Have you ever fallen in love with a piece of furniture or an interior accesory? What happens if you can’t really afford it, is that you start justifying why you absolutely need it, and you start making calculations on how to afford it; if I take so much from this month’s salary and so much from next month’s salary and I cut back on these groceries ets etc etc…
I had that experience last week when I spotted a beautiful Duvet Cover set from Linen House on Spree. I knew that although I really need a new duvet cover set, it would be irresponsible of me to buy it as there are still too many other priorities when it comes to the finishing of our new house. To extinguish my online buying desire for that moment, I got a pink mosquito net for my toddler daughter’s bed instead – which also proved a great buy. Her bed has become her haven with her very own “tent” covering her bed.
So, for the rest of the week I was making plans to obtain this stunning duvet cover which I just have to have to have… in the meanwhile I spotted on their website that Biggie Best was going to have a warehosue sale. (I sometimes love browsing their webshop for beautiful pieces of fabric which I buy and keep in my cupboard until it tells me what it wants to become)…
I popped into their warehouse sale and found a 100% cotton Duvet cover set in plain white (but stunning quality as Biggie Best always has) at a great price. My responisble self bought the white linen set, as most of the linen in my house is white – and white is not only versatile, but it is classic and elegant. Luckily I also spotted off cut pieces of fabric with beautiful blue flower prints… I got a brilliant idea! I was to buy the fabric and alter this white set to something a little different.
On the weekend I got out my old, but reliable sewing machine and started the project…. whoalla!! a vintage duvet cover set that fitted right into my monthly budget!
(I must say the desire for the other beauty has not really disappeared, but the burn has at least dimmed for now)…
