Getting great sheets is easy. Just click on the bedding and linens tab on the website! Keeping them looking and feeling great season after season is a whole ‘nother ballgame! Maintaining quality sheets is hard work—just kidding. A little tender loving care will ensure a longlasting life for your linens. Here are a few helpful tips:

• A light wash will do. Sheets don’t get dirty like grungy football uniforms do. A short, soft cycle in lukewarm water ought to suffice. Don’t overdo it.


• Avoid bleach. Bleach eats away at fabric over time.


• Easy on the dryer. Leave em in just ling enough to get rid of any moisture.


• Shake the sheets. When you put them on the bed, shake out any wrinkles you see. This goes a long way in stopping pilling.


• Iron them. A gentle press keeps things looking and feeling crisp as the day you opened the package.

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Summer by Gerda Muller.

There’s still enough time left in summer to appreciate this wordless story by Dutch illustrator Gerda Muller. In her cycle of board books about the four seasons, Muller captures the essence of childhood in summer with the mastery of a classically trained artist. Each page of the book is filled with images of children experiencing the joys of summer the way they are meant to be enjoyed: outside, from morning till night, watching tadpoles, splashing in ocean, and catching fireflies. Each page is carefully detailed and there are often tiny things my son catches that I would never have noticed, like one teensy ladybug on a blade of grass. We have read through Summer more times than I could count. I highly recommend it. Ages 2-5

Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale by Mo Willems.

I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that I could recite this entire book to you by heart, we’ve read it so many times. For those of you who have not yet enjoyed this sure-to-be-a-classic by Mo Willems, you’re in for a treat. The story tells the tale of little Trixie who loses her precious rabbit Knuffle Bunny on a trip to the Laundromat with her father. But since she can’t speak, he has no idea why she begins melting. Anyone with a small child can appreciate the sheer frustration and bewilderment of one’s kid “needing” something and having no idea what it could be: “‘Aggle flaggle klabble!’ said Trixie. ‘That’s right,’ said her dad, ‘we’re going home.’” What really makes this story great is the superimposition of simple cartoon people on black-and-white photographs of New York City. Ages 2-4.

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Brimfield Antique Show

First impressions might peg Brimfield, Massachusetts, as a sleepy, unassuming little town. Three times a year, though, the tiny, centuries old New England settlement comes to life as the host of the legendary Brimfield Antique show. Every May, July, and September since the 1950s, a phalanx of antique dealers, collectors, and admirers has descended upon Brimfield for six days to peddle their wares. Brimfield is the Woodstock of antique shows. As many as a quarter of a million people flood the town every year to peruse the show’s dense network of makeshift storefronts and flea markets, some hoping to offload valuable heirlooms, others looking to come away with a new treasure, others still to soak up some good old-fashioned Americana. The show hits Brimfield again next month, from September 7th to the 12th.

What treasures you have found at any antique fair? Share them with us.

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Feng shui is an ancient Chinese spiritual practice that ties the beauty and design of one’s surroundings to one’s inner peace, if I may crystallize thousands of years of architecture, design, and philosophy into one half of a sentence. You can apply simple principals of feng shui to your own living space to make it a more tranquil and pleasant experience. It’s about feeling at ease where you lay your head, clearing the clutter out of your daily life.

Soothing colors are important. Harsh or clashing color schemes that aren’t pleasing to the eye lead to bad vibes. Likewise, a propensity for electronics, work desks, and things of that nature in your living space attracts the wrong kind of attention as well. Bed location is important. Your bed easily and comfortably accessible from both sides. Anything that leads to stress and discomfort should be banished from your bedroom. Take a look around your bedroom. Move things around a bit. Experiment. You’ll feel better in no time.

Here, this might help, and try not to fall asleep until you put the crystal up in your own room.

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Take a look at our antique white Rutherford twin beds in a past issue of Country Home. They’re a great choice for a kid’s room, and the Rutherford’s durable iron will keep long after your little ones aren’t so little anymore.

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