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i looked into the garnet hill linens and was disappointed that their "extra deep" fitted sheets only went up to 15". i seem to have an extra extra deep mattress, and have found that the sheets i did buy would be good until the first wash when they'd shrink. i've been forced to buy king sheets and tuck them under the bed. any ideas where i can get good quality extra extra deep (18") fitted sheets would be greatly appreciated.

My small luxury is soaking in my clawfood bathtub, and drinking good bourbon (usually Bulleit or Tuthilltown) while I do my grad school reading!

My small luxuries: my Marimekko latte cups and and my Jo Malone Blue Agava and Cacao perfume. I start each day with both.

Bluewick soy candles. They're pricey - but the scents are diving and not cheap-smelling. They also last for a very long time.

fresh flowers at home, fancy sea salt, kiehl's grapefruit shower gel and luxurious sheets. OK, I love many a luxury ; )

Pink Roses.
Tiffany Cufflinks.
White Egyptian Cotton Bath Sheets.
Brooks Brothers Bathrobe & Spa slippers.
Champagne in the fridge and Red Wine in the cabinet (via the wine clubs)
Grocery deliveries.
Vintage Wedgwood China.
Digital Cable
WiFi
Haagen Dahz Ice Cream.

Good coffee beans.

good shoes
decent brands on 1-2 makeup staples
expensive, but good brand dog food for my pup

Bulgari's Thé Vert Extreme and a candlelit evening soak. Getting up early on the weekend, running out to get a fresh baguette, oranges and the paper.

art of shaving products. luxurious!!

-Olives from the olive bar at Molly Stones.
-Long hot showers.
-Getting a quality haircut.
-Good mascara.
-Eating at our fav restaurant on the weekend.

- Caldrea cleaner. I just smells so damn good!
- Really nice soap in a million scents.
- Craft swaps. It doesn't get any better then trading awesome handmade goods with strangers worldwide...thank you craftster!

Good coffee and good tea are luxuries I can't do without! I get wonderful freshly ground coffee from a stand in the farmer's market. (I'm considering getting a French press as I've become increasingly dissatisfied with my coffeemaker.) The tea I drink is expensive, but I can re-steep the leaves for a second cup, so a pound lasts a very long time.

Good coffee, L'Occitane lavender liquid soap

fresh ground coffee with real 1/2 and 1/2 in the morning.
green tea with honey in the afternoon.
long, hot showers
almond oil for my skin
my favorite cd playing to relax me

fancy shampoo

great plush pillows
high count bed sheets
B&bumble shampoo
and this might sound strange to you but it s true

... everyday since i discovered this web site , i take free time , i lay down with my laptop and enjoy the articles :)

it relaxes me and inspires me ..

thank you apartmenttherapy

we all love comforting indulgences ... mine is a good cup of tea (I am just loving myself sick over some of the T2 blends atm) and pillows... i hae 8 on our bed.. all different thicknesses and softness(es) ... depends on my mood!

- Long, hot baths
- High-quality hand soap (I use Cucina in the Fig and Savory Flower scent)
- Fresh flowers from the farmers market every other week
- Getting my antique sofa and chair reupholstered in a high quality fabric by a furniture restorer (I paid $300 for both on Craigslist, but it's costing me $2,400 to have just the sofa reupholstered; when it's done, it will be worth more than my car!)

A cup of Tea-never fails to give me a mental break especially when I drink it from one of my tea sets.

Books. My husband and I stated that there will always be money for a book or two.

Yarn to knit with.

Classical Music-while I don't know the ends and outs by any means, just listening to it makes me feel more relaxed and elegant.

My oil perfume made specifically for me. It's heaven.

Books. I'm totally with you bugsywife. Amazon is figured in to my budget.

Real, good Parmesan cheese.

Avocados.

Homemade bread.

And good, local honey.

Freshly ground Colombian coffee, and the best black teas and exotic herbal teas.
L'Occitane products: Lavender hand cream, Shea Butter face buff, and Immortelle eye make-up remover (never burns).
Lindt Chili Chocolate.
D'Arches watercolor blocks ~ no matter how awful my paintings end up turning out ... it's very forgiving.
Good French preserves.
My wonderful pillow top mattress and pillows w/high count sheets.

Excellent fresh loose tea -- I order it online every 3 months or so.

Fragrance, although right now I am out of my favourite (Paestum Rose). I like to have a wardrobe of scents, most of them from indie perfumers like Frederic Malle and L'Artisan Parfumeur, which I change according to the seasons and my mood.

Savon de Marseille handsoap in all the bathrooms. Amazingly enough, the grocery store brand here in France is better than the chi-chi brand sold at Conrans -- at least the orange scent anyways.

Very finely woven white damask bedding.

Books.

Some of the best French butters (AOC) and Poulets de Bresse.

Expensive unlimited landline calls (I know I'm a dinosaur) but living in France with family in Ireland, Scotland, England and West Coast USA its great not to have to wait for cheap rate. Frequent trips to Paris and Spain. White tea. 'Flora' by Gucci and books.

a chilled bottle of Veuve, honey and fig ice cream, cologne from Santa Maria Novella and DK cashmere circle scarf.

Damn good olive oil Maldon salt, without a doubt. And Hills for the kitties.

Chanel perfume, a french press and delish flavored coffee

Freshly ground coffee every morning. Homemade bread (I've adopted that 5-minutes-a-day trick for bread). Books. Yarn.

It's important to take time for yourself! I think after reading these posts, I might have to invest in a french press :)
My indulgences:
-Fresh flowers from the farmers market
-My dwell bedding (especially when i can sleep in on the weekends)
-Yoga classes
-Creamy Brie and fresh bread

good coffee, good wine, and quality bedding!

on this exact note, i would love for you all to read some of my most recent "tiny treasures" - little luxuries for $5 or less:

http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/search/label/tiny%20treasures

-really, really high quality dog food.
-ethically traded coffee beans.
-only buying local or organic produce.

ha, basically food.

can you please deep-six the self linking bloggers on this site already? you took off the side links, now banish personal urls to the profile page!

Australian Vogue Living
good coffee.

Lately I haven't been spending money on much of anything but will do whatever it takes to spend money on good food. Local farmers markets are obviously more expensive than your cheap grocery stores but it's so worth the quality of the food you are getting. I agree with a lot of the above posts: great FT, organic coffee and chocolate, high quality and great smelling natural body products like bath products and skin care, and books on food.

Also: truffle oil, coconut oil, polaroid film

My luxury is IMPORTED foodstuffs: chocolate (of which I eat spectacular amounts), bananas, truffle anything. I try to limit them, and stick mostly to a locavore approach, so those imported foodstuffs have become both my luxuries & guilty pleasures.

Season tickets to Boise State football games.

Ditto on fresh-ground good quality coffee beans. Once upon a time, Groundworks supplied them. Once there was a Camelot...then came shareholders. Now I'm searching. Any Westside LA denizens have recommendations?

Good, basic non-processed food, either local farmgrown or organic.... Country Living magazine (British version)...Arts and Antiques magazine...
an occasional purchase of antique or collectible.