Splurge Or Steal?!?

Don't worry, I'm not going to go off on which one I think is a better idea... I'm honestly debating the whole question myself SO I thought I would take it to the group.

Here's the lowdown - the monster's big boy bed is coming (and soon)! I've been figuring out bedding with a little success and have landed on this preppy palette.

I know what you're thinking... What about the striped wall? Well, I'm basically ignoring that. They are neutral colors so I'm considering them the equivalent of a pinstripe which should always be considered a neutral in my book. Now, on to the more pressing issue. 

My first splurge versus steal started with the quilt....

Pottery Barn version with sweet green pick stitch as the trim?

Or Serena & Lily version which looks minimally different, but has that extra layer of detail (that I'm always a sucker for).

Decision: PB version. While my heart is still undecided, my pocketbook is not. The Serena & Lily version is almost 3 times the price of the Pottery Barn one and unless you just love a white pick stitch (like I do) than most people would never know the difference.  Isn't it funny how I would tell any one of my friends to go with the less expensive option, but when it comes to your decision the wavering begins!

Here's where the debate continues - splurge versus steal... accent pillow!  

Obsessed with this Jonathan Adler monogrammed pillow.

A) I heart a monogram.

B) I think it could transition to different bedding throughout the years.

C) It totally goes with the preppy, East Coast boarding school feel.

While it is clearly not the same, here is the Pottery Barn Teen version.

A) It is smaller and doesn't make quite as big an impact.

B) It is a 1/5 of the price... I could basically spell out the monster's whole name with these pillows for the price of one of the others.

C) No harm, no foul if it meets an untimely end during childhood.

So what do you all have to say? Spend? Save? Hootie - stay out of this. :)

Cheers,

Jessie