Crawling out from under your electric blanket in the morning is hard.  Heading out to face a blustery winter day when you wake up cold can be near impossible.  Make sure your bed is ready for frosty weather this year by picking up some quality bedding and furniture.

When it comes to sleeping in winter, a warm pair of pyjamas will only get you so far.  For the coldest of nights, I recommend investing in sheets made from flannel or polar fleece.  Chances are, if you’re shopped for sheets before you’ve heard a lot about thread count.  Common wisdom suggests that a higher thread count equals a higher quality product, but this doesn’t always prove to be the case.  The best course of action is to feel a variety of sheets in a reputable bedding store before making a purchase.  Shopping only online can produce good purchases, but beware – a high thread count sheet with a low price tag often proves too good to be true.  Still, flannel or polar fleece sheets, coupled with a down comforter, will be more than enough to keep you toasty through the night.

A cheaper alternative to this combination, however, is a duvet.  Duvets are similar to comforters in that they’re traditionally filled with down or feathers, but they’re unique in that they’re used as a single covering.  Because of this, it’s important to choose a duvet thick enough to keep you covered in the coldest of weather.  These can be tricky to come by, but if you have good insulation and heating in your home a duvet (with a quality duvet cotton set) can be a great buy.

Finally, your sleep is only going to be as good as the bed you lie in, so make sure it’s a good one.  An oak storage bed looks great and gives you plenty of space to store your extra bedding.  Duvets in particular are easy to store and can be folded without problem.  Make sure you choose an appropriate size frame (I’m talking to you Mr. “Just-Out-Of-Uni-With-A-Twin-Bed”) and as always, top it off with a quality bed spring and mattress.  It’s your bed, after all, and you deserve to sleep like a king.

Did you know?

In Australia, a down quilt or duvet is often referred to as a “doona”.

-Jeff O.

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