Anyone know if the quilt at the bottom of the bed is available online? Thanks!

i know i love to read the dictionary before bed (?)

About the quilt- I saw several almost identical to this at TJMaxx the other day...

Thanks Anna!

suggests keeping current magazines on-hand in one drawer of the nightstand

Given a house large enough to have a guest room, that's actually a great idea for storing the magazine backlog that's not quite ready for the recycling bin.

And you want them to write with the pen in your dictionary?

Is it true that people with these lovely nightstand arrangements never have to blow their noses at night?

Absolutely, Aldyth! They never need to blow their noses, plug in a laptop, set down their own glasses, or otherwise engage in unseemly bodily functions.

When you embrace good design, you evolve beyond these needs.

1) Wende, you make me laugh :)
2) A DICTIONARY? Ridiculous.

I think a small dictionary and thesaurus are nice additions. I know that when I'm writing or reading in bed, I often wish for one. The pens are a nice idea because sometimes you need one for your journal or the newspaper or what have you. For that matter, a simple composition notebook on hand might be fun. (And there are those people who underline passages, highlight and write in the margins of their books - ones they own - as much as that idea may horrify the book purists out there).

Kleenex really does need to be on hand somewhere. Maybe a thin box in the drawer next to those magazines. And a covered water carafe! I love those things.

I knew I wasn't living right, but didn't quite know where it was going wrong. You offer wise and gentle counsel, Wende, and I am the better for it.

Sniff. Where's my tissue box?

I guess I have more work to do.

I would love advice on how to be a good host to guests who are sleeping on an air mattress in the living room.

Maybe they hid their tissues inside that drum shaped ottoman thing. That's not a bad idea actually...

Um, if you were having YOUR picture taken, wouldn't *you* take the Kleenex out of your hand?

Perhaps they are suggesting the little luxurious *extras* here, the ones that make the stay special. Perhaps they assume their astute readers already know to provide things like sheets on the bed, Kleenex on the bedside and toilet tissue in the guest bath for their visitors...

Jenny in DC, I totally agree. I mean, my guests have to sleep on an Aerobed in the living room and walk through the bedroom to get to the bathroom. I've been assuming that free housing in New York is a good enough way to make their visit special, but what am I missing?

Where can I get those pillow shams? my laundry guy bleached my similar version and a rusty brown isnt the same as my chocolate shams. Thanks!