Quite awhile ago, we discussed whether or not you all like the “unmade bed look.” It was fun to read all of your answers (and if you didn’t participate, go ahead, do it now!)
Today, let’s have another little chat about bedding! Here is what I am wondering:
Do you all have a favorite brand and thread count of sheets?
Do share what your favorites are!
And, as long as we are chatting, feel free to talk about types of bedding you use throughout the year, for instance do you have flannel sheets in the winter and satin in the summer? Or cotton year round? Do you have different sheets for different moods? Do you mix up different pillow cases with your sheets?
How many of you have just one set you wash and put back on?
And do you IRON {gasp} your sheets?
Ok, talk amongst yourselves…I can’t wait to hear what kind of sheets you like!
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Oh this is fun!
Flannel in winter
High thread count soft sheets the rest of the time
Immitation down comforter for covering all year…we keep it super cold in summer! We like the weight of the comforter!
I’m about to do a duvet cover for my current comforter…I like to change things up a lot, but have to do it on a shoestring budget!!! Love to walk in the bedroom and feel my nerves calm… Ahhhhh, too bad it’s morning and not bed time
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A strange part of me wishes I ironed my sheets. I do love the softest cotton most wrinkly sheets ever, and I wish they crisply folded down over my quilt at the top. All my pillows cover that anyway.
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What I’d REALLY like is a maid to make my bed look something like this one every morning!
We do have different sets of sheets for summer and winter. They are all cotton but the weave and finish is different. The winter sets warm up faster!
Sometimes I do wash and put back because it seems easier than digging for another set. {We are storage challenged! Especially right now while we try to get our 3rd bedroom remodeled. Everything is sort of piled in our bedroom!}
I like the unmade bed look when I see it in pictures but I’ve never found just the right look to do it myself. I think it is a lack of the right sheets, bedcovers and pillows!
Love your blog, I read a lot more than I comment.
Jill
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I don’t iron my sheets. They get wrinkly when we sleep on them anyway. We have two different sets of the same sheets (wedding gifts) that we rotate. Right now we use a mid-weight alternative down comforter and it is delightful year round. I love a big, fluffy comforter. And big, soft pillows….the kind you can sink your head into. Delightful.
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We have 2 sets that are both really nice. Never ironed them. I do the made and unmade–love both looks as long as I know I paid some attention to the bed then I’m fine with that.
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We have come to like all cotton jersey sheets. Thick White.
Cozy like a marshmallow!
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I have only one set of sheets for every bed in the house. They get washed and put right back on. My daughter’s REQUIRES ironing…so they will be replaced soon! The beds are always made to the top…nice and tight!
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Iron my sheets? Not in this life. Maybe I’m a bit lazy, but ironing is just not my thing so I don’t bother with something we’ll just wrinkle up anyway. I have one set of really nice sheets that I wash in the morning and put back on the bed fresh from the dryer so they aren’t wrinkled. I haven’t used the flannel in the last couple of years because I get too warm under our toasty down comforter.
I have never ironed my sheets and probably never will! I have iron a bed skirt before though. As for brand, I don’t really care, but I love to have sheets that are over 300 thread count. The softer the better! And I must make my bed every day. I cannot stand getting into an unmade bed… I will even make it at 10 pm just just to get into one that is made, weird.
Toni
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OK, first of all, that bedroom is TO DIE FOR!!!! Ralph Lauren NEVER disappoints. I feel like ironing the sheets is a complete waste of time; they are covered by a quilt, duvet, etc., and then get completely wrinkled when they’re slept on. I like the bed to be made, it just makes me feel better when I “retire” at the end of the day. Love any sheets over a 350 count; can definately feet the difference.
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Though I have several sets of nice sheets…high thread counts…I have a favorite set. For wintertime nothing beats our soft fleecy sheets. They are much better than flannel imho. But always, always I use cotton pillowcases, often vintage ones, because flannel and fleece tug at the hair…not good.
For the past thirty years, my comforters and quilts have been gifts so I haven’t even done that shopping for myself. Good thing my family knows my tastes and that they themselves have good taste.
