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July 19, 2007 1:11 PM Subscribe
Would you help me find a duvet cover please?
I've been sleeping in my mismatched bedding for a while now, and somehow in the midst of moves I also lost a sheet. So am looking to make my bed nice and comfortable and pleasing to the eye and fun to sleep in again.
So I have a plan that looks awesome in my head, but am having trouble finding the right duvet cover.
Requirements: Red (not pinkish, not burgandy, but red red), cotton, solid (no patterns at all), none of this sateen, two-hue, semi-stripe deal, full-queen. Preferably not too expensive.
I'd be willing to sew two flat sheets together to make this happen, but trying to avoid buying a set and storing/paying for extra linens.
Can you help me find a basic, solid, awesomely red duvet? I am having a had time.
Thank you.
I've been sleeping in my mismatched bedding for a while now, and somehow in the midst of moves I also lost a sheet. So am looking to make my bed nice and comfortable and pleasing to the eye and fun to sleep in again.
So I have a plan that looks awesome in my head, but am having trouble finding the right duvet cover.
Requirements: Red (not pinkish, not burgandy, but red red), cotton, solid (no patterns at all), none of this sateen, two-hue, semi-stripe deal, full-queen. Preferably not too expensive.
I'd be willing to sew two flat sheets together to make this happen, but trying to avoid buying a set and storing/paying for extra linens.
Can you help me find a basic, solid, awesomely red duvet? I am having a had time.
Thank you.
Best answer: $62.99 for this one (scroll down). I like The Company Store, they have good return policies.
posted by jessamyn at 1:28 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by jessamyn at 1:28 PM on July 19, 2007
(Jinx, Jess!)
posted by Sweetie Darling at 1:29 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by Sweetie Darling at 1:29 PM on July 19, 2007
Wait, why not sateen? It's just a treatment of cotton. I can only imagine you've seen this at BBBY, but having done many a search for duvet covers, it's not the easiest to find.
Sure, it's sateen, but I bet it's the closest you'll find, having checked Linens N' Things, Bluefly, Ikea, West Elm, Crate and Barrel, Horchow, etc. Have you checked out department stores?
posted by mckenney at 1:30 PM on July 19, 2007
Sure, it's sateen, but I bet it's the closest you'll find, having checked Linens N' Things, Bluefly, Ikea, West Elm, Crate and Barrel, Horchow, etc. Have you checked out department stores?
posted by mckenney at 1:30 PM on July 19, 2007
Response by poster: Wow, thanks for the suggestions!
- Procrastination: unfortunately, the color looks a bit faded in that one - I want vibrant, bold, baby!
- Jessamyn & Sweetie: Those look promising, thanks!!
- McKenny: I think I see sateen and think, it's a little shiny and fancy for my liking. I dunno, I'm strange I suppose? Will look at Horchow, thanks; tried the rest, prognosis negative.
- Special K: Will check it out, thanks!
posted by raztaj at 1:45 PM on July 19, 2007
- Procrastination: unfortunately, the color looks a bit faded in that one - I want vibrant, bold, baby!
- Jessamyn & Sweetie: Those look promising, thanks!!
- McKenny: I think I see sateen and think, it's a little shiny and fancy for my liking. I dunno, I'm strange I suppose? Will look at Horchow, thanks; tried the rest, prognosis negative.
- Special K: Will check it out, thanks!
posted by raztaj at 1:45 PM on July 19, 2007
I think sateen is kind of creepy, personally. It's shiny and weird to the touch...
posted by apetpsychic at 2:03 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by apetpsychic at 2:03 PM on July 19, 2007
Is it me, or are duvet covers really bloody expensive in the US? IKEA has affordable cotton ones, but they're only cheap if you're close to an IKEA. (And IKEA doesn't have plain red, alas.)
posted by holgate at 2:21 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by holgate at 2:21 PM on July 19, 2007
Amazon has some good and cheap ones (< $30). search for duvet cover size>".
posted by Void_Ptr at 2:35 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by Void_Ptr at 2:35 PM on July 19, 2007
Just FYI, sateen is not the same thing as satin.
posted by crabintheocean at 5:56 PM on July 19, 2007
posted by crabintheocean at 5:56 PM on July 19, 2007
Ikea definitely has plain red, even a nice bloody "porno red" color. It might not be in the catalog, but some stores definitely have it. Fabrics and such, they vary a lot from store to store. Phone one.
I, um... have it on good authority! :)
posted by rokusan at 7:04 PM on July 19, 2007
I, um... have it on good authority! :)
posted by rokusan at 7:04 PM on July 19, 2007
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posted by procrastination at 1:27 PM on July 19, 2007