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Post by constanz22 on Sept 10, 2013 17:02:54 GMT -5
How about looking for french country prints like pale yellow/blue/white, or a burgandy/cranberry would look good with pale yellow. I LOVE the bright yellow/gray color scheme that is popular now, but, I'd have to paint a room to use it. I have a boring tan color on the bedroom walls. It's ok, easy to coordinate with, one of the only rooms I didn't paint when I moved in. I was on the quest for months, if not longer, for the "perfect purple", kind of a pale silvery purple, NOT pastel, but I looked and looked and looked and NEVER found it
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Post by happyscooter on Sept 10, 2013 17:45:22 GMT -5
Blue, yellow and beige. stripes.
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Post by Bob Ross on Sept 11, 2013 15:39:01 GMT -5
Funny thing is that we also just got a new comforter. DW wanted a red one. I wanted an I-don't-give-a-f*ck one. Guess who's walls aren't getting painted.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 11, 2013 15:47:11 GMT -5
I switched to all white bedding now - no fuss, no muss. I was attempting to create a serene, spa-like environment in my bedroom so I gave all the trim a coat of crip white, painted the walls a pale gray, got all white bedding and a super-soft charcoal throw blanket. We have wood floors and dark wood furniture. I've got all white bedding in both bedrooms. there's a bit of color in the throw pillows, which complements the wall colors. one bedroom is a warm tan, the other is a nautical blue. I have a yellow master bathroom, and my accent colors are a darker blue and white. I'll link to the pic when I get home from work (shutterfly is blocked here) so you can see what I mean. ETA: here's my bathroom. I was trying to decide which shade of blue to go with, I opted for the darker blue. link
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 17:48:12 GMT -5
Another fan of white here. I used to have colored throw pillows but I got rid of them years ago. The walls are white, the carpet is white, the bedding is white. The artwork is blue and yellow. The adjoining bathroom is white too, with a multicolored mosaic accent. I LOVE LOVE LOVE our bedroom / bathroom, they are so restful. By the way, Ikea also sells fitted sheets. I don't like most of their prints but I can generally find one or two sets I like. We have one of their white sets (duvet cover + 2 pillowcases), I've bought some for the kids, and our guest room has Ikea bedding (not white). I won't spend a lot on our duvet / quilt covers because DH often falls asleep with a black pen in his hand, and there it goes. But, we have an insanely expensive down duvet / comforter, like DeminMaine, bought in the January sales. The first one lasted 20 years, this one is about 10 years old. Also, duvet is European for comforter or quilt (down or synthetic). So to me, what Gowron means is a duvet cover, not a duvet. ETA: Link from wikipedia. We have a down "thingie" on our bed. It has a cover, just like a pillow does. DH calls it a duvet and he calls the cover a duvet cover. I call it a quilt and a quilt cover. But the idea is that it's removable, so you can take it off to wash it, rather than washing the whole thing (and you can't wash down anyway). Again, just like your pillowcase. Of course you may not need down where you live. But it's just to explain. The other advantage is that you can buy two in different colors and change the look of your bedroom (if you want to, of course). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duvet
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 18:12:23 GMT -5
Duvet is a french word, BritSpeak or no.
In 1983 I bought a full-size down comforter for $108. I remember that bit of trivia because that was rather pricey at the time, and I had to scrape the money to make the purchase while it was "on sale" (Reg. price- $149). It is dark navy on one side and light blue on the other. The exterior/shell is made of medium-weight tightly-woven cotton, and it is filled with down from eider ducks; the comforter is sewn/quilted into "channels" (tubular chambers to hold the down in place). I throw it over the bedspread on chilly nights, fold it up in between uses, shake it out to fluff it up every few uses. I air it out on a clothesline every now and then. I have only laundered it about four times (cold waterwash, line dry, air-fluff in dryer) in thirty years. It has really held up well. It was a high-quality purchase... and in thirty years, I have gotten my money's worth. It never even occurred to me to buy a new one when I painted the bedroom, to discard it just because it didn't match a color scheme... is insane from my perspective.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Sept 11, 2013 20:25:22 GMT -5
I'm also a fan of gray or white with accents. We are eight days away from using our shower gifts (I don't want to jinx the wedding by using anything before!) and I am excited to start using our new bedding. We don't have pastel yellow walls, but they are yellowish. Hotel Collection Modern Gate Collection
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2013 21:44:12 GMT -5
I have a yellow and pink floral Ralph Lauren comforter, sheet set, etc. for.
I probably won't ever change it. It is in the guest room. I took the sheets away when DH started sleeping in there after his multiple surgeries. (He doesn't like sleeping with the dog these days.) The walls are cream, but I stenciled a floral design on the wall to coordinate. It looks cool although it is likely out of date. I don't think people stencil these days.
Honestly, who gives a rip unless you have to paint. That's why all the walls except the master bedroom are cream. I did do a soft green in there, but if I ever replace the comforter, it has to match the walls instead of the other way around.
I don't like replacing perfectly good things. I was born into a generation where you didn't.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2013 21:49:28 GMT -5
Color me stupid, but good quality down comforters / duvets can be wicked expensive. I still don't get why you'd have a designer comforter / duvet in specific colors rather than a generic white one, and the duvet cover of your choice.
Unless maybe you don't have that option in the US? Or maybe you do but it's not common?
DH fell asleep doing a sudoku YET AGAIN last week, which means his black ink pen ran all over the duvet cover, and now there is a big black stain on it. ARGH!!! Lord knows it's not the first time, and hopefully it won't be the last time either, because the alternative to DH falling asleep in bed holding a black felt tip pen in his hand is worse lol. That's probably why I love cheap white Ikea / sales duvet covers.
But I'd much rather have to replace the duvet cover (which I now have to do yet again) than the down comforter itself (which cost a bomb, even on sale, many years ago).
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Post by Jaguar on Sept 12, 2013 22:06:48 GMT -5
alabamagal , Have you tried Bed, Bath & Beyond ? I'm on there now and they have tons of comforters and duvets.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2013 22:24:08 GMT -5
Have you looked at the comforters on Anthropologie's website? I love their variety in style/patterns - they aren't ones you see everywhere.
You can go with a riot of colors like Hullaballoo or a more subtle one like Tosi.
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