Mid-Priced Painted "Cottage" Furniture
Time for the "big girl bed" and all the furniture that will come with it. We'd like to go for a cottage look, such as you'd find in Maine Cottage Furniture. Not only has Maine Cottage just been bought by Russell & MacKenna, but their prices were just as high as Russell & MacKenna (and I assume they will be once they're rebranded). That's $2,000 for a twin-sized bed. Insane (IMO).
On the other side of the spectrum, we see lots of furniture by Young America, AP Industries, and others that just seems badly made and cheap.
A final complicating factor: I'm hell-bent on finding a bed WITHOUT a footboard. Tucking in covers into a footboard for the next 15 years is not going to happen!
So: Here's the question -- Can I find decently made "cottage" style furniture that is decent quality, beautiful, painted, with a non-footboard bed that will NOT cost me an arm and a leg? I'm thinking anywhere from $600-$1000 would be reasonable for a bed, if that helps. Looking into Relics furniture to see whether they have styles without footboards that could work. Other suggestions?
Mom to: Rachel, born 5/24/04
Sarah, born 7/12/08