By Leslie Linsley

Author of “Nantucket Island Living” (Monicelli)

For a good night’s sleep, nothing beats crisp, luxurious sheets. January is traditionally white sale month and the perfect time to treat yourself to a little TLC. The Bed and Bath Department is well stocked with those beautiful linens that everyone covets. Start the New Year with a bedroom, and bath makeover - quick, easy, and enormously satisfying. Take stock of your linen closet and make your bedroom and bath as luxurious an oasis as possible with new towels and lovely, elegant bedding. It’s effortless to create a new look with patterns or colors, although I find it hard to veer away from pure white, ivory and cream – so soothing at the end of the day. I can’t think of anything more uplifting than a sumptuous new down comforter or duvet cover in snowy white. New bed pillows are guaranteed to add to the comfort factor. Don’t overlook the guest bedroom. For color you can’t go wrong with blue and white. It is the most beautiful and never tiresome color scheme, reflecting the natural beauty of the island. 

When did you last buy a mattress? Making over your bedroom from the bottom up is so easy and Michael Flanagan, Manager in the Home Furnishing Department, is crazy about the exquisite rugs he bought for his department. You can’t miss them piled high on display. He says, “They are beautifully made from woven natural material and the colors are soft and sensuous and a great way to introduce color, texture, pattern and elegance into a white or soft-hued room. 

Maybe you remember my signature Nantucket Name pillows from my former store at Zero India St. Now I love seeing them in different sizes and colors on the beds and sofas in the Home Furnishings Department of Marine. It’s the easiest way to refresh your living room if you’re not quite ready for a complete makeover. And if your bedroom could use a refresh with paint, I love Benjamin Moore’s Cedar Key, a nice soft greige that’s a cross between gray and beige with a bit of attitude.

If you have old photo albums (remember those?), sort through photographs from past generations, choose a selection to have matted and framed. Black and white photos look good in silver, black or white frames for grouping on a bedroom or bathroom wall. Family photos belong in private places, not spread all over the house. It’s winter and time to hibernate in style.