the wrinkled bed..Ikea style

We are embracing the wrinkled bed over here at our house. We are linen people. I wear linen all summer...tops, shorts, pants and dresses, I like the lightweight comfort of it. Husband wears linen dress shirts and slacks in warm weather too.

 I have ogled the linen bedding by Eileen Fisher on Garnet Hill and thought MUST HAVE! But the price of her king linen duvet is $298 and I did not want to pay that of course! Then last fall, we happened upon Linblomma linen bedding at Ikea. The price for a king duvet and set of king cases....$89! Hmm, quality must be compromised but for that price, we'll give it a try. 

Husband, in his usual Ikea buying style (also his Costco buying style), insisted we get three because the price was so low. We negotiated to two, one for our bed and one for a guest bed. I saved them for warm weather. Warm weather is here so after washing and drying with unscented dryer sheets yesterday and NOT ironing them,  we slept on them last night and LOVED them! So soft, fabric did not require breaking in as sheets sometimes do. Used the cases for the top pillows and were comfy all night.

Here is Ikea's photo of the bedding on Livet Hemma.

Of course, husband now says we need to get another set, just in case, on our next visit!

Do you change up your bedding in warm weather like we do?

Thanks for visiting!

Cindy

etsy find...table linens from Eastern Europe

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I have been working on our dining room lately and would like new linens for the table for a fresh casual look. I  found several on etsy from sellers in Latvia and Lithuania, all with perfect feedback that I really like. Take a look...

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purchase here

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this week on etsy...elegant monograms

Look at these pretty monogrammed guest towels I found on etsy, a set of two is priced under $20, a perfect gift idea!

Sincerely Yours, Lauren also offers a set of four monogrammed cocktail napkins for under $20.

Lots of fabric and thread choices are available.

Shop Sincerely Yours, Lauren here.

Vera at Crate & Barrel

Artist Vera Neumann's designs made into most American homes in the 60's and 70's, on either our mothers and grandmothers heads and necks or in their kitchens. Her appealing florals, fruits, bugs and patterns were used on scarves and kitchen linens. Like Marimekko, Vera is still popular today. She died in 1993 but her company is still creating products in the Vera style. They have partnered with Crate and Barrel to make this cute line of kitchen linens this summer.

Shop here.

lovely linen

Greet LeFevre, talented blogger and business woman, introduced the  readers of her beautiful blog Belgian Pearls to the linen products of Libeco, an established textile company in Belgium. I love linen, wearing it all summer at home and on beach vacations in the winter as I am a total wimp in the heat and need loose soft fabrics that breathe. They offer a beautiful well designed product line in perfect soft muted colors. Take a look.....

Shopping on their website is easy, they ship to the US. For a list of US stores that carry Libeco, go here.