Iron them? No way!
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no ma’am, no ironing sheets here. I can remember seeing my Granny iron sheets, but who has that kind of energy/time? I like the made up bed look, although I think if I had more the cottage look, I would go for the folded down look. Sheets? We have nice cotton ones and do rotate them out with some others, but mostly our favs are the white cotton. I don’t feel they need to be a “set” because you can find great singles at TJMaxx or Home Goods and mix/match–you get great brand name sheets at a fraction of the cost. I like solid color sheets, though.
Iron my sheets?!!! Nope.
I used to change my bedding to match the seasons. Warm shades for fall and winter and floral lighter shades for spring and summer. But since the floral set was getting rather worn, I opted to use a neutral shade all year and match the sheets and accent pillows to the season. I use several different colors and patterns so I don’t get bored with the same thing all the time. Occasionally I use a flannel set in winter but I really prefer the feel of soft cotton. I usually buy 300 count sheets…I’ve read that paying extra for a higher thread count really isn’t worth the expense. I’ll get a higher thread count if there is a good sale.
On our bed we have a memory foam mattress topper which is OK. On the guest bed I have a feather topper which I absolutely love but it is so much trouble keeping if fluffed. The one I bought isn’t baffled enough so if it isn’t fluffed it looks like the bed sags in the middle. That’s why it’s on the guest bed and not ours.
I love that unmade bed look too. It just makes the bedroom look so warm and inviting.
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I never realized how different sheets could feel until I splurged on some 600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets with a smooth, satin feel – not like the slippery, shiny satin, but just a sheen to the soft cotton sheets. They are wonderful! We do have other sets, but they’re not as comfortable, so it motivates me to do the laundry and get them back on. My daughter has some to- die- for soft bamboo sheets that she loves. I love to feel them, but sleeping on them makes me too hot, though she thinks it’s great.
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I LOVE Ralph Lauren bedding. Not only the way it looks, but it LASTS. We have some sheets and pillow cases that are still awesome 9 years after we received the gifts. They wash so well. Just keep your eye on the sales at Macy’s, and of course TJMAXX.
We only have 1 set for our master bed. Wash and put back on. Never Iron! I like the MADE bed look.
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I love the bed in the picture! I do not like the unmade bed look. I love sheets and have found for me that 425 count is luxurious and affordable. I would love to iron my sheets but don’t have time to do so. I do iron my pillowcases, so at least I can get a similar feeling when going to bed! I have two sets of sheets per bed since the sheets are a tad more expensive. I don’t change up my sheets because silk and flannel are too hot for me!
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We have one set of sheets that we wash and put back on. It is the beech sateen, which I love. While it was a wedding gift a year ago..it is now mildly shredded by the dogs playing tug of war one afternoon. I am working on a replacement…just hasn’t been a priority. Mostly because we are deciding if we are sticking with the queen or going to go king. I use pillow cases from the hotel collection 1000 thread count sheets…I think I will buy the sheets in that, in whatever size we decide on, the pillow cases have lasted 4 years and are beautiful, nice and drapey.
I love the way cotton feels, and I’m always about high thread count. Someday I’ll try satin sheets. I really, REALLY want to try satin sheets!!!
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Since I was a kid I have loved a snuggly bed. Sheets and blankets make all the difference! We like cotton or flannel. I lean more to the cotton and my husband leans more to the flannel. I like it when the bed is made tho it doesn’t have to be perfect. I think the higher count cottons are nicer and I notice the difference when I spend the money on them.
p.s. I thought ironing was outlawed! Such a dreaded chore…..when my husband and I were both in the military he used to iron my uniform because I hated ironing so much!!
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My favorite is a set of Ralph Lauren that I picked up at TJ Maxx. It’s a high thread count cotton and oh-so comfy. We have three sets and rotate them out. I can’t stand to have a “naked bed” while they’re waiting for sheets from the washer! Use the same sheets year-round. No flannel or fleece for us! And definitely NO IRONING!!
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As usual, I love this post!
