Hellobee Boards

Anyone? Trapped under a sick sleeping 3 year old so I have lots of time to overthink!

@gotkimchi: did you get the box spring? I thought they were kind of standard or a super cheap add on but I’m seeing more like $100-150 for a basic one.

@macintosh: do you recall which one? I’m skeptical of their cheapest ones, but maybe I shouldn’t be. And foam or spring? Did you get a boxspring?

I did read somewhere that the ikea ones have less chemicals than most because they follow European standards, which sounds nice, right?

@Sams Mom: her bed actually has two slots for the reside rails, so we could raise it up later (when we moved in it was on the higher setting with big trundle drawers underneath but was just way too high for a 3 year old. So we can always put it back up down the line. I’m glad I figured out they lowered though because I wanted to get rid of the bed altogether.

Update: I went to a furniture store yesterday and it turns out what I thought was a thin box spring is actually called a “bunky board” and it doesn’t need to be replaced and basically never wears out. Even if it is 20 years old! And it is better than a piece a plywood because it maintains the warranty for a mattress. So turns out I only need to buy a new mattress which seems easier, and then in 5-10 years when she needs a new one I’ll buy a real boxspring and better mattress and her bed will be normal height. Or for all I know we will want a full size by then anyway. So basically I just need to spend $100 right now which is pretty nice.