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LAOP can’t fit queen size box spring into new apartment, thinks he has a slam dunk case for “false advertising”, is not happy when r/legaladvice says otherwise.

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Just got the Purple 4. Anyone want to share their experiences with the bed? Good or bad.

Made this account because I plan on posting updates on my experience with the bed months and years down the line. In the meantime, I wanted to post my initial impressions and see how others feel about their purchase.
This was our first experience buying a bed for ourselves. My partner and I spent a while researching beds that could accommodate our weights (290 lbs and 140 lbs) and sleep preferences. Initially, Purple wasn't even on our radar. The top considerations were TempurPedic, TheraPedic Medicoil HD, or some type of latex bed (most likely Arizona Premium).
We quickly scratched Tempur off the list as my partner didn't care for the feel of it and I was unable to find details on the densities of the foams used by Tempur. (As I understand it we were looking for memory foam with density greater than 5 lb/cu-ft, polyurethane greater than 2 lb/cu-ft, and latex greater than 28 ILD to support our heavier weight). I even contacted Tempur directly but received no response, not even a decline to comment.
While the Medicoil and latex beds seemed promising from a durability standpoint, we were unfortunately unable to test either of them since our local mattress stores carried neither.
As we tested other, available beds we were introduced to the Purple which we had pretty good first impressions with, but I was (and still am) skeptical of it considering it's a bed-in-a-box that I haven't heard much of outside of poor reviews for their original mattress. To be fair their original mattress, for those unaware, is of a different make than the Purple 2, 3, and 4. The original is a combination of their gel matrix and polyurethane foam while the latter versions utilize the gel matrix with a pocketed coil support layer. After extensive research we decided that we would be willing to pull the trigger on a Purple 3 or 4 as we didn't see too many poor reviews on those and their return policy / customer service seemed good to us.
In-store the mattress felt great--low motion transfer, low pressure on usually high-pressure spots, and a cool-to-the-touch feel. Despite the only difference between the 3 and the 4 being one extra inch of gel, the beds felt surprisingly different from each other. The 3 was firm by comparison and felt sort of like you were being "pushed upwards" from the mattress. The 4 had a more floaty sensation. My partner liked the 3 and I liked the 4. After lots of back-and-forth and testing, we settled on the 4 with the thought that it would be more supportive with the weight and more accommodating for side sleepers (which we mostly are).
This trip to the mattress store was also our first introduction to king-sized beds and adjustable bases. It was a quick and easy decision for us to upgrade from a queen to a king. The extra space is amazing. After testing some of the adjustables for a while, we were convinced one of those could help us with our sleep too (and potentially train us to become back sleepers). I didn't thoroughly research adjustables beforehand though, so time will tell if it was money well spent or if the base will become an $800 paperweight.
Fast forward to delivery, setup was mostly smooth but the mattress was a monster. I think I read somewhere that it was 140 or 200 lbs so it was not a fun chore trying to unravel that thing from its plastic. After it was set up, laying on it didn't feel exactly like the store but I think that's to be expected since it isn't broken in yet. Still, it felt very comfortable. We laid in bed for a good chunk of the day just enjoying it. My partner took a nap alone after I left and slept like a rock.
Unfortunately our sheets didn't arrive in time for the first couple nights, so we were resigned to protecting it with our mattress protector and an awkward combination of our old queen fitted sheet and a blanket. I should also mention that we don't sleep with a traditional top sheet or shared comforter. We usually have a fitted sheet below us and we each have our own comforter / blanket so we don't steal them from each other.
The mattress protector we got is (IIRC) the Malouf Sleep Tite tensile protector. I don't know much about mattress protectors but this one seems fine, if maybe a little small for the bed (it seems like the edges are creeping upward), but we'll see how it holds up.
Something that became immediately apparent to me after the first night of sleep was how different the motion transfer felt compared to the store. I woke up a lot overnight as we both kept tossing and turning. I could feel my partner's every little movement. It was aggravating. But after browsing similar issues from people online, one of the possibe causes was the kind of sheets we were using (which is something that never would have occurred to me). Apparently Purple recommends some sort of jersey-knit weave so the sheets have a bit of stretch to them and the bed can support you properly. Unfortunately I didn't know this before I ordered my sheets, so we have a set of percale 100% cottons arriving soon. Hopefully they'll be good enough for us.
Knowing this, the second night we tried ditching the queen sheet and laid down a thin quilt instead. I don't know if it made a difference motion transfer-wise because frankly we both slept like a rock. No tossing and turning to relieve pressure, no waking each other up. It was the best night of sleep I'd had in a long time. Back and side sleeping both felt comfortable and it was easy to transition between them (no sinking into the mattress). As for how cool the bed felt, it was great for a good portion of the night but in the morning I was pretty warm and had to kick off part of my blanket. I'm not quick to judge the cooling aspect yet though because we're not using our proper sheets.
I feel weird commenting on this but it's an important thing to consider when bed shopping, so here goes. First impressions of sex on the bed are great. Even though motion transfer seems to be minimal when sleeping, the bed still has bounce to it so it doesn't feel like you're fighting the bed during sex.
That's all I can really think of to say (although it feels I haven't satisfactorily said anything to be honest). So far, we're happy with this matress. My partner says they're happy we went with the 4 instead of the 3 as well. Granted, it is only the first two nights we've slept on the bed and even a stone slab probably feels fine with one night of use, so we'll have to see if it holds up to this first impression over time.
Unfortunately we haven't had an opportunity to test our adjustable base because it doesn't seem to be receiving power, so I can't comment on that.
In total we spent about $4500 on our king-size Purple 4, an adjustable base, and a mattress protector. It's a massive chunk of change for us but we're hoping it'll be worth it over the years.
EDIT 1: Here's an update after roughly a week of sleeping on the bed. We finally got our percale sheets in. They're great sheets, very soft and keep cool, but they're not the way to go if you get a Purple. The motion transfer is significantly worse as the sheets create that "drum-like" effect and are regularly tugging from beneath me.
Our first night on the new sheets was miserable. I don't think I'm overexagerrating when I say it was the worst night of sleep I've ever had. Lots of tossing and turning from both of us. Must've woken up at least 20 times. For what it's worth, if you and your partner are both lightweight I don't think you'll have a problem with motion transfer at all. Either way, I still recommend following Purple's guidance and getting a stretchy fitted sheet (something with spandex or a jersey knit sheet).
But thankfully that one bad night didn't become a trend, and the rest of the week has been mostly great in terms of sleep quality and comfort. The mattress feels very comfortable whether I'm sleeping on my side or my back. I never experienced any discomfort or the need to shift around (except when my neck was in pain due to my pillow).
We both think the mattress sleeps cool compared to our last mattress (which I believe was mostly polyurethane foam). I use just a wool blanket while my partner uses a thin comforter. It is currently winter so it's pretty cold outside but our thermostat is at roughly 65 degrees (though it feels warmer than that). We'll have to see how cool it feels when summer rolls around.
There's a great, relaxing feeling I get whenever I sit or lie down in this bed. I feel the temptation to just lie down and take a nap, and I'm not one for taking naps at all.
Unfortunately our adjustable base is still busted and I don't expect it to be fixed for a while (the warranty company is taking their sweet time getting back to me).
While Purple doesn't really have recommendations on rotating the mattress (they say you can if you want), we're going to rotate it regularly out of an abundance of precaution: once a week for the first three months, then once every three months after.
Like I said though, the first week is still basically first impressions. I read a post from another user here who was heavy and wore out the same mattress (the 4) within 10 months. I plan on posting updates months and years down the road (hopefully, if I remember). But for now, we're very happy with our purchase.
EDIT 2: Now that it's been 21 or so days (minimum time before I can elect to return the bed), I thought I'd post another update and also address some things I forgot to mention in my original post.
First, what I forgot to mention. The Purple does have a distinct smell to it when it first arrives. It was strong at first but most of it dissipated within a day of airing out the bedroom. The smell has lingered though, faintly. In my opinion it's not an unpleasant smell (I actually kind of like it) but I don't think my partner's even noticed. We may have to vent the room a bit more to see an improvement on the smell. We haven't opened windows since the first full day but we have had an air purifier running every night since and the smell remains.
Another thing I forgot to talk about was the mattress' edge support. While the Purple uses springs for the support layer and gel matrix for the comfort layer, the edges of the mattress are lined in polyurethane foam (probably about 2 or 3 inches thick from the edge if I remember right). I'm not really familiar with edge support or why it's important, but it feels solid at the moment. There's no sinking or slipping off the edge. I have concerns of it giving way eventually considering it's just foam, but maybe that concern is unwarranted since we won't be putting nearly as much weight-over-time on the edge compared to the actual mattress.
Since my last update, we've now put a new, stretchy fitted sheet on the bed (95% polyester, 5% spandex). We miss the cooling feel of the percale sheet, but this new sheet definitely allows us to feel the contours of the bed more and motion transfer is minimized, which is great for me. We've also added a headboard which was a welcome addition, as our pillows were slipping a bit between the wall and the edge of the bed. It now feels like a proper bed.
Our sleep quality has improved a lot over the course of the weeks. This last week in particular has been the best nights of sleep I can ever remember having.
On our old bed, I would (try to) sleep anywhere from 8 to 10 hours a night and still feel lethargic and sleepy in the morning and throughout the day. I thought it was because I was waking up multiple times in the middle of the night, but I've been having the same sleep interruptions with the new bed and not experiencing the same lethargy. In fact, we have a sun lamp set as a sort of silent alarm at 7:30. With the old mattress I would stay in bed until the lamp forced me up, but now I've actually been waking up naturally, about an hour or so before the lamp goes off. I've been getting less hours of sleep (roughly 6 to 8) and feel so much more refreshed than I was getting with 8 to 10 on the old mattress. I nearly forgot it was possible to wake up feeling so rested and ready for the day.
My partner also feels great and well-rested with the new mattress. On the old one, they tended to toss and turn constantly throughout the night. Now, they very rarely feel the need to shift positions (which has improved my sleep quality as well).
I should note though that I don't think the old mattress was solely to blame. We also had an Ikea bed frame (one with the under-bed storage drawers) that the mattress sat on. I never considered that the bed frame's slats could be an issue until we disassembled it and slept solely on the old mattress, flat on the ground, while we waited for the Purple to arrive. Even those nights felt like an improvement in sleep.
Regardless, we're very happy with our purchase three weeks in. Just remember to take my thoughts with a grain of salt because durability is important in a mattress too.
I'll probably stay silent on this account for a while and report back either when there's something new to report or enough time passes and we're still satisfied. Alternatively, if someone requests an update I'll try posting then too. Thanks for reading, and I hope this helps somewhat.
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Bedding for UCLA dorms?

