the blanket post

My long ago promised blanket post has finally arrived. I love a good blanket to snuggle up under on a cold day.  I am one of those weird people who prefers to keep the heat low and layer on the clothes and blankets.  I don't know why.  I guess I have a very romanticized view of winter.

Picture 1, 2, 3

My favorite of all blankets is the Hudson's Bay style blanket, as seen above. They fit my winter dreams of cozy cabins with fireplaces, Christmas trees, and snowy days spent on the ski slopes.  Sigh.

I also love chenille blankets and pillows.  They somehow remind me of grandmothers and little kids all rolled into one.  I think they would be fun in crazy colors. I know throwing the pillow in here is kind of cheating in a blanket post, but I honestly couldn't find a good picture of a chenille blanket.

Swans Island makes gorgeous wool blankets and scarves.  Granted they're a bit out of my price range, but I think they're gorgeous and I love looking at them whenever I see them in local shops.   Their sheep are raised and sheered in Maine and the blankets are custom spun in Vermont. Aren't they beautiful?

Brahms Mount, another Maine company, also makes beautiful blankets.  They make some of wool, others linen, and still more in cotton.  They're gorgeous and available in many colors and patterns, including my favorites: houndstooth and herringbone.

Now, of course, Design*Sponge had to go and beat me to this post...although their post was more about throws than blanket blankets.  It's definitely worth checking out, nonetheless.  I decided I'd copy them and add a collage of some of my favorite throws...without the $100 price limit:

Properly Patterned Throw
$148 - anthropologie.com
Anthropologie »

Bobble-Knit Throw | Pottery Barn
$99 - potterybarn.com

Cable-Knit Throw | Pottery Barn
$79 - potterybarn.com

IKEA PS STOFF
$20 - ikea.com

Dash & Albert Rug Company » Spinnaker Woven Cotton Throw
$58 - dashandalbert.com

Pine Cone Hill » Chunky Knit Mist Throw
$128 - pineconehill.com

Carnival Throw in Aqua (Geometric Pattern, Throws) | Room Furnishing...
$140 - companyc.com

Brown Mohair Throw Blanket - Layla Grayce
$160 - laylagrayce.com




I added these from Polyvore, so it conveniently posted where they're from and the price! How cool is that? Anyway, I'm off to make one last batch of cinnamon rolls before the season's over.  We have some guests this weekend who mentioned that they chose our b & b because of the picture of cinnamon rolls on our website.  I don't want to disappoint!