Today, I thought I would bring up a few key things that my mom has taught me about decor. My mom has AMAZING style when it comes to making a house beautiful. She has redone an 100 year old house and from where it was to where it is now...AMAZING! Here are a few tips from my wonderful mother! (She's in the grey.)
First, do not buy sheets with any polyester. I know this seems like a no brainer, but a lot of sheets are made with 70% cotton 30% poly. Check your sheets. You might think they are 100% cotton when really they aren't. Poly bunches and will wear down faster than cotton. After you wash them, they get really gross.
Listen to this: (from Wikipedia) Polyesters are also used to make "plastic" bottles, films, tarpaulin, canoes, liquid crystal displays, holograms, filters, dielectric film for capacitors, film insulation for wire and insulating tapes.
Do you want to sleep on that? Ewww...
Second, change your pillows. Another no brainer. But, believe me, a certain HUSBAND never thought to change a pillow before I came along. He thought since there are pillowcases on them that they are clean.Well, they aren't. I change mine every 6 months or so.
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Third, in your functioning bathroom (the one you use every day) buy only white towels, white mats, white shower curtains. This is a good idea, because white is easy to bleach. They are easy to keep clean and colors fade. Every time you wash a colored towel, you are losing pigment. This way, you can easily buy one or two new towels every once in a while instead of buying a whole new bathroom set. Plus, white matches everything.
Great tips! Your momma is pretty great.
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