conundrums

DG1 · May 2011

I did a foolish thing and was online shopping at bedding sets, which I don't technically need. I found one I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE! I can get a whole king duvet set for $180, shipped. Includes one 96in x 114in duvet, three 26in x 26in euro shams, two 20in x 26in king shams, one 11in x 21in filled pillows, two 18in x 18in filled pillows, and 78in x 80in with 18in fall skirt. So, not a bad deal for that much stuff, although I won't use half of that.

2 things, though. 1. using it would require painting the (large, heavily furnished) bedroom and therefore also the hallway and master bath. And 2. We are supposed to be on a spending freeze.

But man, I've been looking for a duvet cover I actually LIKE for 3 years. I also hate the color of our bedroom right now, but just thinking about all of that painting makes me want to curl up in front of the TV and take a long nap.

WDWWT?

nicoleg1982 · May 2011

Bookmark it (if the price is valid for that long) and revisit the idea at the beginning of June.

zsazsa-stl · May 2011

Set a day to paint. Put it on your calendar and stick to it. Then once you are painted you can reward yourself with the new bedding.

I have a bathroom that is in desperate need of painting and I've had good intentions for over a year. I need to listen to my own advice.

NOLABridesmaid · May 2011

Buy it

I only lean in that direction because of the length of time you've been looking. You are also talking to the girl that bought and returned 4 sets before I found the one.

I think finding a husband is easier then finding a comforter set that you love.

MizBiscuit · May 2011

If you have been looking for 3 years and this is the first set that has caught your eye then I would seriously think about just getting it. I guess it would depend on the reasoning behind the spending freeze and how long its been/going to be. It would also depend on where you found it and if it is a stable product and price (ie, not on overstock or someplace that doesn't guarantee inventory or cost.)

We did something similar with the bed frame. We had been looking for something for about 5 years and when we found it just before Christmas, when money was already tight, we made it work. It was a discontinued piece and was exactly what we both wanted. It seemed silly to let it go when we had already been looking forever.

hmonkey · May 2011

i say buy it.

but i seriously side-eye having to paint three rooms for it. that's like getting surgery to match an outfit.

DG1 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_conundrums?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:1bd0896c-a630-4f31-afff-bcabb3c88806Post:31b31e35-8ffa-4bac-9bb6-e0cd98d218c6">Re: conundrums</a>:
[QUOTE]i say buy it. but i seriously side-eye having to paint three rooms for it. that's like getting surgery to match an outfit.
Posted by hmonkey[/QUOTE]

I know. But it really is a master suite. Currently all painted blue (and not a good shade - a peril of having to choose paint in a hurry in a house that isn't built yet). This set has NO blue in it at all.

zsazsa-stl · May 2011

When you repaint, pick a neautral color so you aren't repainting when your husband comes home from one of his crazy parties, refuses to stay in the bathroom and vomits himself all over your bedding and you have to buy new.

AuntFlo · May 2011

I'm going to need to see it before I offer an opinion.

loveshine1 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_conundrums?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:1bd0896c-a630-4f31-afff-bcabb3c88806Post:b7695198-b3d7-45d9-9e29-9b57a2945cec">Re: conundrums</a>:
[QUOTE]When you repaint, pick a neautral color so you aren't repainting when your husband comes home from one of his crazy parties, refuses to stay in the bathroom and vomits himself all over your bedding and you have to buy new.
Posted by zsazsa-stl[/QUOTE]
Exactly, this.

But really, painting sucks, so I understand. I was overjoyed when DH told me we were hiring someone to paint Baby A's room and bathroom. If you lived close, I'd pass on his name and info. Great guy, awesome worker, and he's CHEAP.

6fsn · May 2011

Hhhhmmmm. Is this some place that will have the set for a little while? Cut spending from somewhere else to get the money.

Then again it's not just the $180, you'll have another $100 in painting. Talk to the Mr.

hmonkey · May 2011

still, i side-eye painting.

you will be stuck with the paint color a lot longer than the comforter -- the comforter might fade in the wash, something might get spilled on it, it might rip. then you're right back to finding another comforter cover that you like, and now you're trying to match a completely different room.

if you want to paint the room anyway, do that, but don't do that to match the comforter cover.

