Poll
Question:
Help me choose a bed for my bedroom
Option 1: Choice A
votes: 3
Option 2: Choice B
votes: 3
Option 3: Choice C
votes: 1
All beds are in a style that I want and one of these beds is considerably more expensive than the other two - I am kinda liking it the most but I just want to make sure this is not because I know it is more expensive. :P
Choice A
Choice B
Choice C
Fancy.
They all look the same to me.
I've grown to really dislike low on the floor beds.
What's the room color? Carpeting or hardwood? Is there plenty of light? What other furnishings do you have? What are their colors and construction?
Good God, man, we need more info on a decision of this magnitude. Especially if all we have to work with is atrocious retro-lava lounge Eurostyles.
Yuck across the board.
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 07:37:52 AM
Yuck across the board.
Whew, i was afraid it was just me thinking that.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2013, 06:56:59 AM
What's the room color? Carpeting or hardwood? Is there plenty of light? What other furnishings do you have? What are their colors and construction?
Good God, man, we need more info on a decision of this magnitude. Especially if all we have to work with is atrocious retro-lava lounge Eurostyles.
Well, I am asking more about the design than coloring, as all beds are available in a range of colors.
But to answer your questions: there is plenty of light, hardwood floor (grey oak), the room's color is "warm grey", with one wall (the one that will be behind the bed) having a grainy/pseudo-concrete texture. The door to the room is wood (wenge) and there will be wooden wardrobe across one wall (the wall facing the foot of the bed).
:hmm:
Gonna have to think about that one. You sure you're committed to box frames? It tends to shrink the room.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2013, 08:18:55 AM
:hmm:
Gonna have to think about that one. You sure you're committed to box frames? It tends to shrink the room.
Yeah, I kinda really like the design. But happy to accept other suggestions if you have something cool looking.
How high is the ceiling?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2013, 06:56:59 AM
What's the room color? Carpeting or hardwood? Is there plenty of light? What other furnishings do you have? What are their colors and construction?
Good God, man, we need more info on a decision of this magnitude. Especially if all we have to work with is atrocious retro-lava lounge Eurostyles.
Oh, sweetheart. We need to get you a job. :console:
Here's a (very fuzzy) picture of the wall:
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 15, 2013, 08:31:05 AM
How high is the ceiling?
Ordinary (non-loft) height.
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 08:39:16 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 15, 2013, 08:31:05 AM
How high is the ceiling?
Ordinary (non-loft) height.
:hmm:
I voted C, picture is wrong color but I like the style. Make it match the wardrobe? I am not one for matching furniture tho, same color but different styles.
There is also something like this I am considering:
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 08:33:01 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 15, 2013, 06:56:59 AM
What's the room color? Carpeting or hardwood? Is there plenty of light? What other furnishings do you have? What are their colors and construction?
Good God, man, we need more info on a decision of this magnitude. Especially if all we have to work with is atrocious retro-lava lounge Eurostyles.
Oh, sweetheart. We need to get you a job. :console:
interior design? He'd be
fabolous :P
Jesus Mart, think of your age...you're getting old now. You need to get one of those high up beds with the side rails.
Quote from: PDH on May 15, 2013, 08:52:05 AM
Jesus Mart, think of your age...you're getting old now. You need to get one of those high up beds with the side rails.
Yep he'll have trouble getting that low soon.
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 08:38:47 AM
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 08:32:38 AM
Quote from: katmai on May 15, 2013, 07:38:52 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 07:37:52 AM
Yuck across the board.
Whew, i was afraid it was just me thinking that.
Nope. Me, too.
Can you show me a picture of the bed you have right now?
Seems like an irrelevant question. Whether or not she has a nice or ugly bed has little bearing on whether your proposed beds look bad.
The problem is getting back up after getting that low. He will need a Polish medic-alert system to call for help.
or this...
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sklepbeds.pl%2Findex_pliki%2F3.jpg&hash=7e51f7c63f2a89f066882a2ce7203be2b3ec6798)
Yes I know this is a complete departure from the earlier style. :P
Beds that low limit sex options too :contract:
Quote from: PDH on May 15, 2013, 08:56:31 AM
The problem is getting back up after getting that low. He will need a Polish medic-alert system to call for help.
Well yes, that's what I was short-handing. Everyone, of course, can fall. :D
Quote from: Tyr on May 15, 2013, 09:02:08 AM
Beds that low limit sex options too :contract:
True, you can't dangle off the bed...:unsure:
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 08:38:47 AM
Can you show me a picture of the bed you have right now?