I can’t wait to hear what everyone’s favorite sheets are. I bought a cheapy set the other day, but they are 500 thread count and sateen…not a hugely nice thread count, but enough that they feel very soft (and more so after a few washings). I got them at a Big Box Store, because I was desperate; that morning, the elastic broke on the fitted sheet of my other set.
I have two sets of sheets, but I like this newer one I just bought so I just wash them and put them back on the bed when they are dry. I do sheets every Monday morning as soon as we wake up.
I don’t iron them, but I have been tempted to iron my pillowcases before if they come out of the dryer wrinkled. Then, I remember what they look like after one night of my DH sleeping on them and realize that it would be a futile effort. I’m not sure how he can make a pillowcase so wrinkled from sleeping on it one night. It’s a special talent.
I’m a cotton sheet gal. We live in Austin, TX, so flannel sheets would be too warm except for about 2 weeks out of the year. That kind of seems like a waste to me. I’m always intrigued by the Holiday bedding (and duvets, etc) I see in magazines and would love to know who uses them. Pottery Barn has some lovely sets.
I also have only white sheets. My duvet is white as well. Want to know why? I have a HUGE white dog (we’re talking 85 lbs). He made my choice simple when he refused to sleep on his on bed.
As far as the unmade bed look, I don’t think I’d be able to handle it. If I’m going to spend the time to do something with my bed, I want it to look like I did. Maybe this comes from YEARS of not making the bed except for a few times a year, so now that I do it religiously, I wanted it to really look made.
Geez, that was a really long “comment.” Sorry!
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We use the sheets from Costco and Ralph Lauren. Sometimes you can find a great deal on Ralph Lauren sheets at Costco.
My girls have bedding from Pottery Barn.
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We had been using the same sheets on our bed every single week. Just strip the bed, wash them, and back on they went. But just this past Monday, I rummaged through our guest bedroom sheet sets and…voila! A beautiful 400 thread count set (in red! just in time for Valentine’s Day) that I had forgotten all about. I made (really unmade) the bed and my husband (*gasp*) noticed something different. So there you have it. My new favorite sheet set, purchased at Wally World (my apologies to those who prefer not to shop there).
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We have to have a well-made bed as you can see it from the front door. (Who made up that crazy home design?)
I love Love LOVE my 900-count sheets from Bed Bath & Beyond. I remember that they said “Hotel” something on them. Wonderful! They are cotton & I love them.
Iron my sheets? Never in a million years.
I don’t have a particular favorite, as long as they are super soft and cozy. Gotta go with the “made” look, and I cheat and only iron the top edge of the top sheet. There. I said it. Cheating works for me!
~Misti
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A couple of years ago, my husband bought me some 600 thread count sheets for our bed, and I’m converted! They are wonderful. We only use white sheets, cotton, year round. I never iron and I ALWAYS make the bed first thing. I do not like the messy bed look.
I don’t usually buy a certain brand. I usually just get the softest sheets I can for the least amount of money. I have tried doing the “unmade bed”, but I can’t get it to look the way I want it to. I am REALLY picky!
So I always tuck everything in all tight and “make” the bed.
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I can’t say I have a favorite brand of sheets- usually get what is at Target in the range of 300-500 tread count. I have to have the bed made or I can’t sleep in it….I’ve even been known to make it seconds before hoping in…crazy I know.
I always iron our pillow cases and the top sheet and the bottom on occasion …crazy again. {never ironed the kids sheets, wasn’t that crazy :}
I would love to put flannel sheets on during the winter, but that doesn’t go over well with my husband.
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Oh how I wish I were the last one out of my bed in the morning so I could control how my bed is actually made…I leave for work before my husband is out of the bed most mornings, so I am usually lucky if the covers are straightened in the morning. Putting the pillows back on the bed is usually out of the question. At least the bed is made on Saturdays!
I do have two sets of sheets that I use throughout the year…Cotton at least 4oo t.c.
Great post!
