I’ll be the first to admit, I have really struggled over the last couple of weeks.
I’m not naturally a ‘morning person’ and having to drag myself out of a cosy warm bed is hard for me on most days.
However, on wintery mornings — when there’s a chill in the air and frosty patterns are decorating the windows — I find it extraordinarily difficult to rouse myself.
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Chocolate Coins for Breakfast
We were totally spoilt in this department at Christmas too which is probably the reason I’m finding it so hard now.
As well as being magical due to the fact that the twins were really aware of what was going on (for the first time since they arrived), Christmas has the added bonus of an alarm not going off each morning, so we were also lucky enough to have a lie in practically every day.
We left the children to slumber and some mornings didn’t hear their little sing-song voices until almost 9.
This meant leisurely lie-ins for me and my boy; toast and tea in bed, with the papers. Sometimes with chocolate coins for breakfast.
It reminded me of weekends, before we had the littles.
I’ve spoken before about the love affair I have with our giant bed and also how lucky we were quite recently to be given a new mattress to test out.
New Bedding
And along with the mattress, I also thought it was also high time we treated the bed to some lovely new bedlinen. Now, for all my love of colour and pattern, I’ve always been a fan of very plain bedding.
I chose a white duvet cover and pillowcases from Habitat; with coordinating grey cases for the second pillows. With a pop of colour from a fab pelican patterned cushion and a monochrome geometric throw.
I can’t quite put into words how lovely this bedding range is. I’m not a fan of crisp sheets — I’d rather my sheets freshly washed but a little bit crumpled.
And aptly, the name of this particular range is ‘Washed’.
It has a soft texture and a relaxed look and feel, due to the fact it’s been stonewashed.
So cosy, so soft and so difficult to get out of in the morning!
Hard To Get Up
All in all, it’s a winning combination but, needless to say, the mix of soft, snuggly bedding and a super comfortable mattress does not make it easy to get up each morning.
Christmas is well and truly in the past; but I’m still yearning for long, lazy lie-ins with the addition of some chocolate coins for breakfast.
Anyone else struggling to get up at the mo?
PS — I’ve just created a little video, sharing my thoughts, on our fab new Leesa mattress. Pop and have a look.
Caro Davies is a former art-director turned writer and content-creator, and editor behind UK lifestyle blog The Listed Home. She writes about home-related topics, from interiors and DIY to food and craft. The Listed Home has been featured in various publications, including Ideal Home, Grazia, and Homes & Antiques magazines.
new bedding AND chocolate coins!! that’s a winning combo!! i’ve just discovered your blog and love your style and photography :)
Totally! Such a great combination ;) And thank you so much! So happy you found me xx
I love the black and white cover on your bed. I am definitely strugglng to get up whilst it is still dark, I was brought up to believe that if it was dark outside, it meant bedtime, sadly it is not the case now x
Aah Rachel — I’m so with you!! I don;t think we should be getting up in the dark either! It’s not good for the soul! x
That bed looks sooooooo comfy! You have great taste! Love the zing of orange and lime against the stonewashed colours. Beautiful. We agree…it’s super hard getting out of bed on cold January mornings!
Thanks so much lovely! I’m chuffed to bits with the new bedding… although it does make it harder to get up each morning!! :)
Thought I recognised that cushion – I have had my eye on that for a while!
Gorgeous isn’t it? So lovely to lift everything with a bright pop of colour :)
I am definetley struggling to get up in the mornings although that’s probably more to do with having a newborn. I love the combination of white and grey together. I think it looks so clean and fresh x
Aah bless you — yes — I remember those newborn days well! Seems like 5 mins ago that the boys arrived. Strong coffee and trashy TV used to get me through!! ;)
Ooh you’re bed looks so comfy and even cosier with kitty there! I hate getting up in the mornings, what I need is a really uncomfortable bed so I don’t want to stay in it any longer!
Agree. Maybe that’s what’s needed?! Ditch the cosy bedding and get an uncomfortable bed! No more lie-ins then! ;)
This post is gorgeous. Right up my street! I love my bed too. I long for lie ins but havnt had one since the holidays. Those sheets are lovely. I am also not one to iron my bed linen so any sheets that add to the lived in look sound wonderful. I hope they are nice and soft too! X
Thanks so much Sarah! They’re incredibly soft — and warm to the touch too. Just lovely :)
I absolutely love the colours!!!! I had new bedding for Christmas.
Thanks Jodie!
I really love your style. I adore habitat. We’re doing up our house at the moment and have just started blogging about it. Everything is going to be going white and grey with pops of colour and print. This looks like the kind of thing we’re looking for. I adore habitat and I’m getting lots of their products for our office. x #love2blog
Ooh fabulous!! Come and link any home/renovation posts up with up on #HomeEtc on a Wednesday! I’d absolutely love to see what you’re doing with your house!! :) And thank you by the way — that’s lovely of you xx
I love new bedding – this looks lovely, I love the splash of orange – nice and uplifting for these dark winter mornings! Kaz x
Thanks Kaz! Roll on spring — I’m not a lover of the dark mornings!