the good:
Yesterday I put our new sheets, blanket, and quilt on the bed, and replaced the bright red curtains in a calming neutral shade to match (OK, they are twin sheets used as curtains. but they still look good). They are beautiful. A marked contrast from the previous set - all bright yellows and oranges and reds. When I first moved to atlanta, and when I bought my condo after living for a year in an apartment of all whites, I wanted COLOR! BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL BOLD COLORS! Excitement! Passion!
But now I want soothing, calming colors. Rich and luxuriant. Chocolately warm colors with a hint of pale pink femininity. I was obsessed with brown and pink in the registry. I think I did pretty good - I couldn’t find a set that met all my (er…our) needs, so I mixed and matched to get what I (umm…we) wanted!
Our bed is gorgeous. And the high thread count sheets are amazing. Kev and I both loved the softness, and he especially loved that the quilt, in contrast to the previous bulky comforter, was warm without being suffocating. We very much enjoyed…hehe…breaking in the new bedding last night.
the bad:
our bed is now so damned comfortable that I absolutely could not get out of bed this morning. I am supposed to be writing, dammit! Not snuggled deep in my bed, blanket pulled up to my chin, watching HGTV until noon!
(noon? did I say noon? of course not! I meant…errr…10:00. yeah. sweetie, I was totally out of bed right after you left)
old bed: (actually, this pic is really old - pre-Kev. look how less cluttered it is. *sigh*)
new bed:
Ok, may I just say I think it’s really cool that your new sheet set still manages to look good with the wall color.
Way to go, crafty girl.
I am probably going to repaint the bedroom, anyway. something more neutral for when we put it on the market.
plus as soon as there is good framing sale at Michaels, I’m framing the gorgeous photo print we bought on our honeymoon. Its’s of a storm clouds rolling in over the dunes and beach, sea oats in the wind…forever reminding us of the first few days of our honeymoon when storms came in every night.
and then i’ll hang it over our bed, replacing the ikea gerber daisy poster that’s there now.
I’M GROWING UP! I’m a big girl now.
I’m impressed. I don’t think I’ll ever have adult bedding. But that doesn’t mean I don’t bed adults.
Yeah, that was horrible. I admit it. I’m jonesing for wings and can’t think straight.
Your bed looks So Cozy! And Large. I wish I had A Cozy, Large Bed!
Looks so nice…..
It’s funny - on our honeymoon, we slept in a king sized bed. it was GREAT. we had all kinds of room to stretch out. Then we came home to our queen sized bed. and we’re both all “move OVER” “stop HOGGIN’ the bed!”
we got spoiled.
That looks beautiful!!! Glad you had fun breaking it in!
A king-size bed is the ultimate luxury. I totally miss mine.