Howdy, friends!
I learned something new about myself last month. All of a sudden, I am obsessed with Christmas bedding! I love the red velvet quilt, “merry” pillow, “woody car” fitted sheet, and white top sheet and pillow cases in this gorgeous Pottery Barn pic:
…and I am crazy about the colors in the plaid duvet and standard sham in this one:
I would’ve loved to scoop up every single piece in those pics, but since I’m on a budget, I decided to create a similar look for less.
To start, and since I’m not a big fan of duvets, I decided to hunt for a plaid quilt instead. It took lots and lots of searching, but I finally found two (lower-cost) options that look similar:
I ended up going with the ($89) Thatch Home plaid quilt on the left, but I also liked the ($129) Bee & Willow plaid comforter on the right. Here are links to all three options in case you’d like a closer look at any of them: Pottery Barn ($189) and Thatch Home ($89) and Bee & Willow ($129). Looks like the Thatch Home quilt is sold out everywhere (boo!) but I’ll keep checking, and I’ll share an update if I see it come back in stock anywhere.
Here’s how it looks on our bed, along with everything else I rounded up:
Isn’t that fun? I’ve never decorated our master bedroom for Christmas, but this year has been so stressful in so many ways, and after seeing those PB pics I felt inspired to add some holiday cheer in a way I never have before.
I couldn’t find the matching euro shams anywhere online, so I bought a twin-sized version of the same Thatch Home quilt (for $59) and a neighbor made me the covers for $20 a piece. There was enough fabric to make them double-sided and I got a double-sided table runner out of it, too!
I got my Thatch Home quilts at Target, but they were also available on Amazon, and at Bed, Bath & Beyond, Macy’s, Kohls, and a few other places when I bought mine, so hopefully they’ll show up somewhere again soon. It really is a lovely set and, looking back, I’m SO glad got the twin-sized quilt for the euro shams. I was on the fence about it at the time, but it’s so fun to have a coordinating set, and the gal that made them did such a great job!
I almost forgot to mention that the quilt is reversible too, so it was literally like getting two quilts for the price of one. Here’s a peek at the opposite (more red) side:
I picked up the ($57.99) white sheets on Amazon. They’re so super soft and we have really enjoyed them:
The king-sized, flannel “woody car” sheets came from Belk. I got them on clearance for $29.75!
The incredible king-sized, red velvet quilt in the Pottery Barn photo was out of my budget, and man did I have a heck of a time finding a good, lower cost option. I had almost given up (and was just going to find a different type of red blanket instead) when I came across this red velvet comforter by Bee & Willow:
It was regularly priced at $169.99, but I signed up for their email list and got 20% off, so it ended up costing $135.99. I wondered if it would feel and look as luxurious at the PB one, and I’m happy to report it is wonderful! I used a steamer to get the wrinkles right out and the stitching and pom-poms are the perfect finishing touches. It even came with two king-sized shams and was packaged inside this gorgeous, velvet tote bag that I am definitely going to keep:
Steevenson literally gasped when he saw it. I told him Santa brought Mommy a new purse and he immediately ran off to show it to his Daddy- ha! 😀
I found the ($29.99) white, king-sized Magic Bedskirt at Target. It was so easy to put on because you don’t have to lift up the bottom mattress to attach it!
I did end up buying the “merry” pillow (on sale) from Pottery Barn, because I never could find anything similar and that I liked just as much.
I was able to save about $650 piecing it together this way and we even set up an inexpensive (Ikea) Christmas tree (with a single strand of clear lights!) in one corner of our room to make the space feel even more festive. The three of us have even started having movie nights in our room (instead of in the living room) because, with all these Christmas-y touches, it’s just so dang cozy in here!
I’m still planning to spray those bin pulls black, and we’re actually moving that (Natalie Hamm) painting to another wall so that I can do something different above the bed, but what a treat to have the bed spiffed up!
I may share a separate post that includes several more Christmas bedding options I came across while I was on the hunt for mine. Would that be helpful? I’m happy to pass along more pics and links to some of the sweetest things I saw if that feels fun!
Alrighty, now I’m logging off to watch more ‘Dash & Lily’ on Netflix. Have you seen it? I’m on episode 5 and I’m LOVING it! And, yes, I’m currently tucked into that cute Christmas bed, with the white lights sparkling on the tree beside me, and it definitely makes blogging feel more fun too. 😉
Take care kindreds and I’ll see you back here soon. I have a veeeeeeery exciting post to share next week and I can hardly wait for you to read it!
Layla
PS- I bought the Christmas tree throw pillow a couple of years ago, but I was able to find it online here: Big Big Mart
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I loved this post! Please do more like this. BTW, I love the painting above the bed with this bedding.
It looks so inviting! I’d love a link to your tree please?!
You are a genius! I love this so much!
Oh my goodness! So very beautiful and cheerful. The red velvet quilt with pom poms….😍
Love this!
Great post! I love seeing dupes and you hit the nail on the head with this one. Do more of these please!
