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Step 1
Choose your duvet by the tog rating. Duvets all have specific tog ratings. This refers to the ability of the duvet to trap and hold warm air. Duvets filled with natural fibres have significantly better heat holding abilities than duvets filled with synthetic fibres. For this reason they need less filling to reach the same tog rating, so you cannot necessarily judge a duvet by its weight. All you need to know it the duvet’s tog rating, the higher tog rating the duvet has, the warmer it will be. For example a duvet with a 4.5 tog count is lightweight and will make a suitable summer duvet. A duvet with a tog rating between 9 and 10.5 togs is medium weight and suitable for spring and autumn. If you want a heavier duvet that is suitable for winter, then you need one with a tog rating of between 12 and 13.5 togs. You can also opt for a combination duvet. This consists of two separate duvets, usually a summer and a spring, which can be attached together to make a warm winter duvet, or use separately the rest of the year round.
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Step 2
Consider the range of filings for your duvet. Duvets that are filled with natural fillings like down feathers, and this makes them very soft. Because they are breathable they tend to hold warm better with out trapping cold pockets. They are also durable and tend to outlive duvets filled with synthetic fibers. The benefit of synthetically filled duvets is that they weigh less and they are also essential if you suffer from allergies. Usually a duvet filled with natural stuffing lasts around 25-30 years, whereas a synthetic one will only last around 10-12 years.
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Step 3
Take your time choosing a pillow. Choosing the right pillow is almost as important as choosing the correct mattress. Pillows filled with down will hold their shape and plumpness longer that foam filled pillows. They are also more comfortable to lie on because they conform to the shape of your head and neck. For greater firmness you need a pillow that is stuffed with the most feathers. Again, of you suffer from allergies you will need a pillow with synthetic filling. The best synthetic pillows are filled with latex foam.
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Step 4
Pillows come in various shapes and sizes so you can create layers on your bed to add to the effect and comfort. Small boudoir pillows, square pillows and cylindrical pillows can be very decorative and can also make you more comfortable when you are propped up in bed reading a book or watching television. Of course conventional rectangular pillows are essential for sleeping. Another good buy is a companion pillow- other that is shaped to fit around your body when you sitting up in bed.
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Step 5
Choose sheets for comfort. Cotton sheets are the most popular, though you may prefer a cotton/flannel mixture. Thread count per inch or TPI is an important factor to be considered while buying bed sheets. Sheets which have a lower thread count than 200 should not be used for regular daily use.
Comments
derbyka said
on 9/2/2008 Good info