I know hardly any of us like to iron sheets or have time to for that matter.  For me, I like to have a perfect looking bed so I usually iron the pillowcases and the top of the flat sheet so when you fold it down it looks nice.  Sometimes though, I just don't have time, and to heck with it, I just have to put un-ironed sheets on the bed. 

So here's a solution, the Company Store's Wrinkle-Free 550-Thread Count Supima Sheets. They are 100% Supima cotton and come in a quite nice color palette.

A queen sheet set is $159.99.  Extra standard pillowcases are $34.99. 

I LOVE sleeping on pure linen sheets, what a treat.  They're so expensive though and hard to find.  So good news - - Restoration Hardware has come out with a fabulous line of linen bedding that is reasonably priced and comes in great colors (typically places offer it only in white and ivory).
 

I just ran across this fabulous bed at Garnet Hill inspired by old iron gates.  It comes in six different finishes: antique black, dark brass, distressed red, gunmetal, rust and textured white.  You can buy just the headboard or the set.  The prices are from $448 - 998.

Iron Gate Bed

I've always liked The Company Store. They seem to have a great selection of basics, and well, really everything.  They seem to be one of the few places that still carries Charisma bedding.

Take a look at this style: Painted Fern.



Wow, doesn't that look so tranquil and spa-like?  I love the soft blue/green tone on the neutral ground.  A queen duvet cover is a bit pricey at $299.99.  Standard shams are $89.99 each.  The fabric is mercerized cotton, it doesn't specify thread count.

Williams Sonoma Home is having a great offer right now on their Chambers Heritage Italian-made Hotel Collection sheets - 30% off!  They offer White Hotel Bedding and Ivory Hotel Bedding. White has six different options for the double line embroidery: tone on tone, sand, blue, chocolate, black and brick. For ivory there are four options: tone on tone, olive, sand and chocolate.  The fabric is 300 thread count Egyptian cotton percale.  This is such a classic look, you can never go wrong with it.


And, if you're a monogram loving person, you can add your monogram!  The items are sold open stock.  A queen sheet set adds up to $275.80.  A queen duvet cover with two standard shams adds up to $387.80.  (monogram and plain are actually the same price, and they're offering free shipping too!)

When I see certain bedding, it makes me think:  oh! I so want that for my country house, or beach house... except that I don't have a country house or a beach house!  I absolutely LOVE bedding and interior design in all different styles, but when you only have one place to live, it limits your options.... you don't want to have a big muddled mess of all different styles after all!

When I saw these cute Tommy Hilfiger Lobster sheets, I really loved them and would like them for my (imaginary) beach house!  I'd cover them with a white coverlet to keep things simple and to tone done the bit of silliness of having lobster sheets (when you're an adult).

They come in sizes twin - queen. You can get them at Bon Ton. A queen set is $64.99. They are 200 thread count. The stripe is a print, not a yarn dye.  Okay, so even if you don't have your own beach house, these would be fun sheets to bring out to a Hamptons or NJ Shore share house!

Check out this striking new pattern from Williams Sonoma Home, Corfu. It's available in duvet covers and pillow shams... and, it's on sale right now!

It's now 20% off. The full/queen duvet cover is normally $348, now on sale for $298 and they're offering free shipping.  I love the bold yet classic pattern. 

I was browsing Cuddledown, of of my favorite sources for nice bedding, and ran across this really cool Asian print... this really makes me wish I had a big house with lots of bedrooms... I would love to put this in one of them...

It reminds me of kimino print patterns.  It features cranes and chrysanthemums on a mercerized 350 thread count percale.  Beautiful!  It's called Reika.

There's an insane deal to be had right now at Restoration Hardware on their Wentworth Crest Linen Bedding. It's 100% linen and features a large crest on the duvet cover and smaller ones on the shams. The euro shams are plain (no crest).

It comes in 2 colors: ivory (shown above) and linen. A full/queen duvet cover's regular price is $249, sale $144.99!  Standard shams regular $79 each, sale $44.99!  Incredible prices for 100% linen, wow!  Hurry, I suspect these are going to go fast!

Faux fur throw blankets hit the market several years ago (early 2000s I think) and have remained a surprisingly resilient item in the marketplace. I say surprising because there is a certain kitsch factor...

I have to confess however, that I have always liked faux fur throws.  Not the scary leopard or zebra ones but the classic ones that look like a mink coat made into a blanket...

Pottery Barn has a nice one this season and it's on sale now for $119 (regularly $149). They're also offering free shipping on this item.  The ivory one is already sold out.

 

I like the idea of draping the dark mink throw across the end of your bed... and making the bed up with some dramatic sheets like some old ones I have in my sheet collection, Ralph Lauren Galahad.