You don’t want to spend a lot of money buying bedroom furniture. But you don’t want to break the bed because you bought cheap. You don’t have to sacrifice quality for affordability or affordability for quality. But you have to keep your eyes open and your expectations realistic. There are many furniture manufacturers who will be more than happy to separate a furniture sucker from their money.

Why the craftsmanship of bedroom furniture is so important

Why does the furniture in the bedroom seem to sag so often before the rest of the furniture in the house? Because it is generally used more often and more than any other piece of furniture in the house.

Frequent use guaranteed.

For many people, bedroom furniture will be used more consistently than furniture in any other room. Even if you spend all day at work and never turn on your TV, your day will start and end in bed.

Heavy use.

No one is a kind creature in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning.

Toss and turn in bed? I better hope the bed joints can take it.

Who remembers using a coaster for a glass of water in the middle of the night? If your nightstand finish is just sprayed on instead of a genuine varnish, you can expect that glass of water to leave some pretty nasty scars.

Your nightstand will give a good rattle when you press the “snooze” button. If the parts are lightly screwed together, there will be some damage within a few years.

Your desk drawers will flip open and slam shut. If the drawers slide on metal rails instead of plastic, you can pull the drawer out.

Of course, you could treat the furniture delicately. If it’s possible to do it when you’re tired, it would be a great way to bring a lot of stress into the room.

Considering that you can spend a third of your life in the bedroom, why not make it enjoyable?

Judging by the quality of the discounted bedroom furniture

You can find good and bad furniture in almost any furniture store. Furniture stores tend to look a bit like car dealerships in that regard. But some stores can be worse than others.

In particular, be wary of any of the new bedroom furniture lines that discount department stores sell. Kmart and Target, in particular, have entered the furniture business with mixed results. According to a recent New York Times article, when a professional furniture craftsman reviewed “designer” pieces at Target, he found every reason to believe the furniture wouldn’t last. The biggest cause for alarm: the parts that were screwed on without gluing too.

When the pieces are just screwed together, they will inevitably start to move a bit. As time passes, the wiggle will cause the screws to loosen. Then one day, when you hit the “snooze” button, the nightstand will collapse underneath it.

Of course, materials are just as important as workmanship, at least when it comes to price. Everyone knows that hardwood costs more than particle board. But not everyone can detect particle board right away. What does oak mean”? Just because something looks like oak doesn’t mean it’s oak.

If every inch of surface is covered with some kind of veneer, check the materials label on the furniture label. Every piece of furniture you buy should have some kind of label like this. If you are buying online, the description of the part on the website should indicate what the materials are. If not, take your business elsewhere.

Want a short cut to finding well-made discount bedroom furniture? Try looking for furniture from a respected design company. An Ethan Allen table sold in one store should be about as good as an Ethan Allen table sold in another. Of course, these brands are expensive. You can cut costs by comparing online shopping like you would for electronics or cars. You can even buy the furniture online and have it delivered to your home, just like in an offline furniture store.

Wherever you buy your bedroom furniture, make sure it’s quality. After all, you will spend a third of your life in it.