Resolution: have a new bed makeover for your new year

Give your bed a makeover with a DS Designs quilt for Sarita Handa.

Have you spent a third of your decorating budget on your bed? You spend a third of your life sleeping, so why not?

Make it your New Year's resolution to spend more time thinking about your bed. If your mattress is lacking, get a new one (see below for a nifty holiday sale that will pamper your wallet). If your bed is tired, freshen it up with new linens and bedding.

I had the joy of working in publishing with a young woman, a gifted designer who broke away from our industry ten years ago to follow her dream of making special quilts. Today, Denyse Schmidt Quilts is the gold standard, and you can't go wrong by checking out her complete product line. Use Denyse's quilts and pillows to add strong design, confident color, and homespun hand-made texture to your bed. Change quilts with the seasons to get a fresh look and honor the place where you'll be spending so much of your life.

Holiday Bed Sale: I wanted to let you know about a large Sleep Number Sale! If you really like the feel of a memory foam mattress, Select Comfort has a great sale for you that starts December 26. For the first time ever, the Sleep Number Memory Foam Bed will be on sale at 50% off. They've never offered this kind of discount on their higher-end Sleep Number beds.

Starting Friday, December 26, through January 11, 2009, Select Comfort is offering 50% off all sizes of the Sleep Number Memory Foam Bed. It's the only memory foam bed with Sleep Number adjustability and has a three inch layer of slow response memory foam that conforms to and cradles your body for ultimate comfort.

AOL Health's fitness blogger Fitz Koehler recently said that "Out of all of the products I've ever recommended for healthy living, the Sleep Number Memory Foam Bed by Select Comfort takes the top prize for best investment in your health." 

• In a recent study more than 50% of participants said they prefer the Sleep Number Memory Foam Bed over their current memory foam mattress.
• In a test simulating 2.5 years of wear, a leading memory foam bed saw more than 50 % change in its support firmness while the Sleep Number Memory Foam Bed only saw a 2% change of its support firmness.
• Recent bed testers said the adjustability of a Sleep Number setting can allow for easier movement compared to a leading memory foam bed.

There are three ways to order: (1) Visit any Select Comfort store, 2) Call 1-888-580-9597, or (3) Go online to the Sleep Number site. The sale ends January 11, 2009. For the latest Sleep Number deals, follow SleepNumberSara on Twitter.