so, im an incoming freshman and im college dorm shopping rn and my mom's been bugging me about what we REALLY need for the bed situation at UCLA.
like ik theres a recommended list like comforters, etc. but coming from an asian household, we didnt really use a lot of the stuff thats on the list, so kinda confused on what's ~ needed ~
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Complaint Letter for Weet-Bix Bed

Dear Eliving,
I want to write to you about our experience of receiving a bed from your company yesterday.
Now we purchased this bed a few weeks ago. We spent a long time comparing sites, and decided this bed was the one. It had an elegant design, storage drawers, free shipping, online photos that would make a Byron Insta Influencer throw down her boho macrame wall hangings and call it an afternoon. Eliving, we had such high hopes! And we were going to move from a double bed to a queen bed - a momentous occasion.
At last, the bed arrives. Now Eliving, I know what you're thinking: this is like Christmas. We've got the mattress ready, we've bought brand new linen sheets. All we need to do is disassemble one bed and put the new one together. Easy. You can't stop us, we've put beds together 1000 times. We've just built an entire IKEA kitchen ourselves, and had fun doing it. Eliving, I don't want to sound smug, but we're handy on the tools. And why would we be nervous? Beds are famously simple inventions.
Now, Eliving, the old bed goes down in less than 5 minutes. It was a real bed, made of timber. From simpler times, where a carpenter had assembled some pieces of timber before calling it a bed. Four wooden pieces, and some slats. That's what a bed used to be, Eliving. Now in retrospect, this is where it all went wrong. How we wish we never committed ourselves by dismantling that trusty old bed.
Excitedly, we open one of four Eliving boxes. Oh dear. This box alone seems to contain more pieces than a lego-hoarders wet dream. And the 'engineered wood' was not at all wood, Eliving. In retrospect, I think my morning Weet-Bix had more structural integrity than this stuff. Perhaps it was my Weet-Bix, covered in some strange wood-grain inspired plastic film and sent in a nightmare to test me? Eliving, at this point, any rational person would have closed the box, tried to make a bed from actual Weet-Bix and sent it back to you at the next possible opportunity.
But alas, Eliving, we stupidly thought, perhaps thIs horrid plastic-film Weet-Bix is for an internal part? Maybe we wont really see it. It cant all look like that after all, can it? If we can only find the instructions, we'll see how it all goes together and things might seem better.
Like cops going through each new room at the scene of a mass murder, we grimly open the rest of the boxes, pulling out no fewer than 28 pieces of the plastic-covered Weet-Bix. There is cardboard and styrofoam everywhere. We look at each other, and decide this was a disaster. We should stop now while we're ahead, right Eliving? I go to check your return policy. We need to pay return shipping, plus 15% of the item fee and we would only be given a store credit. Now having received our laminated weet-bix macrame set we werent covinced that we could bear the disappointment that might come from a store credit. But here's the rub witb your return policy, it says it all has to be returned in its orginal packaging. Eliving, there is not a Tetris champion in the world who could have got all the dozens of pieces assembled back into those boxes. We had gone too far. We could either throw the whole thing off the balcony and sleep on the floor or grimly purge on.
Now, Eliving, you cheeky things, in retrospect, I'm not sure this is legal. The ACCC's consumer guarantee states that:
"Products must be of acceptable quality, that is: safe, lasting, with no faults look acceptable do all the things someone would normally expect them to do. You do not have to return products in the original packaging in order to get a refund." https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/repair-replace-refund
Eliving, imagine my despair when I found the bag of screws. 331 separate pieces, the size of your head, in separate sacks labelled A-R. 331! In 18 different varieties! We're talking dowel, bolts, umpteen different types of screws. We've got nuts, self tappers, plastic cover plates. No carpenter should need this many fixings. But I suppose that's how you make plastic-covered Weet-Bix into a bed shape?
Now im famously calm under pressure, Eliving. But two hours into making this bed I put my weight on one of the panels that was lying on the floor and it completely crumpled in on itself. I curled up on the floor and laughed until i realised I was sobbing. Sobbing, eliving. We've renovated our bathroom and been without a toilet for two months Eliving, and I felt nothing compared to the three hours I had so far endured with your Weet-Bix bed.
My partner, terrified of this outburst of hysteria, promptly banished me from doing any more assembly. This was a man's job, he was going it alone. A few hours later, my partner had experienced chewed out screws, snapped off dowel, taken whole sections apart twice and he finally broke, Eliving. He punched what had so far been assembled of the Weet-Bix. I prayed they would break and we could just throw the stinking lot off the balcony and never look at it again. Sleeping on a mattress on the floor would surely be better. To hell with the hundreds of dollars we'd spent on it.
We now knew we couldn't return it, and we can't sell it, because nobody could dissemble and reassemble this bed without the use of a sledgehammer, Eliving. We would be blacklisted from every second hand merchant in the country for trying to give some other poor fool the plastic Weet-Bix.
Alas, Eliving, in five hours we finally built the bed and fell into it, defeated. We haven't got around to the drawers, perhaps they'll take another day or two of building, at least that of mental preparation...
Eliving, I don't know what I'm suggesting here. I've seen the same bed on several other sites, so it's clear you're just an unfortunate distributor of a Sanitarium cereal bi-product. We'd need a sledgehammer to get the bed back into all its pieces. We don't suppose you'll be forthcoming with any kind of refund. Perhaps the best course of action would be to sell the rest of the stock off as fire kindling, or perhaps just save your customers the trouble and send the rest directly to landfill.
For now, we lie on it and dream of our next bonfire.
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Review: Hamuq (1-month)

Summary:
The best medium-firm mattress that money can buy. Highly recommend. The only complaint was my sheets were 3-weeks late. Great customer service.
Disclaimer:
I don’t know anyone at Hamuq; I do not have any financial interest in Hamuq; this is a completely independent review. I think it’s important to state that, as many review sites appear to be owned or sponsored by a mattress company.
Only one 1-month so far, and I’ll plan to come back with a 90-day and 1-year update. Buying a mattress is a grueling decision for a person like me, endlessly googling reviews, wanting to get the best value. I’m hoping this review will is a public service announcement to help others.
People sleeping in this bed:
Old bed:
Selection Process:
Hamuq Order:
The mattress delivery, unboxing, and first sleep:
Duvet Cover:
Bed Sheets:
Pillow:
Mattress cover:
Pros/Cons
Follow-up:
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Sheet sets and Grusnarv mattress protector questions

I haven't shopped much at Ikea before, and I have a few questions about some items I need for a queen-size bed I'm buying.
What are people's opinions on the Grusnarv waterproof mattress protector? I've seen reviews of other similar items before, but this one looks kind of new. How well does it work in terms of waterproofing? I mostly want it to protect against short-duration stuff like spilled water, coffee, etc.
Also, what is the general quality/durability of Ikea 100% cotton sheet sets?
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Think I've decided on a new mattress, would like thoughts

Hi all,
I'll admit I'm very confused about shopping for a new mattress and filtering out biased reviews.
I'm ~220 lbs and sleep solely on my side and currently use an Ikea mattress that's about 6 years old and is starting to dip in the middle and giving me some lower back pain. I'm most used to medium firm mattresses.
Everything I've read online has led me to either the Brentwood home oceano, the Helix midnight luxe, saatva classic (luxury firm) or the wink bed (luxury firm) in a queen size. I'm probably looking to spend no more than $1600 but that's flexible if nothing would fit the bill in that range.
I'm leaning against the wink bed for what is possibly a stupid reason. My bed is in the corner of the room and to change the sheets I need to drag it around, making handles a must. The wink bed is the only one without handles.
Does anyone have experience with these mattresses or recommendations for something I've overlooked?
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I bought furniture for the first time.

I’m 28 and a bartender. I make decent money, but not a ton. I am lucky to own my own home (my wonderful mother put down the down payment to a condo which I am now paying off). Nearly everything I own has been pushed, pulled or dragged to my home. Second hand bed, table, couch etc. The other day I bought two ikea shelves to replace some that were about to collapse. Today, I bought a queen size mattress, bed frame, new sheets and an area rug. The only reason I was able to do this was because of my unemployment and Memorial Day sales. I’m not here to brag, I’m just really excited as I have never bought anything new, let alone furniture.
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MALM under-bed drawers collecting dust - ways to fix?

Hello! So I have a queen sized MALM bed with the under bed drawers, 2 on each side (4 total). I got the accompanying bed slats for the mattress to lay on that IKEA sells, and so far it’s been fine. The issue, however, has been with the drawers. Because the slats are pretty wide apart, all of the dust/hair etc that collects on top of the bed & sheets falls through the edges of the bed (and the slats under the mattress too) and into the drawers, which then gets on clothes and things. I’ve resorted to cutting some fleece fabric and laying it on top on the clothes in the drawer to act as a coveprotector, but I would really love to figure out a way to fix this problem.
I’ve tried googling this issue several times, but I never get anything useful/helpful back from my searches. I have thought about putting a sheet in between the mattress and the slats, but I’m afraid this would resort in molding. Is there anything I can do to solve this issue? I’m honestly getting kinda desperate here.
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Quality of IKEA beds

I am shopping for new bedroom furniture and I am thinking about buying from IKEA. The nearest IKEA is about 6 hours away, so I will have to pay for shipping. The bed linked below interest me, but I am curious how the quality is on their beds (Longevity, durability, etc) I would also buy a dressechest and nightstands.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69019040/#/S69019040
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How a "camping" bed helped me get rid of my horrible old futon

I find futons pretty awful: Most of them are worse than a couch at being a couch, and yet worse than a bed at being a bed. Same with sleeper sofas -- the one model that I've slept on while traveling and not hated, an Ikea Friheten, is kind of huge for my space. Murphy beds are cool but prohibitively expensive for anything with a decent quality mattress.
And yet I owned a futon, for several years, because every once in awhile I have people over, and I needed something nicer than just an air mattress on the floor for them to sleep on.
While it might be nice to have a "real" bed in my guest room eventually, that room is my home office most of the time, and I can't really justify spending over half the floor space on a piece of furniture that gets used less than once a month. Additionally, I prefer my guest bed to fit the same sheets as my regular bed, so that I don't have to own a whole separate set of linens to use rarely. This alone would rule out most futons (my bed is a queen, and the affordable ones are typically only available in full size), even if they weren't miserable to sleep on to begin with.
One option would be to just throw an airbed on the floor, which does work, but it's not super ergonomic nor easy to make up with proper bed linens. Plus I sometimes host people who find it difficult to get up from being on the floor, due to age or other inconveniences.
The solution that I've found, to my and my guests' satisfaction, is an airbed cot thing that's technically intended for camping. Mine is by Coleman, though other brands make basically the same thing, and mine cost about $150 on Amazon for a queen size. When assembled, it's the height and size of a normal bed. When folded up, the frame and mattress fit together into a bag that's maybe 1'x1'x3' or so. It spends most of its time stowed away and tucked in the back of my closet, taking up practically no space, but for that occasional "I really need a second bed" moment, the slowest part of setting it up is the couple minutes it takes to inflate the mattress. Plus, it's super easy to loan to friends and neighbors when they have their own guests visiting!
So, just in case you're looking for an excuse to get rid of some futon or sleeper sofa but you're hanging onto it because you sometimes need a nicer-than-floor-airbed place for guests to sleep... Consider whether fancy camping equipment might work instead of regular furniture.
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I need help finding pink, girly bedroom furniture for an adult woman. Specifically, a bed frame and dresser. Sorry for the long post.

