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These always remind me of my Grandma's house and that old musty smell.

LMAO.. i second that.. they're just fug.

I'm so glad someone else is validating this! I scored a vintage chenille bedspread from my aunt (and yes, her house it musty and gross), but freshly laundered and with some fab dwell pillows I thought it was great. Unfortunately, my dogs agreed. They decided to eat the pompom trim....maybe its worth repairing after all.

All but the last photo are really nice and fresh looking but I have to admit that the first picture looks like my parent's bed. No thanks.

I love chenille bedspreads! I have an old worn out one of my mom's in my closet that I refuse to get rid of. All of the ones shown above, with the exception of Amy's, are pretty ugly though.

I think it all depends on the bedspread and the room it's in. I bought a blue chenille spread for my guest room and I really love it, but I've seen a lot of these spreads that I don't care for. I think it helps to have an unusual color or pattern. I don't think I've ever seen a white or pastel colored spread that I've liked.

I really like vintage and vintage inspired bedpreads, especially chenille. I wrote about this recently myself. I much prefer a bedspread and sheets to a duvet for comforts sake!

As a teenager I begged my mother for more modern furniture and linens - we had nothing but antique four posters and George Washington brand chenille bedspreads like in the first photo. I can't get next to this at all, and I love a classic look now.

Hm. I also just inherited a chenille bedspread - was originally grandma's, I think - kind of like the white one above, only in yellow. And I just don't know. Still cold enough for my comforter here in Seattle, so I haven't had to make a decision yet. Maybe with some modern, graphic pillows for contrast?

I love chenille! It doesn't have to look dowdy, esp. if you accessorize wisely. I think it looks great in Amy's house because of the wonderful pattern and how it plays off the beautiful plum color of the walls.

it's the one thing from the 70's that bugs me. totall buzzkill, reminds me of staying at grandma's. grandma's is also the only place chenille is allowed.

Love. I like the idea of having a bedspread that reminds me of my Grandma, since I miss her all the time. I've looked online at them in the past, but I can't bring myself to buy a bedspread I haven't touched.

mine is chenille and i love it! delicate pattern. a classic. i grew up in a very old part of western massachusetts so i'm used to seeing traditional colonial-style decor. my chenille blanket reminds me of that area and of a simpler time. love that!

How old are all your grandmas? Mine had Danish Modern.

It's all about context. If it was surrounded by Grandma-like fooferaw, it would be awful. But in a modern home (particularly if it was a Deco pattern - I only like the ones that are geometric, rather than floral) it would be very nice. I have one that looks just like the one from Amy's house tour only in white, and I'm using it to upholster a nice modern looking headboard. I'm convinced that it'll be lovely.

Love it....own it...but don't use it.

Bad. Memories. Yech.

I have stripes (purple, magenta, the occasional red/yellow/green on white), white dots on white with fringe, and plain-edged white with a blue dotted pattern. So, I guess count me in the "love" column, although my bedroom leans heavily towards vintage grandma kitsch in a lot of ways.

Someday (in the very distant future) I'll be a grandmother and my grandchildren will be appalled by my taste in bedding. Until then, I will continue to be appalled by my grandparents' taste in bedding (chenille). Ah, the circle of life.

My grandmothers and aunts had Chenille bedspreads too - holdovers from their not-so-mod 50's decorating schemes...

But in retrospect, there's something comforting about them - maybe it's the texture or the swirly/leafy patterns or the simple monochromatic look...

I don't want them in my place, but I wouldn't mind it if my Sister had some in her Colonial in Virginia.
(Maybe that's what she's getting from me for Xmas...)

I cannot get over chenille = grandma. Cannot. I don't dislike them per se, they just have this dated feel to them (to me) that I cannot escape.

I'll take a white-on-white quilt over chenille for texture any day.

LOL, my grandmother STILL has the same chenille bedspreads in her house that she had 30 years ago. So I have nostalgia for them, but it does have a distinct grandmotherish flair.

White ones could be nice at a beach house, though.

Love chenille - especially Amy's! I'm partial to vintage - the updated versions seem cheap and tacky. Friends use them at their lake house - a great summer campy spread.

Love the chenille bedspreads in the right context! I don't like the old-fashioned florals, but I have a modern one from Garnet Hill that has lines of loops (like lines and lines of cursive lowercase E's) in my guest room and I think it looks fantastic! The rest of the room is very modern, though.

Eww.

I made pillows and a throw for my living room out of a great old chartreuse cotton chenille bedspread. Some of the 50's designs have a really nice graphic appeal. And they're so popular on ebay that I could actually sell the leftover scrap if I wanted to.

I really love them - total nana chic. (I tend to think grandma=pretty cool). I can't wait it to get warm enough for me to get rid of the heavy winter quilt and velvet curtains and replace with the white chenille bedspread and summer sheers.

I have an assortment of chenille bedspreads that go very nicely with the country style of my bedroom. I have chenille shams to go with them.

There are lightweight bedspreads for the summer and heavier ones for winter. They are very practical and can be tossed in the wash when the dog has got enough hair on it or sneaks a Milk Bone onto the bed and leaves crumbs behind.

It is all a matter of taste and comfort. I like mine.

I love chenille. Reminds me of staying at Grandmas. I have to find where my mom's old one is. Fresh out the laundry, and it should be fine.

I grew up with chenille bedspreads and antique iron beds, so they remind me of home more than grandma - lol. I love the weight and feel of them and how they breathe. Comforters skeeve me out - they weigh nothing but feel smothering.

Linensource has some more modern chenille patterns, such as this box pattern:

http://www.linensource.com/default.aspx?page=productdetails&categoryid=34&pattern=QBC&productcode=00&cm_re=sc-_-Chenille-_-box%20chenille%20bedspread

I recently got a matelasse bedspread though. Similar weight/warmth/breathing as the chenille, but more design/color options.