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How to Remake Your Bedding Disaster to Fit the Seasons

October 3rd, 2009 No comments

Bedroom decor is a necessary and significant aspect of home decoration. Seasonal sheet transitions make redesign easy during the year. Seasonal patterns have a large impact on our attitudes. You can better align your room with the flow of nature and the world around you by making seasonally themed additions to your linens.

Linens are typically organized in seasonal themes in department stores. This makes shopping for seasonal bedding fast and easy. To find great linens deals, look for seasonal sheet sets during off-season times throughout the year.

Proper bedding for all four seasons can be expensive. Another means of achieving seasonal transition in your bedroom is by replacing your wall mounts. Your framed mounts are easy to substitute and require very little storage space when they’re not in use. By swapping out seasonal frames, you’ll achieve a striking seasonal association without spending a bundle.

The falling of leaves marks the autumn season. People commonly associate September through November with changing leaf colors. The colors that dominant this time include pastel yellows, dark oranges, and rustic reds. For patterned bedding, look for designs and leafy textures in similar colors.

Bedding in the winter serves one purpose – to insulate. Linens that retain a softness and warmth are important as many bulky bedding sets provide lots of warmth, but little comfort. Fleeced throw pillows, an extra flannel sheet and down comforters are all bedding additions that will achieve warmth and comfort. For color, look to blue, plum or burgundy. Neutral shades are also frequently employed in winter linen.

The coming of spring evokes the budding of the year’s plants and trees. Shades of light green are commonly associated with this time. Spring’s vibrancy is also achieved with lively, bright colors like yellow. Since most colors are expressive, spring allows for an array of color pairings and schemes. Just be wary of using overly dark colors for your springtime linens, as these colors clash with the lighter air of the spring atmosphere.

The versatility of spring colors means you can combine winter and spring bedding with a few key additions to your linens. Add pastel yellow and pinks to your blue winter-themed bedding set. Yellow pillow shams are another simple way to achieve this seasonal transition. These colors will complement the darker blues while giving your sheets a fresh springtime accent.

Summer linens should keep you cool. Use materials like cotton or satin. These will keep you from overheating. Muted whites are a popular summer hue for bedding.

Add a touch of summer passion to your white linens by finding intricate textures and fine designs. For a romantic color accent to your white linens, add highlights light pink or light shades of yellow. These will give your summer sheets a touch of intrigue and summer excitement. Keep your colors light and airy. Dark colors make a summer room seem cramped.

When it comes to bed sheet color and design, the possibilities are endless. The seasons provide an easy and fluid transitional motif to follow. Create your linen styles with the seasons in mind, and your room will look fresh all year round.

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Information On Beautiful And Traditional Canopy Bedding

September 30th, 2009 No comments

If you have been watching trends in home decorating, you have seen that canopy bedding is becoming more popular. There are many people who see canopy beds as something that belongs in the room of a young girl, but this has never been farther from the truth. From their use in homes throughout the ages, to modern statement pieces, canopy beds can be wonderful for people of all ages.

Historically, canopy bedding was developed for two reasons: to keep people warmer in drafty rooms and to prevent objects from falling on them while they slept. They were popular in the time when there were thatched roofs and it was possible to be struck by bits of thatching or other things during the night. The form, sturdiness and makeup of the bedding would depend on whether it was being used for warmth or protection.

In order to have canopy bedding in your room, you will need a canopy bed. This is a bed which has four high posts extending from the corners and meeting in a bracket or series of poles over your head. There are metal canopy beds and wooden ones as well. Many wooden canopy beds have arched side rails which lend them a classic look, while metal beds often have a straight rectangular canopy. This can be important to remember when selecting your bedding. Some sets may not fit some beds.

Your idea of what you want your bedding to look like may vary significantly from someone else who is also choosing canopy bedding. Do you want a clean look with minimal ornamentation? This style of bedding can work really well with a stark and simple metal frame. Do you like the look of lace curtains and heavy tie backs? Consider a more traditional bed with a more highly ornamented style of decoration.

There are a lot of different ways to find canopy bedding. You can look at online auctions or internet stores that offer bedding packages. You may be interested in a coordinated set that also includes a matching comforter or duvet, shams and dust ruffle, or even matching draperies. The sky is the limit. When buying you should always know the precise measurements you will need to make sure the set will fit your bed.

You can also consider having a set custom made or, if you are good with a sewing machine, sew your own canopy bedding. This gives you the advantage of being able to match your canopy bedding to other fabrics which are used in the room and you can achieve a very coordinated and stylish look for your room. You will decide at this point what you want to involve in your bedding set.

If you are making your own canopy it can be a good idea to have a pattern to work from. The most difficult part of creating the canopy is sewing it in such a way that the top will not sink down because of gravity. This will pull up the ends and end up drooping down on you in the night, which is something you definitely do not want.

Whether you want a plain, stark look or a heavily decorated and ornamented bed, canopy bedding can be an amazing way to stay comfortable on cold winter nights and make you feel safe and secure.

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