Alright, so I'm hoping this is a good subreddit for this. I've just been thinking about my bedroom lately, and as a long-term goal, I'd like to spruce some things up a bit in here.
My style/taste: My favorite color is pink. I love pastel pink and hot pink. I love sparkle and glam, too. I like "grown up girly" things. I am drawn to a Barbie-like aesthetic that doesn't scream "kids room."
My current setup:
What I'm looking for:
I'd love to add a few new pink items to my room that reflect my glamorous pink aesthetic. I love the tufted look. It just looks more opulent to me. I'd love to find a bold pink dresser and bed frame. I don't have a lot of money, so I can't just drop $1500 on one dresser. I'm not going to go into too many details about my finances, but I will say that it is beyond my control, and I'm hoping they will improve very soon.
The bed frame, as I mentioned before, should look girly. I like glamour. Pink is best. As for the dresser, I need to be able to store all my pajamas, socks and undies in there, since I wear those the most. So a small little night stand just won't work. I need a full dresser that is wider than it is tall, and close to the same height as my bed. Three single drawers like this will work, but I also like how sometimes the top row of drawers is "split," like this. I also like the 6-drawers look if it maximizes storage. I basically need to be able to tuck everything away without constantly straining, reaching, squatting, etc.
What I've found:
I really like this bed frame from Baxton Studios. And I really like this matching table, but it needs to be closer to this size. It would look weird to have a white dresser and a pink bed frame IMHO. And all white would look bland. Plus, I researched Baxton Studios on other websites, and the quality seems questionable. I also found these beds, but no matching dressers. With all the information I've provided, hopefully, you all understand what I'm looking for.
Any ideas?
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I am 39 years old make $115,000 - live in Melbourne, Australia and work as an Operations Manager in Events

