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I just painted my bedroom an offwhite color, its called cinnamon cake, one of the walls is an accent and is painted red, pottery barn red (i got the paint from behr) I don’t know what color sheets and comforter I should get. Also carpet and curtains. Anyone know any websites i can check out or have any ideas??

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The Paul Frank brand has long been known for its sense of humour and unique style setting it apart from other, less innovative designers, and now you can add a touch of the Paul Frank style to your bedroom! If you love all things Paul Frank then you would have to be crazy to miss out on a Julius Duvet that you could snuggle in night after night!

Paul Frank started in 1995 in a garage in Orange County, when a girl received a hand sewn purse from her boyfriend featuring the now famous Julius Monkey. The purse was such a hit that all her friends wanted one and then all their friends wanted one and so on and so on until the demand was so high that Paul Frank industries was born! Formally incorporated in 1998 Paul frank has now increased its range to include men and women’s wear, kid’s clothing and home furnishings. You can get anything from a Paul Frank watch to Julius flip flops and of course the best selling Paul frank duvet !

Paul Frank isn’t just popular with teenagers and twenty-something’s, its loveable characters and individual style have earned it a wide and diverse fan base. It has even featured in Hollywood Blockbuster movies like American Pie, Austen Powers, Knocked Up, Super Bad, and Charlie’s Angels! What more of a celebrity endorsement could you ask for?!

Paul Frank isn’t just some multi-million faceless business though; it has strong links with charities like the Elton John Aids Foundation, the Festival of Children and Boarding for Breast Cancer so you know that when you wrap yourself up in your Paul frank duvet at night, you won’t have to worry about where it came from! The Paul Frank design ethos has always been about having fun and it certainly isn’t a brand that likes to take itself too seriously. When you jump into bed with your Julius Monkey pyjamas under your paul frank duvet cover, I’m sure you’ll be smiling too!

The official Paul Frank range can be quite hard to get hold of in the UK but you can get it all online at boredofthehighstreet.com including the Paul frank duvet set but get it quick because it’s selling fast!



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Comforter is a kind of bed cover that is quilted and normally can be turned over or reversible. Comforter usually have some kind of bed skirt to make it looks more complete and good look. This is because the side of most comforters usually only cover entire of bed and a little bit skirt down to the floor.

Comforters are common bedclothes in most households and its price can be varied from unexpectedly cheap to ultra expensive. The right comforter can make your bedroom and also entire atmosphere of the room looks beautiful as well as the decor in your chamber. Choosing the good one, there are still something to carefully consider with its aesthetics. A bed comforter is a kind of bag used for covering your bed. They generally can have both natural and artificial stuff materials and its usage is mainly to decorate your bed, so you can see most of comforter are not used to cover pillows on the bed and you can also see that most comforter is not design to give warmth, so this is just to emphasized the main purpose of use.

There are generally two kind of comforters, which are down comforters and plumage comforters. Down is the better insulation textile. It is normally made from downward feathers and in soft clusters. In a downward comforter, small air balloon will be enlarged when warmth is generated even from human body or from room atmosphere. One ounce of downward will offer more warmth than any other kind of fibers. Feather comforters are too soft and really tender as well as excellent ability to keep the warmth. However, Some people are hypersensitive to feather comforters then go this into circumstance when choosing a comforter for your house. Some comforters are a combination of downward and feather. Due it’s resiliency, plumage filling is best than downward. A quilt filled with goose downward is good for winter.

When choosing a good comforters, you might focus on its filling ability, which means the place occupied by one ounce of downward in cubic inches. Filling quality is a good indicator of a comforter, which tells you how better the comforter is as well as to tell you whether that comforter will last longer. If a comforters occupy ability is 800 so it is a better quality comforter and if it has filling quality about . A quilt with a filling ability of 700 to 600 are excellent to good quality and anything lower is poor quality. This gauge is tested by standard testing organizations.

Another method to evaluate character of a quilt is yarn tally. This is the same condition that is used in judging the character of sheets and refers to the amount of threads that are contained in one angular inch of cloth. The high the yarn tally, the best character and softer the quilt is. However, the quality of comforter has been measured, this is the same term that is used in judging the quality of sheets and refers to the number of threads that are contained in one square inch of fabric. The higher the thread count, the better quality and softer the comforter is.



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Remember the days of blankets? Or rather the nights of blankets, when winter meant piling layers and layers of wool on the bed in order to keep out the winter chill. Well, if progress means anything, then the widespread acceptance and popularity of the duvet must be part of it. Blankets are heavy and awkward. By comparison duvets are light and easy to make up. Just throw one on the bed and the job is done. Making up the bed couldn’t be made any easier!

But now it comes to choosing which duvet, and the choice is far from narrow. The main choice is between natural filling and synthetic. many people think that natural fillings are warmer and opt for something like down. A down duvet is certainly warm. Down is also very light, holds in heat but allows moisture to escape, and is very soft.

The thing is, you might be allergic to goose or duck feathers and so have to bear that in mind. But you may still be able to own a down comforter if the down has been purified. The last thing you want is to be warm but sneezing!

Remember that a high fill count means a softer and warmer duvet. Goose feathers are softer than duck feathers. But make sure the thread count on the shell is high to prevent feathers from protruding.

If the idea of a natural filling doesn’t appeal to you, you can try a synthetic down duvet. These are hypoallergenic and simulate the feel and softness of real down. Synthetic down is laundering unlike real down it is low maintenance and easy to wash. Another alternative is a cotton duvet, which is a 100% cotton fill and shell. Cotton does not provide a light feeling. If you like something heavy then this could be for you. A cotton duvet breathes so they are good for warm weather.

Whichever duvet you choose, you can remember that you’ll never have to struggle in making up the bed.



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