Hitting those White Sales

Frankly, I don’t hear the term White Sale used as often as I used to. Some stores still use the term but I remember white sales being huge events when I was little. My mom made a day of it. Still, we all know what white sale means and we know that we can find some great deals on bedding and bath items in many colors and styles when these or similar sales emerge. The good news is such sales are not only in the springtime any more. I also do my best to use what’s on sale in other … Continue reading

Time to Purchase Bedding and Towels

Yes, it’s white-sale time again. I wasted no time in checking out the white sale at a Bed Bath and Beyond store that was moving to a new location (Double-discount). The 20% off store coupon gave me a triple discount. Here is want I found. Chocolate colored Pure Beech 250 thread count sheet set for $40.00 marked down from $99.00 A chocolate Quilted Coverlet bedspread for $23.00, marked down from $149.00 These things may seem like an unreasonable splurge, but I have been sleeping on the same Martha Stewart Bed-in-a-bath set for three years. The comforter is no longer comforting … Continue reading

Home Week in Review: December 24 – 30

Merry Christmas! Here are these week’s selections at a glance: One Day ’til Christmas Do you open a gift, or all your gifts on Christmas Eve or do you save them for Christmas Day? We will each open one small gift later and then we’ll put out cookies and milk for Santa and hang up the stockings. Did you write down all the gifts that need batteries and get batteries for them? There may still be time to get some if you forgot. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Joy to all May you all be happy and blessed at Christmastime … Continue reading

Easy Ways to Add More Interest

Is your bathroom boring? Is your kitchen looking a little drab? Could other areas of your home use a bit of a pick me up? Try some of these super simple ideas. Stripes are Nice You can add striped towels to your solid ones to add a little something in the bathroom. Place a striped towel beneath a solid colored hand towel on your rack. Pick a striped towel that includes the color of your solid towels. Then, to coordinate with the stripes, pick up some towels in the other color on the striped towel (if more than one color … Continue reading