cushions on a bed

Armchair23

My lovely man took me to a VERY nice hotel for a few days.
It had big pillows, small pillows, rectangular and square pillows, throws, folded back sheets and all the rest.
We sort of perched in the middle of this pile of tat and eventually stuck it all in the corner of the room and settled down very happily together.
Looks lovely but is just a pile of dross in my opinion.
And I wasn't even responsible for cleaning and fluffing this lot !

Owain_Moneysaver

Cushions on beds are just cat substitutes.

MrsSave

I have 4 cushions on the bed, but no throw

KxMx

I don't have the energy, desire or inclination to faff about twice a day with what amounts to useless ornaments

But they do look nice when i've seen them in movies.

AubreyMac

Nope. All I have is a duvet & a pillow.

Nice sheets will be decorative enough without extra cushions and that log thing you sometimes see.

It's because it's too much faffing I got rid of all my teddy bears, even the sentimental ones.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I don't really do clutter, but the bed has two king size quilts, one lightweight blanket for when he inevitably nicks both during the night, five pillows and two red tartan woollen cushions.

It's a big bed and neither of us is particularly large, so there's lots of space to get into just the right position to sleep. The various levels of support given means it's easier to get comfortable, especially if I've got a lovely rheumatoid flare going, so have hip, back, shoulder, neck, knee or ankle pain or his back/neck is playing up.

Still wake up some mornings in a bundled nest in each other's arms, halfway down the bed, though.

And the cats got banished months ago - not only do we sleep better without their nocturnal idiocy, so do they - one sleeps on the tumble dryer, one has a bed on the landing and they're always snoring when I get up for work.

Ames

I saw Will Self give a talk on Thursday, and part of it was a long rant about scatter cushions. The gist was that 'boutique' hotels use them to make you try and forget you're in a hotel, and they need you to forget you're in a hotel or you'll start to think about what else has gone on in the bed. Often with the scatter cushions.

Except, when he said it, it was hilarious and had the whole hall in fits of laughter.

KxMx

I will confess to having three pillows but I only use them to lay my head on. I got some in the Xmas sales and they turned out to be pants (I like a firm pillow). So three is the only way I get the desired level of comfort. Two isn't enough and three probably takes me over the desired height- but I have now discovered the joys of sleeping on a "pillow mountain".

When it's time to replace them I probably will sleep on three again Replacing the top one more often than others so it's a bit more economical because three is a bit of a luxury! :eek:

fairy_lights

Ames wrote: »

I saw Will Self give a talk on Thursday, and part of it was a long rant about scatter cushions. The gist was that 'boutique' hotels use them to make you try and forget you're in a hotel, and they need you to forget you're in a hotel or you'll start to think about what else has gone on in the bed. Often with the scatter cushions.

Except, when he said it, it was hilarious and had the whole hall in fits of laughter.

Ha I thought I was the only one who felt vaguely disgusted by scatter cushions in hotels! I can't help but imagine people leaving them on the bed while they sleep or perform other bedroom activities, I bet those embroidered little covers have seen some sights. :rotfl:

barbarawright

I caught a bit of the 6.30 Radio 4 comedy yesterday - if Richard Osman says that cushions on beds are pointless, then who am I to disagree?