Staying Warm

L.L. Bean Ultrasoft Comfort Flannel Sheet Set

Much of the country, as many as 200 million people, will be affected by this monster snowstorm. Then it is predicted to stay very cold until Groundhog's Day. We will be turning cold here in South Florida too. Here's how to stay toasty.

Gift Guide - Gifts for the Bed Baby

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I love my bed and love being in bed. I am convinced that part of sleeping well is having a beautifully outfitted bed (i.e. luxuriously comfortable). Here are my favorites. These make great Christmas gifts too. Many are on great Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals - don't snooze on these sales!

Shopping Tips

Dunbar Road Design - House Beautiful

I have subscribed to House Beautiful for decades, but lately I have been enjoying my subscription more than ever. The Fall 2023 issue is quite wonderful, and I especially love the Dallas home by interior designer Dunbar Road Design. 

Making the Perfect Bed

Bunny Williams NYC Apartment Bedroom

Bunny Williams has done a You Tube video on making the perfect bed that I wanted to share. It has some great tips on how to make "the Bunny Bed" including the deep turndown - I stripped my bed yesterday and made it using this tip and love it.

Chinoiserie Chic Sheets

Lilly Pulitzer Organic Bazaar Elephant Sheet Set

 

Do these darling Lilly Pulitzer sheets remind you of anything?

Making the Perfect Bed

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I have definitely perfected the art of making my bed. Everyone has different sleeping preferences, but here is what I love. I have never slept better ever.

More on Making the Perfect Bed

Danielle Rollins

 A wicker bed tray is a great addition to the perfect bed. This wicker tray is from Danielle Rollins' online shop and is shown above in her former Buckhead Atlanta bedroom. She has recently moved into a newly restored home in Palm Beach.

For those who are not fans of eating in bed, a bed tray also is wonderfully useful for magazines, mail, or a mini desk with so many working from home now. A quick search turned up many new and vintage wicker versions - there are lot of vintage ones on eBay and Etsy starting at around $60 that could even be spray painted - coral pink, emerald green, or navy blue would all be fun. I have also seen them used on sofas as a little mini work station.

Danielle Rollins' former Palm Beach pied a terre

I was at HomeGoods in Sarasota the other day while my pups were at the groomers and remembered their excellent bedding department where I have found Matouk, Frette, and Pratesi. I scored a beautiful set of Italian cotton sheets in white embroidered in navy that retail for $600 for $80 as well as a lovely summer weight goose down comforter perfect for here.

Chinoiserie Bedding & Bath Sale

Greek Key Sheets

Horchow is having a Bedding and Bath Sale through tomorrow with free shipping. The code for free shipping sitewide on orders over $50 is FSWEEK. I am in the midst of redoing my linen closet and have gotten rid of lots of things. This sale is a great chance for me to do some restocking and I decided to share some favorites. These have great Chinoiserie Chic style or will coordinate beautifully with Chinoiserie.

Trina Turk Palm Springs Block Sheet Set

Floral Embroidered Sheets

New Resort Sheets

Embroidered Hem Sheet Sets

Geometric Throw

Greek Key Throw

Navy & White Throws

Velvet Quiits and Shams

Greek Key Bath Towels

Trina Turk Palm Springs Towels

Peacock Towels

And finally, a mainstay of my linen closet, the Ralph Lauren Greenwich towel. It is available in  tons of towel colors, monograms styles, and monogram thread colors to go with every bathroom in your home, including the Chinoiserie bathroom. At $10.49 a monogrammed bath towel, it is an absolute steal.

Ralph Lauren Greenwich Towel

Ralph Lauren Greenwich Towel