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A Country Home Makeover
Country home decor is a very popular theme and has been for many years. Cottage style, rustic, Americana, country plaids and checks, Victorian, European country, farm styles, log cabin, lodge styles, patriotic, and retro are all offshoots of country home decor, which emanate a warm, inviting feeling. Since such a wide range of styles and products fall under the country home umbrella, it’s easy to add these accents to your home.
Country bedding ensembles are part of this look when decorating a bedroom. Combine handmade quilts with your queen percale sheets to achieve a rustic, inviting façade. Nostalgic kitchen linens, bathroom accents, and vintage-inspired cookware, such as the Dutch oven, have made a comeback as accompaniments to the country home decor renaissance.
Sleep Like a Princess
Bed linens and pillowcases are important elements in our lives since we spend a third of our lives in bed. And now you can feel like an Egyptian princess in your own home thanks to twin Egyptian cotton sheets. Here are a few tips to help you care for your Egyptian cotton bed linens to extend their life and preserve their quality:
~Change linens once a week and wash according to manufacturer’s instructions. Follow warm or cool water recommendations to prevent shrinkage.
~Keep linens sparkling by removing stains using non-chlorine oxygenated bleach which is gentler on fabrics. Don’t use fabric softener as it decreases moisture absorbency and weakens fibers.
~Treat any stubborn stains. Re-launder when you find spots before putting sheets in the dryer.
~Use low heat when drying sheets and remove from the dryer while they are slightly damp to avoid weakening the fibers. You can iron them instead until they are completely dry.
~Store top and fitted bottom sheets and one pillowcase inside the other pillowcase for easy retrieval from the closet.
~Classify sets of sheets by bedroom and have three sets on hand per bed. Rotate these sheets by putting the most recently washed on the bottom of the pile and using the set on the top of the stack.
Preparing Your Guest Room
Getting ready for your house guest is not a big chore. You’ll want them to feel at home and to make sure there not bored or uncomfortable. Hopefully your house guest is good friends and you know their hobbies and interests.
Preparing the guest room is especially important. This is the room your visitors will stay and it should be a cozy haven, place which they can retreat and feel pampered.
Make you have the bed made with nice fresh bed linens. I find that when using Egyptian cotton sheets my guest just love to spend time in the guest room. Make sure you have vacuumed and dusted everything down just in case your guest suffers from dust allergies.
If you know what your guest’s like to read put some magazines and paperbacks on the night stand. Put some scent candles in the room with a book of matches in case they would like to light the candles.
The guest bathroom should have extra towels and face clothes. Leave unopened soap; bathe gel, shampoo, conditioner, bubbles bath and toothpaste within reach. A hair dryer, extra tooth brushes just in case they for get theirs and other bathroom staples should be left out for you house guests’.
When house guest come to stay the personal touches can make them feel at home. I’m sure they will be touched by your thoughtfulness and will be sure to return the favor in the future.
Different fabrics of bed sheets
Going shopping for new bed sheets for your bed should be an easy task. Walking into a bedding store and you start to look at all the sheet sets you notice how many different types of sheets, and fabric, and thread counts from 120 to 1000 and more. Looking at all the different shelves fill with sheet sets you think they are all the same, wrong they are all different makes and thread counts from single size to cal-king size.
Searching to see how many kinds of fabric there was I came across these names: Bamboo, Cotton, Cotton Blend, Egyptian cotton, Flannel, Italian Linen, Jersey, Modal, Muslin, Organic cotton, Percale, Pima Cotton, Sateen, Satin, Silk, Supima Cotton and Synthetic. Now that is a lot of different fabrics to think about when it comes to buying a set of sheets for your bed. I am going to pick just a couple to talk about and explain the fabric type in my next couple of blogs. Let’s start with Bamboo the first one.
Bamboo is quit new to the bedding world. It comes from the pulp of the bamboo grass. The fabric is resistant to bacteria and is also hypo-allergenic. If you know some one or a family member who suffer with allergies this is a great alternative to organic cotton since bamboo grows quickly using less water then cotton and without fertilizers or pesticides. Bamboo sheets are soft, supple and silky to touch.
Cotton: This is another one of the fabrics I mention above and cotton is the most popular fabric. Cotton is considered the best all season fiber. It is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Cotton breathes keeping body moisture away from the skin.