Note: I have converted all figures to USD from AUD for this diary at a rate of USD0.70 to AUD1.0 when I wrote the diary a few weeks back – it’s sitting a little lower now at USD0.67, which is tragic for my Everlane addiction.
Section One: Assets and Debt
Retirement Balance: $80K – my clients mostly have to pay 9.5% of my contract fee towards superannuation and I top it up a bit myself.
Equity: $40K in my apartment purchase from the first 10% deposit paid (balance of 20% down paid on settlement)
Savings account balance: $12K in my emergency fund, $35K in my house deposit fund – in the next few weeks, I’ll settle on my apartment (I will have paid $75K as the down payment/deposit, and the place cost $375K for a 1Bed/1Bath in inner Melbourne)
Checking account balance: $4.5K on average
Credit card debt (and how you accumulated it): $0 – pay off in full each month
Student loan debt (for what degree): $45K for undergrad and masters – they are interest-free government loans and our real estate market crazy high so I decided, when I started earning significantly more in the last few years, to work towards buying an apartment and then finish paying down my loan debt. Should have it squared away in the next three years – amount I’ve been saving each month for deposit will now go towards paying off student loans and boosting up my investments and emergency fund.
Investments: $20K in Mutual Fund, $2K in smaller start-up investments
Section Two: Income
Main Job Monthly Take Home: Varies but around $7000 ($9500 but I set aside $2500 for various taxes)
Section Three: Expenses
Rent / Mortgage / HOA fees: Rent is $1340 (last month!) and new mortgage will be $1400 – though I’ll pay and extra $350 towards it each month. I wanna try and pay it off in 15 years.
Renters / home insurance: $70
Work insurances (Public Liability, Indemnity, Trauma, Income Protection, Equipment, Travel): $370 (deductable work expense)
Retirement contribution – Superannuation fund (additional to employer contributions): $350
Investment contribution: $350
General Savings (Fun, Travel etc): $350
Student Loan Debt (HECS): $400
Annual Expenses Savings (birthdays, Christmas, car registration etc): $350
Donations: $70 monthly split across Medecins sans Frontieres, Red Cross, RSPCA and Women’s Electoral Lobby
Electric, Water, Gas: $90 approx.
Wifi/Cable/Landline: $60
Health Insurance: $0 – cancelled it as I was too healthy and it was extortionate (thanks socialised medical care!)
Cellphone: $129 (deductable work expense)
Subscriptions: Work – Adobe Creative Cloud, Xero, Wix, Wufoo - $110 (deductable work expense); Life – Apple Music, Hulu, Netflix, NYT, Guardian - $60
Gym membership: $110 Pilates, $45 Gym
Pet expenses: $100 monthly for food subscription
Car payment / insurance: $110 insurance (deductable work expense) and car is paid off
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Day 1 – MONDAY
6.30am: Alarm goes. Nope.
7am: brain starts to click into gear. My knee is crazy stiff and cranky from running a half-marathon yesterday morning, so gym is out for today. I read for a while and then jump out of bed a bit before 8am.
Feed the dog and jump in the shower, do my usual morning routine (Rasasara Ayurvedic scrub, Edible Beauty toner, The Ordinary Salicylic Acid, Aesop Mandarin Hydrating Cream and Ole Henrikson Banana Bright eye cream – shout out to my other late-30s ladies who have really had to step up their skincare game of late!) Usual low-key makeup – Clinique BB Cream, Chanel cheek colour and mascara, Aesop lip balm.
Dress in my usual winter uniform of black Madewell jeans, black ankle boots, black long sleeve tee and a mustard cable knit merino jumper. Throw on an olive green Everlane anorak and take the dog for a 30-minute stroll. Super slowly thanks to bloody knee.
8.30am: Grab a cortado from the corner café ($2.80) and settle in to smash email for a few hours. Get an email from my mortgage broker that bank has sent conditional approval – woo hoo! It’s been a mission as a single, self-employed gal so I do some power fists and put on some Queen Bey to celebrate.
11am: Blend up my daily smoothie (banana, blueberries, whole milk, kefir, oats, collagen powder, cinnamon and Amazonia protein powder) and pop it in a flask to take with me. I tend towards intermittent fasting (try and keep my only morning intake to just a single small coffee) so start eating round midday.
11.30am: Jump in the car and drive across town to meet with a colleague for a few hours on some production planning for a gig next year.
1pm: Back in the car, down my smoothie then drive back across town to collect another colleague for a couple of site meetings for an upcoming event. She’s a good mate so it’s lovely to catch up in the car for a bit.
2pm: We knock over a meeting with another couple of our event peeps then stroll around the site with the client to talk them through our plans for the event. It all goes super well. We stop for hot chocolates on the way back to the car as it’s bloody freezing (for Melbourne). I treat my work buddy ($6.30). Broker calls to say bank valuation is booked in. We’re nearly there. What a mission apartment purchasing is.
5pm: Home and take the dog for another half hour stroll. Get home and the bloke I’ve been seeing is just arriving on my porch. We’ve been seeing each other super casually for a few months (both of us travel tons for work so our collective schedule is a bit of a mess). He has brought me wine and a little chocolate trophy in celebration of not dying on the half-marathon. He’s a good egg.
6pm: I feed the doggo and start dinner prep while the bloke plays records. Realise I’m out of eggs so dash down the street to the grocer and get a dozen organic eggs ($6.30). While I’m gone bloke has made negronis. Could be a keeper. We chat while I whip up some pad see ew with chicken and tons of gai lan and broccolini. It is delicious – we devour some and then I pack some away for lunches.
7pm: We chill on the couch, each with a glass of cab franc. I do a few emails and we start the new season of Veronica Mars (he has never seen the original so there’s lots of origin story to catch up on). I am oddly still hungry so I toast a sesame Montreal-style bagel and spread it with peanut butter. That hits the spot. Pack lunch for tomorrow and prep a smoothie in the blender ready to go, then lay out my clothes.
10pm: I do my night routine (Sodashi cleanser, witchhazel toner, The Ordinary Hyaluronic Acid, Verso retionol moisturiser). We head to bed.
DAILY TOTAL - $15.40
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Day 2 – TUESDAY
7am: Read the news and check email to make sure no fires erupted overnight. Bloke heads out so he can get a run in before he heads back to his place.
Jump out of bed and feed dog, shower and wash my hair, usual morning routine. Tidy the kitchen and blend my smoothie, then pack that with a container of homemade chicken, barley and vegetable soup (bone broth made in the Instant pot is a winter health GAME CHANGER) and a mandarin.
Blowdry my hair with Davines Oi Oil and smooth it out with Davines smoothing cream. Same winter jeans and boots uniform but a cornflower blue merino jumper today. I’m a bit of a capsule wardrobe girl during the week and crack out my fun wardrobe on the weekends!
8am: Take the dog for a long walk - knee is better but still cranky so there’ll be no workout today. Hopefully will be ok by Pilates tomorrow morning.
8.45am: Drop dog home and stop by corner café for a cortado. 10 mins blissfully sipping coffee at the bench is such a nice way to start the day ($3.50). Jump on the tram ($4.20 on my pre-paid travel card).
10am: get to client’s office in the city – I’ll work in town 2 days today and my home office the rest of the week. It’s a good mix. We start the day with a quick all-staff meeting then it’s heads down and documents ahoy.
12noon: I drink my smoothie while making operational briefs for all our venues. Put out a few fires. Have a staff member pull out of a gig – cue eye rolls and sending of recruitment emails for replacement.
1pm: soup time! I heat my soup up and devour it at my desk – I’d rather skip a lunch break and head out early…that said I control my own hours as a freelancer so as long as the work gets done, they’re not too fussed what hours I keep.
3.30pm: Deep in briefings mode, and I realise I’m late to head home for a rental inspection. Will be my last before I vacate so I hustle to the train ($2.80 on my pre-paid travel card) and catch the rental agent as she’s arriving – inspection goes great and there won’t be much to reinstate when I leave. Score. I take the dog for an hour-long walk to make up for no gym time. She’s super happy with this development.
5pm – home, tidying and dinner prep. Starving so toast an everything bagel and top with some sliced comte and sloe berry paste. Heaven. Finish off some emails and documents and run a bath to treat my sad knee. My mate D pops around with some of his homemade kimchi and I swap him for some preserved oranges and zuni pickles I made a few weeks back. Home-grown/home-made food swaps are the bomb. He attempts to draw me out for a glass of wine at the bar across the road but my resistance is powerful! Mainly cos I have a warm bath to get into. He heads out and I soak in the bath for 45 minutes - it’s bliss.
6.30pm – reheat some pad see ew and steam some extra greens to go with it. An AFD is in order so pour a glass of lime lemon mint kombucha.
More Veronica Mars. Foam roll my hamstrings and knees to be stretchy for morning pilates. Lay out gym clothes and work clothes, prep smoothie and pack soup.
10pm – night-time routine and bed. Dog curls up behind my bum knee and is like a hot water bottle that never goes cold. Good work dog.
DAILY TOTAL - $3.50
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Day 3 – WEDNESDAY
6.30am: Alarm goes and I’m up. Woke up a bunch during the night (I’m a terrible sleeper) and listened to podcasts to knock myself out again. Feel oddly rested for so little sleep.
6.45am: Arrive at Pilates – it’s so freezing out, I had to de-ice my car. Boo Melbourne winter. My trainer is on holidays so have a replacement today and she is…not great. There are two of us there and in an hour she only does two adjustments on me (I am not amazing at Pilates and definitely need ongoing instruction/correction!) Smash my program in 55 minutes so that’s something.
7.50am: Home, throw on a beanie and puffy coat and take the dog out. It’s 3 degrees. Ew.
8.20am: Back home, tidy up, morning routine, pack lunch and drink a mixture of prebiotic greens and BCAAs in water, then I’m off. Went for black tights and long sleeve top, olive green dress, black merino hoodie and leather jacket, scarf and fur lined Trippen boots. Toasty warm now! Stop at café for a cortado ($3.50) then onto the tram ($4.20 on pre-paid card).
10am: In the office, make a liquorice tea and start clearing my email. Not many people in today so it’s blissfully quiet.
11am: Head out to a venue meeting, all goes smoothly. Take my reusable ceramic cup with me and grab another cortado and a hump day chocolate pistachio croissant from my fave bougie city coffee shop ($8.40) to break my fast at midday. I love you and needed you, little pastry friend.
2pm: I’m in a site maps hole so take a break to warm up soup. Throw a tantrum to myself at the state of the communal kitchen so clean it. Feel 1000% better about everything post cleaning frenzy.
3pm: one more venue visit then a meeting with another client across town. Jump on the 4pm train home. During event weeks I easily clock up 100+ hours so when it’s pre-production/planning/office time, I try and keep to around 10am-4pm hours to balance it out.
4pm: Home, walk dog and chat to my sister K on the phone. We’re helping my dad move house so negotiating with agents etc cos the digital world ain’t his forte, and the email/online application system confuses the hell out of him (envisage that grandad from the Simpsons shaking his first at a cloud. That’s my dad). Text a bit back and forth with the bloke who’s out of town til Friday for work. Make plans to catch up late Friday night. Search for a new swimsuit online (AKA the world’s worst shopping task) – have lost a bunch of weight the last year and haven’t found one I like yet. Go for an Esther Williams vintage style I love and have owned before cos I trust the style and sizing. Check with a tape measure before I hit go on the order to be sure of my measurements and it’s hello tropical pineapple swimsuit ($106). Tidy up and do a load of laundry.
5.30pm: Meeting a mate for an early dinner so head out and jump on the tram (no charge as I’ve triggered a day pass by commuting). 10 mins down the road to a reasonably new barestaurant for Wednesday schnitzel night!
6pm: So great to catch up with my friend S: we both have come late (and somewhat unexpectedly #artslife) to financial security and purchased property in the last year. So great to have female friends I can talk unreservedly about finances with and ask all my dumb questions. We both order a pint of farmhouse ale, chicken schnitzel with summer slaw and chips to share. We finish up by splitting an order of ricotta donuts served with yuzu curd and pistachio cream (I will be back to eat these by myself – they are SO GOOD). $63 split down the middle, so $31.50 each.
9pm: Curl up on the couch with the dog and read (Sloane Crossley’s Look Alive Out There). Lay out clothes, do night routine and then bed.
DAILY TOTAL - $149.40
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Day 4 - THURSDAY
4.30am: Wide awake. Bleugh. Put on a podcast (Room 20) and then doze in fits and starts until 7am.
7am: Wrecked. Read in bed for an hour. Remember I need BB cream and Davines smoothing cream so place an order with AllBeauty ($73). Haul myself out of bed, feed dog and into the shower. Strip my bed and remake it with fresh linen, then wash my sheets. Prep some porridge to eat when I stop fasting.
Today’s outfit is black tights, ankle boots, navy and white patterned vintage a-line dress with merino hoodie, leather jacket and jaunty beanie.
8.30am: Take dog out and stop for a takeout cortado in my ceramic cup on the way back ($2.80). Grab shopping bags, washed milk bottles for return and soft plastic recycling and head out to do grocery shop – I’m going camping on the weekend so going to clean and prep food today ready for that, and for next week.
9.30am: stop at the organic grocery store and stock up on next week’s groceries (I’m a hard core meal planner and love to cook, so this is pretty pleasurable). Grab chicken breasts, ham, toothpaste, compostable ziplock bags, buckwheat soba, wholemeal macaroni, whole milk, kefir, bananas, onions, butternut pumpkin, broccolini, baby spinach, leeks, dill, red cabbage, pak choy, carrots and coconut toffee dark chocolate ($69.30 – get $4 back from returning my milk bottles so $65.30).
Then head to the regular grocer across the road and get kangaroo jerky for the dog, gruyere, cheddar, French’s yellow mustard (the best) and BBQ Boulder Canyon potato chips ($34). Experience mild heart attack at price of cheese but good cheese is 100% worth the expense. I am a cheese fiend.
10.30am: Home, put away groceries and steam pumpkin for food prep. Hang out laundry and then sit down to clear my email inbox, whip up some documents and take some calls. Cook up my vanilla porridge oats at midday and eat these topped with smoked maple syrup, kefir, lime zest and coconut. Pretend I’m on a tropical island.
1pm: Take an hour of power break to clean the house – vacuum, dust, clean bathroom and kitchen. Simultaneously whip up a batch of wholemeal pumpkin mac and cheese for camping and Sunday night dinner. My living room light bulb blows so I swing round the corner shop and grab a replacement along with the last two items on my grocery list – panko crumbs and fried shallots ($7.70).
2pm: back to the grind. Warm up a little bowl of chicken soup to eat while I draw more site maps and wrangle some budgets and risk assessments. Dad pops in and I help him sort out all his house stuff, his phone, his phone email. He’s a full luddite, bless him. Eat a mandarin while I explain i-phone to him.
4pm: change into workout gear and swing to the gym. Throw some Sleater Kinney in my earbuds and get it done – a fast 2km warm-up treadmill run and then 30 minutes of HIIT compound strength training. Back to my joint, grab dog and take her for a 20-minute walk as cool down.
5.30pm: feed dog, drink a shaker of prebiotic greens and BCAAs, then back at my desk for an hour to clear out the last of the email – I get fully uncomfortable when I have more than 10 emails in my inbox, so try and get below 5 each night before I clock off. I realise that’s mildly insane.
7pm: steam some bok choy, baby spinach, edamame and broccolini to add to the last of my pad see ew, topped with a handful of peanuts, fried shallots and chilli oil. Luckily I don’t mind eating the same thing for days on end and so usually only have to meal prep 2-3 meals each week since often I’m cooking for just me.
Wash the dishes, prep lunch and smoothie for tomorrow then tidy the kitchen. Having organisation inspo, so pack all my camping shit and pop it in the hallway ready for the weekend. Eat a salted almond protein bar for dessert. Another buddy, L, pops around with a bunch of preserves and pickles he’s made, as a thanks for some work help: kasundi, harissa, muhammara, pickled salmon, pickled quince and pickled mushrooms. I’m aghast, and immediately start planning how to use it all! We chat for a few minutes then he heads out.
8.30pm: Chill out on the couch and watch some Gilmore Girls (true) and, for balance, Handmaids Tale (so brutal but I can’t turn away). Lay out gym and regular clothes for tomorrow.
10pm: shower, night-time routine and bed.
DAILY TOTAL - $182.80
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Day 5 – FRIDAY
6.15am: awake and feeling oddly well slept. Dog yawns, stretches and curls up on my head. Read the news in bed for an hour.
7.15am: up, dressed, hound fed, out the door for a 4km speed run. Home again and immediately take dog out cos she’s dancing around the front door like she’s literally never been for a walk before. Nutbar.
8.30am: home, showered, hair washed and dried. Dress in charcoal tights, black ankle boots and patterned Gorman dress (Melbourne uniform). I feel oddly hungry – pretty rare since I started IF about a year ago, but I listen to my body and eat a rhubarb muffin with my cortado ($5.5). Decide to work from home as office internet is crap.
9am: desk and deadlines, deadlines, deadlines. Bust out some large format grid maps and a bunch of venue advances – the grid maps slow my dropbox which is hella annoying so it’s fits and starts for the whole day.
12pm: drink my smoothie. Eat the last of my chicken and barley soup about an hour later.
2pm: I finish up work with all my deadlines met and start the weekend free and clear of any lingering tasks. Boom. Gotta wait for all my map files to upload so not too much more I can do now. Realise I have my lil sis coming to stay next week and my spare room is a bomb site, so smash apart my old Ikea bed and build my new fancy bed (it’s been in boxes in the spare room for a few months – was gonna wait til I moved but also don’t want my sister to have to sleep in a box prison…)
New bed is rad, and only requires like 8 screws tightened with an allan key (take that Ikea and your 57-step bed assembly).
Take the dog for a walk and head home to run through the shower and throw some more makeup on – pop Gorman dress back on (changed into shorts and tee for bed building), add hoodie, leather jacket, scarf and fur-lined boots and it’s off to town for French food and French cinema!
4.45pm: Head to meet S at an immensely cool new underground French bistro – two lady dates in one week, what a treat! She’s running late from work so I chill with a rye old fashioned, and when she arrives we split Moules and Duck Frites and each drink two glasses of white wine (split, $53 for my share with 10% tip) and we catch up on everything that has happened since Wednesday (spoiler – very little). Then it’s off to a film in the Melbourne International Film Festival (bought tickets a few weeks back).
8.30pm: film was brilliant. Pop down to visit a mate, R, who has just opened an excellent microbrewery nearby (split an Uber with S who continues home - $9). Drink a half of peach saison and a half of coffee sour. R shouts me, as he knows I’ll be back with mates in tow. It’s super lovely to catch up, and we make a plan to hang out soon for yum cha with his adorable kid.
10.30pm: due to meet the bloke so jump on the tram (really helps that everywhere I go and where I live is along one tram line). Meet him at my local beer palace and we order boilermakers – a local pale ale and a local whiskey each ($28, he pays) – Intermittant Fasting window be damned. We hole up under a heater outside in the courtyard and chat to our mate who is slinging woodfired pizzas in a pop-up out the back of the bar. They are making a special tonight – a nachos calzone – which the bloke is game to try (he’s been sinking pints since 6pm, so…) I have a taste. It is spectacular.
After a while we wander home, a thankfully short walk. In bed by 1am, a pretty good innings for a Friday.
DAILY TOTAL - $67.50
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Day 6 – SATURDAY
5am: Woken by the bloke who is heading out early to drive to the coast for a surf. I snuggle with the dog for another few hours sleep.
9am: Up, dressed and head to the gym for a quick 30-min conditioning workout – mostly boxing bag work, bodyweight stuff, skipping and rowing. Head home and grab the dog to take her out, buy some rolls for hiking sandwiches ($2). I pack all the shit into the car and whip up some sandwiches for today and tomorrow as well as a batch of oats, coconut, milk, maple syrup, vanilla and lime zest to cook for brunch tomorrow.
11.30am: My mates are coming round to check out some garden furniture I no longer need, so I make coffee in my stovetop moka pot and whip up breakfast tacos: baby spinach, ham and shallots sautéed in olive oil, with some scrambled egg, cheddar, avocado, lime juice and hot sauce on corn tortillas. Catch up with my buddies and hear all about their new house, while devouring tacos. Win. They leave and dog and I jump in the car at midday.
2pm: get to the forest and park up. Eat a ham, cheese, pickle and lettuce sandwich as the dog runs in circles. Head off on a 15km loop hike to the falls.
5pm: Back at camp. Set up the tent and have a cheeky nap with the snoozy hound. Forest naps are the best.
6pm: build a fire and then chill with some BBQ chips and a beer. Warm up my pumpkin mac and cheese, devour it. This has been a meal of champions.
7pm: sun is down so I douse the fire and head to my tent to read by torchlight for a while. Snuggle with hound who smells like a wombat while an actual wombat keeps snuffling the outside of our tent. Fall asleep hilariously early.
DAILY TOTAL - $2.00
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Day 7 – SUNDAY
7am: Up, break down my campsite and pack the car. Feed the hound then head out 15 mins down the road to a new trailhead in a state forest.
8.30am: Head out on a new hike – do 10kms in the misty forest and it’s incredible. Chill in the forest for a bit just listening to the birds. See a lyrebird (rare!)
Get back to the car around 11am and break out my trusty camping stove – heat up my oats for porridge.
12noon: on the road and back to town. Eat my premade sandwiches on the way. Get home and immediately unload and clean all my gear – wash the hound blankets and towels and all my muddy gear, and hang the tent fly on the line to dry. Wash the hound as well to remove the wombat smell.
2pm: chill on the couch with a beer and my leftover BBQ chips. Watch more Gilmore girls. Am not sorry. Take a nap.
4pm: run a bath and wash my face before putting on a Sodashi mineral clay mask – my once a week treat. While bath is running, I take my defrosted bone broth from the fridge and start a pot of chicken, vegetable, rice, lemon and dill soup for weekday lunches. I also make jammy eggs in the instant pot and roast some veggies to add to soba bowls for dinners.
5pm: lay in the bath for an hour. So good.
6pm: finish all the post camping tidying, feed the hound, drink another beer. Lay out my workout and work clothes for tomorrow. Decide pizza is in order so order a potato, caramelised onion and arugula pizza from my fave joint ($17). Grab a pint of ricotta and chocolate orange gelato from the store next to the pizza joint ($8) – laze on the couch with dinner and watch The Inventor on HBO (I can’t get enough of insane Elisabeth Holmes – remind myself to order Bad Blood).
9pm: night-time routine and an early night. Rested and ready for a crazy week ahead.
DAILY TOTAL - $25.00
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Food + Drink: $257.60
Fun / Entertainment: $0
Home + Health: $0
Clothes + Beauty: $179.00
Transport: $9.00
Other: 0
TOTAL - $445.60
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So I actually feel this was a low-spend week for me in some areas! About right for groceries and eating/drinking out, cos I love good food, and you can pry my daily coffee from my cold dead hands!! Most weeks I either fill my car ($60) or top up my travel card ($60) – oddly this week I didn’t need to do either. I would also usually have at least $75 in both Entertainment and Home – I’m pretty good about only buying home and clothing items I’ve logged in my long-term shopping list (I use Shop Shop to keep lists of shopping I need to do: Groceries, Long-Term Clothing and House purchases, Records/Books and Beauty) – absolutely stops me from random and unnecessary purchases! Camping on the weekend instead of a few more social gatherings and going to a gig or show definitely kept my spend a little lower. Altogether I’m proud of getting my finances healthy enough to buy an apartment and am excited for the next three-five years of my financial plan to roll out so I can feel really confident about how I’m set up for later life.
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We’re moving in together!!

