First thing on my list was updating my kitchen...which I've been doing with a wine bottle theme. It's looking really great. I'm really liking it a lot.
The next thing I wanted was a new bedspread. My old bedspread was really dated looking. When we bought it, we didn't really shop around...we just bought something b/c it had a lot of stuff in it.
Needless to say, this time I had more of an idea of what I was looking for.
The problem...when I painted my bedroom, I painted it to match my bedspread...which at the time...I thought was a great idea...now, this proved to be a potential bad choice. Why? Because I painted my bedroom red and gold. Two colors that together are now apparently very out of style.
So, yesterday, WHF and I went on the quest of finding a bedding ensemble that we both liked. This proved much harder than we thought.
We went to 12, count them...12 stores in search of something that would work for us. We did find a few that we loved. The first was at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I really liked this one...the problem...it was $199...and although I had a coupon for it...it was still quite pricey with the coupon. But I loved it...and it was a front runner for me.
The second one we liked was at the Ashley Furniture store. We both liked this one and it was reasonably priced, but when we sat on it, it wasn't very cushy. So, we wanted to think about it.
The 3rd one...WHF really loved...from JC Penny's but it was only red and I really wanted something that had both red and gold in it. But I figured if worse came to worse, I could accent it with gold pillows or something.
Finally, we went to Gordman's. There they had a bunch of red and gold things. We found two we both liked, but realized the one was in a king...the other was a queen...and it was on clearance. $42....done and done.
I mean, even if we hate it in a few years, we won't feel bad because we didn't pay too much for it!
So, after all the searching...here is the winning bedspread...and I'm so happy it's done.
This one is without the flash, so you can get a better idea of the colors.
And WHF is happy too. Because even though it was tough shopping all day yesterday, he realized why shopping around sometimes helps. Because you can get a really great deal...if you look.
Now...all we need is a new bedroom set and I'll be very happy with my bedroom. :) Ah...house ownership. You're never happy with what you've got. lol!!!
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