No, I'm at work. :P
I just don't care for the low, square, IKEA style of bed.
I prefer this type more:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mochatini.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2Fpotbarncanopybed.jpg&hash=4ce4078233cf824cf7bdaad67339ce5c2a769b13)
Or this:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ft1.gstatic.com%2Fimages%3Fq%3Dtbn%3AANd9GcTz5A8QqkkjDl0iqxdgc5jaggO8qkJi9erZkivNd1VNER369KtDALb0q3nY2w&hash=3ed16d541345bffc23f8bb6e956e14a810183d81)
I like to be higher off the floor than the beds you chose.
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 09:03:56 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 15, 2013, 09:02:08 AM
Beds that low limit sex options too :contract:
True, you can't dangle off the bed...:unsure:
I was thinking more leaning on the bed.
Really this whole thread is a fail, nowhere has Marty told us just how Expensive the beds are. :rolleyes:
Submitted a vote for choice A, but I have to admit that I. personally, would not pick any of them; my first thought when looking at a bed is always "how much stuff can I store under it?"
So my opinion doesn't mean much here as my heart is not really in it.
Quote from: mongers on May 15, 2013, 09:11:32 AM
Really this whole thread is a fail, nowhere has Marty told us just how Expensive the beds are. :rolleyes:
It's only been 5 hours - he still has ample time.
Quote from: Tyr on May 15, 2013, 09:07:23 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 09:03:56 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 15, 2013, 09:02:08 AM
Beds that low limit sex options too :contract:
True, you can't dangle off the bed...:unsure:
I was thinking more leaning on the bed.
Is that enjoyable?
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 09:16:13 AM
Is that enjoyable?
Yes.
And strikes me as a rather gay friendly position.
Ok, screw it. I am just gonna get the matress now and then when I am having the wardrobe for the bedroom done by the carpenter I am gonna order a bed made that I like rather than choosing an existing design. :P
Custom wardrobe?
Fuck the 1%
So... anything I should look out for when choosing the mattress? :P
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 09:15:51 AM
Quote from: mongers on May 15, 2013, 09:11:32 AM
Really this whole thread is a fail, nowhere has Marty told us just how Expensive the beds are. :rolleyes:
It's only been 5 hours - he still has ample time.
Wise words. :cool:
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 09:17:43 AM
Ok, screw it. I am just gonna get the matress now and then when I am having the wardrobe for the bedroom done by the carpenter I am gonna order a bed made that I like rather than choosing an existing design. :P
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 09:23:36 AM
So... anything I should look out for when choosing the mattress? :P
Make sure that you actually lie down on it and roll around a little. Sounds ridiculous, I know, but just pushing on it won't give any real indication of how soft or hard it is.
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 09:04:15 AM
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mochatini.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F07%2Fpotbarncanopybed.jpg&hash=4ce4078233cf824cf7bdaad67339ce5c2a769b13)
Wow that is exactly my bed.
Quote from: Valmy on May 15, 2013, 10:05:12 AM
Wow that is exactly my bed.
I know! I thought it was... er... :unsure:.... Um....
Really?? How cool! :w00t:
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 09:17:43 AM
Ok, screw it. I am just gonna get the matress now and then when I am having the wardrobe for the bedroom done by the carpenter I am gonna order a bed made that I like rather than choosing an existing design. :P
Problem solved. You're ponying up the money for a custom wardrobe, get him to do the whole shebang. Night stands, too.
Quote from: Tyr on May 15, 2013, 09:17:32 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 09:16:13 AM
Is that enjoyable?
Yes.
And strikes me as a rather gay friendly position.
Oh! Leaning over the bed. When you said leaning on, I pictured someone on the floor with their back against the bed. :D
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 15, 2013, 09:20:39 AM
Custom wardrobe?
Fuck the 1%
I rather think that's the idea. :D
Quote from: Malthus on May 15, 2013, 10:29:46 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 15, 2013, 09:20:39 AM
Custom wardrobe?
Fuck the 1%
I rather think that's the idea. :D
This is Marti we're talking about.
Which actually, Tyr, I should have recalled that bit when we were talking positions.
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 08:55:37 AMSeems like an irrelevant question. Whether or not she has a nice or ugly bed has little bearing on whether your proposed beds look bad.