Looks awesome! Would love to see mire options!
It’s all so beautiful!! You did a fabulous job and I for one am quite impressed! I always dress my bed for Christmas. It just makes for such festive home. Enjoy every moment!
Ohhhh this looks so great! Really put together! You have such a great touch for just enough of this and that! Hope you guys make some fun Christmas memories .in there …watching the movies 😆
Beautiful! I’d love to see more options for Christmas bedding because you have such a wonderful touch. Thank you!!
It all looks so good ❤️
This is so pretty and gets me in the holiday decorating spirit! I love your decorating style! Can you please show us more of your decorating tips? There is so much visual eye candy in each of your carefully styled rooms. Thank you.
Oh how I have missed these kinds of decorating posts. I have absolutely no talent for decorating inside, and just love the work you do. Gorgeous! Thank you! I’ve been “following” you for years.
Yes, count me in as one who loves these kind of posts. As others have said, please do more. I think your finished bed looks better then Pottery Barn’s…love all your choices! And kudos to your seamstress neighbor…she must be a real gem. Finally, I really love Santa’s “purse” choice, too. Ho Ho Ho!!!
Beautiful room.
Where are your wall lights from? I’m looking for something similar.
Thank you, Missy! We got those at Schoolhouse Electric several years back.
Layla, thank you for this post! I love everything in your bedroom. It looks so festive!! Thank you for shopping on a budget for us. You are one of my favorite IG accounts and blogger. Looking forward to more Christmas decor soon.
Layla thanks for this post. I found a plaid quilt set on Belk’s website for $17.50 in KING size (quilt and two shams), plus a “woody truck” lightweight blanket for $17.50! (I live in CentralFlorida, so flannel sheets are not practical for us) Also found a Christmas tree quilt set in a queen size for $14.oo to use in my grandbabies room. Looking forward to decorating for Christmas!!! Thanks againforthe inspiration!
Sure thing, Carol! And thanks for sharing about your fun finds too! 😀 And I should probably mention that only live a couple of hours from Florida, but our AC works really well now that we had our attic insulated with spray foam! ❄️
OK so I just have to say I love your setup better than PB!
Aw, thank you Angela. That is very kind! 🙂
This is beautiful, Layla!!! I have always been in love with those PB Christmas bedrooms, but they are super pricey. I’m so glad you wrote this! Thank you!!! 🌲❤️✨
Thank you, Lanesse! I appreciate you taking the time to swing by and your comment felt just like a hug! 😀
Your Christmas decorating bedroom is so cozy and beautiful!!! I have been decorating my bedrooms for the past two years and it does make it feel magical at night! Thanks for sharing this post with us. 🙂 Your style fits right into my house!
Thank you, Linda! And you’re so right about it making a room feel more magical. There’s just something about festive colors and holiday lights!
Just add a red ribbon and bow tied around your picture above the bed and that would tie it all in together without having to move the painting at all! 🙂
That’s a great idea, Rebecca! I’ve actually been planning to move it to a different wall for quite a while, and I’m kind of excited to be able to rotate decor above the bed, but that’s a great solution if I don’t get around to it! 😀
I love it so much, Layla! I decorate the entire house but haven’t ventured to bedding yet because I’m too cheap! These are great options!
Well thank you, Lacey! And a simple set of Christmas sheets might be a fun and affordable way to inject some holiday cheer into the bedroom if you ever decide to bring a little Christmas in there!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS!!!
And yes! We all want more ideas, because yours are always so great! Budget decorating doesn’t have to be “less than”, as you’ve shown here.
Bring on the cheer!
Woohoo! I’m all about cheer and I appreciate your encouragement so much, Tori!
I love yours so much more! Beautiful and doable! ❤️🎄
Thank you, Becky! It’s fun to see your name pop up over here too! 😀
A winter wonderland picture would look cute above your bed! I love this post! Hope you do more like it! I watched the whole series last night and I loved it! Thanks for the recommendation!
Hi Jackie! I finished it last night as well and I’m already sad it’s over. I loved your suggestion of a winter wonderland picture above the bed too. I’d love one of those in real life this Christmas too!
A white Christmas sure would help make things better in 2020!
Love the bedroom. Cheerful, cozy space. You’ve inspired me
I’m so glad, AJ! Thank you for taking the time to swing by and brighten my day today!
This is one of the reasons I love you and have followed you for years . . . . You have the best eye and style sense! Your bedroom is stunning! Just beautiful. . . ENJOY! ❤️
Aw, Donna! Thank you! 😀
So cheery and cozy! Love it!
Julia! What a treat to see your name pop up here this week! Feels just like the good ol’ days re-connecting with you! 😀
Would love to see another Christmas bedding post and especially, with items that will ship to Canada!!! It is my dream to one day have all my bedrooms decorated for Christmas! <3 Love the way yours has turned out!
Thank you, Tracey! I didn’t think to check and see if any of these items ship internationally, but I will definitely keep an out eye for that from now on!
