Emily is Smiling

Today I'd like to talk about bedding.  Thankfully, I was able to fulfill most of this kind of shopping at the very beginning of my senior year. 

It started when my mom and I were discussing how I'd like to decorate my dorm room.  "Black and white," I said, like always.  "Those are my favorite colors.  I'd really like a black and white comforter." 

Mom chuckled and said, "Emily, they're only going to have a few basic prints to choose from.  The options for dorm beds aren't going to be that cute."  In fact, to emphasize her point, she took me to Bed Bath & Beyond so we could look at the available options.  One of the first bed sets we found for a dorm was black and white print!  I was so excited.  Even better, it was early September, so all of the dorm sets were about 50-70% off.  Nice, right?  We were able to purchase my bedding for around $70. 

Unfortunately this means that I can't still find the bed set on the Bed Bath & Beyond website.  (Although I did find a matching shower curtain.) However, I was at the store today and saw the same Twin/Twin XL bedding for $109, so they still may be in some stores.

I love black and white.  (Thanks, Mom, for the photography.)

For a better glimpse at what the design looks like, here's one of the decorative pillows included.

My favorite part about the bedding is its sturdiness.  I've nearly reconsidered and purchased other black and white bedsets over the last several months (because there are actually TONS of different styles), but I keep turning back to my original choice.  The comforter is sturdy and thick, which I need since I'm so cold-natured.  It also comes with several neat features. 

Let me share an interesting tale with you.  On the outside of the bag, it says:

Notice that last point.  A free tote bag.  "How fun!" I thought to myself and then proceeded to examine the picture available of the bed set.  At the foot of the bed was a matching bag.  At that, my heart swooned.  "This must be the free tote!" I thought to myself.  "How adorable!"

Wellllllll, the bag in the set isn't exactly the same as the bag in the picture.

But no worries.  I definitely did NOT buy the bed set for a bag.

Today I purchased a twin sheet set from Bed Bath & Beyond.  The sheets are VERY soft and only $24.99, which was better than much of what I saw in Kohl's and Target.  There was a sample sheet out and I couldn't stop touching the soft material.  I forgot to take a picture with my real camera, so I thought I'd take a quick webcam shot.  Check out the sheet set here.  I chose black because it would match, but there were several different colors available.

I also got a mattress pad, which is highly recommended for dorm beds.  This one was only $11.99 at Kohl's.  Online it's $14.99, as you can see here, but if you go to the actual store, they'll have sales consistently throughout the week.  (Random note, but I look much younger than eighteen in this picture, don't I?)

So yes, today was filled with shopping for the remainder of my bedding.  I thought it was quite successful, if I do say so myself.  I don't think I'll need to purchase anything else for my bed unless I'll want to grab an egg crate to make my bed extra comfortable.

Oh yeah.

At the end of my dorm room shopping trip, I may have found something a little... extra.