Change is a New Bed

I'm long overdue to feel like an adult and buying my home finally did it. The realization that I got my finances to the point of making this possible is huge.

No more third-party sofas and no more decades-old mattresses.

The movers could either leave the decade-old mattress, box frame, and metal frame or fill the truck with more heavy stuff I couldn't lift myself. I chose to leave the bed behind because, duh. Also, I was planning on getting an uncomplicated platform bed after I moved and this helped me see that moving all of that and then needing to bring it all back down two flights was impractical. That was an excellent opportunity to order it since I could still sleep at the old house before delivery.

My research was checking all the "best (insert desired item) of 2024" articles and comparing the ones that won the "affordable" categories. The hands-down winner overall was always the $$ wooden Bed by Thuma and the more affordable lookalike Alexis from Zinus. The financial difference between the brands is around $500 for a queen-size bed and the Zinus bed was even cheaper when I purchased it through Amazon. 

Detailed instructions

Fully stocked and organized supplies

The lovely carved leg

Great protective packaging

My search for a mattress was similarly easy. I wanted an innerspring mattress similar to a ComfortCoil innerspring futon mattress by Gold Bond I owned years ago. Using my tried-and-true review search method (see above) I was led to the Allswell Luxe Hybrid sold by Walmart. A hybrid between spring coil and memory foam, I can confirm it's affordable, high quality, and comfortable. I have no complaints and a bonus is how fun it is to set it up! It is vacuum-packed and encased in multiple layers of plastic wrap. From the first cut of the packaging, the mattress starts to fight its captivity, audibly and physically expanding as you hurriedly try to cut through the packaging in time. It reached finished measurements quickly and over the next few achieved its final level of firmness.

The inflated mattress and my pale green walls

 

What excited me the most about my purchases is that unlike all the house rehab work at the old house and the setup at the new one I didn't have to schedule or wait around for delivery. Both frame and mattress come to your door, don't weigh that much, and can be assembled easily. As a bonus, Amazon gave me timed delivery alerts. Since I live close to work I could drive over, push the package over the threshold, and return to work. No stress! 

I highly recommend both companies for convenience and quality.