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Pets Beneath the Bed
Several pet owners out there have had the experience of their pets enjoying spending time underneath their beds. Both dogs and cats enjoy this kind of space because it offers protection, and offers a private retreat from people and other animals. Dogs might grow fond of stashing bones and dog toys beneath your bed, keeping their treasures safe and to themselves. If you would like to develop a personal space for your pet beneath your bed, consider having a Egyptian cotton bed skirt. This will keep light out and also offer more privacy for your dog or cat.
You might also want to take extra steps to avoid a dangerous situation by placing 2×4 wooden blocks underneath your bed. You wouldn’t want your pet to be harmed if for some reason one of the bed legs fell off.
Platform Beds
Platform beds support a single mattress on a slatted top. Most don’t come with head or footboards, but have simple, elegant lines to create a contemporary style Platform beds give a firmer sleep area, sit low to the ground and give under ground storage ideal for small houses.
Platform beds provide the same support as box spring mattress. They are less expensive then the traditional beds. The plat form bed reduces the amount of bedding required, as they don’t need bed skirts. The thickness of one mattress, these beds reach lower height. Platform beds establish a modern minimalist décor in the bedroom.
Platform beds have four legs, one at each corner, but sometimes they rest on a rectangular box. The box is slightly smaller then the mattress, can house hidden storage. Some people like the storage area open. This way they can fit large baskets or decorative bins under the bed to keep out of site.
Exotic and environmentally friendly lumber is used to build these beds because consumers are concerned with low environmental impact. Platform beds are often made with hardwoods commonly framed and harvested in Asia, such as teak, palm and ramen. These are not old growth or endangered trees. They may be more expensive then oak; these species have less of an effect on threatened forests.
Decorators appreciate the smooth lines of platform beds, as they are stylish yet functional furnishings.
Tips for Spring Decorating
Winter is behind us now and spring will be a upon us officially on Saturday March 20.With the warm sun starting to warm things up it’s time to do a little spring decorating to bring that bright sun in side.
We can brighten up a living room with fresh colorful flowers or we can use silk flowers too. Let’s take our throw pillows and cover them with new bright colorful covers. Put some spring garden magazines and flower books on the coffee table.
Let’s take away the heavy duvet cover in the bedroom, you can replace it with lighter comforter with bright spring color or with a coverlet blank in a soft warm color. Add some throw pillows to your bed also.
Putting away dark items and bringing out some crystal vases and clear cut glass will help bring the outdoors in side. With just a small change you can transform your home to fit the seasons. Changing the décor is like spring cleaning it doesn’t happen all at once but rather throughout several days or weeks. Just making these few changes in the spring will amaze you at the difference your home will make you feel after the long cold winter.
Queen Size Mattresses
By Jenny Watson
Queen size mattresses are amongst the most popular size. Their size makes them comfortable, as you can stretch out into your preferred sleeping position without your hands or feet hanging off the bed and without disturbing your partner. A queen mattress set is a great investment.
Queen Size Mattress Dimensions
A queen size measurement is sixty by eighty inches. When you compare this to a standard double bed at fifty four by seventy five inches you can see that it is more generous and therefore a lot more comfortable if you like to stretch out.
An Olympic queen size mattress measures sixty six by eight inches. Simmons is well known for this size and it is worth buying one of these if you want some extra room.
Buying Tips
You will need a bed frame with five or six legs to support a queen size mattress because it is bigger and heavier than smaller models. If your bed has a headboard and footboard, you will need to use a minimum of five wooden slats with three of them arranged in the center third of the bed.
An innerspring mattress will last about ten years. A memory foam or latex mattress should last double this amount of time. Some memory foam can last for twenty five years but they do vary according to how you treat them and what kind of brands you have. When it is dirty, you can clean it with a slightly damp cloth and a mild surface cleanser or with a vacuum cleaner.
A queen size mattress needs to go on top of a firm base so it does not sag. You should rotate a new mattress every four weeks for the first half a year, and then every couple of months after that.
We always should make sure that we take the measurements of our mattress to get the perfect fit ted sheets as some mattresses need queen sheet sets with deep pockets.
