Bed

One of the best things about being single is getting the whole bed to myself.

I adore vintage linens (well, I just adore vintage anything) and have quite a stash. You can pick them up at garage sales, Ebay, antique stores and estate sales. They are usually very inexpensive. A little soaking, a little sun, a little seltzer down your pants (just kidding about the seltzer) and they are like new.

So I like a cozy bed. Almost like sleeping on a down filled cloud. I use a new fitted sheet. The old time mattresses were not as thick as the new ones. Especially mine, since it is a pillow top. So the old fitted sheets don't really fit. But you can use vintage top sheets and vintage pillowcases.I have vintage top sheets that are monogrammed, embroidered, crocheted, and just plain hand made. This week I am using an embroidered one. I use six down filled pillows. Two have vintage chenille pillowcases, two are cotton embroidered ones and two have a patchwork pillowcase. I have a 1920's Amish quilt on top and folded at the end of the bed is a comforter that is encased in a velvet duvet cover. It is new.
The dog likes to lay on the bed with me at night while I read. Since he is black and hairy, I need something that can go into the wash pretty regularly. New linens are great for this.

Large pillows, small pillows, a long pillow, and a lovely red heart shaped pillow reside on the bed during the day.

I used to sleep just in one spot. Always on the left side of the bed. But now I take the whole thing. Delicious! Right in the middle of the queen size bed. I can still reach the clock radio to beat it to death for the extra five minutes the snooze button allows. The bedside lamps now all have lower wattage bulbs in them, since I look prettier in 40 watt bulbs than I do in brighter than the sun bulbs that the ex liked.

No one breathes on me during the night. The dog doesn't count since he doesn't spend the night with me. He sleeps with the kid. No one kicks me, or hogs all the covers.

I turn on the pretty pastel lights on the mantel, have the fireplace going and sink into a down filled hug. Lucky me!