[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] Back in the Christmas sales, I bit the bullet and bought an off-season grey linen bedding set from H&M which has absolutely come into its own now – I love it. I think it was £80 for a king (it had no packaging and was just lying all forlorn on a bottom shelf) but I have no regrets whatsoever. Ditto, my H&M linen tablecloth which, no matter how crumpled, manages to make a table look chic – shabby or otherwise. We’ve got a big extendable table and because the UK doesn’t do tablecloths very well (walk into any El Corte Ingles abroad and they know what they’re doing with tablecloths!) it was quite hard to find one big enough, but H&M delivered.
I find them to be really decent quality – 140 x 320 cm is their biggest, I think, and at £49.99 feels very reasonable to me. It comes in 6 shades – I’m illustrating with the pink version because it shows up better on screen – and if you’re into your tablescaping, makes all the difference. I’m not but I do get to see some stunning tablescapes at events where it’s really a thing, and the most I’ll do is scatter a few flower petals and bring out a couple of candles. This large version is £49.99 HERE but you can get them for most standard size tables. It’s been completely a no-regret purchase. A top tip is to get some tablecloth clips if you’re eating outside – there’s a nice set on Amazon HERE
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Of, of course, these little weights that ensure a gust of wind doesn’t ruin everything. They’re £7.99 HERE.
Likewise, my duvet set – no regrets. I love its crumpledness and its coolness, particularly at this time of year. It’s my plan to get a white one but as we have just got Dora, I’m taking my time to see if she is a dog that will allow for a white duvet cover or not! So far, she is a tidy girl but that could all change. They’re £119 which is cheaper than going to Provence – spritz it with some lavender and you could (almost) be there ;-). You can find them HERE.
I did find a pink double set in the sale for £80 HERE. I really coveted both a linen tablecloth and a linen duvet set but couldn’t ever quite justify but I’m very glad that I did on both counts.
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Oh, I absolutely love HM tablecloths – they have big sizes (our dining table is 230, so anything shorter than 3m looks really meh on it) and price\quality ratio is perfect imo. I’m looking at linen ones, but meanwhile I have their dark grey and off-white with mistletoe pattern cotton tablecloths – lovely! Funny enough, that mistletoe pattern looks like any twigs with leaves – so absolutely not bound to the Xmas season in my eyes 🙂
We’re mostly satin-people when it comes to the bed linen, but my youngest son lately wanted “grown-up upgrade” of his room (it was about a time – Spiderman curtains and bed linen in 15 years old boy’s room look… well, outdated indeed 😉 ), so together with real leather cognac-colored office chair he got also brownish linen bed set (he doesn’t like silky touch and was in love with this rough design) :). That one was from IKEA, something like 60 Euro for one-person set.
I so understand this dilemma of “dog-&-bed” situation though! We just got XL bed sprey and in the evenings throw it over the bed (with whatever color linen, he) and enjoy couple of hours of reading or tv-watching with all our three doggies and sometimes also kids (and a glass of wine… or two…). Ah, getting big (biiiiig!) bed was the best decision for the bedroom renovation! 🙂 (Now we can do another 20 years before next change 🙂 )
That sounds like a beautiful room!
I get mine from soak & sleep, as for the dog on bed mine does, she has her own bed by the side but no way would she stay in there. Got a bit a dribble on the lovely newly washed & pressed White cotton linen. But it will come out in the wash. In the winter I usually have a throw &/ or on towel to try & minimise paw marks but better since she has got older see now sits on the mat if it is wet to have her paws cleaned. Hope you are enjoying her.
she sounds like such a good dog! you’re right – everything is washable. She’s not sleeping with us but comes in for her ‘second sleep’ at about 6am.
I adore fresh linens!
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