Egyptian Cotton
Cotton is used by many people because it is a comfortable type of material. Cotton fibers can absorb lots of moisture with out sacrificing its ability to bring comfort. Cotton is breathable material that can let air flow through its fibers giving us a fresher feeling. Egyptian cotton is known as the king of all cottons. This type of cotton is the softest and durable cloth fibers world wide. Egyptian cotton is cultivated in the soils of Egypt producing the longest cotton fiber which in turn creates a luxurious durable fabric. This well known cotton fabric has made its way to our western culture adding a new outlook of comfort and high- end living.
Cotton is a popular material for bed linens like Egyptian cotton king sheets and pillows. There are many advantages of cotton sheets. The top of the list is Egyptian woven cotton boasts about its strong fibers and smooth texture that becomes smoother over time. Over time with every wash they become even smoother. This type of cotton with its long fibers strong and you can be guaranteed of stress resistant sheets that will last a long time with care and not looking old. The colors in Egyptian cotton hold a deeper appearance.
Egyptian cotton is known for its glorious silkiness is a luxury that is quite an expensive investment.
Bamboo Cotton Sheets
Bamboo cotton sheets are soft, luxurious fusion of bamboo cotton with Egyptian cotton. Bamboo fibers are as soft as silk and naturally breathable, and are an eco-friendly fiber. You’ll love sleeping on this fabulous bedding. It feels cool in the summer and warm in winter. It doesn’t pill, so the silky softness lasts and lasts. With 60% of Bamboo cotton & 40% Egyptian cotton, makes this new product in a class above the rest. As many people are used to Egyptian cotton sheets, this new blend creates a meeting point between old and new, luxury and softness.
Why we Want Egyptian cotton Bed Linen #3
Here is the number three reason we want to have luxury Egyptian cotton linen.
We talk about Egyptian cotton being the smoothest and softest in the world. We also mention in the second article about Egyptian cotton being moisture absorption capacity and breathability.
This third reason is you- yes, you and everyone who enjoys and deserve some pampering and luxury. Like a lot of us we cannot afford to own luxury cars like Mercedes-Benz, but purchasing quality Egyptian cotton sheet sets is affordable. Pampering our selves with fine bed linens is a better choice then a luxury automobile. Think about it we spend more time in our beds then our cars. Remember this that softness of fine Egyptian cotton improves with age and washing, while our cars just depreciates, wears out with age and use.
After reading these three article why you want Egyptian cotton bed linens, go our and indulge and pamper yourself in the luxury of new sheets. Go ahead and experience the dry, cozy comfortable softness and smoothness against your skin while you sleep.
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Why We Want Egyptian cotton Bed Linens #2
Here is number two reason for wanting to buy Egyptian cotton bed linen.
Egyptian cotton is great for its moisture absorption and its breathability. This is important for people when sleeping to stay dry and comfortable. While sleeping a person’s skin gives off small amounts of perspiration and transferring it to the air in the room. This caused by the ability of the cotton as it is able to breath. With the Egyptian cotton sheets staying dry and comfortable this insures a sound sleep for a person despite the naturally perspiring body.
The next reason for Egyptian cotton linens will be about pampering yourself in these luxury linens.
Why We Want Egyptian cotton Bed Linens #1
We all like luxury bed linens. That’s why we choose Egyptian cotton bed linen as it will last for decades and become softer with each laundering. Beside these two facts there are three more reasons for buying the very best bed linens. Here is the first of the three and I will write about the other two later.
Egyptian cotton is the smoothest and softest cotton in the world. The reason for this quality of cotton is it is made from the longest staple or fiber of any cotton variety. These cotton fibers have very small diameters or thickness. The long thin fibers of Egyptian cotton are twisted in to small threads or yarn they become a strong smooth yarn results with longer lengths of continuous fiber than other cotton varieties. After these thin fine yarns are weaved into fabric, the results are a finer textured material which feels very soft and smooth. Later I will writer the next two reasons for wanting Egyptian cotton bed linens.
Buy The Best You Can Afford
When we shop for bedding, we want the best that we can afford. We are aware that the quality of beddings will depend on the material. Egyptian cotton is a favorite choice, although there are other materials for the picking, like bamboo and percale sheet sets. The thread count will matter to the discriminating. Experts say that a thread count of 150 to 300 threads will give a luxurious feel at the same time giving the assurance of long lasting service. Of course, the cost goes up as the thread count increase.
These qualities in the bedding may be enjoyed without overtaxing the budget. Discount luxury bedding is available online. Browse through the many sites that offer beautiful sets at discounted prices. Department stores are also a great source of discount bedding. Go over to the bed linen section and take your time to choose from a wide range of designs, in ensembles that will truly satisfy your needs; just remember: the color and pattern you choose should complement the look of your bedroom.