I love a set of freshly washed egyptian cotton high thread count sheets! I don’t look for a particular thread count. Rather I compare the thickness and the feel of the sheets and go with my fave. I live in FL so I don’t want anything too thick or they’ll just be too hot. I think the set I have on my bed now are about 600 thread count. I got a set of 1000 count for Christmas one year and we were so excited for such luxury. But, then I was disappointed when I realized that I was kicking the sheets off every night b/c they were just too thick and hot for FL!
Yes, I have one pair right now and I just wash and put them right back on. I hate wrinkled sheets but I’m not about to iron them b/c they’ll just get wrinkled again. My MIL actually irons her sheets every week! It’s fabulous to be a guest in her house! One of these days I’m going to have my sheets press at the dry cleaners for a special treat b/c ironing is my least fave chore. Actually, I hate it!
I found this place in a kiosk in the mall that sold all sizes and many colors of 400 count Egyptian cotton sheets for $22.00. They came with four pillow cases, one fitted and one flat sheet in each set. Unfortunately I discovered this kiosk only a few months before their contract ran out and they closed. I LOVE those sheets. They are soft (although they do spark in the night when I adjust things) and comfortable. I wish I had dozens of sets, at least two sets for each bed. I tried a set from overstock.com that is 300 count Egyptian cotton and I hate them. They feel nothing like the kiosk ones and cost double what I paid.
Pillowcases: I am embroidering some sets for the guest beds. I think that looks so beautiful. I am crocheting a continuing lace in my spare time that will go on the edge.
Made or Unmade? I don’t have enough pillows to pull off the department store look, but I think it is classy. So mine are made.
Ironing? Are you kidding? My friend in Switzerland purchased a steam board http://www.sewingmachinesmart.com/servlet/the-619/Electronic-Steam-Press-202L/Detail
She irons EVERYTHING from dish towels to sheets. She says that is what they do there.
I guess I am glad I don’t’ live there.
I wish I could find another kiosk with $22 sheets again.
~a
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Oh, PS. I use double grip suspender clips http://www.polyvore.com/sock_dreams_double_grip_suspender/thing?id=3696720 for each corner sheet pulled diagonally across the corner under the mattress. I pull it tight at each corner and try to grasp some of the elastic in the clip so it doesn’t undo.
I hope that tip helps someone. I got so tired of corners undoing and lately of the huge sheets, made for 12″ mattresses getting sloppy.
~a
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I LOVE THE LOOK ! folded back sheets and white down comforter or white quilt.I do buy high thread could sheets and take them out of the dryer while quite damp and hang them on a wooden hanger,THEY LOOK IRONED! I use 6 pillows and I have lots of cotton p. cases that I I have embroidered. Ialso buy sheets with wide ventian lace or trim .I also have lots of needlepoint pillows on my bed and a silver tray with teapot cup and saucer, rose and monogram napkin. YES,I do sleep there every night. p. s. Idon’t have small children or dogs, but I do have a husbandwho loves the look as much as I do . mary
I make my bed everyday. That way, even if the rest of the room is a mess (and it is), a made bed keeps it from looking like a total disaster. We have flannel sheets for winter….love them! We only have one set, so they get washed and put back on. In the summer we use cotton, but rotate between a couple sets. NEVER iron!!
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I just have some plain old cotton sheets from Wal-Mart. I have no idea what thread count they are because I never have enough money to care. I just have one set that we wash repeatedly and put back on. BTW we don’t use a flat sheet either, just the fitted one. It makes making the bed easier and we haven’t missed it since I quit using it 5 years ago. The sheet I have now is getting kind of ragged so I am going to have to go sheet shopping soon. I will probably go to Wal-Mart or Target and just pick a color we like that matches the room.
My last set of sheets came from Costco. I don’t remember the thread count – maybe 600 – and I love them. Soft and comfy, but the bottom sheet seeems to stretch. Maybe that’s my imagination. My favorite sheets are some vintage sheets that my mom kept from my childhood and I have no idea the fiber content, but they seem to be higher quality than what I can find these days. For a comforter, I also have a Costco special that is a brown/blue woven. I’m not against buying more expensive bedding – in fact, I’d love some of the high end stuff I see in the stores, just I can’t afford it. I wouldn’t recommend the woven, almost damask or jacquard fabric I have on my comforter if you have pets. We have cats and chihuahuas and they love to lounge on the bed and it is horrible. You can just imagine. So, I’m in the market for something new, and I like the idea of winter/summer collections. I deliberately painted my walls a neutral color so I could change up the color scheme with the bedding.
