Bed Linens
Bring color and comfort to your bedroom when you dress your bed in beautiful linens such as these. Learn to get the best value, and see how to fold sheet sets, including how to get a flat fold on a fitted sheet.
For a clean, contemporary look, choose bed linens that harmonize with the straight lines and contemporary style of the furniture. Limit the pattern palette to two contrasting patterns and a solid. Here, multicolor pinstripe cotton sheets and pillow cases lay the foundation, and a simple gray and
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Articles
… your dorm room, since most students spend a lot of time studying and relaxing on their bed. Try a solid comforter with patterned sheets or mix patterns like a stripe with a floral. You can never have too many pillows! Choose different colors and textures …
… inexpensive bedding is easy to replace if you happen to leak highlighter onto the bedspread. Spice up the solids with patterned sheets and funky pillows. Remember, lots of pillows are nice to curl up in and read your textbooks. Don't: Choose the cheapest …
… any clothes or items lying around. Once a Week: Vacuum, shake out area rugs, dust, mop, scrub tubs and sinks, change bed linens . Once a Month: Vacuum upholstery, clean windows, dust behind and beneath furniture, wipe down baseboards. Twice a Year …
Videos
Fold a Fitted Sheet in a Flash!
Learn how to turn your wadded-up sheets into sleek, easy-to-store rectangles of fabric - -each and every time.
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Outdoor Fabrics: A Decorating Lesson
Take another look at outdoor fabrics! Today’s selections are perfect as upholstery, draperies, and even bed linens .
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Make your next move an easy one with these handy organizing tips.
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Slide Shows
… across the fabric, paint all the eggplants first, then clean your brush to paint the green stems. What We Did: A basic flat sheet transforms this dining space from drab to delectable. We fashioned the curtains from four sheet parts, stitching the tie …
… the one in this room, or experiment on your own with paint and stencils. Focus all the color on your bed with a set of patterned sheets , blankets, and pillows. Bedding is a great way to experiment with a new color. Zip up a color palette with touches …
Bedroom Window Treatments: Traditional Curtains and Drapes
… difference between shades of gray and taupe wool play off the rich brown walls, the neatly tied linen headboard and the white bed linens . The chrome rod echoes that finish on the stylized floor lamp, while three narrow blinds meet the need for privacy. Getting …
Country French Decorating Ideas
… fringed drapes keep with the antique look and a subtle blue stripe unites them with the wall color. Crisp contemporary bed linens balance the antique look. A perfectly symmetrical display by designer Lucinda Lester finds charm in shades of brown and cream …
… bedroom. Painted white and trimmed with blue, it coordinates with the built-in storage piece that holds extra bedding and bed linens . A small club chair with floor lamp takes up relatively little space in front of the window but expands the bedroom's functionality …
Shared Spaces: Kids' Rooms for Two (or More)
… make the space usable for adults as they care for the triplets. Soft paint colors on wall and ceiling help unify this room for three. While the lamps and pillow shams repeat on each bed, the quilts and bed linens are unique for each child.