An ad from cb2 appeared in my inbox today showcasing the Coconut Bed.  Fully upholstered in plain white canvas, I imagine shoppers need a little encouragement to accept the $1,000 purchase price.

The photographs are convincing, that’s for sure.  Both images are show stoppers, and as different as the country (top) from the city (bottom).  The bed is dressed in all white, a perfect foil for the grainy bleached wood in the top image.  The bottom photo, too, is bi-chromatic, but with clean and crisp black and white.  Notice the loopy graphic bedding and how perfectly it contrasts with the chandelier wallpaper.  The laptop, of course an Apple, is a lifestyle clue.  In this room, the owner is so important, work never stops, even at night.  But in the other room, we have a glass of water and an alarm clock.  The lifestyle here is relaxed.  We are on vacation in a cabin in the country.

The ad makes it easy to accept that this bed would be appropriate in many settings.  But in reality, it would be much harder to pull off.