Hello everyone!
I’m sharing with you the best news ever! I (24F) am moving in with my (25M) boyfriend! We are starting to think about our styles and how to meld them together to create a cohesive space. He is not what I call aesthetically sensitive, though he definitely has preferences; I on the other hand find that my mental health is much better when I’m in a space I find beautiful.
His style: modern. Needs hardwood floors and dark bedsheets for logistical reasons. Likes clean lines, clear and uncluttered spaces, high ceilings, open floor plans. Law student. Loves arguing, alcohol, his friends, and her. Almost everything he owns is black or red. Very little decor. Most essential possession: his L-shaped desk with dual monitors.
Her style: rustic? Farmhouse? Likes soft, cozy surfaces, gentle florals, pastel colors, natural light. Her possessions are mostly espresso wood (IKEA for the win). Her bedding is gray and white. Her bedroom is painted lilac (her favorite color). Hopeful PA student. Loves knitting, baking, good wine, winter nights spent cuddling, and him. Most essential possession: her needlework basket.
Questions we have:
1) how can we style a bed with dark colored sheets? 2) we have an IKEA couch bought new in 2017. He likes it and says it’s still comfortable, she doesn’t want to go through the trouble of moving it 500 miles. Do they move it or buy new? 3) they are using her (queen size) bed, which currently sits on a frame with no headboard or footboard. She wouldn’t mind having a headboard and footboard, he finds them essential. 4) separate or shared dresser?
Any and ALL ideas or tips or blogs you have are much appreciated! She is quite handy and loves DIY. He humors her but could take it or leave it.
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Best sleep I’ve gotten was on an ikea futon with a 2” memory foam topper - any mattress recommendations?

Alright, here’s the deal: several years ago I was sleeping on an ikea futon the ikea lycksele lovas and had a 2” memory foam topper on top. It was great! No motion transfer, plenty cool, good edge support, some sink but not too much... but it wasn’t an “adult” bed.
So we tossed it and got a queen size purple mattress (the og). It was great at first, but the motion transfer is killing me, and the poor edge support means we’re constantly moving together towards the middle. The thing also absolutely chews through sheets. I’m pretty done with it after about 2 years of trying to make it work.
I’m tempted to go and grab a high density foam mattress and throw a topper on it to get back what I had before. Am I crazy? Is there a better option for that type of feel? I’ve gone to stores and tried Casper and leesa and overall been somewhat unimpressed by hybrids. I can’t honestly say I’ve tried many pure memory foam mattresses just because it seems more cost effective to get a topper I can swap out every couple years. Are there things I’m missing? Brands/models I should go hunt for to try out?
Thank you for any insights you can provide. I’ve been lurking for a while but haven’t been able to describe what I’m looking for in searchable terms.
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Two Week Purple 2 Review

