Once I painted the guest room, I began the search for a comforter or duvet for the bed in there. I discovered that comforters are:
a. Expensive
b. Ugly
The ones I liked were, without exception, over $230–a good deal more than I would be willing to spend on an oversized pillowcase. On top of that, the room was yellow, which proved to be a difficult color to match accessories to. If you go yellow on the bed, your room becomes nauseatingly cheerful. If you go away from yellow, you risk clashing or fighting with the color.
Finally, I decided to make the bedspread. After a lot of shopping, I came upon this navy-and-white heavy cotton at Joann Fabrics. It was $30 a yard, though. Apparently my expensive taste doesn’t stop at bedspreads. However, I happened upon it when it was 50% off, so it ended up being $15 per yard. I bought a large panel and framed it in this off-white cotton poly, which was going for $2 per yard.
So overall, I got a darn nice bedspread for $60-$75. It still wasn’t free, but it looks as good as most of the ones I saw in the stores–AND I have enough cotton/poly left for curtains and pillows.