It's not irrelevant. The beds Merri posted are completely outside of my area of interest - this means we have completely different taste in beds and, as a result, her opinion that my bed choices are all fugly becomes irrelevant.
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 12:59:01 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 08:55:37 AMSeems like an irrelevant question. Whether or not she has a nice or ugly bed has little bearing on whether your proposed beds look bad.
It's not irrelevant. The beds Merri posted are completely outside of my area of interest - this means we have completely different taste in beds and, as a result, her opinion that my bed choices are all fugly becomes irrelevant.
:hmm:
I'm fairly certain that I didn't say they were fugly. Let's rewind and check, shall we?
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 08:32:38 AM
Quote from: katmai on May 15, 2013, 07:38:52 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 07:37:52 AM
Yuck across the board.
Whew, i was afraid it was just me thinking that.
Nope. Me, too.
Oh look! I didn't! I expressed an opinion, something that you specifically asked for. How odd that you should take that so personally...
Oh wait... right.... nevermind.
Here's a choice
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_mbpogmO3Br1rd23b5o1_1280.jpg&hash=59b13c24b20d1e121c3621554bca23c4c36c3e27)
Comes with accessories too.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-frc1%2Fp480x480%2F600530_10151283918108807_686118884_n.png&hash=6f90ef2747cabf8bbeadd1ce27f03979b39d80b0)
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 01:32:38 PM
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 12:59:01 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 08:55:37 AMSeems like an irrelevant question. Whether or not she has a nice or ugly bed has little bearing on whether your proposed beds look bad.
It's not irrelevant. The beds Merri posted are completely outside of my area of interest - this means we have completely different taste in beds and, as a result, her opinion that my bed choices are all fugly becomes irrelevant.
:hmm:
I'm fairly certain that I didn't say they were fugly. Let's rewind and check, shall we?
Quote from: merithyn on May 15, 2013, 08:32:38 AM
Quote from: katmai on May 15, 2013, 07:38:52 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 07:37:52 AM
Yuck across the board.
Whew, i was afraid it was just me thinking that.
Nope. Me, too.
Oh look! I didn't! I expressed an opinion, something that you specifically asked for. How odd that you should take that so personally...
Oh wait... right.... nevermind.
You said they were yucky. How's that different from saying they were fugly (unless you are a grumbler).
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 01:47:59 PM
You said they were yucky. How's that different from saying they were fugly (unless you are a grumbler).
garbon said they were yucky. When I agreed, I meant that I didn't care for them, either, not that I thought they were "yucky" or "fugly".
Quote from: Martinus on May 15, 2013, 12:59:01 PM
Quote from: garbon on May 15, 2013, 08:55:37 AMSeems like an irrelevant question. Whether or not she has a nice or ugly bed has little bearing on whether your proposed beds look bad.
It's not irrelevant. The beds Merri posted are completely outside of my area of interest - this means we have completely different taste in beds and, as a result, her opinion that my bed choices are all fugly becomes irrelevant.
Except that you only got the appropriate answer when she posted pictures of beds that she likes. That doesn't mean that her current bed matches that. When I was in college I had a cheap semi-wooden twin bed - that doesn't mean that was representative of my taste. ;)
Also, I was talking objectively that your bed choices are yuck. :)
I'm currently not using a frame at all, just box spring and mattress. Definitely lower than ideal, but it takes up less space.
A good bed offers good cuffing opportunities.
Quote from: The Brain on May 15, 2013, 04:41:34 PM
A good bed offers good cuffing opportunities.
Mine is a log bed made of solid alder. The posts are bigger around than a dinner plate. They're tree trunks. The headboard and footboard are made of logs 6" in diameter. Lots to hang on to. Lots of places to fasten the ties. Just the right distance off the ground. It's the bed of Odysseus.
I float in the air while asleep.
Quote from: Ed Anger on May 15, 2013, 06:20:22 PM
I float in the air while asleep.
I know you've got bowel problems, but didn't know your ass could maintain that much sustained fart thrust.
:lol:
I don't like any of the choices Marti has given.
I like a bed which is a normal bed height and which features a wrought iron headboard and footboard.
I wonder if this is another of these Europe vs the US thing, but now that I think of it, the only times I have seen beds like the ones described by fahdiz, Merri or Valmy is in US movies and tv.
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:09:28 AM
I wonder if this is another of these Europe vs the US thing, but now that I think of it, the only times I have seen beds like the ones described by fahdiz, Merri or Valmy is in US movies and tv.
