Loved It - A Great Resource
I was so happy to read Rita's book. It is a great resource for bedding and fiber care, and also an inspiration. I learned so much about cotton, natural fibers and vintage linens. I also found a great use for my grandmother's linens that have otherwise been sitting unsed. Her personal style shines through in the writing. It's actually fun to read about laundry techniques. Who else could make detergent an entertaining subject? I'm excited to use Rita's ideas for our babies' cribs. What better way to show our love?
Thinking outside of the box
There's more to Dress Your Dream Bed than just learning about how to buy new sheets. Although Rita covers all that basic information (cotton is good, polyester is bad) -- she really makes you THINK about the care you take with your bed. The book is organized and very well thought out. She discusses every aspect of creating a wonderful bed. The mattress, sheets, pillows, covers. THEN she goes on to explain simple ways to decorate the bed -- like, I NEVER would have thought about using a Christmas doily as a flat sham on top of my pillows. The pictures are great -- I especially love the brass bed with the baby in it, under the clothesline. Rita's writing is conversational and humorous, yet she makes the very important point that we often save our good stuff until it's too late. From now on I'm going to sleep on expensive 300-count cotton sheets every single day. Naked.
Changed my thinking about the family beds
I saw Rita do a seminar in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.I bought her book that day, and read it from cover to cover. I laughed and I cried. More importantly, this book changed the way I look at my family beds. Now I wonder what my son will remember about his childhood bed when he grows up. I never thought about personalizing his bed -- or that it might be the feel and/or smell of the line-dried cotton sheets that he remembers when he's my age. I especially love the beautiful photographs in this book -- Rita put real people in her beds. And that's what it's all about -- the bed is the heart of any home.
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