What's On Your Bed?

What's on your beds this holiday season? I have a slew of Christmas quilts, but most of them are not a full queen bed size, which is awkward. I put my thinking cap on and came up with a solution that is working out surprisingly well on a couple of different fronts.

First of all, lately it has been super cold where I live. I know many of you are inundated with snow, but I'm a Californian, and anything below 40 is CHILLY. It has gotten down to freezing in our Sierra Foothills the past week or so and I have been piling all sorts of random bedding over myself in order to keep warm at night. I even had my knit beanie cap on the other night. 

My bright idea was to send my husband out into the wilderness of storage cupboards in our garage and rummage around until he found the down comforters I had stored out there. We tried using them when we lived in the Monterey area but found them way too hot. But for where we live now, they just might be a welcome addition to our winter beds. 

They had been packed up for over ten years, so I figured a trip to the local laundromat was in order. We got them washed and dried in the large machines there and they looked like new. Well, they practically were new, since we had only used them a couple of times. It's been decades since either of us had been to a laundromat and we did have a little mishap. By the way, it costs a bloody fortune to use the machines these days. $10.50 to wash something and $.25 for 4 minutes to dry anything. That adds up. Our mishap was feeding all our quarters into the dryer below the one we were using. And, no, you can't open the door back up once you hit "start". 

Anyway, I digress. We got the down comforters home and fluffed up and put them on the bed in the master bedroom and in the guest room. Then I folded my not-quite-queen-sized Christmas quilts over the foot of the beds. I am very pleased with how it looks. Festive, cozy, and not too skimpy. 

My guest room is all ready for our son to use when he gets here on Friday! We can't wait to see him. 

Speaking of guest rooms, do any of you have some good suggestions of things to leave in the guest room to make your visitors especially comfy?

Comments

[Jan]

Your folded quilt looks great on the down comforter! I feel your laundromat pain! We don't need one except for large rag quilts or comforters, so the job falls to my husband...he's always astounded at the co$t because it takes a.whole.lot.of.quarters! I guess this is more practical than comfy but I put a coaster on the night table for guests who may want a bedside glass of water.

[Nancy B]

Everything looks beautiful! I need to take a comforter to the laundromat but not sure when that will happen. I'm jealous, as I have to stay practical. No fancy quilts on our bed... my husband is a flopper and they would be ruined in short order.

BTW our machines take a credit card. I seldom go there, except when I'm costuming a show and need to do multiple loads during a several week run. Not messing with that much laundry at home unless I have to!

[Lisa D.]

I'm glad you found a way to stay warm and still enjoy your beautiful quilts on the bed! I hope you have a wonderful visit with Ahren!

[Becky]

Great idea for keeping warm! I like to put a mini flashlight on the nightstand for nighttime trips in an unfamiliar location. Easier to use than fumbling with a smartphone light.

[Julie Talbot]

Love you bedding idea! Lela Burris is an organizer and has had several great social media posts lately on guest bedrooms/bathrooms. See her blog post on Dec 9 at www.lelaburris.com. Her Instagram posts/reels have same info and more.

[taria]

My down comforter is one of the top 10 gifts I have received. We have one on the bed in our desert house and also the cabin bed. At the cabin we use a electric mattress pad. Boy is that toasty. How exciting for your son to be home for the holidays. A flashlight and phone charger cords are good to have in a guest room. A lighted clock too. Oh, I have a Christmas log cabin on the bed now. After Christmas I pull out the red/green and gold sampler I made. It has wool batting and is half pieced and half machine applique blocks. Stay warm!

[Ranch Wife]

Your rooms look so inviting with quilts folded at the foot of the bed!
I like to keep a basket with bottled water, hand lotion, a new toothbrush, a travel sized tube of toothpaste, a small flashlight, and some mints in the guestroom.

[Debi]

Password for wifi, snack, flashlight (or put out low light night lights on way to bathroom), kleenex, water or other drink, hand lotion.

[sue s]

We also leave the password for wi-fi (we have a guest one available). I leave a pottery bowl/dish on the dresser for catching keys, earrings, etc taken off. There is a basket of hotel size toiletries in the bathroom. Kleenex and coaster in the bedroom. I like the flashlight idea, but have not done that. We always have night lights in the bath and hallway for hubby. Enjoy time with your son!!

[Jackie Hicks]

You might consider a power strip for plugging in electronics. I know I always travel with one.
And I love your beds with the quilts folded across the bottom.

[Cindy]

We leave a few extra blankets and pillows in the closet in case guests get cold or like to sleep with more than the normal amount of pillows (like me).

[Julie D]

Hi, your guest room looks very cozy! In our guest bedroom/bath combination. I have a Keurig with k-cups, mugs, creamers and sweeteners. I leave some snacks as well. In the bath, i have a corner standing shelf with shampoos, conditioners, shower gel, hairspray. In a drawer I have other things like extra toothbrushes, toothpaste, Q tips, etc. in the bedroom is a luggage rack. The table lamps have plugs built in for phone charging. I have a TV set up for streaming with guest access set up. We have a lot of folks rotating through. We get a lot of comments how comfortable things are for them.

[gailss1]

Yes...quilts are out and on beds walls, hanging on racks and everywhere! Have a joyous holiday and enjoy your season with your family....Merry Christmas

Gail

[Anne]

You are the best hostess! Enjoyed the retelling of your laundromat escapades.