Have you ever gone to bed at night, found that "sweet spot" and sighed with pure contentment? We get tired, weary and sometimes sad, we don't feel well and/or feel melancholy and the first place we think of is our bed. Hopefully, we spend one third of our lives there.
Let's make it worthwhile.
This 
bed is from Rachell Ashwells' photos. Type her name in search. She has great products and her ideas are beautiful.
Is your bed soft enough or firm enough? If you can't buy a new mattress right now, buy a good mattress pad. Buy the best you can afford. They come with electric heaters in them, now, so you can turn your heat down, at night. The queen size has a control on each side. I turn them on about 1/2 hour before bedtime, in the winter.
Buy a good set of sheets. Buy a 300 thread count (the numbers of threads per square inch) or higher. Egyptian cotton is very good. You only need one set, for now. A good set of sheets will last for years and will get softer with each washing. You can find good prices on sheets if you are lucky enough to live near a T.J.Maxx. If you can't afford good sheets now, buy a high thread count set of pillowcases.
Invest in good pillows. Nothing is worse than fighting with a pillow all night. If you can't afford all of it at once, ask for good pillows for your birthday. They are worth the investment and the good night's sleep. A buckwheat pillow can be put into the micrwave for 2 minutes and will stay warm for quite awhile. You can open a few stitches of any pillow and add lavender buds for scent.
A goose down comforter will pay for itself, many times over. It is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The comforter can be washed, regardless of what the label says. The trick is to make sure the comforter is COMPLETELY dried in your dryer.Take it out of the dryer a few times and shake it before you put it back. If it is damp, the feathers will dry in hard lumps. I knew a girl that owned a dry cleaner and this came from her. The people from the dry cleaner go to a laundromat, do what I'm telling you and charge you plenty for it.
If your bed is low, buy a set of bed risers for around $10 at Walmart. They will pick your bed up about 6". It makes a difference to how the bed looks to you. I have to climb in my bed....and I love it.
Mix 1 cup of unscented baby powder with 10 drops of essential, or fragrance oil. ( $2 a bottle at Walmart in the crafts.) Before you put on the pad, liberally sprinkle the mixture on the mattress. Put on the pad, sprinkle more powder. Put on the sheets and sprinkle again. You can use the powder or buy or make linen spray. You can spray the sheets and pillows on your bed everyday when you make it. The spray will be dry when you go to bed, at night.
Once a month put your mattress pad and pillows in the dryer on air only to fluff them up and help with body odor. Add dryer sheets.
Don't stop until your bed is the way you want it to be. We are building a retreat, a haven, a place of peace and serenity. This is your safe, resting place. Your contented sigh will be worth all of the trouble.
Make your bed everyday. If you are indifferent about it, buy a comforter or quilt that you can at least throw up to the pillows. When you walk into your bedroom, at night, you will know why. Nothing feels as good as getting into a clean, scented, made bed.
Vanilla Linen Spray
Into a 32 oz. bottle add:
2 T 100% proof vodka
1 teaspoon vanilla fragrance oil
3 drops ginger fragrance oil
Fill bottle with distilled water and shake well.
Let's make it worthwhile.
This bed is from Rachell Ashwells' photos. Type her name in search. She has great products and her ideas are beautiful.Is your bed soft enough or firm enough? If you can't buy a new mattress right now, buy a good mattress pad. Buy the best you can afford. They come with electric heaters in them, now, so you can turn your heat down, at night. The queen size has a control on each side. I turn them on about 1/2 hour before bedtime, in the winter.
Buy a good set of sheets. Buy a 300 thread count (the numbers of threads per square inch) or higher. Egyptian cotton is very good. You only need one set, for now. A good set of sheets will last for years and will get softer with each washing. You can find good prices on sheets if you are lucky enough to live near a T.J.Maxx. If you can't afford good sheets now, buy a high thread count set of pillowcases.
Invest in good pillows. Nothing is worse than fighting with a pillow all night. If you can't afford all of it at once, ask for good pillows for your birthday. They are worth the investment and the good night's sleep. A buckwheat pillow can be put into the micrwave for 2 minutes and will stay warm for quite awhile. You can open a few stitches of any pillow and add lavender buds for scent.
A goose down comforter will pay for itself, many times over. It is warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The comforter can be washed, regardless of what the label says. The trick is to make sure the comforter is COMPLETELY dried in your dryer.Take it out of the dryer a few times and shake it before you put it back. If it is damp, the feathers will dry in hard lumps. I knew a girl that owned a dry cleaner and this came from her. The people from the dry cleaner go to a laundromat, do what I'm telling you and charge you plenty for it.
If your bed is low, buy a set of bed risers for around $10 at Walmart. They will pick your bed up about 6". It makes a difference to how the bed looks to you. I have to climb in my bed....and I love it.
Mix 1 cup of unscented baby powder with 10 drops of essential, or fragrance oil. ( $2 a bottle at Walmart in the crafts.) Before you put on the pad, liberally sprinkle the mixture on the mattress. Put on the pad, sprinkle more powder. Put on the sheets and sprinkle again. You can use the powder or buy or make linen spray. You can spray the sheets and pillows on your bed everyday when you make it. The spray will be dry when you go to bed, at night.
Once a month put your mattress pad and pillows in the dryer on air only to fluff them up and help with body odor. Add dryer sheets.
Don't stop until your bed is the way you want it to be. We are building a retreat, a haven, a place of peace and serenity. This is your safe, resting place. Your contented sigh will be worth all of the trouble.
Make your bed everyday. If you are indifferent about it, buy a comforter or quilt that you can at least throw up to the pillows. When you walk into your bedroom, at night, you will know why. Nothing feels as good as getting into a clean, scented, made bed.
Vanilla Linen Spray
Into a 32 oz. bottle add:
2 T 100% proof vodka
1 teaspoon vanilla fragrance oil
3 drops ginger fragrance oil
Fill bottle with distilled water and shake well.
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