Mom's mini bedroom makeover and a great giveaway!

The nice folks at Bedding Style contacted me a few weeks ago and offered a comforter for me and one to give away (!) to check out what they have to offer. They have a wide selection of comforters and bedding from Laura Ashley, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang and others. I decided that while I wasn't in need of new bedding, my mother was and so I decided to do a little makeover. As with many New England Yankees, my mother is frugal (to say the least) and getting her to go with new bedding has been a hard slog, even though what she had was tired, faded and dated. So, this offer was the impetus  to make some much needed changes. The first thing we did was go through the website and select the bedding that she liked and would go with her pale green carpet, which isn't being replaced. She selected the small floral print "Laurel Hill" set from Tommy Hilfiger.

And, voila below:

(Yes, I know, it wouldn't kill me to iron!) I finally hung some framed photos I'd given her a while ago. The photos were taken at Edith Wharton's The Mount in the Berkshires. New lampshades and some serious buffing of the furniture were in order. I believe the lamps are from the 50's when my parents bought them for their first living room.

The comforter came with matching standard size pillow shams. For a more unique and tailored look, I used a 12 x 24" oblong pillow inside the shams and folded the extra around the back. It's good to note that you can always customize ready made bedding if you want something a little different than right out of the box. I whipped up a small green flanged toss pillow and added a pillow I made a few years ago from an embroidery my Mom did many years ago. And I gifted her with the beautiful Annie Selke white mini-ruffle pillow cases that Annie gave me at a dinner a few weeks ago. I think the two frames on the wall above the bed need to be lowered, but I went with some holes that were already there. There was something on the wall at one point, but my Mom doesn't even remember what. My Dad would have done the original hangings, and he was good at measuring and keeping things level, so I decided to just use his nail holes. I think what was there were two vertical prints. Should I lower them do you think? I'm terrible when it comes to hammering nails in walls!  Anyway, new window treatments are coming soon. I'd like to thank Bedding Style for the offer. The comforter set came quickly and was well packaged.

And now, for the best part.  Bedding Style is celebrating 7 years in business and wants to spread the love by giving one lucky reader a free bedding set too! As I said, they carry a large variety of brand name bedding and bath accessories from well-known lifestyle designers. If you would like a chance to win your choice of a new comforter , please visit their website and report back in the comments below which set you would like to win if you're chosen.

One winner will be picked at random. For a second chance to win, follow Bedding Style on Twitter  or on Facebook and let me know you've done that too! Good luck!

DRAWING: MONDAY, APRIL 2ND AT NOON!

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