Okay I’ll admit it! I’ve shared my home with cats for most of my adult life and of course they sleep on the bed, especially in winter. I tend to favor patterned bedding, preferably with several colors. I recently took home a new duvet cover (yes, we linen store employees do get great discounts and sometimes even free samples).
This Yves Delorme pattern has a small khaki and cream background print, overlaid with large realistic looking blue, orange and green peacock feathers.
When I put it on the bed, one of the cats jumped up to investigate. Betty Boop is a two-year-old tortoise shell, who is crazy about anything feathered. Toys with feathers are her favorites and if she hears a bird, she rushes to the window. Once on the bed, she froze and stared, then carefully walked around, patting the center of each feather to see if they were real!
When she had satisfied herself that she couldn’t chew them or chase them, she curled up and went to sleep. Her orange, brown, black and cream mottled fur blends in like camouflage and I don’t have to fuss over the way my bedroom looks.
Great story! I used to have a beautiful little Tortoiseshell as well and your photo brings back happy memories.
I’m craving a white bed and have been considering a white linen duvet cover. But, I do have a one year old Siamese who loves to leap around and play on the bed. Of course, I’ve encouraged him to play there because I have an old down blanket that I knew I was going to replace
Hope I can find one that my little fur kid won’t destroy!
Thanks!