Buying Furniture

My wife and I are going to buy some bedroom furniture instead of Christmas presents this year. We’ve been looking around at furniture stores and have realized that there are big differences in quality of furniture. We’re debating whether to go to the budget furniture store and buy the pieces that look nice now but will probably not last as long as the nicer, more expensive options. We’re leaning toward buying the nicer stuff, but the price difference is very large and we’re just not sure we can justify it.  Of course, we’d pay cash, but it would take more saving to pay for those. Neither of us has really bought furniture before so we’re looking for some input. Anyone have any suggestions?