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Steal of the Day: Pottery Barn Velvet Linen Quilt and Sham
I’m not even in the market for new bedding, but there’s something about an exceptional piece of velvet that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (i.e. want to shop). Pottery Barn knows what I’m talking about: the retailer’s new Velvet Linen Quilts and Shams (originally $39-$299, on sale for $24-$179) have that soft, weighty, and wintry texture and elegant diamond hand-quilting that instantly win my attention.
Definition: Euro Sham
I was glad to read that I'm not the only one who hates it when guests sleep on pillow shams. Don't people know they are for decoration?
Perhaps it's easier to make the distinction between pillow case and pillow sham (which goes over the pillow case) when dealing with a Euro sham.
Steal of the Day: Hable Sand-Dollar Quilt and Sham
One surefire way to hold onto Summer, even after it's bid you adieu, is to introduce accents with a subtle, beachy motif into your home. Just because the leaves may be turning, and you're keeping an extra layer handy when you leave the house, doesn't mean you can't have a reminder of Summer close to home. The Hable Sand Dollar Quilt ($128 -$134) and Sham ($14) will prolong the season with their cheerful, but muted, turquoise and green tones and sand-dollar motif, whilst keeping you warm.
Nice and New: Garnet Hill Modern Dandelion Bedroom Collection
The new Garnet Hill catalog showed up in my mailbox this week, and I flipped through it briefly, thinking I'd seen everything new already. I realized this was clearly not the case when the Modern Dandelion Bedroom Collection ($32- $158) stole my heart. A part of me is considering redecorating my bedroom altogether, or switching the sheets seasonally just so I can welcome this pattern into my home.
Nice and New: west elm Organic Cotton Safari Print Bedding
The new west elm Organic Cotton Safari Print Duvet Cover and Shams ($23–$127) give the words "wild thing" a whole new meaning. They have a 250-thread count that claims to be "luxuriously smooth." Equally important, they're handsome and understated, with an animal print that you won't get sick of.
Crave Worthy: Blissliving Anis Duvet Set
I love the botanical silhouettes on this Blissliving Anis Duvet Set ($200), and the playful pink and green embroidered songbirds are super sweet, if those are your colors. If it weren't for the splashes of color, I'd think the black and white pattern was too cooler-than-thou to make the cut in my bedroom, but alas—colors save the day. The duvet and sham set also gets a shot in the arm with its 300 thread count, and that ain't bad either.
Definition: Sham
After noticing that several of my house guests slept on my pillow shams, rather than the pillow cases underneath, I began to suspect that not everyone knows what a sham is. Because a pillow sham isn't mean to be slept on; it is a decorative cover for a bed pillow that goes over the regular pillow case when the bed is all made up. Often, pillow shams match the bedspread or duvet cover, and you will often find them sold as part of a bedding set.
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Found It! Black and White Duvet and Shams
CasaSugar Community member Sartuc asked the Assisted Living group if anyone knew where to find the black and white duvet cover and pillow shams featured in this photo from my 10 Cool Alternatives to Off-the-Shelf Headboards slideshow. Lucky for Sartuc, she's come to the right place, because I do! To find out where the bedding is from, read more
SHAM WOW!
Where has Sham Wow (chamois, get it?) been my whole life? I kept hearing comedians and television personalities refer to it, but now I know what it is. And naturally, once I looked it up on YouTube, I found that there are a bazillion spoofs.
Introducing: The SnugWow!
It was only a matter of time before The Snuggie and the Sham Wow mated to become the vestment/absorbent towel of choice for couch potatoes everywhere! Why get up to grab a paper towel because you just spilled beer or nacho cheese sauce all over your Snuggie when you can just wipe up your mess with your blanket/towel/cult member's robe? I would draw the line at taking bathroom breaks from the comfort of your couch, though.
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