Hi All!
I’m here to share my Purple 2 review!
Pre-Purple set up: Queen Morgedal IKEA mattress, 3 inch memory foam cooling topper, Room Essentials jersey sheets, AmazonBasics metal bed base, two queen size 12lb Tranquility weighted blankets, mix of pillows. Mostly side with occasional stomach and rare back sleepers.
My partner and I had already been in the market for a mattress and had tested Tempur-pedic and Revive at Living Spaces. It has been a lifelong dream of mine to own a Tempur, but truthfully, was disappointed at the ones we tried and the pricepoint. I loosened up on the search and, embarrassing for me to admit, ended up looking into Purple because of an influencer. I had family who had tried Purple and ultimately went with Revive, so when I asked about it, it wasn’t in the forefront of my mind because I didn’t really know what was up.
We then tested the Purple original, 2, and 3 at Mattress Firm. I’ll say, there’s no way I would have ever purchased a mattress without testing it, so I’m happy to have had this option! I knew we weren’t interested in the original, but did find it useful for comparison. We went straight for the 2, as I figured this would be our most comfortable firmness from my research. My partner preferred softer and even “plush” mattresses during our trials, and I landed on the medium-firm end. We were comfortable right away on the 2.
Testing out the 3, even my partner felt it was too soft. It certainly lives up to the “water bed without the water” description. While the 3 seems perfect for most, it was definitely squishy and immediately not sleepable from us. The mattress dude took us around to some other mattresses, and in comparison we were almost disgusted by the Tempur, and uncomfortable on the regular spring mattresses. I would recommend trying multiple mattresses in between the Purple and going back again to your favorite while at the store – it’s very helpful! We were also able to try the Purple pillow. Glad I got to feel it, certainly not right for my sleep style.
Our mind was made up and it came down to the rest of my research on the Harmonys. I was lucky enough to be lurking for the tenth time on Customer Appreciation Day, and wound up with a 15% off coupon I used during the President’s Day Sale.
Post-Purple set up: King Purple 2 mattress, Purple protector, Purple sheets, Target Made by Design Warm Down Alternative Insert, Mainstays 14” Foldable Steel base, two queen size 12lb Tranquility weighted blankets, mix of pillows and two 6.5 Harmonys.
Two weeks later, what do we think? We LOVE it! Like I said, I was so happy to try it in person: I wouldn’t recommend skipping this step. It still feels new to get jump onto the grid each night, and we are both sleeping better as a result. I have never had much difficulty falling asleep, but do wake up during the night. We have blackout curtains and I sleep with a mask, but there is still some light that comes in through the bathroom. I completely attribute a deeper, better sleep to the Purple. Of course, this is a quality upgrade from our previous set up, but I haven’t slept so well in a long time.
The Harmony pillow took a bit to get used to, and I still believe I’m about 2 weeks out from working it in. I haven’t seen any other reviews specify exactly what it feels like, but it is incredibly springy: there is some serious resistance to putting your head on this thing. Imagine a pillow that is gently, but firmly, trying to fight you off it for most of the night. I can’t imagine who needs the 7.5 inch pillow, because the Harmony is taller than my down pillow and equal to my fully fluffed feather pillow, but if you are an average side sleeper who has never walked further than the Bed Bath and Beyond bucket of pillows, I’m sure the 6.5 is right for you. This is also the perfect “prop” pillow for the couch or to support on an adjustable base.
I did mention in a previous comment that I agree with many of the reviews on the Purple website: the protector doesn’t seem all that special, and it does retain a slight crinkle to it. Under Purple sheets it moves around and is noticeable, but it’s still not as bad as the one you had on your bed as a child. If this is at the bottom of your wish list, I think you’re free to shop for a bamboo stretchy one elsewhere.
The Purple sheets are great so far. Comfortable, soft, breathable, and stretchy. I’m curious to see how they’ll stand up over time. For the time being I have no complaints and would recommend these if they’re in the budget or a bundle. On the Harmony pillow, I do notice they’re a bit thin, and wish they were a bit thicker. We’ll especially see how everything together holds up to the summer heat.
On the Purple duvet: while I haven’t had it in my hands, don’t bother. I cannot imagine spending that amount of money for the same thing you could get anywhere else. We tried the Purple base at Mattress Firm and it rocked, but not sure how it compares to other adjustable bases. We don’t have a TV in our room or any severe ailments, so it was a pass for now.
Ultimately, we are so happy with our purchase. Included in the “Purple welcome pack” are two sleep masks, which was a nice little bonus. I sleep with one so these two will replace my current one when (if) it gives out, so thanks for that! I think that most of their products are worth the money, especially choosing to get both up front. I really pushed for getting two Harmony pillows because I just knew we’d be purchasing a second if we didn’t them at the same time. We look forward to going to bed every night, and have seriously embraced the Purple! We wake up saying “Ahh, Purple:” so the brand recognition is working well! I already had a couple come over to try it as they’re in the midst of their search, and a coworker who overhead is going to check them out at Mattress Firm.
Thank you for reading this, and thank you u/purple for the discount. It was much appreciated and I’m happy to share my experience. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask!
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I need help finding pink, girly bedroom furniture for an adult woman. Specifically, a bed frame and dresser. Sorry for the long post.

Alright, so I'm hoping this is a good subreddit for this. I've just been thinking about my bedroom lately, and as a long-term goal, I'd like to spruce some things up a bit in here.
My style/taste: My favorite color is pink. I love pastel pink and hot pink. I love sparkle and glam, too. I like "grown up girly" things. I am drawn to a Barbie-like aesthetic that doesn't scream "kids room."
My current setup:
What I'm looking for:
I'd love to add a few new pink items to my room that reflect my glamorous pink aesthetic. I love the tufted look. It just looks more opulent to me. I'd love to find a bold pink dresser and bed frame. I don't have a lot of money, so I can't just drop $1500 on one dresser. I'm not going to go into too many details about my finances, but I will say that it is beyond my control, and I'm hoping they will improve very soon.
The bed frame, as I mentioned before, should look girly. I like glamour. Pink is best. As for the dresser, I need to be able to store all my pajamas, socks and undies in there, since I wear those the most. So a small little night stand just won't work. I need a full dresser that is wider than it is tall, and close to the same height as my bed. Three single drawers like this will work, but I also like how sometimes the top row of drawers is "split," like this. I also like the 6-drawers look if it maximizes storage. I basically need to be able to tuck everything away without constantly straining, reaching, squatting, etc.
What I've found:
I really like this bed frame from Baxton Studios. And I really like this matching table, but it needs to be closer to this size. It would look weird to have a white dresser and a pink bed frame IMHO. And all white would look bland. Plus, I researched Baxton Studios on other websites, and the quality seems questionable. But hopefully, you understand what I'm looking for.
Any ideas?
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Young couple on their own for the first time, no family support. Can we pick your brain on what we'll need to get a decent start in life ?

EDIT : Thanks for all the recommendations guys and gals, our shopping list nearly doubled in size and it's a good thing ! It's 1AM right now, and I really have to go to bed, since we're moving tomorrow today (!!!!). Keep em going, I'll try to read them on our way to the city. We'll have to stop for gas and toilet breaks, we'll try to go where they have wifi to check on this thread.
For a bit of context, we're Jim and Emilie, an 18yo couple moving to the city (Montreal) on their own, as we're estranged from our bio families (our choice). You can check our post history for more info.
We don't own a lot, and we kind of like it that way. The coming years will be a challenge as we try to survive in the city and get a decent education. We don't want stuff burdening us in case we get better education/work/life opportunities and wants to move. Plus we're poor, like part-time minimum wage poor, and stuff is expensive, so, yeah.
We have compiled a list of what we have and what we need. We know we need what we have, but we don't know if we actually need what we want (well, some things we do, but let's play along). Let's hear your suggestions, advice, tips, etc. please !
Thanks in advance,
Jim and Emilie :)
What we own :
  • 1x big suitcase of clothes each (and footwear and outerwear, obvioulsy).
  • 1x toiletry kit each
  • 1x hair cutting kit
  • 1x bike and accessories
  • 1x 2004 Subaru Impreza Wagon. Jim absolutely needs it for work, we're not getting rid of it.
  • 2x portable toolboxes (1x mechanic tools, 1x carpentry tools)
  • 1x sewing machine
  • 1x laptop and accessories
  • 2x cellphones and accessories
  • 1x 22" TV
  • 1x blu-ray player
  • 1x binder of Very Important Papers
  • 1x pencil case of assorted office supplies stuff.
  • 1x set of camping nesting pots (3) with pans/lids (3) (nifty!) Given to us. Doubt they will last long with regular use, but we'll replace them as/if needed.
  • 1x set of cheap cooking utensils (ladle, flipper, big spoon, tongs and spatula) Also given to us
  • 1x picnic set/insulated tote for 4 Also given to us. Actually a high-quality set, we'll definitely keep it when/if we upgrade. Plus the tote will come handy for grocery shopping.
  • 1x rigid coolelunchbox
  • 2x insulated travel mugs
  • 3x reusable water bottles (1x stainless steel, 1x sport/bike style bottle, and 1x 2gal jug).
  • 2x school type backpack
  • 1x gym bag
  • 1x double size sleeping bag. We'll use it as a comforter for now.
And that's about it. It fit all very nicely in the back of the Subaru. We have two toolboxes, two suitcases, two Costco bags of outerwear, the gym bag hold our extra footwear and our two backpacks (with our personal things, the laptop, and our binder of paperwork). Everything else fits in a plastic bin, save for the sleeping bag that has is own stuff sack.
We're getting the keys first thing tomorrow morning then going shopping for essentials. Our new apartment is a tiny studio, and comes with an oven, fridge, and on-suite laundry.
Shopping list (budget : ~$1,000) :
At Ikea :
  • Bed frame (queen size)
  • Memory foam mattress (queen size)
  • Pillows
  • Mattress protector
  • Pillows protectors
Things we buy at Ikea are our "splurge" items or things we don't trust to get second-hand (BEDBUGS!!!!). We don't want our mattress directly on the floor, as it's old carpet and the floor is really uneven. We'll need to shim the bed to make it level. Plus we need the storage space underneath the bed. Jim will build low-profile rolling platforms so we can store bins underneath since the apartment has no built-in storage, save for the kitchen cabinets. Also Jim really needs a queen size bed, due to his size (a king would be better, but it won't fit in the apartment).
Then we'll hit the second-hand stores to find the following :
  • 1x bed sheet set
  • 2x towel set (as we're currently showering in our friend's house and using their towels)
  • 1x shower curtain (probably just a liner from the dollar store)
  • 2x over-the-door hook things (one for the entry door, the other for the bathroom door).
  • 1x slow cooker
  • 4x bowls and regular drinking glasses (we only have tiny plastic wine glasses in our picnic set).
  • 1x kitchen knife set (or just a few loose ones, depending on what we find)
  • 4x steak knifes
  • 1x colander
  • 1x can opener
  • 1x electric kettle (we actually both prefer instant coffee, and Emilie loves tea).
  • and assorted kitchen/cooking stuff : colander, can opener, baking sheets, baking pans, measuring cups and spoons, whisk, etc. (we're meal-planning and batch cooking to save time and money). And freezer safe container for said batch-cooking
  • small table and two chairs (maybe, if we find something great for really cheap, if not we'll try to find one in the local classifieds).
  • small dresser (again, if we find something great for really cheap, if not we'll try to find one in the local classifieds).
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Swampman Blues.

