I am totally redoing my room from the walls to the rug, new curtains, new bed and mattress, new bedding, everything.

I’ve been looking all over the net and have taken a liking to the following comforter/bedding set from Kohls. I want the comforter/bed setup as pictured, but I don’t think it’s available…

http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/bedandbath/beddingcollections/luxury/PRD~c9513/Park%20Avenue%20Luxury%20Palais%20Bedding%20Coordinates.jsp#

I don’t know when I will have a chance to check out Kohls in person. Am I right that it seems like I can’t order the actual comforter? It does say "comforter set" which is a good sign, but the picture is not like the main one. Hopefully that’s just the picture though, but I would want to confirm that before putting out the money…

Suggestion about where else to look for bedding? I’ve checked out Macy’s, JCPenneys, Sears, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Linens & Things.

(Hoping to coordinate room with Benjamin Moore’s "Frosty Pink" paint.)

This is my 2nd child, but with my first I was given was given WAY MORE than what I needed. Which of course was great Before we ever planned on having our 2nd, we got rid of everything because we moved into a new house. We planned a huge baby shower down in Miami, and expected to get most of the things needed. We were very dissapointed because all we got was clothes. Which is of course, STILL wonderful! But…now we are stuck trying to figure out what all we still need and are on a bit of a budget. We’ve received a lot of things 2nd hand from a good friend. Crib, Bassinet, Swing, Changing Table, Dresser and a few toys. We were able to buy the crib mattress & crib set, and also a playpen for when we travel. But as for care…I have drawn a complete loss. My brother is taking me shopping today and has offered to get me either 1 big thing that we need, or a lot of little things. The question is…what do i NEED? I rather get a necessity then just a luxury….any ideas???
I did buy the carseat & stroller already also

I am thinking of purchasing this bed frame from Ikea.com. However, i see there is a reference to a ‘slatted bed base’ and mattress, which are not included.
All that Ikea has for sale is foam mattresses.
My question is..
can i just use any regular queen size mattress to go w/ bed frame? or do i have to purchase a specific type (i.e, the ones Ikea sells)

Here’s a link to the bed:

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15558&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=60995&langId=-1&categoryId=16173&chosenPartNumber=S59838969

My husband and I have been married since October 2008. Recently things have gone down hill drastically. He has 2 children from a previous relationship & I have 1. Over the past few months we due to special holiday & birthday weekends we have had the kids every weekend, whereas usually we would have kids 1 weekend & then it would just be us the next. I feel that these weekends are crutial to our relationship. People who don’t have kids before they get married have a couple of years to focus on nothing but their relationship, where we will never have the luxury of years. We will always have kids who come first. I need those 4 days a month to connect with my husband on a husband/wife level, not just a mom/dad level.
On the first weekend that we would have gotten to spend just the 2 of us in months, he made plans to go up to my family’s property with his brother. I was really hurt by this, but I tried not to make a big deal of it because he promised that we would have some time 2 weekends from then.
When he got back from his trip with his brother we took the kids up to my family’s beach house for a big week long family gathering. The 2nd night we were there he was sitting down by the fire getting drunk with my uncle. At 3:30am I asked him to please come to bed, because we had a day trip planned for the next day with my cousins and their kids. He proceded to call me every name in the book. Then tried to leave. I took his keys because he was way too drunk to drive. He pushed me around for a while & then managed to start his truck anyway and leave.
Just near sun up, he woke me up screaming for his keys, again cussing me out and degreading me. I was sleeping in a room with our boys, who were on an air mattress on the floor. He scared the crap out of both of them. He packed his stuff and whem his son woke up he took him & left. But before that he was yelling at me in the driveway & my mother came out & he ended up cussing her out as well. It was really bad.
I waited 2 days for him to cool down. My son stayed at the house with my parents & I came home to acess the situation. He seemed OK when I got here. His brother had been staying here while we were gone to take care of our pets, and when my hubby came home early, his brother left his playstation here for my husband’s son to play. So about an hour or so after I arrived at our house, he left to take his brother his game system back. He has now been gone for over 4 hours. When I called to ask him what was up & remind him that I just drove 5 hours home to try to talk things out, he hung up on me. I called back later & he said he thought I was getting an attitude with him. WTF, an attitude? We’re not 16.
He began talking about my Mom, saying all kinds of horrible things about her, like all out problem are because of her. Like if he points the finger somewhere else he won’t have to face his own issues.
I don’t understand how someone can claim to love me so much, but then not care about my feelings in the least.
My family has always stood by me, thought everything. They have always been very good to me & sometimes I think he may have married me just because it made his life easier. My parents bought me a house about 5 years ago so we don’t have a mortgage. We both work for my family. My mother paid for his truck repairs when it broke down. They paid for our wedding & our trip to Vegas. THey have helped us more times than I can count. I can;t shake this feeling that he doesn’t really love me, just what being my husband would gain him.
Don’t get me wrong, we do have good times. But the bad times are REALLY bad. He doesn;t seem to care about my feeling at all. He wants to do exactly what he wants all the time and if I want him to do anything else he sees it like I’m trying to get him to "bow down" to me, which isn;t the case at all. I love my husband more than I can describe, and I’m worried that I saw love because that’s what I wanted to see. Like I wanted it to be true so badly tha I made my self see something that wasn’t really there.
I know this is really long, so I guess I should get to my question.
I know they say that the 1st few years of marriage are the hardest. Have any of you gone through the hard times & made it out the other side? Has anyone gone through anything like this and still had a sucessful marriage? Am I just deluding myself that it’s possible?
Please help. I’m so sad.
I just wanted to say thank you to everybody. You guys really made me feel better.
We did sit and talk. I don;t know if things will really get better, but at least it’s a start. I don’t know. It’s not like it’s always bad. Sometimes it’s great, but when it’s bad, it’s REAL bad.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read the book I wrote last night.

GEM & Mac xoxo

I have seen some for sale over the internet & they are quite a good price. Does anyone know if they are any good?

I’m moving into a new studio, and due to bad economic times, I cannot afford a bed. Sure, I could get one from craigslist. But there is a specific one I REALLY want, and I’m gonna try and wait it out (hopefully I get this job soon). I got an air mattress from bed bath beyond today, and I instinctively bought the cheapest one, a twin aerobed, last years model marked down to .99.

Should I spend an extra 0 and get the "luxury style" full size???? Does it make a difference.
example:

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=116359&RN=41

There’s no telling how long I’ll be sleeping on this. And then after I’m done with it, I’ll use it for guest (and I want them to be comfy).

I’m a bit on the heavy side (& the old side, heh), I was cleaning my mattress, & realized that maybe I should look into buying a new one. This one is definitely not helping with my back, that’s for sure!

I have been researching on the internet the different types & brands, but I would like to hear from anyone who has had any experience on mattress shopping, (or any mattress sales people!)

What brands/types have you slept on (or tested), & which ones do you prefer over another?

Thanks to all who answer! =)

The brand is Simmons & it’s about 7 years old…but it’s practically brand new since my daughter rarely slept in it!! Tell me what you would think is about right for a garage sale price? Thanks!

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My husband & I are average-size people and this bed is only about 7 years old. It’s a King Koil mattress/box springs and we regularly flip it and rotate it, and it still is so uncomfortable. I am now experiencing sore neck, back, hips and I think the bed is the culprit. So, just wondering if there are any cheap remedies or if I should buy a new bed.

If your answer is ‘buy a new bed’, do you have any suggestions of what kind of bed I should get where this won’t happen again?