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I love nice sheets. There are very few things that I like to be of good quality and sheets are one of them. After all, we do spend around eight hours a night in our beds (or we try to at least). We have a Tuesday Morning close by and you can get very hight quality sheets for a great price-thankfully.
We do cotton in summer and flannel in winter. I would love to sleep on flannel year round, but we are in Texas and not doable.
I totally agree with Teresa: I cannot sleep in an unmade bed! I too have been known to make up my bed before we get in it.
Iron Sheets!! Yikes!
Michelle
I love Egyptian cotton sheets with a thread count of over 300. I have two sets, but I prefer one to the other, so I find myself stripping (THE BED!), washing, drying and placing back on the bed.
Iron? Sheets?
Heavens no.
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We have a good set of flannel sheets for winter and a quality set for the rest of the year, I think 500 thread count. I only have one of each because I like to buy good quality and then use them until they wear out. I like the unmade look but have never “perfected” it, so I usually make the bed. I hate the feeling of getting in to a messy bed, I’ve sometimes even made it less than an hour before bedtime!
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I never ever iron sheets! NO WAY! AND I despise flannel, tshirt, etc.. eck! We both prefer egyptian cotton high count sheets. I sadly only own 1 set of 1000 count. And they are my favorite. Sheets must be higher thread count and soft, can not stick together, must move easily. I have several sets that I change out each Sunday. The pillowcases have to match but I pair a red with my Ralph Lauren leopard cases when I have my chocolate silk quilt on the bed. Then, I have a new comforter that is winter white with a deep orange bird & deep chocolate tree with branches, its freaking gorgeous. Its fluffy & warm.. So sometimes I prefer a modern solid quilt & others the fluffy things. I also have a set of pale turq sheets to go w/the choc quilt & white with turq dots(real samll that form concentric circles) SO, I have to change up the look a lot. I get tired of the same ol thing. The summers are super hot in MS so we go light with just a quilt. The winters are 2 blankets. I love the weight.
And, you would be super surprised at what great deals you can find at Target. By far my favorite place to buy on a budget. Especially since I like to change it up a bit.
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My favorite are Target’s organic sheets. The price is totally right, and they’re really soft. Plus they have this very subtle sort of satiny shimmer to them.
However they totally wrinkle in the dryer, so some may want to iron them. I personally don’t iron them for my own bed, but I would for a guest bed. And that’s really saying something because my iron rarely sees the light of day.
My German Oma (grandmother) ironed EVERYTHING….sheets, pillowcases, hankerchiefs (sp??!), and underwear.
In her later years, she had this amazing HUGE ironing press thing w/ a roller that she’d “feed” everything through: tablecloths, sheets, and of course, he underwear. It had a name – I want to say mandele? mengele? I don’t know….I even tried to google it but can’t find it. I’d give someone 1,000,000 imaginary dollars if you could tell me the “formal” name of such a machine.
Anyway: me, don’t iron sheets. Like a high thread count but love cheap flannel sheets in the winter – but has anyone ever had static electricity when climbing in bed in winter??! I’ve actually seen sparks fly – and my husband was no where in sight
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I love a simple but cozy bed, and am the type to turn back the covers at night. To me, throw pillows and such get in the way (though I don’t mind having a second pillow to prop against when reading at night), and prefer just a down comforter in the wintertime, paired with flannel sheets and our memory foam topper. We keep the house on the cool side in winter and found that our toddler finally slept all the way through the night when we got him his own down comforter for his bed so that he could snuggle into a cocoon and stay warm all night long.