"M'salopri latèt..."
Two pale yellow specks alight in Lunch's cavernous eye sockets as he awakens. As the giant lifts himself up on his elbows, his tiny eyes scan the room. There's a definite pounding in his head, courtesy of last night's festivities. He's near the center of a big bed -- queen or king size -- laying in a rumpled mess of blankets, a duvet, some pillows, and few of his own quills. The big C53 stretches his arms out, flattening himself out against the mattress, his hands easily making it over the edges of the bed. Lunch lifts himself up, shuffling to lean against the headboard, his greasy hair falling around his shoulders as he did so.
The room was pretty clean, all things considered. A few stray clothes lay strewn about haphazardly, along with a smattering of nearly-empty solo cups and an empty bottle or two. A large glass sliding door sat on the far left of the room, leading out to a balcony. First floor. The rest of the room wasn't too remarkable. Lots of IKEA furniture. This definitely wasn't his house. Lunch sniffed a few times.
"Smells like bodies 'n here." He muttered to himself, shuffling further up into a sitting position. "What was you up to last night, Lunch?"
Lunch flings himself out of bed, coming to terms with the fact that he was -- further adding to his confusion surrounding last night -- naked. Lunch doesn't much mind, though, sauntering around the room, his clawed feet absolutely shredding up the room's shag carpet. His beady yellow eyes roam around the room, searching for his sweatpants. Nowhere to be seen.
"Tonne-ray mi cheins..."
The bedroom has two doors, once of which was open to a bathroom. The second, Lunch assumed, was the way out.
"Door num'er one..." Lunch mutters to himself, lumbering into the bathroom, to be treated to the sight of more half-filled solo cups, an even more oppressive scent of sweat, and a multitude of clothes and undergarments, none of which were his. Lunch sighs heavily, swiping a solo cup from from the sink to swig down it's contents. Bud Light and box wine. Lunch looks at himself in the mirror, taking stock of his appearance.
"Nev'r better." Lunch growls, smiling his standard almost-smile. He takes a few moments to pose in the mirror, slugging down a few more of the half-finished drinks from the night before, chomping up the solo cups as he goes. Once the bathroom is clear of cups, he moves on, loping back into the bedroom, towards the final door. His search for pants had lead him here. A clawed hand meets doorknob, and with a bit of a push, the door unsticks from it's frame, and bangs open, leading straight to a small hallway and staircase downwards. Lunch heads towards the staircase. Down below, there's the bustle of people moving: sweeping, chatting, something being cooked. Lunch takes a moment to stand at the top of the staircase. A banner hangs from the ceiling over the stairs, reading THETA SIGMA GAMMA.
"Frat boys." Lunch mutters, still perched on the first step. "'Splains the shitty beverages."
"Hey!" Comes a woman's voice from downstairs. "What'd I tell you guys about slamming the door op--"
The speaker comes into view at the bottom of the stairs midway through her sentence, cut off by a hand clapping to her open mouth.
"What the fuck!" Shouts the lady at the base of the stairs, a young woman with a face and speech pattern that just screamed 'valley girl.' "What the fuck are you!? Who invited y- where the fuck are your clothes!?"
"That's what I's wonderin', lady." Lunch replies, as deadpan as ever. "Seems they got lost in the f'stiv'ties of last night, huh?"
The lady at the bottom of the stairs now held one hand aloft, covering up Lunch's figure. "Fuck if I know! Like, you know you can't be in a sorority house if you're not a sister, right?"
"Well I sure ain't a sister, sister. But I can't 'xactly be leavin' no sorority house if my goods are all out for the whole worl' ta see, now can I?"
"Like I give a fuck! Get out, freak! I mean it!"
"Y'all musta let me in in the first place..." Lunch rumbles as he marches back to the bedroom, leaving the sister at the bottom of the stairs to recount the situation to her friends. Back in the bedroom, Lunch rips the sheets from the bed, showering the room with more solo cups, his own quills, and much to his dismay, a smattering of prophylactics, both used and unused. No sweatpants. Lunch turned again, heading back to the stairs.
"Hey! HEY!" The same blonde from before was back on her post at the base of the stairs, holding up both hands as Lunch began to descend. "I am WARNING you, fucker. I will call the fucking cops on your Tempest looking ass! I swear to FUCKING GOD!"
Lunch pays the woman no heed, reaching up to tear down the banner above the stairway, wrapping it around his waist as he walks down the stairs.
"That's de-struc-tion of pro-per-ty, asshole! I seriously am calling the fucking cops now, freakshow!"
Lunch shoulders his way past the stair guardian, entering what he assumed was the house's living room. Something like ten college kids had to be down here, frat boys and sorority girls, all sharing the same look of disgust and shock as to what had just walked out from upstairs. There were a few moments of silence as Lunch walked to the door, chatter only starting up as he stepped out of the door.
"What the hell was that thing?"
"What the fuck was that?"
"God... it smells awful."
"Fucking gross. Who let that thing in?"
Lunch slammed the door shut, his newly-made loincloth billowing around his waist as he began to march off the Ashton U campus. It was time to find his bike and get home.
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How much floor space should my bed take up?

I’m moving soon and I was hoping to use it as an excuse to get a new bed (I’ve only had my IKEA bed for 8 years, but it clashes with my other furniture now). I was hoping to get a queen size platform bed, but it turns out that my new room will only be 10’ by 12’. A queen size bed is about 5’ by 6.666’. That seems like a lot of space for a bed to take up!
I’m not sure if pushing a bed up against the wall will work. I’m polyamorous, so I’ll have to share my bed with at least one person, if not two. If my partner(s) need to get up in the night, I wouldn’t want them to be trapped against the wall.
I wouldn’t mind sticking with a full size bed, but I’m under the impression that good full size sheets are way harder to find than queen size sheets.
Men of this subreddit, how much space does your bed take up in your room? Where did you put it in your room?
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Young couple on their own for the first time, no family support. Can we pick your brain on what we'll need to get a decent start in life ?

For a bit of context, we're Jim and Emilie, an 18yo couple moving to the city (Montreal) on their own, as we're estranged from our bio families (our choice). You can check our post history for more info.
We don't own a lot, and we kind of like it that way. The coming years will be a challenge as we try to survive in the city and get a decent education. We don't want stuff burdening us in case we get better education/work/life opportunities and wants to move. Plus we're poor, like part-time minimum wage poor, and stuff is expensive, so, yeah.
We have compiled a list of what we have and what we need. We know we need what we have, but we don't know if we actually need what we want (well, some things we do, but let's play along). Let's hear your suggestions, advice, tips, etc. please !
Thanks in advance,
Jim and Emilie :)
What we own :
And that's about it. It fit all very nicely in the back of the Subaru. We have two toolboxes, two suitcases, two Costco bags of outerwear, the gym bag hold our extra footwear and our two backpacks (with our personal things, the laptop, and our binder of paperwork). Everything else fits in a plastic bin, save for the sleeping bag that has is own stuff sack.
We're getting the keys first thing tomorrow morning then going shopping for essentials. Our new apartment is a tiny studio, and comes with an oven, fridge, and on-suite laundry.
Shopping list (budget : ~$1,000) :
At Ikea :
  • Bed frame (queen size)
  • Memory foam mattress (queen size)
  • Pillows
  • Mattress protector
  • Pillows protectors
Things we buy at Ikea are our "splurge" items or things we don't trust to get second-hand (BEDBUGS!!!!). We don't want our mattress directly on the floor, as it's old carpet and the floor is really uneven. We'll need to shim the bed to make it level. Plus we need the storage space underneath the bed. Jim will build low-profile rolling platforms so we can store bins underneath since the apartment has no built-in storage, save for the kitchen cabinets. Also Jim really needs a queen size bed, due to his size (a king would be better, but it won't fit in the apartment).
Then we'll hit the second-hand stores to find the following :
  • 1x bed sheet set
  • 2x towel set (as we're currently showering in our friend's house and using their towels)
  • 1x shower curtain (probably just a liner from the dollar store)
  • 2x over-the-door hook things (one for the entry door, the other for the bathroom door).
  • 1x slow cooker
  • 4x bowls and regular drinking glasses (we only have tiny plastic wine glasses in our picnic set).
  • 1x kitchen knife set (or just a few loose ones, depending on what we find)
  • 4x steak knifes
  • 1x colander
  • 1x can opener
  • 1x electric kettle (we actually both prefer instant coffee, and Emilie loves tea).
  • and assorted kitchen/cooking stuff : colander, can opener, baking sheets, baking pans, measuring cups and spoons, whisk, etc. (we're meal-planning and batch cooking to save time and money). And freezer safe container for said batch-cooking
  • small table and two chairs (maybe, if we find something great for really cheap, if not we'll try to find one in the local classifieds).
  • small dresser (again, if we find something great for really cheap, if not we'll try to find one in the local classifieds).
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Poly bed update, and what I learned that might be helpful to others.

