unsuccessful shopping == tiring
Sep. 3rd, 2006 06:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jaeclecticI decided to skip the T46 hike and instead get started on the furniture shopping which I had hoped to accomplish this weekend. Spent about an hour printing out addresses of stores to check out, then several hours driving around to visit them (with a few other errands tucked in between).
The result: basically nada.
I saw some beautiful beds that would cost a thousand dollars (or more) before even thinking about the mattress, and which I would have to order and therefore wait a couple of months for. I lay on some mattresses that would cost a couple thousand dollars before even thinking about the bed frame, which were indeed very comfy but I don't know if really need to spend that kind of money when, in truth, I was perfectly happy with my old mattress from IKEA. I went into showrooms that were supposed to have bedframes that looked like basically what I want, at a very reasonable price, but they had none on display in either the style or finish that I wanted, meaning I would have to buy sight unseen. I went back to IKEA and looked at the beds again, and lay on some of the mattresses, and just couldn't convince myself there was anything there worth going for.
I discovered that my furniture is all in colors that are out of style. Who knew that black furniture would go out of fashion? But the new thing is a color called (universally, in all stores) Espresso, which is a brown that is almost black but if you put it next to actually black furniture it would look stupid. And no place seems to carry honey oak anymore, either.
Besides a bed, the other main thing I'm looking for is a kitchen island. That was even worse. Why is it that I can find whole web sites dedicated to kitchen islands, but I can't find a bricks&mortar store in the Bay Area that carries a few? (even IKEA has just one or two, all in the same finish, not what I want.)
Bah.
It was all very annoying, and ridiculously tiring, and I need to keep trying tomorrow but have no clue where to go next.
The result: basically nada.
I saw some beautiful beds that would cost a thousand dollars (or more) before even thinking about the mattress, and which I would have to order and therefore wait a couple of months for. I lay on some mattresses that would cost a couple thousand dollars before even thinking about the bed frame, which were indeed very comfy but I don't know if really need to spend that kind of money when, in truth, I was perfectly happy with my old mattress from IKEA. I went into showrooms that were supposed to have bedframes that looked like basically what I want, at a very reasonable price, but they had none on display in either the style or finish that I wanted, meaning I would have to buy sight unseen. I went back to IKEA and looked at the beds again, and lay on some of the mattresses, and just couldn't convince myself there was anything there worth going for.
I discovered that my furniture is all in colors that are out of style. Who knew that black furniture would go out of fashion? But the new thing is a color called (universally, in all stores) Espresso, which is a brown that is almost black but if you put it next to actually black furniture it would look stupid. And no place seems to carry honey oak anymore, either.
Besides a bed, the other main thing I'm looking for is a kitchen island. That was even worse. Why is it that I can find whole web sites dedicated to kitchen islands, but I can't find a bricks&mortar store in the Bay Area that carries a few? (even IKEA has just one or two, all in the same finish, not what I want.)
Bah.
It was all very annoying, and ridiculously tiring, and I need to keep trying tomorrow but have no clue where to go next.