Making my winter bed might be my favorite of many fun nesting tasks necessary in preparation of colder weather. As is the case with many couples, my husband and I sleep at polar-opposite temperatures, need different weighted blankets on us. We generally shouldn't have fallen in love if we ever planned on co-sleeping.
However, we have marched forward. I love the weight of another me on me when I sleep (the same thing would make Brian a claustrophobic wreck.) So wintertime means LOTS of thin-ish blankets on our bed. Many so he can flip a few layers off of himself, and they pile onto my side - usually welcome to the cold sleeper, here.
I think I was putting on my shoes when I noticed all the colors, textures, and patterns of my blankets stacks! : very princess and the pea. I believe that the lack of time spent outside in the winter - all the textures and colors you get automatically from just being outside- needs to be mimicked indoors to make up for lack of visual input.
Hibernating must be taken into account as a domestic art form, and the bed is the best place to start. My husband got me these delicious red and white LL Bean checked flannel sheets as a birthday present, and they make me very very happy.
Soft + pretty = win + win.
Be good to yourself; go make your bed!
