Shopping Velvet

With the holidays almost in full swing, guests will soon be arriving, unpacking, staying over night, showering, eating, watching whatever game is on, eating some more.....you get the idea. As the mother of three adult children, each has their own bedroom they can crash in when need be, until now. Milly is in town for several weeks, and she reigns over the guest room, which is Jessica's room, which means Jessica and her husband are now somewhat homeless once they arrive for the holiday. While they don't live too far away, sleeping in the same house for Thanksgiving, and every other holiday, has been the tradition since each child was born, so there is a certain expectancy a place for all to rest their weary heads will be available. Law School Boy arrives Wednesday morning, Blogger Boy is already in town, and Jessica will arrive Wednesday evening. Soon each room will be in delightful disarray as the three ducks return to the nest and settle in.

A week ago Jessica wondered aloud where she and her husband would be sleeping, since her room had already been moved into by Milly. She and Mike could camp in Law School Boy's room, on the main floor, and the ever accommodating Law School brother could sleep in a twin. Blogger Boy already claimed his queen sized sleigh bed on another floor. This was the perfect solution, but I was wrong. Apparently Law School Boy's bed was somewhat uncomfortable, being too short, too narrow and too old. The idea that a child of mine might not get a comfortable night's sleep in this home was more then I could bear.

After a half day of traipsing from store to store comparing foam, springs, and prices, and laying on too many mattresses to count, a new queen-size box spring and Sealy Posturepedic mattress will be delivered and set up on Monday morning. The new tailored dust ruffle, new mattress pad, new 800 thread count sheets and new down pillows have already arrived, awaiting proper placement. I am somewhat doubtful the down comforter and duvet will fit the new bed, having rested on a full sized bed for the past few years. That may be the next quest for another day.

The room will be complete when a velvet quilt lays at the foot of the bed. Having seen the perfect cranberry velvet and silk quilt at Pottery Barn, I put in a call and made the trip to get it, but alas, someone else arrived first and apparently gave my name to purchase the quilt. My quest for a queen sized cranberry velvet quilt was almost complete, until Pottery Barn sold it. Tomorrow is another day, and Chicagoland has several other PB's who have the velvet quilt. By tomorrow night a cranberry velvet and silk quilt will be in my car and by Monday night, it will be laying ever so casually at the foot of the new bed, awaiting whoever is lucky enough to sleep in it.