Time For A Change

This weekend marks a change in time - falling back.  I love this time change because I get to sleep in an extra hour.  As it were, I think it would be best to spend that extra hour in my bed with a new duvet cover and shams.  I have a gift card to West Elm and think the perfect way to spend it is to replace the duvet cover my husband and I got for our wedding 4-1/2 years ago.  It's starting to show signs of wear, no thanks to our cat who has claimed ownership of one corner and has been the cause of having the duvet covered washed many times more than normal.

She obviously feels no remorse about the condition of our duvet.

In light of the Interior Designer Chat that I participated in earlier this week on twitter (#IntDesignerChat), I made sure my husband had a say as to what he likes and dislikes on the choices of duvets at West Elm.  I want to make sure both of us feel comfortable in the room - not overly masculine or feminine in style.  I kind of felt like Goldilocks going through the selections: this one looks to college dorm, this one too country, this one too busy.  My husband didn't think he could sleep under a duvet that had been described as "flowerbed."

We were able to narrow it down to these two:

My thoughts are that when we buy a house next year, this duvet will be put in the guest room and we will get another new one to go with the colors of our new bedroom (in which I plan to paint the walls gray, of course) and possibly new bed with an upholstered headboard.

Which do you like best?

Images by Rebecca Ward and West Elm

Sweet Dreams: Giveaway!

Have you been having sweet dreams?  I've been reflecting on how our bed and bedding play a big role in our lives.  Last week I attended and very informative ASID event hosted by Macy's Furniture.  They had one of their mattress reps remind us to tell our clients the importance of a good mattress and that they should be replaced every 8-10 years.  I think it was a good reminder for the designers too. He took a poll of how many of us had changed our mattress in the last 10 years,and there were very few of us! 

There are so many different option for bed sets out there: modern platform, traditional poster beds, cozy sleigh beds.  Since you spend about a third of your day in bed, it should be one worthy of your time.
Do you need a new bedset?  Well, take a look at this CSN site for bedroom furniture to give you some ideas.  Then come back and leave a comment about what your favorite style is and you will be entered in another CSN giveaway!  One lucky winner will win a $45 certificate to use at any of the CSN stores sites.  It could even go toward a new bed set!







Giveaway entry details:
1. visit bedroomfurniture.com and let me know what your favorite bed set or style is.
2. Bonus entry if you are a new follower and let me know
3. Bonus entry if you tweet or blog about this giveaway (be sure to leave a link in the comments)

The winner will be selected Monday morning via random.org.  Good luck and sweet dreams!



Images from CSN store bedroomfurniture.com

Organic Bedding

I have been admiring this organic bedding from West Elm for a few months now. If I was going to redo my bedroom set right now, I would definitely pick this. The pin-tuck look makes the duvet look so inviting!

It's made from 100% organic cotton, meaning no pesticides or herbicides were used on the cotton while it was growing. West Elm calls the bedding to be "spa quality" which basically translates to you will never want to get out of your luxurious bed!