Sourcing Bedframes

Shop around enough for an item, and you start seeing the same things on multiple eCommerce sites, and oftentimes at different prices. Think every item sold at Pottery Barn is unique to Pottery Barn? Think again. Start noticing the same Safavieh dresser is also at Target? No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. 

A couple of years ago I was shopping for a bedframe (*reference prior post: an investment piece). I wanted something upholstered, white (shocker), clean lines, and versatile enough to be used as a guest bed down the road. I had my eyes set on one in particular from McGee & Co. I had subconsciously pinned the bed in Shea’s designs no less than eight times to my current condo’s pinterest board. With that, I knew Shea McGee was not the only one selling this bedframe: the hunt began.

Sourcing the perfect piece at the most affordable price is a skill I have spent many purchases perfecting. Visit enough eCommerce sites, you start to see the trends of how different items are marked up, and where items might be presented and appear to be a higher quality than they are. 

Looking for my bedframe I started looking at different sites I knew had a similar aesthetic to the item I was looking for: Jenni Kayne, Article, RH, and eventually there it was, on One King’s Lane. 

Here is the Faris bed on McGee & Co

And, on One Kings Lane

I’ll let you note the price difference 

The point is, many items can be found in more than one store. Just because it may have a higher price point or be affiliated with a higher end brand, doesn’t mean it’s better. And if there is an item you really like, search around, odds are you can find it elsewhere too.