Pale & Interesting...

Today I've been tidying up and putting my new Laura Ashley duvet set on my bed. I really like all-white bedlinen at the moment, and I've liked this new bedding set for ages-it looks really French and antique-y, with its ladder stitching, embroidery and deep frill all around the edge. But it was a bit too expensive, until the 40% reduction sale! It's called Almarie
and is still available in some sizes.
It was really hard to get the detail to show up in the photos, so I lightened one to almost black and white. The last photo is the Laura Ashley website one-it looks a bit more ironed than mine!
The Pale & Interesting book lives up to its name. It's the sort of book that immediately makes me want to pare down my possessions, paint all my floorboards white and get rid of all my clutter-much like 'The White Company' catalogues do! It's very eclectic vintage/antique chic, with lots of quite empty rooms that have the odd gorgeous piece of furniture thrown in, alongside something quite industrial. The cover says it all really! Actually all of the upstairs bedrooms do now have white painted floorboards, and downstairs they are all stripped pine. So much cheaper than carpet and it looks so much nicer in my opinion! And a blessing if you have cats....