If you've found yourself reaching to top up the SPF even when popping out on your lunch break for a quick hour's fresh air, you'll know spring is finally here.
And nothing says spring more than getting home when it's still light, although, you may've found yourself returning to a house littered with fluffy dark throws, heated blankets and portable heaters shoved into a corner.... It's time to do some spring cleaning and re-decorating my friend.
Cleaning and clear-outs can be the last thing you feel like doing after a long day's work, but with the sun spurring you on and BBQs to host, there's no time like the present.
And if you needed a bit of motivation to bribe yourself to get the job done, popping a few additional bits in the basket while you're picking up the bleach and sprays can be a good way to go about it.
There's one pattern which can instantly up-spring your house so look no further than stripes. And with pink and cream guaranteed to add a spring in your step even when you have to drag the hoover around, Sainsbury's Habitat reversible duvet bedding set has you covered - literally.
See the set here:
The name of it alone is enough to sell it to you, the bedding set is literally called the "Habitat Summer Haze Stripe Pink Bedding Set".
Fresh, fun, but not straying too far from your comfort zone that it won't go with anything else in your bedroom, the duvet set features muted blossom pink and white stripes on one side.
On the reverse you'll find more stripes in a more muted beige tone with cream stripes.
With a 144 thread count, made of 52 percent polyester and 48 percent cotton, the duvet cover is sure to keep you snug but also cool as the weather warms.
The set includes one duvet cover and two pillowcases - so no faffing trying to rifle through Sainsbury's aisle to find matching.
And wait until you see the price tag.
It comes in double, queen and king sizes. Oh and machine washable and suitable for tumble drying? And at £20 all in? Get in my basket.
And don't just take our word for it either, the duvet set coming in with an average review on Habitat's website of an impressive 4.6 stars.
One user said: "Lovely colour bedding and very good quality."
"So pleased with the quality of this duvet cover. Better than other covers I have bought from other well known stores. Will definitely buy from Habitat again for other bed wear," another added.
A third resolved: "Gorgeous fresh bed linen at an unbeatable price."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves! And if you're loving stripes so much in the bedroom you want to pop them in other places in the house too, how about this cute cushion too?
Poppy Bilderbeck is a London-based freelance writer, formerly a senior journalist at LADbible Group. She specialises in writing about topics many find taboo from death to sex parties. Alongside championing mental health awareness, she loves to natter about all things TV and film too. Since taking the plunge into freelancing in January she’s been lucky enough to write for The Times, Cosmopolitan UK, Daily Express, FOODbible and Tyla. When she’s not bashing her keyboard with a ferocity branded as ‘slightly alarming’ by a former co-worker or chatting with Viggo Mortensen or Sherwood Brown - a man who survived death row for 23 years - you can find her performing spoken word poetry, acting herself or working with some amazing charities such as Words Matter and the Raphael Rowe Foundation.
