As a kid, the bed my younger sister and I shared always had a Chenille spread. The bedspreads--several over the years--were actually pretty ratty looking, especially after being handed down first from our parents, and then from our older sister before ever reaching our room, but they still looked great to us. We loved them.
They were soft, fluffy, and luxurious feeling. We took turns wrapping the spread around us and pretending to be princesses, queens, or just elegant ladies going out for tea.
Later, as an adult, I once found a couple of twin sized Chenille spreads and bought them for my daughters beds, but couldn't find a full-sized one. After a long while, I gave up looking, figuring that companies had just stopped manufacturing them.
A couple of years ago, I found one for sale on eBay and snatched it up, even though with shipping it was far more expensive than most bedspreads I could have bought locally, but it was CHENILLE. Who cared if it was well-used by the previous owners, and smelled a bit dusty from years of storage in somebody's attic?
Unfortunately, my eBay spread was even older than the ones our parents had passed down to my sister and me, and it had lost much of its appeal by the time it reached my bed. It did have lovely colored flowers in the center though and made a great conversation piece to discuss with my grandchildren who loved to spend time playing monopoly in the middle of Grandma and Grandpa's bed. Regretably, it had a short life.
Recently, I ran across a company that sold "new" Chenille bedspreads. I emphasize the word, new, because I had never had a new one before. The new ones come in white, blue, or pink, are 100% cotton- tufted chenille and have a floral medallion design in the center. Best of all, even the King sized model was less than $70.If you, like me, have times of longing for a reminder of, "The Good Old Days," check out AmeriMark by clicking the picture below and see if they don't have something you just can't live without.
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