Choosing the right bed linen is a guarantee of comfortable nights in addition to a carefully decorated bedroom. Pro advice on how to choose your bed linen set precisely, trendy shopping for the most beautiful duvet covers of the moment, focus on the recommended materials and discover our special bed linen file.
In a bedroom, bed linen is not only part of the décor of the room. Depending on its material, size, and look, it guarantees quality sleep and comfortable nights. Available in an infinite number of colours, colours and patterns, the bed linen is defined as much by its look as by its choice of noble materials that are pleasant to the touch.
HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR BED LINEN?
Choosing the right bed linen requires knowing your tastes in terms of comfort but also your budget. Natural materials or synthetic materials, bed linen exists in different materials and not all have the same advantages...
Cotton bed linen is certainly the most common bed linen in French rooms. The best material in terms of quality, cotton has the advantage of being comfortable and durable. It comes in several versions thanks to different types of weave. Cotton percale bed linen thus offers a much softer and more pleasant touch for sleeping. It is also very resistant to the years. More expensive but just as of quality, cotton satin bed linen combines comfort to the touch and beauty of its rendering. This bed linen has a shiny effect that can enhance the sleeping area.
Another way to gain comfort and warmth above all: is flannel bed linen. This type of bed linen guarantees warmth and softness all night long. Ideal for colder seasons. If flannel is doing well for the winter bedside, linen bed linen offers great arguments for playing the ideal bed linen in summer and winter. A natural material, linen is thermoregulating. It has the gift of keeping warm in winter and cooling in summer. Be careful, however, washed linen is more appreciable as a sheet or duvet cover because several washes will have made its apparent roughness disappear. Finally, cotton gauze is enjoying a real revival of interest thanks to its embossed appearance that gives a feeling of room temperature.
SHEET OR DUVET COVER: HOW TO CHOOSE?
Bed linen collects roles. First of all, it protects the bedding, guarantees comfort and warmth during your sleep and last but not least: it fully participates in the atmosphere of the room. The first essential purchase of bed linen: is the fitted sheet. It insulates and protects the mattress and provides extra comfort. It is obviously chosen according to the size of the mattress. Then comes two options: the flat sheet and the duvet cover. Some can't stand sleeping with a duvet. They will choose a flat sheet of a warm and comfortable material, flannel and satin as a priority for serene nights. This flat sheet will obviously be chosen according to the size of the mattress.
Others will prefer the obvious and cosy warmth of a beautiful duvet to wrap themselves in. Again, it will be chosen according to the mattress. You will also have to take into account your nocturnal movements so as not to run out of duvets! Prefer a 240 x 220 duvet for a double bed so that you can enjoy a nice drop of at least 30 cm on each side of the bed. There are several types of duvets: synthetic, microfiber, duck down, goose down... Chilly or not at all, you need to know yourself to choose the ideal duvet: special winter duvet, light duvet or the 4-season duvet that can be unzipped in particular. The same goes for the shape of the duvet cover, a detail that can save you a little time daily... or lose it! The bottle-shaped duvet cover, also known as the chimney shape, is made up of flaps that are housed under the mattress and save considerable time when changing your bed linen. Another shape, another possibility: the duvet cover with buttons or a zipped duvet cover that prevents the duvet from moving too much.
PILLOWCASE AND BOLSTER CASE: HOW TO CHOOSE?
It is still only a matter of taste when it comes to comfort. The presence of a pillow or bolster, or both, guarantees sleep quality and comfort throughout the night. Unlike the pillow, the bolster is not essential in a bed. Placed at the head of the bed, this long tube-shaped cushion completes the comfort of everyone's pillow in a double bed. When sitting, it is particularly recommended as a lumbar support for reading in bed, watching television or having breakfast. Finally, it brings a more elegant appearance to the bed when it is made. But nothing beats the presence of the pillow in a bed. The pillow exists in many shapes: square, rectangular, ergonomic or shape memory... Each of these types of pillows has its own specificity.
In addition to the shape and filling, you still have to take care to choose the best material for your pillowcase. The material is as important for sleep comfort as it is for the quality of the skin for some. Soft, light and comfortable, the cotton pillowcase appears to be a good quality-price choice. The cotton percale pillowcase offers a more neat appearance and allows you to gain an interesting feeling of freshness depending on the season. But the silk pillowcase seems the best in every way despite its higher-than-average price. Elegant to the eye, light to the touch, and comfortable for sleep, it is known for its thermoregulation capabilities. With it under your head, no excessive sweating at night.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR BED LINEN TRENDS FOR 2024?
The 2024 decorating trends invade the bedroom to gently wake up the bed linen. In 2024, duvet covers and pillowcases will give pride of place to natural materials, warm colours and elegant patterns... More than ever, bed linen is more careful than ever to combine aesthetics and ethics, with eco-responsibility in the line of sight. Sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers are using natural materials such as cotton (ideally organic), linen and hemp this year. As for shades, it is the terracotta and its string of warm nuances that dominate on the bedroom side. Deep green comes in second place to sublimate the nights. Finally, if natural patterns continue to dress bed linens, small checks and stripes, mini and maxi versions, continue to make their way into our bedrooms.