I love high thread-count cotton sheets in the spring and summer, with a lightweight quilt if necessary. It gets pretty hot in the desert, and high thread-count sheets don’t ‘stick’ so much when you feel hot at night.
I’ve found that ironing or tossing sheets in the dryer for a few minutes after bringing them in off the line is important to help soften them up so they’re not so stiff. There is nothing that compares to summer-scented, line dried sheets. Brings back memories of summertimes spent at my grandmas.
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OH! Another thing, I use to be totally addicted to Ralph Lauren sheets, etc.. They are the softest sheets ever. I know they are expensive but I got the whole line of leopard print(the pretty one, not obnoxious) at Hudsons for $20.00 I was thrilled! I still use the pillow cases. BUT, if you have a RL outlet near you, go there! They throw their bedding on sale with a quickness and they are great deals. Less than you would pay at Target or Walmart & higher quality. They last for years, as do the towels. I have a King size bed now and a 100lb lab that thinks he should be in it when we are so I won’t spend fortunes on bedding anymore. Plus, I cant afford to.
ANd, I have 6 pillows on our bed at all times. I love pillows. I have one that is real down from my Great Grandmother’s era and I’ve had it all my 30 years. I sleep with it every night. It’s un-replaceable. and hubby tries to steal it all the time.
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I would NEVER iron my sheets…LOL. I have a new DEEP mattress so I need large sheets with deep pockets…I don’t care about the brand or thread count if they are PRETTY…and I currently have ONE set although I do need another. I only buy cotton…no flannel. And….we only use a bottom sheet. My entire family does not like the feel of a top sheet..they would rather have a blanket…after years of finding the top sheet crumbled at the bottom of the bed under the covers I stopped putting them on the beds.
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Iron sheets? Bedsheets? No way, Jose!
I have a beautiful bedroom set – bedspread/quilt, pillows, valances, drapes.
Nine times out of ten it stays folded up on the bench at the foot of the bed and I simply pull up the comforter and straighten the sheets and pillows… The bed’s still “made,” just not all the way!
We’re always in a rush to get out the door before 7am, and when we get home at night, it’s a matter of literally just a couple of hours before we’re going to pull them back and hop on in again anyway!
But even though that’s okay with us, I can really appreciate the look of the room when it’s all “together.” Whenever someone just pops buy and runs up to use the bathroom, I ALWAYS think, “Darn, I should have made the bed this morning!? The room looks so much nicer when it’s made up…”
So I guess that puts me squarely in the “made bed” group, not the “unmade bed” group!
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flannel in the winter for sure! 300-400 thread ct. in summer. I have a down comfortor and a duvet that I actually made myself! I bought this very expensive (but worth it) fabric- and bought a lesser expensvie fabric for the back side of the duvet. It is yummy- chocolate brown with robins egg blue- the walls are painted chocolate brown & the curtains are crisp robins egg blue silk taffeta -yumm-o! but I have NOTHING on the walls- Im at a loss in that area. I did buy one of those vinyl wall saying thingys-but I never put it up-sad but true- it says “Always Kiss Me Goodnight”
I don’t own anything that requires ironing!
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Cool, crisp, cotton sheets are my favorite but in the coldest winter I’ll put a cotton flannel (husband’s fav) bottom fitted sheet on our bed. My sheets are mixed up but have coordinating colors and patterns. After I wash them I tie the mismatched “set” with twill tape so I don’t have to rethink what all goes together. It also helps because we have king pillows and standard size ones – so those are included in my “set”.
This is my solution to our occasional dogs-on-the-bed: I found a throw size blue and white scallop-edged quilt for $7 at Marshall’s which fits the top of our king size bed. Since all of our bedding is solid or patterned blue and whites – it works with all of the sheets. It adds a layer to the look and is more easily whipped off the bed and into the washer if needed.
We do use flannel in the winter and the highest cotton thread count I can aford in the summer. I hate ironing, but I do iron sheets for my guest beds. I love the way they look and feel and always think I want to do it for our bed, but I’ve admitted that’s not going to happen. I just can’t perfect the unmade bed look. I’ve tried, but it just looks too sloppy. laurie