Love the dupes! So fun and festive 🙂
You knocked this one out of the park, Layla. You make me want to just jump in a cuddle up in there! Haha! 🤣
I loved your PB dup! I would love watching Christmas movies in there too. Great tradition.
Thanks for sharing. We all need a little extra dose of happy these days.
So cute and festive I just love it.
I LOVE it! Can you share where your bed frame is from? Thanks for all the inspiration.
Layla, your room is so festive! You’ve given me some new inspiration. Our bedroom is blue and white. Last year I wanted to do a little Christmas/winter changes so I bought a flannel plaid that was mostly red with navy blue. I sew so I made pillow shams to replace my white ones for the winter. Now I’ll have to head back to the fabric store and see if I can match my plaid and make a blanket I can fold on the end of the bed…and that red velvet… Wow! Thanks for blogging. I miss the days of blog posts. 😊
Layla, your style is so fun – it definitely matches the personality I see on Instagram!! I love that your shared a budget friendly option. It’s crazy that you saved that much money!! Thanks for sharing!!
Layla, your home is so festive and ready for the holidays. I’ve always been a lover of red so when it came to Christmas, I had enough red scatter around to put in what I wanted to make it Christmas. You’ve done the same and I love your bed………has given me ideas as well. Thank you
I wish I saw this sooner! I starred at the PB duvet for days and fell in love with it. I finally gave in and bought it. My husband is going out of town next week and he’s going to come home to a very fun Christmas bedroom makeover surprise 😍 we have windows on each side of our bed like you do, and I’m putting wreaths on them too. Can’t wait!
So holiday happy! Give me a little “breakfast in bed” tray to write Christmas cards on, and I’d stay here for the whole season!!
PS the snow in the lamp and the red pom-poms really make me smile : )
Layla, thanks so much for this perfect post of “holiday cheer!” I too decorate the bedrooms usually for guest but since no one’s coming this year it might be all mine to enjoy! I love the gorgeous red velvet throw. I’m headed online to shop right away! Thanks again & I can’t wait to see that Billy built-in addition now that the dryer mystery is solved! Love your dear family! ❤️🎄❤️ Thanks for inspiring us all during this tough year.
Beautiful and inspiring!!!!! I loved this post amd your ig story telling on how this came together!!! I’m with the gal above who said “do more of these”….wasnt there an HGTV show that did this 20 years ago??? You did it better!!!!! May O ask, which steamer do you use amd do you recommend it? Been on my wish list for a while now. Thanks
So nice…and cozy! Can you share the info on the bedroom rug? Thx 🙂
Layla, your room is beautiful! Stylish, classic, and cozy., I want to crawl between the covers and watch Christmas movies 🙂 Where did you get the lamps? They are gorgeous, I can see the contents being changed with the seasons.
I like your version better than the pottery barn version. Especially the quilt instead of the duvet. Duvets are way too warm and messy for me. Also love the red velvet throw. Your room looks so festive!🥰
*Faint !! You’ve done it again! It’s BEAUTIFUL!! So full of love & Christmas cheer. Yep…better than the PB picture ♥️. You’re seriously so so talented!
I’m going to grab the PB throw with the poms (it’s on sale!!) I’m worried about the pom poms getting tangled up in the wash. Eek. Any suggestions?
I loved this post so much Layla! Hoping to add some festive bedding to our room this year and you are just the inspiration I needed to get started! Xoxo
Love it!!! I have matching spread valences in our room and 5 windows! Guess I could take those down and do something Christmasy! Love how you search and search till you find, then share with us! So glad you are back, Layla. Gives us something beautiful to focus on in today’s troubled world. May God continue to bless you❤️
Oooh, how festive and cozy your room is! I found my Christmas quilt at Cracker Barrel, yep Cracker Barrel. As my wise mom would say “Things are where you find them”. Our room has developed into a red cardinal themed Christmas over a few years. We have a little tree with red hearts and cardinals with pine garland on the headboard.
Oh, Celeste! I love that you had so much fun with it, and my mom has a red cardinal themed tree every year too, so I immediately thought of her!
Loved reading this post. Your room looks very cozy. I have begun transitioning my bedroom to a Christmas look too. I have shades of pink, cream, silver, and white with a mixture of old and new ornaments and decorations in those same colors. I am divorced so no worries of it being too feminine for any man. My mother started me on a collection of Christmas ornaments 46 years ago and my oldest one is a rose pink glass ball with a circle tapestry of a pink rose. I cherish it and is perfect for my room. I binge watched Dash and Lilly all in one day 😉
This looks almost identical to some of the older magazines you showed previously. Great job capturing this, looks lovely.
LOVED this and love these kinds of posts. I am definitely bringing some Christmas joy in our bedroom this year!!
THIS ONE SPOKE to me, too!!! I absolutely adore EVERYTHING!! You are a spirt to share this…I know how difficult it is wading through “trying” to find the “best fit possible.” You nailed it!! franki