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One of the things I enjoy is browsing in furniture stores. I used to visit one in particular in the town where I work because it was convenient to drive over there during my lunch hour. It's probably one of the top ten furniture stores in Maine.
I hadn't visited any furniture stores for quite some time. Sometimes I get tired of looking at things I can't afford, so I stayed away for awhile. Not too long ago, that same furniture store opened another branch on Route 1 in Newcastle, a midcoast town between Wiscasset and Damariscotta.
I stopped by one afternoon recently and I noticed that they had some beautiful bedding on display on each one of their bedroom sets. They had a comforter (or a duvet cover), six pillows of different shapes and sizes and bedskirt. It was very obvious that they were expertly crafted and the fabrics were of very fine quality. I saw at least three different sets that I liked very much. I asked a salesman how much the bedsets cost and the name of the company and where they were located. He said that two of them were from a company called Eastern Accents and the other one was from a company that had since closed. He said that one of the sets was about $2,000. The others were less but still in the general vicinity of the others. I realize that there is a lot of work in making all these coordinating pieces. The pillows all match but they're not exactly alike--just enough alike to make the design more interesting. There are two pillows about the size of regular bed pillows, two large squarish-shaped pillows and some small accent pillows (cylinder shaped, etc.).
I asked him if he had been selling a lot of the bed ensembles or whatever they're called. He said that people were indeed buying them and they were doing very well with them. I asked, "What do they do with all the pillows at night? Do they just throw them on the floor?" He said, "I believe that's exactly what they do." I said, "I don't think I'd want to throw them on the floor after spending so much money on them." I know that many people throw stuffed animals on the floor but I think I'd want to put those pillows someplace other than the floor at that price.
Would you spend that much for bedding? I was very impressed by the quality but that it isn't the point. Is it any wonder that families today can't get by on one income? We expect so much more today than when I was growing up in the 60's. Many families with small children wouldn't even pay that much for a bed or a bedroom set. My mother used to order things like that from those club books like "Signet" and "Popular Club" that used be so popular so long ago or stores like Sears.
http://www.easternaccents.com/CollectionsHome.asp?Division=E
I hadn't visited any furniture stores for quite some time. Sometimes I get tired of looking at things I can't afford, so I stayed away for awhile. Not too long ago, that same furniture store opened another branch on Route 1 in Newcastle, a midcoast town between Wiscasset and Damariscotta.
I stopped by one afternoon recently and I noticed that they had some beautiful bedding on display on each one of their bedroom sets. They had a comforter (or a duvet cover), six pillows of different shapes and sizes and bedskirt. It was very obvious that they were expertly crafted and the fabrics were of very fine quality. I saw at least three different sets that I liked very much. I asked a salesman how much the bedsets cost and the name of the company and where they were located. He said that two of them were from a company called Eastern Accents and the other one was from a company that had since closed. He said that one of the sets was about $2,000. The others were less but still in the general vicinity of the others. I realize that there is a lot of work in making all these coordinating pieces. The pillows all match but they're not exactly alike--just enough alike to make the design more interesting. There are two pillows about the size of regular bed pillows, two large squarish-shaped pillows and some small accent pillows (cylinder shaped, etc.).
I asked him if he had been selling a lot of the bed ensembles or whatever they're called. He said that people were indeed buying them and they were doing very well with them. I asked, "What do they do with all the pillows at night? Do they just throw them on the floor?" He said, "I believe that's exactly what they do." I said, "I don't think I'd want to throw them on the floor after spending so much money on them." I know that many people throw stuffed animals on the floor but I think I'd want to put those pillows someplace other than the floor at that price.
Would you spend that much for bedding? I was very impressed by the quality but that it isn't the point. Is it any wonder that families today can't get by on one income? We expect so much more today than when I was growing up in the 60's. Many families with small children wouldn't even pay that much for a bed or a bedroom set. My mother used to order things like that from those club books like "Signet" and "Popular Club" that used be so popular so long ago or stores like Sears.
http://www.easternaccents.com/CollectionsHome.asp?Division=E
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Oh, you probably meant when sleeping. :shy: I balked when I saw sets sold for $500. Forget the blankets, all I need to keep me warm is a man (of course, until I find one of those...)