Mattress Mania

So, we've been trying to slowly but surely get our 2nd guest bedroom ready. We have never had room for a 2nd guest bedroom; therefore, we had zero stuff to put in said bedroom. It is for this reason, I have been hunting good deals on bedroom furniture recently! I found an iron headboard for a mere $20 at a thrift store. The plan right now is the paint it black and have black and white bedding with yellow walls - some inspiration...

{Picture black iron headboard rather than drapery}

Anyways, that's the plan at least.... Next, I tracked down a bed frame to attach to my steal of a headboard for $24 at a different thrift store. So far, I had the parts for the bed frame and spent under $50! Not bad!

Next comes the mattress. I've been shopping around for a while checking out the least expensive mattresses in town. Apparently, there is a forever sale going on in Mattress Land, because nobody had truly great sale prices, and yet they all had HUGE "SALE" signs in their windows. I found a store I was comfortable with, and took Kevo over there yesterday to help me decide.

I must say that mattress shopping is one of those awkward experiences in life. This experience is so awkward that Hollywood even feels the need to capture it. Yesterday I was reminded of the movie "Two Weeks Notice." The scene where Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock discuss the optimum level of mattress tension...I laugh every time I picture Hugh Grant bouncing around on the mattress telling her to "Have a bounce." I'm also reminded of House when Wilson is shopping for a mattress.

First of all, there is always a salesman breathing down your neck...waiting...on edge...

How are you supposed to truly test a mattress in the first place???? Do you want the 2 other customers in the store to know that most nights, you end up sleeping like this....

...so no matter how great these mattresses are, you'll probably still have back pain?

Or do you take the opportunity to make the other couple uncomfortable and start spooning?

No, you usually just lie side by side on your backs, and therefore have no idea what the mattress will actually feel like!

Well, luckily this was just a guest bed, so we tested a few and decided pretty quickly on the next to cheapest mattress in the store which was far better than the cheapest

It is my hope that our guests feel like this...

rather than this...

Now it's time to start looking for some bedding!!!

UPDATE:

I found this beautiful bedding on EBay for a pretty affordable price! It's reversible, and I think I like that idea...that way my guest room won't always look the same! NOTE: That headboard looks a lot like mine...I bet mine was cheaper though!

I also found these adorable black and white polka dot sheets to go with it (the ones pictured are not included...)! Too bad they are almost as expensive as the comforter set!!!