Luxury bedding and Designer Bedding - How Can You Improve Your Bedroom with New Design Secrets
By Daryl Plaza
There is no other bedding like luxury bedding and it was only affordable to the wealthy - until now! All of today’s designer bedding is accessible to anyone. Manufacturers in Europe especially Italy and France create some of the most beautiful luxury bedding in the world and they have made it easy for anyone to acquire. Designer luxury bedding is an investment and there are a few things that you should consider when you are researching your high end bedding linens. Make sure that you start off with a comfortable and supportive mattress with a nice pillow top or add a mattress pad. Top-quality luxury bedding is made with Egyptian cotton. The reason manufacturers choose this type of cotton is because the fibers are longer and more stable and they are able to spin and create great higher-end designer bedding. Being very strong Egyptian cotton won’t pill and Lint and will give more life to your bed skirts and linens, duvets and comforters if you take proper care of them. The greatest thing when you use luxury bedding is it will gradually become softer and a lot more comfortable over the years that you use it. Manufactures of luxury bedding linen give you a large variety of print styles and colors. By researching some designer bedding online you will find the best bedding sets that will suit the bedrooms decor.
Luxury bedding ideas
Made and designed using high quality fiber materials luxury bedding will create elegant bedding set. When you are planning the bedrooms decor the first thing to keep in mind is will the bedding blend well with the rest of the bedroom and by choosing a quality textured bedding linens you will benefit from a refreshing night of sleep. When you are researching a designer bedding set, the theme should be the most important thing to consider. It is the whole look and feel that you are trying to achieve whether it’s a modern contemporary, springtime fresh or maybe at an antique bedding appeal. Keep in mind that the print on the luxury bedding will make a big difference in the feel of the room. If you have a large pattern on your bedding linen luxury duvet covers or comforter it will make a small room that looks even smaller, so remember this so as to pick the luxury bedding accordingly. It’s easy to distinguish between designer bedding and any of the regular type of bedding. Luxury bedding manufacturers take the quality and design of the bedding fabric very seriously. They will use the highest quality of materials so they will be able to produce comfortable stylish designs.
Choosing luxury designer bedding
You deserve a designer bedding set that is high quality. And though it’s true that choosing luxury bedding will be more money than any regular bedding liners, a luxury bedding set will give you not only a stylish look, but a great night’s sleep that will to rejuvenate you - so it will be well worth the investment. Luxury bedding is about style, colors, shapes and the liners that are blended together and will in turn give you the personal taste and theme that you are looking for. When you’re deciding on designer bedding remember it will become the focal point that will give your bedroom that distinctive feel and mood. So take some time to consider the bedding plan and try different combinations - you may even find something you never even thought of!
Staying in a 3 Star Hotel
Last week I had the opportunity to stay at a 3 star hotel. I was going to a small conference in a city not far from home but knowing it would be late at night to drive home I decided to book a room. I book the hotel on line and some times you wonder if the rooms are as nice as the pictures.
When I walk into the hotel it was every bright and clean and well kept. The room I had was just like the picture on the website.
It had a mini kitchen with full frig, 2 electric burners to cook on, a microwave oven and a dish washer all the amenities of home. There was chesterfield on one side of the room and the bed on the other.
The bed was made up with nice white cotton sheets and lots of pillows. The comforter was a chocolate color with a white design through it. There was also a matching pillow to go with the down comforter.
This room was all that I hope it would be well maintain ,clean, bright and with all the luxuries you look for when you book a hotel room away from home.
This hotel was to me a 3 + more and I would look to stay at this hotel again if it was in the area I was going to in the future.
Don’t Forget the Bottom of the Bed
So you’ve furnished your bed with a comfortable downy comforter, smooth satin sheets and a comely cotton duvet. You might think that you’ve created the softest, most satisfying sleep experience around – and you’re not far off the mark. All that remains to be settled are the final few aesthetic flourishes that can take your bed to the next level. It might be fit for a prince now, but soon it will be worthy of a king.
Attention is typically lavished on the bedspread, and the lower part of the bed is neglected. No one wants to see the unsightly dust and debris that accumulate under a bed; bed skirts can obscure those unpleasantries entirely. Skirts come in both ruffled and pleated varieties, both of which are suitable for upper-scale bedrooms and should be selected based on the room’s style and theme.