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June 23, 2009

Sweet Dreams Bedding

My fella and I bought our first house this past fall. It’s a wee semi-detached in the east end of Toronto. We love our neighbourhood and street, but I think I can say without bias that our loveable little abode is still very solidly in its ugly duckling stage. Most of our decorating budget (sniff, sniff) is going into: all the stuff you can’t see (wiring), have to buy but don’t want to (like a dehumidifier), or is urgently necessary (a new roof) — this one really hurt.

Kajsa Blad by Ikea

I have discovered that treating myself to some small decorating hits helps to keep me from focusing too hard on all the “wow, that’s so ugly” bits of my house (swirly pink laminate kitchen countertops, anyone?). My recent retail therapy hit is this awesome 100% cotton Kajsa Blad duvet cover and pillowcase set, $25 (for Queen size) new from Ikea. $25 — seriously, how could I say no? After pulling the set on my bed, I stepped back, and squinted really hard at my bedroom walls (in desperate need of a coat of paint). I know someday these linens will look fantastic against a natural linen headboard (like in the picture below) and dark wall colour (maybe something like Iron Mountain (2134-30) by Benjamin Moore). Until then, (sigh), at least I have a pretty place to lay my head.

Photo credits:
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Sarah Hartill
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Ikea Kajsa Blad


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I don't have the perfect house, there are things in my house that need to be changed but when it comes to the bedroom I don't make any form of compromises. These coverings would work perfect on my new memory foam mattress and they would definitely suit the tone of the room. The bedroom is the room where I can renew myself so all the efforts of making it perfect are worth it.

darry's picture
1 week ago

I hear you on the laminate countertops: mine are retro green. Cute, but not what I had in mind for my dream kitchen, lol! The bedding is great. How on earth can it be so inexpensive? Looks like a Marimekko print. Thanks for the great find!

kerry's picture
38 weeks ago

As a fellow new owner of a wee east end house I can totally sympathize! We just finished our wiring, and everywhere needs new paint and furniture and all those other bits and bobs! I am going to try to do our bedroom before the end of the summer, so we have at least one "finished" part of the house to get us through the winter months!

Jenspeedy's picture
38 weeks ago