DG1 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_conundrums?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:1bd0896c-a630-4f31-afff-bcabb3c88806Post:64c67a40-da20-4ed4-a710-165b673b2d21">Re: conundrums</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm going to need to see it before I offer an opinion.
Posted by AuntFlo[/QUOTE]

<a href="http://bit.ly/jhtdaz" rel='nofollow'>http://bit.ly/jhtdaz</a>

I find that everything I like is white, but I HATE white because of all of the dirt it shows, mostly from the oils on our necks/hands/face at the top of the thing. But the top of this one is that wine color, so I get the white without having that problem. I also like the contemporary design, and I do like the colors.

loveshine1 · May 2011

NMS, but I like it.

I do see how you'd have to get rid of the blue, though. A nice neutral ivory or beige would work great, and then when you change your bedding, you don't have to go through all that again.

DG1 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_conundrums?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:1bd0896c-a630-4f31-afff-bcabb3c88806Post:775b8400-8101-46b2-983c-80fbf302d656">Re: conundrums</a>:
[QUOTE]still, i side-eye painting. you will be stuck with the paint color a lot longer than the comforter -- the comforter might fade in the wash, something might get spilled on it, it might rip. then you're right back to finding another comforter cover that you like, and now you're trying to match a completely different room. if you want to paint the room anyway, do that, but don't do that to match the comforter cover.
Posted by hmonkey[/QUOTE]

If I do paint, it'll definitely be to a more neutral color. And 6 is right - paint isn't cheap, although HD does their $5 off/gallon thing on memorial day. I'd also have to get the ILs to watch the boys for a weekend while we do the painting.

... hmm. The ILs found a cheap painter for the house they are flipping. Maybe I could look into that. But just the cost of the paint would be ridiculous for that much wall space. By the time we prime and do 2 coats, it might be 10 gallons. Less if we could get a primer & color in one, but still a lot of $$ worth of paint. I hadn't considered that cost.

I emailed it to H, who said he liked it but didn't think we should be spending any money right now. And yeah, it's an overstock-type site, so it might not exist in a month. Or I might find it cheaper on ebay in a month. who knows?

Maybe I should look into the painting anyway.

6fsn · May 2011

I change my answer to waiting.

NOLABridesmaid · May 2011

Can I be honest?

I don't like it.

I agree with staying neutral with your paint. Also, you are talking to the chick that used Walmart $9.99/gal paint and it looks fab. Flat paint, is flat paint in my world.

*Barbie* · May 2011

it's NMS either.

i'd wait just because of the spending freeze - it sounds like $180 bedding is going to cost you at least $400-500+ time to paint.

you'd be better off saving the money or using it towards a capital improvement to your property. wait until your work situation improves and then re-evaluate.

AuntFlo · May 2011

I don't like it either. Esp not for $180 and all the trouble you'll have to go through with painting.
You do need to save money. Good thing your DH is the voice of reason.

DG1 · May 2011

It would pretty much just be the duvet cover on a contemporary bed. I don't like the bedskirt and all of the bells and whistles.

DH put the kibosh on it, though. Oh well.

Now I'm curious, though - what do your bedspreads look like? Maybe I will make a separate post, since it's slow and I am in lab hell.

AuntFlo · May 2011

I can't find a picture of ours, but it's black and white, in a greek key pattern like this:

DH ended up picking this out on his own (we were in the middle of moving when I had a miscarriage and we had bought a larger bed and didn't have anything to put on it, so DH went to Target and picked up a bed in a bag set that he thought I might like.) I LOVED it and we ended up decorating our whole room around it.

*Barbie* · May 2011

i don't bother with making the bed, so don't spend a ton of money of bedding. We have a set of high thread count sheets (something like 800 or 1000) and a couple of vellux blankets on the bed right now.

our one guest room has a black-on-black striped duvet cover, the other has a blue comforter from when DK was in college. When we get around to decorating the guest room(s), I will probably buy nicer bedding sets since the beds will be made most of the time - for us it's not worth the money or effort.

Wolverine's bedding is this set:

her whole room is done in the animal theme, and we have a light brown microsuede rocker/recliner.

conundrums

Re: conundrums

Choose Another Board

Search Boards