundation or box springs that comes in two pieces. It almost looks like two twin size beds beneath the mattress. The reason for this is that you couldn't fit a one-piece king size foundation through doorways and corridors in many houses.
Comments
Feng shui suggests that you need to place a long piece of solid red fabric over the line where the 2 sides of the two box springs come together under your top mattress. The piece of fabric should be at least 36 inches wide, and long enough to tuck under the head and foot of the 2 spring sets. The theory is a split bed will lead to conflict, but the red cloth bridges the separation and ties the whole together to prevent possible conflict!
.....After we built our big platform storage bed, I learned that, according to feng shui beliefs, we shouldn't have prevented the air flow under the bed, or built drawers and planned to store things under the bed (another no-no.) Feng shui says if you MUST store stuff under your bed, make sure it is soft stuff, such as linens, or clothing, but not shoes! Oops....you remember those 2 long drawers that go under my bed?? They are full of shoes...
Seriously, your bed looks like it will be very comfortable...and I bet Annie is hoping you forget to crate her some night so she gets to try it out too!
What kind of plans do you have for a head board? HGTV designs shows have been showing some really nice ideas that you could build on your own.
Posted by: JennyP | January 21, 2006 12:01 AM
How much did that cost you? I'm shopping for a bed, and I have been really impressed by the Tempurpedic line. Did you try these out, and how do they compare the one you bought?
Posted by: Richard Bachman | January 22, 2006 12:35 AM