Well of course I enquired within, and before you knew it I had kindly been given new ownership of it :) Lovely friends I have it has to be said. When I got it home, I couldn't wait to make a little soft mat for inside to keep him all cosy warm. Then, I dragged out all my bestest fabrics and took ages to decide with one to use to make his mat. He is a boy, he can't have florals I thought, but then I LURVE florals, so yes he can. He is a boy so he can't have pinks and reds I thought, but I LURVE pinks and reds. So anyway to cut the choosing fabric story short, I was going to go for a pretty Cath Kidston design and then thought as I have the new Rosali curtains from Ikea ( much better quality than the thin ones that were available years ago ) his new mat would co-ordinate with those. I just love my Rosali duck egg fabric and would so love to have a whole bolt of it. Perfect for upholstery and really hard wearing. Yes may get a little dirty here and there but can simply chuck the soft mat in the washing machine and there you are....
I double wadded it and is so comfy, I could almost climb in and sleep there myself....
Oh yes, very cosy. I wanted to give him a more boy-ish look on one side at least, and think the red gingham just perfect....
Of course the proof is in the pudding, so got my little man to test it out....
Do you think he likes his new bed?
Oh yes I think so. And I think he sits just perfectly at home on a bed of florals don't you? And as for the Cath Kidston collar that I had been searching ages for, I found one in store and looks just adorable on him....
Now all we need to do is keep him in there, he does seem to wander onto *proper* beds at times it has to be said ;)
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