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Cuddledown has a new bedding introduction: Villa d' Este a beautiful print inspired by Tivoli, Italy's famous Villa d' Este estate. You can learn more about the villa in Italy here.



The print is on a 350 thread count Italian (of course!) percale.  The rich red is on an ivory ground.  It is available in flat sheets, fitted sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers and pillow shams.  Prices range from $49 to $249.

I love prints like this!  They look best in rooms that are pretty plain however (think white or off-white walls and dark woods perhaps), rooms without too much other visual "noise" going on, or else it could look gaudy.  These sheets are a statement on their own, so you want to maximize the elegant look by making them the focal point of the room.

I was so excited when I was browsing through the Restoration Hardware catalog and ran across their new Italian 50-Year-Wash Vintage Bedding.  They should call it "vintage-style" really, because they're not old... But anyway the reason I was so excited is that when I was little, I had a set of old sheets that I used on my twin bed that had come from one of my grandmothers.  They were percale and so soft and perfect.  I adored those sheets!

These are "reproduced to feel as if it's been lovingly washed for 50 years" and hand-tailored by Italian artisans. They are stone-washed and naturally distressed and will become softer and more inviting with time.

They are available in both sheets and duvet covers/shams.  A queen sheet set is $219. A full/queen duvet cover is also $219 and sham are sold open stock, for example, a euro sham is $79.  They are available in dune, ivory, mist, shore and white.

I've always been a sucker for Chinoiserie and Japonisme... so I was pleased to see this new pattern at Williams Sonoma Home: Watercolor Pagoda Duvet Covers & Shams.  It's a beautiful print in neutral tones on a 55% linen, 45% cotton blend fabric.

Echelon Home has a new print called "Interlock".  I love that it looks modern and clean, but is not too weird or garishly colored like some modern prints can be.  And, the super low prices are pretty compelling too!  A full/queen duvet cover set that includes pillow shams is just $79.  The print is done on 300 thread count Egyptian cotton sateen.

Echelon Interlock Egyptian Cotton Duvet Cover Set, in navy.

Dwell Studio has long been a favorite of mine.  They make some great prints and do quality detailing like adding linen trim...  So great news - they're having a sample sale!



If you're not in NYC, you can shop on their website.  It's not clear what will be included in the sample sale, but hopefully they'll have a few of their current line items like this really unique peacock print.  Normally, a full/queen duvet set is a rather pricey $280, so hopefully it will be on sale!

About this time of year I like to dream about setting up my (non-existent) Summer house in the Hamptons. I'd have it beachy casual but well done... slipcovers in linen, Hermes beach towels, pale woods...

For bedding, I'd defintely have this beautiful Pottery Barn watercolor shell print in one of the rooms.

Seashore Organic Cotton Duvet Cover and Shams (open stock $39 - $169)


I actually like duvet covers in the Summer because you don't have to put a duvet inside! I use them without and it makes a nice, light coverlet.

Look at the detail:

The pattern was created by an in-house artist at Pottery Barn.

So, I just need to keep working on getting Summer house... maybe next year! 

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'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!)

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!

I guess I've been a little out of it with Ralph Lauren bedding - I didn't even realize they had started Lauren Spa. It's a collection of 100% organic bedding and bath items including the Desert Retreat collection below. They use certified organic cotton, it is both GOTS (global organic textile standard) and Oeko-tex certified.

Ralph Lauren Spa Desert Retreat Leopard Duvet Cover

I love the way it's leopard, but subtle. It doesn't scream leopard at you, which is a good thing!  The full/queen duvet cover is on sale for $209.99. It doesn't mention the thread count, but it is long staple, organic cotton.

I've always liked traditional damask prints... here's one with a large scale print on crisp white, from brocade home.  The queen is $149.

The larger scale print in a nice cocoa color on white gives it a more modern look... damask is usually quite traditional but somehow this look works.

