Spring Bedroom Refresh (the best pillowcases)

Spring!

One of the quickest ways to refresh for the new season is to address your bedding.  Out with the heavy duvets and extra throws and in with light, bright, and fresh.

You know I love a good printed pillowcase, and have been known to splurge on them in the past.  Well, I recently found a secret source for CHEAP pillowcases that look straight our of John Robshaw, or Kerry Cassil, or Anthropologie.

From World Market, only available in stores:

Cool

Warm

At $14.99/pair, I find myself picking up a new pattern every time I'm at the store.

I had the small-scale print on the bed when I had my house photographed last fall:

Then moved on to the yellow-and-olive design:

And Just recently swapped in this new print with strong red, blue, and green.

I couldn't bring myself to invest in new bedding (yet), so I borrowed the blue hotel bedding from the guest room and I love the brighter/ crisper color in here!

I brought back the floral bolster and leopard pillow--two of my favorites, that had been taking a breather in the basement.

I also did a pillow swap to match the palette.  From this:

To this:

My room feels so happy and bright, and the only expense was the pillowcases--$14.99

Printed Upholstery

I find myself pinning a lot of pretty printed upholstery these days.

Peter Dunham

Better Homes and Gardens via The Inspired Room

Julie Nightingale Design via Centsational Girl

I recently got the latest West Elm catalog, and, always on trend, I'm loving their new fabric prints collection.  Have you seen?

from top, Everett, Victor, Bliss, and Oliver chairs.  All available in all of the prints.  There are butterflies, too!    Shop them here.

And for a bolder floral, how about the World Market Victoria?

What about you: do you dig bold prints on upholstery?  I still want to do this, but maybe using this.

Baskets in the bathroom

Our bathrooms have no storage.  None.  Not a medicine cabinet, not a vanity cabinet, not a drawer.  (Early on, someone joked that a man clearly designed this place, but even men need a place for a deodorant and a razor, right?)

We do have very pretty, modern, square sinks with a shelf below.  With the arrival of the new World Market stores here in Minneapolis, I finally picked up baskets for the girls' bathroom.

Finally, the extra toilet paper can be stashed away, and various low-use items can be hidden from sight.  Beyond that, I love the way the chunky texture of the baskets brings some warmth and a natural element to the fairly cool, modern space.

At one point I planned to skirt these sinks (remember?), but in the end it seemed like a shame to cover up a pair of statement vanities.

The view from the hall.

Living in this house has been an interesting mix of embracing the elements that are more modern than I might have chosen, and bringing in my own eclectic spin on things.

Have you brought anything new into your home lately?  I just read somewhere that one of the cures to clutter is to not buy too many containers.  But sometimes storage solutions are just plain necessary.

Hope you have a great weekend.  We are going to see Louis CK tonight, and I can't wait: I could use a good laugh!