One of our requirements was that it be a King sized bed, as we were really desiring the extra space to avoid disturbing each other with our different schedules. Actually, we go to sleep at the same time, but the thought that I might be going to bed earlier and getting more sleep is a nice one. That narrowed down our choices a substantial amount, as many of the choices in various styles are not available in King and in many others it made them prohibitively expensive. We eventually narrowed down our choices at Ikea to either the Hopen or Malm designs. We looked at other furniture stores, but didn't see anything that seemed compelling. Sunday night, as we were driving home from
The mattress we selected, the Sultan Hamno:, was not available in King in stock, and the sales guy just said keep calling back until they come in stock. This is not the best of situations, but to get a King sized mattress we are satisfied with for $429 must take some compromises I guess. Anyway, it's sitting in our appartment waiting for assembly.