Blooming scatter cushions

washbasin for me too
I expect I am a pleb too, or perhaps it's the part of the country we come from annsixty

I should have said that I agree with pollyperkins that we are all different and that's what makes life interesting. If people want extra cushions, bed strips, cuddly toys, ornaments everywhere, frills and swags on curtains, etc. in their homes I don't think it is anybody else's business but theirs.

Wash basin for me. Just always have. A pleb I expect.

What a fuss about a few cushions! ? I totally agree with pollyperkins.

I like bare.

Sinks?

I remember scatter cushions as about 12 inches square, and literally for scattering artistically about the place, not really big enough for anything else. I have 5 inherited from previous owners on a window seat in our bedroom. Thought about getting rid of them but it looks a bit bare without them.

I love them and have loads of them

thing

I call the bathroom sink the bathroom sink too. I don't like the word basin, except for baking; no idea why but 'sink' is a much more satisfying word. Is it a geographical thin calling a bathroom sink a sink?

It is a sink anyway. The water sinks away.

Just looked them both up. Basin derives from an Old French word, sink from Old English. Preference explained. I do like the directness of sink.

Of course I've got a dressing room kitty ? as if.
Personally I rarely go in my bedroom during the day. I get dressed first thing dependant on whether I'm going out. If I have 'bits' to do first I either potter in my dressing gown or wear an apron.

Who knew that about those cloth strips chrishappy But I wouldn't dream of putting my shod feet on a bed ...
DH just about tolerates cushions on the downstairs setttees .But he would get annoyed with any on our bed IME most men dislike cushions...

Do none of you go into your bedrooms to change during the course of the day? I usually dress in scruffs until I'm going out and then I have to go up and change.

I expect you all have dressing rooms - now that's pretentious!!

polly I gave away all my cuddly toys and told my family to stop buying them for me. For years I owned just one and it lived in the wardrobe (sentimental value). Then three of them appeared during that one holiday in 2005. They're a reminder of one of our best holidays, but thankfully no more have appeared.

Just scatter them on the floor (not where you might trip over them when you have to get up in the night to pay a visit)

We got two 'free' cushions with each of our new sofas - they will probably end up as seats for the DGC! They are quite large and annoying me already

But we are all different. Thats what makes life interesting!

Absolutely nina - im with her there. Cant stand cuddly toys in the bedroom either (except for a child) sorry Wilma and Kitty. My DH would be very scathing if I had any! And i call the thing in the bathroom the wash basin. The Sink is in the kitchen!!

Have just discussed this with D her comment
"You put them on the bed when you make it in the morning and you don't see them again until you chuck them off at night, so why?"

I agree with Indinanas post at 10.37. I just cant see the point of them especially in a private house. In hotels we always fold the strip of cloth upand put it on a chair or on top of the wardrobe with all the cushions. If we wAnt to sit up in bed we use the pillows. But I do like cushions on the sofa and chairs downstairs as they support my back - ive got short legs. Also they look nice in a more public room.

They look pretty but to have to fight your way into bed and find somewhere to put the B cushions so you don't trip over them if you have to get up in the night drives me mad.

It's particularly difficult to store them if you only have a small single bedroom.

I like cushions on the bed,also have a beautiful bedspread. It just makes the bed so inviting and cosy looking,it takes 20 seconds to take them off at night and 20 seconds to put them back in the morning

I also share my bed with Minnie Mouse, a polar bear and a monkey. All are escapees from the parks when we went on holiday to Florida. They just appeared in our apartment and I had to bring them home with me, in case they'd get into trouble for running away.

I call the bathroom sink the bathroom sink. Don't think I've ever called it a basin.

kitty

(GD1 sounds lovely btw)

I use cushions to prop up if I'm reading or unwell, I like to feel snug when under the weather. The strips on beds in hotels are for a purpose,Many people myself included relax on the bed to watch TV or just rest before changing for dinner, the strips are to prevent scuff or polish marks from shoes or boots marking the duvet cover