Baby Bedding
When my sister-in-law was expecting, she nearly drove me crazy with her plans for the nursery. I mean, nesting is fine, but she could have built nests for a dozen other mothers and still had time left over to write an encyclopedia on decorating.
One of her biggest gripes was not being able to finish the room in the pattern she wanted. I, being too dumb for words, asked her which pattern. Upon which she dragged me to the computer and showed me the bedding she had chosen.
Now, why the room had to match the bedding, instead of vice-versa, I’ll never know. And it’s the last thing you ask a pregnant woman. So I let her prattle on about this gorgeous set of California Kids Sweetheart baby bedding. It was cute, I admit it. But she was into the whole room look and fretting about where she would get matching pieces. So I reached over her shoulder and tapped the mouse to move it down. “Did you read the rest of the page?”
She was so enamored of the beautiful pink and lavender pattern (okay, so it was really nice), that she hadn’t read any further. Turns out they not only had all the pieces she could ever want for the crib, but a matching valance, and fabric by the yard so she could make herself anything she desired.
While she rhapsodized over what that might include, I wondered if I should mail her my consultant’s bill or just hand it to her.