We America's are lazy. The higher the bed, the less I have to exert myself getting outta bed. :P
I'd be scared to sleep on a high bed - I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it. And since I like changing my position on the bed a lot, having iron frames on both sides would also not work.
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:21:29 AM
I'd be scared to sleep on a high bed - I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it. And since I like changing my position on the bed a lot, having iron frames on both sides would also not work.
:huh:
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:21:29 AM
I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it.
Been ther done that. :P Is strange that Euros like the lower beds. To me it would just look funny.
I like the shape of B - not the wood though - if there's black or charcoal I'd go for that. Besides low on the floor with fat square feet is better against noise when you have guests.
G.
Quote from: katmai on May 16, 2013, 12:24:58 AM
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:21:29 AM
I'd be scared to sleep on a high bed - I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it. And since I like changing my position on the bed a lot, having iron frames on both sides would also not work.
:huh:
Marti is like a small child. :D
Quote from: 11B4V on May 16, 2013, 12:25:11 AM
Is strange that Euros like the lower beds. To me it would just look funny.
Meh, it would feel even funnier.
Can't stand sleeping low to the floor. Just doesn't "feel" right.
None of the above. You'll turn 40 soon and won't be able to get out of a low bed without giving away your age to your boyfriend.
Also where would you keep all the stuff you keep under the bed, in my case winter clothes, a plastic Christmas tree and exercise equipment that proved too faddish?
I have so little space in my flat I need one of these:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn541%2FBerenice67%2Fbunkbed_zps18a08d70.jpg&hash=2171c4eb797d8532e2ebc294c29534f2bd7135af)
That's adorable!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2013, 07:43:58 AM
That's adorable!
Yeah, but even without the chintz furniture I'd have to give up the very idea of ever having sex again.
Quote from: Brazen on May 16, 2013, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2013, 07:43:58 AM
That's adorable!
Yeah, but even without the chintz furniture I'd have to give up the very idea of ever having sex again.
Pffft, no woman ever has to give that idea up.
Quote from: Brazen on May 16, 2013, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2013, 07:43:58 AM
That's adorable!
Yeah, but even without the chintz furniture I'd have to give up the very idea of ever having sex again.
Are you kidding? Imagine how seductive climbing up that ladder could be, all slowly and whatnot.
Now granted, the ceiling limits some position options, but hey, we're not 22 anymore. I don't even think about trying the Wheelbarrow or the Butter Churner at my age, even with vaulted ceilings.
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:21:29 AM
I'd be scared to sleep on a high bed - I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it. And since I like changing my position on the bed a lot, having iron frames on both sides would also not work.
Who has frames on the sides? Then it'd be a giant crib. :lol:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2013, 08:04:16 AM
Quote from: Brazen on May 16, 2013, 07:50:12 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 16, 2013, 07:43:58 AM
That's adorable!
Yeah, but even without the chintz furniture I'd have to give up the very idea of ever having sex again.
Are you kidding? Imagine how seductive climbing up that ladder could be, all slowly and whatnot.
Now granted, the ceiling limits some position options, but hey, we're not 22 anymore. I don't even think about trying the Wheelbarrow or the Butter Churner at my age, even with vaulted ceilings.
:lmfao:
The metal frames are at the head and foot Marty.
I didn't think the frames are on the sides. :P
I just like to stretch my legs and move around the bed a lot and hate if I am restricted.
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 11:59:57 AM
I didn't think the frames are on the sides. :P
I just like to stretch my legs and move around the bed a lot and hate if I am restricted.
The point was that only small children need guard rails to not fall of beds (typically on bunk beds). Adults generally don't fall of the sides of their bed.
/do you current fall out of your on the ground beds?
Quote from: 11B4V on May 16, 2013, 12:25:11 AM
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 12:21:29 AM
I'd be afraid that I'd turn and fall off it.
Been ther done that. :P Is strange that Euros like the lower beds. To me it would just look funny.
I don't know I' think most Brits would be on the same page as most Yanks on this one. :bowler:
My parents have a low bed, my grandmother has a low bed. My other grandmother didn't get a high bed until after she had a stroke at age 78.
Is it really such a big problem?
Quote from: Martinus on May 16, 2013, 11:59:57 AM
I didn't think the frames are on the sides. :P
I just like to stretch my legs and move around the bed a lot and hate if I am restricted.
Well then the issue is finding a bed that's long enough, rather than worrying about what the headboard's made out of.