What makes you feel like Martha Stewart?

What is it about buying new linens that makes you feel like a certified decorator? Maybe it's knowing that someone else out there said, "Yes. This fabric and color combination will be perfect!" and you agreed with them. Maybe it's just the headiness of change in your surroundings. But whatever it is, it's great!

I decided recently that the comforter we got in 1998 as a wedding gift desperately needed to be replaced (yes, that's almost 10 years of one comforter). After looking online, a trip to Macy's, a trip to Bed Bath and Beyond, and a visit to Sears, I decided to try my luck at HomeGoods. Wonders of wonders, I found a comforter and sham set in the first ten minutes that looked perfect for us. Ian's input was a request that the new linens not be anything "too girly" and this set fit those parameters quite nicely. So the new comforter and shams went into the cart followed by a new set of sheets and some lovely chocolate-colored pillow cases (I like lots of pillows on my bed and actually sleep with a minimum of three every night).

The pictures don't really do the new linens justice. They're a light khaki color with a ribbon of chocolate and a pale dusty blue on the inner block of color. I struggle with the teal/brown combinations but this blue is such a lovely color it's not too bright against the chocolate.

I would have liked to get a few matching throw pillows to toss on for decoration but then that really would have pushed the "girly" line!