Quality

Two weekends ago, we bought some new bedroom furniture. Not cheap – although not hugely expensive, either – but a new king-size bed, bedside tables, and a corner unit to hold a TV. (although that’s not in the bedroom) It all arrived last Tuesday, and I put the bed together (on my own) on the Wednesday. (The other bits were all assembled already, and thus were immune from my tender attentions.)

The bed though, was actually pretty easy to put together. Yes, sure, it had a couple of awkward moments- all to do with the (stupid) positioning of certain bolts that hold the frame together – but then the rest of it all went together smoothly and easily. Even the wooden slats went in without the need for additional screws – they just sit in their pre-assigned notches, and it’s all nice.

Even more importantly, though, it feels solid. That’s a novelty, for things I’ve put together. It doesn’t creak, groan, squeak, or wobble. It’s comfortable, and feels like it’s never going to move.

So it wasn’t the cheapest thing we could’ve bought. But sometimes (as in this case) paying a bit more has paid back dividends on comfort and security. Definitely A Good Thing.