We
mix and match patterns and brands when it comes to our clothing, but for our bedrooms, most of us buy sheets, bed skirts, and pillowcases in sets from one store. I came across this beautiful photo on
deviantART the other day, and it made me realize we should all be a little more daring with our bedding: Everything doesn’t need to be all matchy. As with clothes, it’s easier to find patterns that mesh well by sticking to a few colors. But really, there are no rules, especially since using a jumble of mismatched patterns will make bed look like it belongs in an Anthropologie catalog. Click through for some sheet-mixing suggestions.
bethlynn00
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 02:57 pm: [report]
My mom would freak at the idea of not having matchy-matchy bed sheets, She only buys the same color sets, so they will match the curtains in her room! I however never match my sheets, not for artistic sake, mine’s is more laziness, so usually my sheets are different from my comforter. Do people still use bed skirts? They are so old fashioned.
H. Blue
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 03:07 pm: [report]
I kind of already do that.. I tend to buy sheets in earth tones or blues and will mix and match the pillow-cases since I have 4 pillows on my bed. It’s fun.
TinaLish
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 03:38 pm: [report]
I think I’m inspired…
Alli
wrote on November 4 2009 @ 07:20 pm: [report]
Oh no! Apparently I’m old fashioned because I love my bed skirt. Granted I love that it covers up all of the things I store under my bed because I have limited space in my apartment…
Cat_D
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 12:41 am: [report]
Beautiful sheets and good job on the deviantart inspiration!
LostInStars
wrote on November 5 2009 @ 12:01 pm: [report]
I love my bed skirt, it hides all the crap under my bed.
BlueVibe
wrote on November 6 2009 @ 09:16 am: [report]
My fitted sheets always wear out before my top sheets do, and I just buy new fitted ones to replace them, so my sheets haven’t matched in years.
I don’t have a bed skirt. I have a Victorian iron bed that I think was intended to have a trundle bed underneath—it’s 15 inches from the floor to the underside of the bed frame. Nobody makes 15-inch bed skirts. I’d have to make my own. (Hmm. I should consider that, though; not that I need another half-finished sewing project on the list . . . )