Bedding Chic hasn't checked in with Frette for a while... so I thought I'd write about them today.  Among their new collections, in the Frette Essentials category they have a wonderful new style called Bicolore.  It's available in sheet sets and duvet covers/shams.  It features cotton sateen with contrst color insets.  It's quite striking especially with the gorgeous shade of blue they've used below.  It's also available in chocolate brown, sand and ivory.

A queen sheet set is $1,045 and a queen duvet cover is $945.

I do find it rather hysterical that they give next to no information about the style.  They just say 100% cotton and made in Italy (and the item sizes).  Why kind of cotton?  Does the fitted sheet have elastic all the way around? What thread count? We all know that thread count is over-rated, but still, when spending over $1000 for a sheet set, shouldn't you get to know what it is?

I'm sure it's amazing and their core customers know that, but it seems a bit smug perhaps?

For some reason I've always been fond of Asian motifs. (one of my great treasures for example is an antique Hiroshige wood block print that I found at a shop in New Hampshire) Cuddledown has a wonderful Asian print that they're calling Tea Time Toile, although to me it's not really a toile at all.

It's done in a mercerized 600 thread count sateen. Queen flat and fitted are $99 each, standard cases are $49 (pair).  The queen duvet cover is $169. If something like this would be too busy for you, but you still love it - - it's good to use it as an accent to your other bedding.  Like bedskirt and euro shams for example would be a nice way to mix it in.

Inhabit has introduced some really cool looking bamboo/cotton blend duvet covers and sheets!  The fabric is 400 thread count Oeko-Tex certified 80% bamboo / 20% organic cotton.  (what the heck is Oeko-Tex? Read about it here)

The Duvet Cover is called Morning Glory in Silver, a queen set (cover and shams) is $320.

The sheets (Plus in Ivory and Silver) they're showing with it have a cool geometic design and are made with the same bamboo/organic cotton fabric. They're sold open stock: queen flat or fitted $122, standard cases $52.

The throw pillows are the Tall Grass (13x24 as shown, $68) and Wildflower (18x18 as shown, $60) patterns. Oh, and you can also see a Morning Glory pillow in back ($60 for 18x18).

What a fabulous look, I love this! 

Williams Sonoma Home is having a big bedding sale right now, many items also with free shipping!  I love WS Home, you can always be assured of great design and high quality...

In duvet covers, I love their coral and greek key jacquards.

And in sheets, the Vine Floral and the Narrow Border Sateen.

 

Here a great option for the tribal look, but not too tribal if you know what I mean... it's still very chic and sophisticated. 

Tribal by Hudson Park

I love this because it's totally unisex, definitely not too girly but not overly masculine either.  It's on sale now too, the King Duvet Cover is normally $400, it's on sale for $299.99.

 

Dilemma: What to do with your duvet cover as the warmer weather approches.  It needn't be a dilemma at all.  Chances are good that you may have a decorative (and expensive) duvet cover that you may not want to put away for the whole of the warmer season.  I suggest having your cover laundered and ironed and then just use it by itself as a bedspread of sorts.

They often show this in magazines, although the viewer wouldn't even know that it was a duvet cover. Here's a feature from Domino magazine with DwellStudio's Talon duvet cover used in the coverlet style.

The only thing to look out for is to make sure the bottom of the duvet cover where the button closure is, is ironed very well so it stays closed and neat looking.

Dwell bedding has been around for several years. This year they're upgrading their signature collection to European production.  The entire adult bedding line is now being made in Portugal. Be careful though, if you want the European-made goods - - some of their old inventory is still in the market.  Certain styles will not release until later this year in the new stock.

The new fabric feels amazing! It has an extremely soft and silky hand.  The new stock is available now in Linen Edge, Sketch, Thicket, Hedgerow and new style Collage. The only bad news is that the price points have gone up.  They used to be $242 for a full/queen set and $275 for a king set and now they're $308 and $352. It's expensive, but it's well made and high quality.

Shown Here: Collage Duvet Cover with new Marguerite throw pillow in saffron