Replacing our 'New' Bed

 We got our new bed in the year 2000! I still refer to it as our new bed. The mattress is still the same but it's like us, knackered! 

. I've extended its life somewhat with memory foam mattress toppers but I think it is now desperate for a change. 

Anyway, we went with a company called Sueno based in Wakefield. I did want to just get a bed like a Premier Inn Bed and you can buy them. 

But we went with Sueno. They are an online company. Our Son had bought one from them two years ago and had no complaints. 

So we dithered over the headboards. We couldn't agree anyway I let the HG have the final say and we ordered it. It's got wings! 

So Saturday was delivery day. And it was a day of me stalking the bed's journey. It went all the way up to the Highlands of Scotland. Back down through Perth and then Glasgow and finally here at 5.15pm. The photos are out of order and go bottom to top but it was a great tracker system. 

I knew it was going to be a snug fit. We knew this from getting the old one out! 

We have a massive bedroom, it's at least 13m long by 15m wide - or 14m - it's longer and wider than a standard roll of carpet like huge. But the world's smallest staircase! Anyway, the wings that had caused much angst when choosing- had to come off. As did part of the overstairs cupboard extension! Thank goodness the HG was here. He was going out with his old school friends for 7pm and originally the bed was coming 6.30-9.30pm 

It would have to have been left in the dining room for him to sort. 

Anyway, the delivery lads were amazing and we all breathed in a bit and up it went by a whisker! I absolutely recommend them.

The base wasn't so bad because its two singles bolted together and they managed to squish and pull the mattress up too. 

It is lovely. However, Hindsight and all that. Why did we not decorate and get new carpet before we got the new bed?? 

Oh well. I think it was urgent for the bed to save our backs and joints. I loved my bedroom when it was first done. Not I want to paper to match the tiles on the fireplace - oatmeal with a splash of colour - it ties in with the oak wardrobes and the winged headboard ties in with the slate fireplace. 

Lovely bewinged headboard that I thought was old fashioned but it's grown on me. 

Plenty 

Of storage space to hide a dead body or two.

I bought some lovely new bedding - fitted sheets from a company called 'Rise and Fall' which are labelled with the short side because in the history of making the bed I always always always get it wrong first time. I also bought a lovely luxury thread count duvet cover in the M&S sale. It's cool and smooth. It's also pale bloody grey - it's now pale grey with Bluebell Prints! I will pop my beautiful scrappy quilt made by Pam in Wales ( I do miss her blogs ) on to save it a bit! 

Rightyo, I'm going to have my coffee, with a chapter of my audio book and make a start on this before work. 

Work is very challenging at the moment. Very, very challenging. Today I am also going to the funeral of a lovely friend, not much older than me, who I worked with for years. She did the job I do and she had a heart attack. I am 100% convinced, work played its part in that. I love my job, I am damned good at it, but most days I plot my way out of 

Anyway, please do at least one nice thing for yourself today annd one good for you thing and I hope it's something good for tea. 

My coffee and jigsaw is my nice thing , I've topped up my vitamin and magnesium and fish oil tablet dispenser which is my good for me thing and tea is yroast gammon with them posh knobbly new potatoes and salad. 

And probably a slice of this beauty. Recipe next time.