Sleeping Beauties

Justin and I have made a major decision.

Drumrolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, please...

We WILL be getting a new mattress!

After window-shopping last week, we are starting a "New Mattress Envelope" and hopefully it will fill up quickly :-)  When we started househunting in August 2009, we were absolutely smitten with the idea of upgrading to a bigger size but we have continued to put it off.

There are many other things I would like to spend that kind of money on but the fact that the two of us sleep in a queen-size bed is ludacris...I'm not pleased with the cost difference for Queen v. Cali King bedding.  However, to be fair to the both of us and since people spend at least 1/3 of their life on a mattress it's time to make a change...And as Grandma Marcene always figured out, if you have to change something, it means you have to redecorate!  Oh, darn!

Mom made us an awesome quilt for our wedding and I love the "look" of it...however, we have found that in the winter months we need more than just the quilt to keep us warm. With the inspiration of the quilt and wanting to use it in the warmer months, I think I have found the perfect bedding for the Master bedroom...

First, let me say that I do not plan on including the deer head or random human arms in our future bedroom decor...BUT I do love how the bedding has a vintage but yet modern feel.  With our house, I'm trying to go for that type of feel but it's hard when everything is either super modern or very traditional...

I figure with this bedding, I can start pulling in some more modern, already existing elements (ie our new ceiling fan that I love and our curtain hardware!) while bringing in some more eclectic pieces like a new headboard, a night stand I've had in my old office, etc.  There are also a few stores back home that have started to sell some super neat--but not too primitive--pieces at great prices...which makes it ten times easier to redecorate when you don't have to break the bank to do so.   Also, I'm crossing my fingers that by going for an eclectic look, we can avoid painting our bedroom...I love the existing color and since our Benjamin Moore store closed, I'm boycotting all our local options :-)  Or it just allows me to really boycott the work of painting in general!