So a while back I asked about poly bed advice, I got some helpful hints (thank you) but not the nitty gritty advice on what to look for that my mind needs to work. Back story: Our poly ways and love of big dogs killed our $960 bed in a box (Leesa) mattress in less than 18 months. After spending over $2500 on shitty mass market crap I got wise and decided to kill it with fire, and This is what I learned (after about 60 hours of research and 3 days out shopping)
General advice: Dont buy a bed that you cant open up. Buy one with a zipper (or some recloseable method, velcro? buttons? magnets?) so that you can get in there and change out layers individually to solve problems or for fine tuning. Most bed in a boxes or beds from big box stores are well, un-fixable... by that I mean once any one part has failed it is relegated to the land of fancy dog beds.
The phrase "does not need flipping" or some variant there of = disposable with 5 year max lifespan (2-3 years if you sleep more than 2 with any regularity or have robust sexy times). Much like dedicated right and left socks you will wear out one exact spot quickly and then if you cant get new parts it will also be banished to the land of fancy dog beds.
Dont buy foam beds where the layers are glued together...
Buy local, by that I mean from a local manufacturer or a family own place. Because "Mattress firm" does not care one bit about you and your experience with them or their products. A mom and pop shop needs happy customers to survive, and since they can not compete on price alone they will have far higher quality products for similar prices. You can usually negotiate, shit free pillows are nothing to shake a stick at, or how about a dust mite cover... any teache student/ military discounts?
Latex it is good for condoms and great to make beds with.
Lay in any perspective bed for at least 15 min, or at least once you really get the feel of what you are looking for 5-10 min. Also try the usual positions if you sleep on your stomach then test it on your stomach, if you are a side sleeper... if you swap positions try all of them.
Read the warranty, simple is better, look for loopholes. If your bed is sagging to the required depth your back and hips will have given up on the bed first. Also do you need a $500 mattress cover for the warranty to be valid, or a $1000 foundation? ***(real stipulations I came across) Basically the more loopholes, the shittier the mattress. They will not likely to warranty out a mattress anyways and you will be saddled with loads of shipping charges to be told to pound sand. Even if they did more than likely you will get a new shitty mattress that will die faster than an exotic plant from the home depot.
Put reminders in your calendar for when you trial period ends, hell put in the dates of 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 of the trial period and have a discussion and be completely honest about how you feel. Yes you might need to get used to a bed, but you shouldnt get used to neck, shoulder, hip or back pain. If ANYONE isn't happy for any reason send it back, resentment is real.
You loose productivity and focus if you dont get a good nights sleep, dont be penny wise and pound foolish. Even if you only need a bigger bed two nights out of the week those two nights can have a domino effect on the rest of the week if you get bad sleep. Seriously it can take weeks for damage from ONE bad nights sleep to heal. Spend extra to buy the bed that fits your needs, you wouldn't buy shoes that were too small because they were cheaper.
Dont try to string along a dying mattress if you cant REPAIR it don't try to "fix it" toppers wont solve problems (unless you removed the old dead layers and anything else that was worn out too). You cant cure cancer with a bandaid, and broken down layers of a bed is very analogous to cancer, as once it starts, it will spread the connected parts and they will start to wear out or fail too.
Read the labels (that thing that says do not remove under penalty of law...), by law beds have to tell you what is in them and if it is new (yes they can "recycle" old shit), ask to see inside if they cant/wont open it up dont buy it. It might be advertised as a latex mattress with only 1" of latex... not illegal but shady AF. The label will give you an idea if you need to investigate further.
Dont buy a bed the first time you try it (or one like it) go back and try it a second time or at least go home and talk about it. Dont let the sales person pressure you, just walk away, good beds sell themselves and sales people know it.
Once you get a bed, flip your shit! As per instructions/recommendations, flip all flippable layers and change your smoke detector batteries too, shit get a new tooth brush while you are at it.
Poly specific advice:
Go with your bed-mate polycule to a big box mattress store and see how you all fit and feel on the different mattresses. If you live in a small town go out of town. If you are not out where you live, go out of town. There is no subtlety in this but you really have to all try out at least some beds together so you all get a feeling of what is going to be tolerable and to gain enough information that one or two can go out looking together.
Think outside of the normal orientation of the mattress. Half of a Queen is 30" half of a Full is 25" A sideways cal king is 84"(7')x"72"(6'), if you are going to fit 4 in this arrangement each person gets an average of 21" of bed, split 3 ways its 2.5'(28") a person. Keep in mind anyone over 5'8 might end up with their feet hanging over #coldtoes
King also is Eastern king 76"x80", California King is also a western king 72"x84". More than likely if it just says king its an eastern king, but it doesnt hurt to ask. And no the sheets are not interchangeable.
99.99999999% of non "twin sized" beds are built for 2 people MAX! Avoid comfort zones, dont try to do that cal king trick if the bed has any kind of zoned anything or some one will have the hip area with loads of squish and someone else will get a rock hard lumbar zone.
Dont wast time with memory foam, PU (polyurethane), or HR (high resiliency) that is low density. It will be comfy but acrobatic sex with more than 2 people will quickly take it beyond its design specs.
You might only be 160, and your gf is 160, and her bf is 170, and your dog is 65 and his dog is 45, congratulations you have 600lbs in the bed. Did I mention most beds are designed for people 175 lbs and 6' or under? Well I did now. If you weigh over 240 expect to need to change out most mega brand beds every 3-4 years anyways. As far as the bed can tell in that very real world example your bed thinks there are 2 300# people in it. I would guess the average weight of a quad to be between 500 and 800 lbs... that is quite the dynamic load. Select comfort air bags are rated to 1000lbs for whatever that is worth.
I know I am often out, or at least not hiding it, but in the world of small businesses I will never be open about needing a bed that can sleep 3+ in it every night and handle wild sexy times. I want a good deal and I didnt want someones prejudices dicking me out of a good deal. So I decided to say I need a bed for me my wife and her 150# St Bernard. I know I am masquerading with hetero-normitivity but I didnt get you people make me sick looks (like I got when the 3 of us were trying out beds at IKEA) instead I got the poor whipped bastard look.
Look into a diy bed, you can buy parts from places like latexmattresscompany.com (where I got my stuff, localish to me) or diymattress.net or sleeponlatex.com (3x3" toppers= 9" of awesome) or foamexpress1.com
Yes, you will have to do some research, I suggest themattressunderground.com or sleeplikethedead.com
I recommend cant recommend latex enough as it is really easy to adjust the firmness and create multiple zones with little more than a razor blade and some foam glue. All the sudden a mattress built for 3 appeared! (get bare toppers, cut them in the width you require and then stack... do some research on latex and that will make sense)
Latex is also probably the best choice as it doesnt sag easily or quickly, it is super supportive even at soft firmness (it took my mind a while to comprehend this one, go try it and you will understand) and it is recommended for larger people remember it doesnt take much for a bed to think you are 300+lbs. A 9" mattress will do you well, go thicker than you think you might need (not firmer). Not to mention that most latex mattresses have 10+year warranties (some have 20+).
Life lessons I paid too much for.
IKEA has some latex mattresses (I owned one before the Leesa) they are 100% synthetic dunlop they are way too firm for 90% of humans so you need to rip off the poly foam on the bottom (it is a way for them to lie about the thickness). You need to buy a soft or medium topper of similar thickness of said removed poly foam, preferably from some place that sells good latex beds to replace that bit of poly foam you ripped off and shove it in the cover on top of the IKEA core. Dont expect anyone who works at IKEA to know anything about beds or how to chose the best one for you. Before I learned what I needed to do with my IKEA latex bet I turnned it into dog beds and redid the couch cushions... oops... but hey the couch is fucking awesome now, and I needed a bigger size bed anyways.
You certainly get what you pay for. Shifting your price point by even 20% can net you a bed that will last you a lot longer.
DONT PAY FOR CONVENIENCE. I bought the Lessa because I felt that all previous buying experiences were horrible... at the mega mattress stores didn't treat me like a person but a sale, and ikea was staffed by well meaning folks who were ignorant about what they were selling, and I didnt know where to look to buy a mattress that wasnt at some place drove by on the regular. So we ordered one off the internet because it was easy, worst bed ownership decision EVER. We paid $900 ish for a queen Leesa, today 18 months later I got a 9" talalay latex, King sized for $1252.47, sure I have to do some work my self but if I didnt want to that would be solved by throwing another $170 at it. For less than 30% more I got a bed which has core should last 15-20 years the topper should get 7 years at least that is a size up. Sure it took 60 hours of research and 2 outings to bed stores where I knew I wouldn't find something to buy, negotiations between us all and a 150 drive to another major city.
If your bed is dead or dying it will put you in a bad mood, keep this in mind when you are shopping. You will be more likely to snag the first one that comes along, dont. Keep looking. If the first one was the right one get it later, you have to kiss some toads to find your prince.
If your bed is dead or dying it will put you in a bad mood, keep this in mind when negotiating what you are looking for in a bed. Compromise will be hard but dont rush and dont be a dick, you are poly so you should be good at this right.
If your bed is dead or dying it will put you in a bad mood, keep this in mind when things are happening in daily life. Be patient, take a step back and let people know why you might be acting a bit short with them.
I know it is hard and you are going to have a hard time getting rest during this time, try to stay with your paramours or metamors if needed dont hesitate to sleep on the couch if it is better shape than the bed, try an air mattress, visit the folks... give yourself some time.
You might need different beds this is ok too.
Good luck and may you learn something from my experience.
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Bed sheets have a more important job than most people might be aware of. Your sheets are in direct contact with your skin all night, every night. And we spend roughly one third of our life in bed, on top of a bed sheet. This means that our sheets need to be both soft and pleasant against our skin, as well as easy to take care of. Looking for best quality bed sheets in Hong Kong ? Check out IKEA's bed sheets with single, queen and king size sheets available for your choice. Browse together with our Bed linen collection and get start with a comfortable sleep journey. fitted bed sheet sizes Cot Sheet 120cm W x 160cm L x 20cm D Single 91cm W x 190cm L x 40cm D King-Single 107cm W x 203cm L x 40cm D Double 137cm W x 190cm L x 40cm D Queen 152cm W x 203cm L x 40cm D Queen (suits deep mattresses) 152cm W x 203cm L x 50cm D King 183cm W x 203cm L x 40cm D Ki . Skip to content. Bedroom. Bed Linen. Pillows + Quilts + Bed skirts. Shop By Colour. Shop By Fabric. All You can just use standard UK size duvets, flat sheets on these beds if you wish, but the most important part is getting the mattress protectors and fitted sheets fitting correctly. Ikea as of 2014 started stocking UK standard size mattresses and beds as well as their Euro sizes below, so please check your Ikea Bed Size. Queen: 152 cm: 202 cm: 59 7/8 "79 1/2 "Close - Click To See: King: 193 cm: 202 cm: 76 "79 1/2 "Close - Click To See: Full measurements compared. Here are the USA and CA standard mattress names along with the corresponding sizes. Next to this I have placed the difference against the same names at IKEA: US Mattress Name IKEA Name Version? Width In Metric IKEA Width +/-Length In Metric IKEA Materials: Queen size IKEA MALM bed, 1 8×4 sheet of wood, nails, hammer, 2 70 lb bags concrete, gate hinges, fishing line Description: 1. Secure the bed slats on the MALM bed with fishing line. 2. Chop off the legs. 3. Build a box to put concrete (for counterweight) and attach hinges and bed to. … Time to buy bed linen? Come and have a look of our bed sheets, quilt covers, bedspreads, pillow cases and throws. Products materials consist of pure cotton or sateen-woven from the finest yarn made of lyocell etc. You will be surely amazed by the silky-soft quality of our bed linen products. Bed sheets have a more important job than most people might be aware of. Your sheets are in direct contact with your skin all night, every night. And we spend roughly one third of our life in bed, on top of a bed sheet. This means that our sheets need to be both soft and pleasant against our skin, as well as easy to take care of. Bed Size Clear. Twin (345) Twin XL (140) Full (388) Queen (462) King (483) California King (245) Split King (10) Crib (60) Sheet Type 1800 Thread Count Queen 4-Pc Sheet Set $69.00 Queen Size Sheet Set - 4 Piece - Hotel Luxury Bed Sheets - Extra Soft - Deep Pockets - Easy Fit - Breathable & Cooling Sheets - Wrinkle Free - Comfy – Dark Grey Bed Sheets - Queens Sheets – 4 PC . 4.6 out of 5 stars 78,594. $29.99 $ 29. 99. $2.00 coupon applied at checkout Save $2.00 with coupon. High-end sheets at a reasonable price. Amazon's Choice Customers shopped Amazon's Choice for

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