By Rachel Chou
Your worst case scenario: bed collapsing whilst sleeping. For maximum survival probability, avoid being surrounded by furniture that can potentially fall out from under you. How to do? Purchase everlasting goods.
Second-worst case scenario: day one of move-in to your beautiful NYC bedroom (perhaps courtesy of RoomZoom), you fall asleep on a pile of unlaundered clothing and wake up to chirping birds and a bra cup hanging off your ear. To avoid face-plant exhaustion into your dirty underwear, pre order beautiful furniture and assemble bed before you start unpacking.
Third-worst-case scenario: you picked up a bed frame off the street and wake up the next morning to find itchy clusters of red dots all over your body. Buy furniture you trust to avoid bed bugs nestling in with you at night.
Best-case scenario: a good quality, decently priced bed that flows with the aesthetic of your new digs. No bugs, no problem. Here are some of our favorite sites to bed-surf.
DaniaFurniture
DaniaFurniture sells affordable, contemporary pieces ranging from 9 to 2,200 like these two beautiful wooden frames. New Zealand pine and solid poplar? Mmmm sounds like a treehouse I could fall asleep in.
Room and Board
Typical third world problem: you like waking yourself up with a tall glass of scrolling through instagram but your charger is placed too far away from your bed. Room and Board sells beds that have power and usb outlets for this purpose. For those who enjoy getting dressed whilst in bed, they also sell beds with built in storage drawers. Moral of the story: you never have to get out of bed ever again.
CB2
CB2 is a contemporary focused sub store of Crate and Barrel. They sell affordable pieces that cater to city home lifestyles. We love these two beds, albeit very different, because it showcases the range of styles they carry.
Namu Furniture
We love these minimal pieces from Namu furniture. Dare we say they, Spark Joy? Although the company is based in Singapore, their pieces are a blend of scandinavian, korean, and Japanese design. If you are familiar with the Marie Kondo method: don’t thank us, thank your bed.
Casper
Casper, the company with the magical unfolding mattresses and cute subway ads also sells bed frames. If you want something uber simple: maybe you’re an out of town college student, or just want something that will keep your mattress off the ground and safe from mold, this could work for you.
