Things to Know Before Dressing Your Bed

1.  Quality of the beddings:  Thread count – refers to the number
of fibers woven together in one-square-inch of fabric.  It is a
gauge most people use to guide them on what kind of cotton bedding
to buy, although it’s very important, it’s not the only factor to
consider when purchasing a set of sheets. To dispel the myth: the
maximum number of yarns that can be weaved into an inch of fabric
is about 310 threads, so when the sheets have a very high yarn count,
most of the time double yarns are being used, but the end result is a
stiffer and heavier sheets. The keys to a beautiful soft lightweight
sheet are the finishing, yarn size, fiber count and the feel of the fabric.
Most cotton fabric that is above 250 with supreme finishing will be soft and
comfortable. Buy what you feel comfortable against your skin is quite a good gauge.

2.  Price – when it comes to bedding, higher prices don’t make things nicer,
however, your bed would be the one place where you should always buy what you
like and what feels good to you, let’s say if you spend $1200 per bedding and
you use it daily for 3 years, you are spending $400 yearly for something that
you use 8 hours everyday, which will make you sleep well, create the mood for
your bedroom.  Spend a little more for quality bedding, handcrafted with care;
you really do get what you pay for.

3.  Design:  what is your style?
a.  Since we spend a large part of our life in bed, they need to be comfortable,
extravagant and luxurious. Our bed rooms are sanctuaries; they carry us through
times of rest, dreams, passion and joy. So the important thing with acquiring
taste is to reflect your own personality, what colors make you happy, create your
own style, trends will come and go but you are an individual with your own likes
and dislike that take many years to change.
b.  Unlike your choice of furniture, by simply changing the bedding, the look and
feel of your bedroom can be renewed instantly; even the right throw pillow or throw
on the bed can serve as a design element that redefines a space.

4.  Understand the language of the bedding. It is important that everyone is on the
same page so that you don’t think you’re ordering one thing in actuality
getting another.
a.  The full/queen duvet cover is make for both full and queen comforter which will
fits full and queen bed.
b.  Comforter and duvet are both common terms for lush bed coverings filled with down,
feathers, cotton, wool, silk or poly.
c.  Duvets are made to be encased in a removable duvet cover –to protect the duvet
and keep it clean.

5.  Research the right type of comforter that you like.
6.  Take care of your bedding.  Always wash in cold water, use 1/2 of the detergent
recommended by the manufacturer, tumble dry low and avoid over-drying, press it while
it’s slightly damp.

7.  Buy extra sets of pillowcases: Extra sets of pillowcases will give you the option
of changing the pillowcases every few days to freshen up your bed, changing the
pillowcases frequently can also keep your face and hair cleaner. You will really feel
the difference on your face if you have the softest pillowcases.