Your bedroom should be a safe haven of relaxation, quiet, and softness. Every room and every piece of furniture in that room needs to suit your style, budget and comfort needs. While the visual of your bedroom plays a part in how relaxing your bedroom will feel to you, it’s never more important than your budget or physical needs. If you’re stressed about finances, or tossing and turning in your bed it doesn’t matter how good your bedroom looks. That’s why we want to offer 4 tips for you to consider before buying a bedroom set, that way you can be fully satisfied with your purchase and the sweet dreams to follow.
1. Invest in a Mattress Made For You
The very first thing to do when choosing a bed, is to establish what mattress you will get with it. You need to make sure it is of good quality and is going to be comfortable. That means the right hardness or softness, good back support and the right amount of movement. The wrong mattress, poor support, and the wrong size can all make sleeping a supremely unpleasant experience. If we should be spending at least six to eight hours sleeping each day, that can result in a whole lot of time spent in discomfort.
A basic guide to understanding what softness level you need:
- Soft Mattress – For those who are side sleepers to provide more cushion to the shoulders and hips.
- Medium Firm Mattress – For back and combination sleepers.
- Firm Mattress – For stomach sleepers or body types over 250 lbs. Sleeping on your stomach is not recommended, but if it is the only comfortable way to sleep, you need something that will keep your spine aligned to avoid further back pain.
If you need a bed with cooling properties, memory foam, or less synthetic materials, there are options out there. Check in with the stores in your area to see what combinations and mattress types they offer. In the end, a mattress is one part of your bedroom that’s worth spending a little extra on, because you’ll sleep better and likely be able to keep the mattress longer.
2. Size (of the Bedroom) Matters
Yes, we probably do say this in every single article, but measuring the room and exactly how much space you have for the bed, a dresser, or a chest matters. You want to be sure the bed is large enough for comfort, and also that there will still be enough room to move around in once the bedroom set is in place. So measure the room, create a layout, and confirm what size bed and accompanying pieces you can comfortably place. Remember, the bed itself will be larger than the standard mattress sizes and that custom beds like those you can buy from Steiner’s Amish Furniture can vary. Make sure that the supplier gives clear measurements of the bed’s various size options.
3. Choose Quality Materials Put Together by Quality Builders
Bedrooms aren’t very active places – sleep is pretty calm, after all. However, having long lasting furniture is still important. If you think about it, even the calmest sleeper moves around during the night. Gravity creates tension and pressure from our body weight. Plus, dust settles quickly on surfaces, and opening and closing drawers creates a little bit of wear and tear on your case goods over the years. Before buying a bedroom set, you need to know that it can stand up to several hours of nighttime movement and your constant use. That means a bed has to be well constructed and unlikely to collapse under you, and your dresser can hold the weight of your belongings.
Due to the quality control that happens in smaller furniture manufacturing shops, we highly recommend finding a store, like Steiner’s Amish Furniture, that specializes in American and Amish-made bedroom sets. Don’t be afraid to ask for referrals and testimonials, or to view examples of the company’s manufacturing standards. Also, find out about quality guarantees!
4. Have Fun with Style and Design, But Remember Practicality
Whether you like things clean and simple, or prefer ornate, chunky or rustic looking furniture, choosing a style is very personal. It does help if the manufacturer of quality bedroom furniture has a few style options or customization to choose from. Always think about the furniture you may be purchasing down the line. You may only be buying a bed today, but soon you may want a complementary dresser or nightstands, and if there are matching pieces on offer it makes life a whole lot easier. If you are choosing custom stains, finishes and woods, make sure you keep a note of what you chose to match up later.
Practical things to remember about bedroom design
- Find ways to create tidy storage even with limited floor/closet space. (i.e. wall shelves, bed frames with drawers or bookshelves, or taller chests instead of wide dressers)
- Have one or two pops of complimentary colors paired with a range of neutrals in your bedroom theme. Your furniture will likely be neutral tones if they are made of wood, so a lot of colors easily pair with those earthy shades.
- Choose decor or accents that match or pair well with the materials of your furniture
- A rug under your bed can add an extra pop of color and comfort.
- Lighting, both natural and artificial, can lift a space.
- Greenery freshens a room visually, and if you are able to hang live plants they can naturally purify the air.
Before Buying a Bedroom Set, Contact Steiner’s Amish Furniture
We want people to experience the luxury and quality in our welcoming environment with no-pressure sales tactics. This store is much like a home, and we strive to inspire comfort. Steiner’s Amish Furniture in Sun City sports a 15,000 square foot showroom filled with Transitional, Mission, Shaker, Modern, and Mid-Century Modern furniture for every room in your home, especially the bedroom. At our two locations, you can design your own unique furniture with the wood samples and kiosks. There are hundreds of styles and over fifty specialty finishes to choose from.