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Save or splurge: The bedroom

To get the most for your money, you need to know two things: when the good stuff is worth paying extra for and when the economy choice is plenty good enough.

By Money Magazine's Andrea Bartz, Ismat Sarah Mangla, Noah Rothbaum and Wilson Rothman

West Elm<br>Square cutout headboard<br>$359 queen-size

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Headboard

West Elm
Square cutout headboard
$359 queen-size

Save or spend: Save

Framed beds are out, says furniture expert Jennifer Litwin. Headboards are in: "They make a room look finished without your spending in the thousands."

Because they don't support weight, you don't need to blow the budget. Litwin likes West Elm for its low-priced stylish headboards.

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