There’s something about our living and bedrooms that influence our emotions. It wouldn’t be very wrong to say they have their own energy. It could be the color of the draperies, a ray of soft light or even the texture of wood. This mixture of simple elements can radiate a sense of joy, confidence and more than anything else… a feeling of homeliness.

While researching this idea, I found visionbedding.com, that has products that do precisely the same–enhance the relaxed feel of your home with their range of photo blankets and photo pillows. Imagine the warmth of snuggling into bed with a blanket dyed with your favorite photo or digital picture.

The technology used is most modern and does not affect the fabric while guaranteeing softness and the pictures never fade. The personalized picture blankets maintain an amazing ‘real-life’ clarity even after washing (machine washable) like everyday clothes. The photo blanket features soft microsuede top with a plush polar fleece bottom.

The site has facilities to design your own picture blanket online with its photo tool that enables uploading and cropping your photos. Other options include adding a border (you choose its color and size), a choice of 13 blanket colors and the company will add any text you’d like on the blanket for free. The layout can be a single picture, or 4, 9, 12 or 16 pictures dyed on a single blanket.

And then you also have photo pillows to complete the picture (pun unintended). Produced Using the same technology as the photo blankets, the pillows offer the same comfort, style and intimacy. You can also design your own pillow online and make it picture perfect. 

A photo throw pillow, offered in 18″ x 18″, is nicely stuffed and can be an excellent piece of decor for the living room. The front of pillow is soft microsuede and the back is a plush polar fleece. Picture layout options include the full front of the pillow or you may choose to have four pictures.

Then there is also the photo pillow sham, which measures 28″ x 19″ which fits most regular sized pillows. You may opt to have one picture on the entire pillow sham, or 4 or 12 pictures.

Now, while the photo blankets and the pillows can add warmth to your living,perhaps an equally good idea is cutomize them as gifts for friends and family, especially to mark weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions. They would make extraordinary gifts, to be remembered, cared for and cherished forever… as gifts from the heart are meant to be.