to think that those of you of have abundant cushions on your bed are just as bad as the loons who have teddy bears on theirs?

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A friend (rather DP's workmate's girflfriend) just moved into a new house. She is a lovely girl, went round their house with some lilys to nose have a look.

She has about 6 great big cushions on her bed all nicely arranged. And one of those strips of material like a scarf at the bottom.

I made all the right noises but then said 'what do you do when you go to bed, do you just throw 'em on the floor?'

She looked at me as if I was old man Steptoe and said 'no we put them in the ottoman'. And by the window is a blanket box in which she puts the cushions at night, and then puts them back on the bed in the morning.

That's MAD isn't it?

Mind you, she is only 24. Surely a bit of real life will knock that madness out of her.

I remain honestly convinced that it is unhealthy to make your bed in the morning.... Like, it promotes dustmites and sweat&skin flakes eating bugs. Ha!

Say no to making bed in the morning!!

I have bunting in my kitchen. Should I be shot?

did anyone enlighten y'all as to what 'bolsters'/'log-things in hotels' are for? I have scanned the thread and not seen a reply!!

Thought you were talking about my MIL. She has this set up in every bedroom. So when we visit, first thing I have to do is find a place in the room for the cushions and the folded animal print blanket on the duvet. Usually end up shoved on top of a wardrobe for the duration of our stay.

Barking!

HouseofBamboo - tell me what accessorising frippery is deemed acceptable in your home and let me analyse/judge please. I want to know what I need to ditch in my own house, and what is clearly ok to stay!

The trouble is, something can go from being quirky and sought-after one minute, to pedestrian and twee once the masses copy me get their hands on it. I'm too old/tired/broke to be constantly updating stuff. It's exhausting.

Now I will admit to having a framed Keep Calm and Carry on Poster in my downstairs loo. But I've had it for nearly three years! When I bought it I had to track it down and order it on tinternet, becasue I saw it in a magazine ONCE and I didn't know a soul who had one. Now you can't move the the fecking thing printed onto anything that stands still long enough. Only the other week I was thinking I'd chuck it and put a vintage photo montage of me and DH as kids in the frame instead.

See what I mean?

OK, I'm feeling a game of accessory top trumps coming on.

I've got an original vintage Herbert Terry anglepoise lamp, in cream.

durga

One of my lurker friends emailed me at work to tell me about your post. She was having a horrible day and your post made her snort with laughter.

So thanks from me and her!

A selection of poncey baskets from France line the top of the armoire in my hall.

Fellatio I'll see your poncey french baskets and raise you a set of Designer kitchen scales with boxed pebble weights (that never get used cause no one can be arsed to fish the pebble weights out)but they look v. nigella on our worktop

I have a lovely row of kilner jars with a veritable selection of worthy lentils and hand dried pastas, porridge oats, and other poncetastic larder staples which we don't eat and are only there for show on the shelf above my Aga.

Getorf please feel free to butt in and diss/sneer at any of my belongings, as I've stormed your fred.

Bunting in the kitchen? Baskets on an armoire?

My house smells of dog wee and I am very envious of all these strange items and consequently hate you all.

I was looking through some catalogues yesterday and saw a doorstop made out of tweed.It was horribly expensive,but I rather liked it.[I think it was from Fur,Fin and Feather].However,after looking closely I have decided that I can very easily make one for a fraction of the price.I have already made one of those noticeboards with ribbons criss crossed on,so will make the doorstop in the same fabric.But for extra ponciness I am going to top up the weight with lavender.

I don't have cushions or cuddly toys on my bed though-you can go too far you know....

Has anyone got a cream Kitchenaid? I'm lusting over one.

to the cream kitchenaid. And the blender. And a cream Dualit toaster. But my matchiness stops there - honest.

We've got the chrome Dualit toaster, chrome blender & Matching kettle

[shocked] I've just seen SJ's post about the pebble weights. That's mental. They do really belong on this thread though, being pebbles and all.

notsochic the hotel bedroom bolsters and other assorted extraneous bed frippery is so that when you arrive back at your room, vair vair drunk, you know you are in somewhere classy, and not a Travelodge. Although in my experience when you are vair vair drunk decent hotels are a waste of money, and Travelodges are fine, despite their piss-poor bed dressing techniques.