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@gmad - Check out what Dan has done over at Manhattan Nest! http://manhattan-nest.com/2011/02/01/god-wants-me-to-thrift/

I'm English and the standard for bedding over here is bottom sheet, duvet cover and pillowcases. The sheet on the mattress, the pillows in the pillowcases and the duvet in the duvet cover. I have a down duvet (or quilt, or comforter or whatever else it may be called) and that gets a trip to the cleaner once a year, and an air on the clothes line once a month. If I had a bigger washer/dryer, I would wash it every couple of months. The duvet cover, sheet, and pillowcases get changed and laundered every 2 weeks. I also have padded pillowcase protectors and a quilted mattress topper that get laundered a couple of times a year. I think that is pretty much standard here in Blighty. As for temperature, it rarely is an issue in the UK, but some folks change their duvets for different togs (heavier or lighter) in the summer or winter, and others keep a blanket thrown over the end of the bed.

As for soap, I like a bit of everything. I like bar soap in the shower and use l'occitaine, and my husband uses shower gel. I have liquid soap by sinks in the bathroom, but provide a fresh new bar soap to guests. As for cleaning, where I live we have very hard water, so I'd be scrubbing the shower due to this before the 'soap scum' (what a horrid phrase) ever became a problem. Incidentally, I use a 'daily shower spray' made by Method after each shower, so neither has really ever caused me problems!

Wow, I've seen fixies on the wall before, but never a Dutch bike! I likey! :-)