<p>I’m going into my sophmore year and I’m living in a house. I need to buy everything for my room…a bed / mattress / bedding / desk, etc. I need some help from moms preferably and other students.</p>
<p>For the bed frame, I was thinking about this 1:</p>
<p>Also, where are some other good places to shop for stuff like this? I don’t want cheap products…but I also don’t want to spend a lot because I have only a certain amount of $ to spend.</p>
<p>If you want to be cheap, you don’t really need a fancy bed frame. Most sellers of mattresses will sell you an “Oxford frame” which is made of steel.
Good mattress sets can cost $$$. We just bought a single bed set and though it was far from the most expensive, it was still around $700. You need to consider how hard a mattress you’ll need. If you want to avoid back pain, harder mattresses are recommended, but they also cost more.</p>
<p>If space is at a premium, consider a sofa bed. It will serve a dual purpose.</p>
<p>My kids seem to use their desks as a surface on which to dump things rather than a real work surface. You may want to buy a desk or a table that allows you to park your computer, invest in a file cabinet and a set of bookshelves.</p>
<p>Regarding bedding:
What you’ll need depends on where you live, how warm your apartment will be. Dorms tend to be heated very high, so a lot of students can do without heaving blankets or comforters. We live in New England, and my S has only used a blanket throughout the winter months.
A throw is shorter than a blanket, so would be difficult to tuck onto the bed. It’s meant to be “thrown” over you as you sit on your bed or in an armchair.
Down comforters are supposed to be the best; they are also more expensive and require better care. If you are allergic to feathers, you should go with synthetic comforters.</p>
<p>For furniture, investigate IKEA if there is a store nearby. Target and Walmart are good stores to look into. Other stores are bed, bath and beyond JC Penney, Walmart. Linens & Things, Sears. Look for back to school sales.</p>
<p>second for Craigslist.D furnished her whole apt from them except for couch and bed.Only problem is delivery.
Also, if you are moving to a college area, there may be kids selling stuff at move in time by advertising in local papers,the college paper, or on bulletin boards in restaurants,or on lamposts,etc.This might be your cheapest alternative</p>
<p>If you really want to do it for the least amount of money:
Start with the minimum that you really need: somewhere to sleep and somewhere to work.
A mattress and box springs on the floor can be fine - I second Craig’slist. Do the "sniff " test to see if it’s had something bad happen to it. Craigslist will probalby also have someone selling the metal bedframes for cheap to raise it a little. Don’t decide that you can build it cheaper yourself - our son spend more than the cost of an Ikea bed frame to build one.
Get a small table as a desk and then one of the plastic drawer things from Target for files and such.
Bedding that my kids like best: bottom sheet, then light down comforter covered in a sheet-weight duvet. (Not to be confused with the fancy bedspread type duvet covers). All you have to do to make the bed is shake out the comforter over everything. 5 second housekeeping. Ikea.com has a bunch of these sets. It’s very “euro-style”. If you have access to a sewing machine you can make one by sewing 2 top sheets together.</p>