Savvy or Steep?

     One of the main things on my blog will be about my "frugalista" side and attempting to design my own home, so I thought I'd share the recent deals I found putting together my new King Bed. My inspiration came from the "High Low Project" on HGTV, where desinger Sabrina Soto would show her clients the creme de la creme of furniture and decor, and then find a much cheaper and similar substitute within budget. I call my version, "Savvy or Steep?" First let's start off with my bed frame.

     The initial bed I wanted was the ZGallerie Jameson Bed but it was out of my budget at $1299 since I just splurged on a Tempurpedic Mattress. I shopped around and finally found this Skyline Tufted Wingback Bed with nailhead details online from Wayfair . When shopping online, make sure that the website you are purchasing from is reputable and try to look for specific product reviews. Wayfair is a newer site, much like Amazon and is one of my favorite places to shop at for home furniture and decor. All the reviews on this bed were great, plus there was a sale at the time, so I went ahead and purchased it and boy am I glad I did! The Eastern King was $680 when I bought it on sale and is currently $750, which saved me over $600 from the original ZGallerie bed I wanted! I absolutely love my bed. It's not just a headboard, it has an entire bed frame. For my Tempurpedic mattress I also needed to purchase a box spring. The bed is made of fabric with gorgeous tufting and silver nailheads along the sides. I actually like it better than the ZGallerie option because I didn't like the curves on the headboard. I'm so excited about this purchase you don't even know. It has everything i wanted, the soft grey fabric, tufting and nailheads!

     I also went on a hunt for the perfect and affordable duvet cover and sheet sets. I had my heart set on the West Elm Striped Duvet but they were $137 for a king duvet and 2 king shams, so I shopped around and of course Target comes to the rescue! I found the most similar set for just $30 and it came with the king duvet and 2 king shams! Ultimate steal! Unfortunately the Target sheets aren't on the website anymore, but I just saw some at the local Target in the clearance section for $10! It comes in Navy Blue as well. I thought the sheets would be stiff because of the price, but they were really soft, too. The only downside is that the striped print is only on the top of the duvet and pillow case, the back is all white, so if you fold your sheet over, it will be all white. It wasn't a big deal for me because I wanted to get a fun and contrasting sheet set to go under and that would cover the fold anyway.

     My last savvy find was the sheet set. I love how grey, white and yellow go together and I found these beautiful Dwell Studio Citrine Sheets but they were $345!!! That was like triple the price of the West Elm Duvet set which I already thought was too expensive, so of course I had to go back on the hunt. I found these amazing Elite Home Rutherford Bronze Sheets on Amazon for $43. I really wanted more of a mustard color, but it was still in the same yellow/gold color tones and I absolutely loved the geometric link pattern, so I went for it. The sheets are a little stiff at first, but after a few washes they're just what i needed.

     There are a few things I'm obsessed with: the colors green & grey, linen furniture, tufting, stripes and bold geometrical patterns, and nailheads. So excited to say i was able to incorporate it all into our new King Bed! I still want to add some splash of emerald green in there, maybe with some Euro Shams. We'll see.  

The Tempurpedic mattress was definitely a splurge, but as much as I love a deal, a good mattress is not something to skimp on. We spend so much of out lives sleeping, that I think a quality mattress is something worth spending on. Please ignore the bright green background, I'm moving to a new place in June which will have a white or light wallpapered wall and I'm trying to transition from dark furniture to lighter furniture to make the rooms look more airy. Here are before and after pictures:

     Stay tuned for my next project... getting rid of the black nightstands with a DIY Ikea Hack to go with the new bed.