No doubt many of our cleanly readers will protest the mosquito net for its dust-collecting tendencies, so I'll just go ahead and resassure you that mosquito nets can be washed regularly. In fact, most sturdy outdoor mosquito nets can be tossed in the wash with your sheets. How to Clean Stuff has clear instructions for washing both delicate and tougher varieties.
More good news: mosquito nets are easy on your wallet too. Most range between $15 and $40. We've heard great things about REI's Mombasa Nimbus mosquito net, but you can also find just about any style and material available at MosquitoNet.com
(Images: 1, 3, 4: Coastal Living, 2: Martha Stewart, 5: Canadian House & Home via My Notting Hill, 6, 7: Country Living, 8: DIY Trade, 9: Kiwi Net)
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no thanks. not a look that appeals to me. or makes sense at all with my climate in seattle
I have to say the net that I had on the bed in a open air room in a rental in Mexico was very functional in keeping the bats out, I kid you not.
Unless you have spent many of your childhood summer nights alternately sweating under the blankets to avoid a lone dive-bombing mosquito, then turning on the lights and jumping around swatting at the ceiling with a magazine or shoe, you can't possibly understand that this is one of the greatest inventions known to man. 1,000,000 people die from malaria every year - many of them children - mosquito nets over beds could almost completely prevent this.
Mosquito netting is great where it's actually serving its intended purpose, but I used to hang it in my bedroom for looks and all it did was attract spiders!
i grew up with mosquito netting. i now live in a climate that doesn't require it, but i really love them. i feel so safe with them around me! plus i think they are quite beautiful, giving elegance to a canopy bed.
sure they can be dusty...or have spiders...which is why you wash them! we would wash them like they are sheets.
LOL- I grew up with them too and I hate them! I like some of the pics above but I always felt hotter with the nets- the breezes didn't get through as much and when you got a mosquito trapped inside *with* you it was awful. I was so happy when we got window screens! :D