| Are you shopping for bedroom furniture on a tight | | | | cobwebs and silverfish and other little bugs getting to |
| budget? When furniture shopping, knowing where to | | | | them either. An airtight container is ideal. For example, |
| buy them cheap is often the easiest part of the | | | | there are many cheap large plastic tubs with airtight |
| equation. The biggest problem comes in making sure | | | | lids where you can put in mothballs and never worry |
| you actually get what you need. Where many | | | | about for months. They are transparent or translucent |
| shoppers fail is that they go to their local branch of | | | | so you can see what you have actually put inside |
| Ikea or Targets and are immediately conquered when | | | | them, and they are stackable so you can save space |
| they see a nice design they like. They plunk down their | | | | by stacking several containers together. All you need |
| credit card, and when they reach home and install their | | | | to do is to pick the right sizes so that you can hide |
| purchase they find that... Oops! Maybe they should | | | | them under your bed or put them on top of your |
| have spent more time looking. | | | | existing wardrobe. |
| Just because you found bedroom furniture that is | | | | The airtight plastic containers are just an example. |
| cheap and looks nice does not mean that you should | | | | Think out of the box for uncommon solutions that can |
| buy it immediately. If you do not want to suffer from | | | | do the job needed at a lower cost. So what if it does |
| buyer's remorse, follow the steps below: | | | | not look good? All that matters is that the item of |
| 1. What do you really need and do you really need it? | | | | "furniture" you chose is robust enough to last you a |
| Don't let your daughter get away with saying, "I need a | | | | few years until you can afford something better. |
| nightstand." Ask her why she needs a nightstand. Don't | | | | Remember that beggars can't be choosers. If you |
| let your wife get away with just asking for a new | | | | want to be picky, you had better have the spare cash |
| wardrobe. Why does she want a new wardrobe? Is it | | | | to back it up. |
| because she has too many clothes or too many | | | | 4. Now it is time to figure out where to buy what you |
| shoes? Maybe she should give some of her old | | | | need. Again, don't just look at the obvious. Going back |
| clothes away to the Salvation Army or put them into | | | | to our plastic container example, don't just look for it in |
| storage. But maybe it's because your family stores | | | | furniture shops. Maybe your local plastic goods |
| common household items like spare curtains and | | | | emporium sells what you need at a cheaper price. |
| blankets in your master bedroom wardrobe. If that is | | | | Maybe your neighborhood general hardware store can |
| the case, maybe what you need is a place to store | | | | give you a better bargain. |
| these items when they are not in use. | | | | Don't forget that not everything needs to be bought |
| Have you considered making do without that item of | | | | new. Sometimes you can buy used pieces of furniture |
| furniture? For example, many people never ever | | | | at a garage sale. Be patient and check the classified |
| consider the idea of sleeping on the floor. Sure, most | | | | ads of your newspaper. |
| of us need a mattress. But how many of us really | | | | Have you considered making your own bedroom |
| need a bed? While sleeping on a bed is traditional and | | | | furniture? While you probably can't make something |
| expected, isn't putting food in your family's bellies more | | | | big like a bed or a wardrobe, something smaller and |
| important? You do have a tight budget, right? | | | | simpler like a shelf or a storage bin should be possible. |
| 2. Now that you know you really need to get | | | | After all, you just need to buy some wooden planks |
| something, it is time to set your budget. How much can | | | | and hammer some nails into them to join the pieces |
| you afford to spend? Subtract 30% for miscellaneous | | | | together. So what if the joints aren't quite square? If it |
| expenses like taxes, delivery costs and maybe even | | | | bothers you, fill up the gaps with some cheap wood |
| installation charges. | | | | putty. |
| 3. Now that you have determined what you really | | | | Conclusion |
| need to do and have an amount you can afford to | | | | Are you laboring under a tight budget? When looking |
| spend, it is time to figure out what kind of furniture is | | | | for bargain bedroom furniture, you may get more use |
| needed and where you can install or place that new | | | | out of your cash by thinking out of the box. Figure out |
| piece of furniture. For example, common household | | | | what you really need, then find out how to get it for |
| items like spare curtains and bedding for the guest | | | | the cheapest price. Far too many people spend more |
| room are rarely changed or taken out. You do not | | | | than they can afford to buy the obvious things. Can |
| want dust to get on them, and you do not want | | | | you afford to do the same? |