Best Place To Buy Bed Linen [BEST]

If you're looking for quality, you can't go wrong with Brooklinen or Parachute bedding, both of which are well-made and well-priced thanks to their direct-to-consumer business models. For something a bit more budget-friendly, consider Target.

best place to buy bed linen

When it comes to choosing a cover, it mostly comes down to your temperature preference. A heavy-duty duvet insert in down or down alternative is the warmest option and can be made even warmer with extra blankets. A coverlet or quilt is a good option for hot sleepers, as is a lightweight duvet with a breathable cover made of linen or percale cotton.

January is the best month to buy bed sheets as many retailers offer deeply discounted merchandise after the holiday season. The beginning of the year is typically associated with renewal and change which makes it a perfect time to replenish the linen closet.

Bedding, and what the best sheets to buy are, depends largely on the time of year. Seasonality hugely affects your sleep, so it's a good idea to have a well stocked linen cupboard so you can sleep comfortably no matter the time of year. In the summer, a flat sheet is a lovely choice instead of a duvet for sleepers who run hot (we also recommend a good cooling pillow and mattress combination), though if you can't live without the latter we have a round up of the best duvets here. This gives you the comfort of coverage whilst remaining lightweight. We think high-quality linen, Egyptian cotton, or cotton percale are the best materials for this. If you don't want to have endless sheet sets in your house, then you always have the option to add a throw or blanket, in cashmere or wool, over the top of your flat sheet. If you're seeking comfort and a good night's sleep over all else, we do recommend buying good quality bedding for the softest finish.

What we're buying: Several of the House & Garden team own sheets from the 'Marseille' range in 600 thread-count cotton sateen. They are the company's best seller and feel like sinking into a cloud.

The best for valueJohn Lewis is a go-to for house essentials and their plain bedding sets are reliably good value. Handily, their sheets come in an enormous range of sizes, from single to king size to super king, so if you fall for a style or pattern you'll undoubtedly find it in the right size.

For high quality linenFor plain linen sets, The Linen Works is a simple, easy place to shop. With a small range of elegant, pale colours, it's easy to create a stylish and serene bed, and the linens also come with a 50 year guarantee, testament to the brand's faith in its wares.

What we're buying: Their mattresses are already one of our top picks and they also make a stylish sofa bed, and while you're there you should definitely pick up some of this lovely, 800-thread count 'Sandringham' bed linen. Crisp and cool, this is seriously smart bedding with a luxury hotel feel, and it's good value at 180 for a double set.

The best for patterned beddingFor seriously bright and patterned bedding on the high street (albeit at the pricier end), Anthropologie is the place to be. Perfect for teenagers' rooms, these bold designs will liven up any space and make the bed the centrepiece of the room.

The best for that hotel feelingThat luxurious feeling of slipping into a hotel bed can be recreated night after night with Soho Home's bedding collection. The fabrics and styles are the same ones used globally in their houses, so they are really special pieces.

What we're buying: What Soho Home does so well is understated luxury, for that reason, we'd plump for some crisp linen bedding in a neutral colour like cream. Their Luna Duvet Cover in cream would be a brilliant choice.

Preferences vary widely on the best finish for sheets. If you particularly like a crisp feel, opt for 'percale' fabrics - these are traditionally woven with a one-yarn-over, one-yarn-under method for a lightweight, matte finish. 'Sateen' fabrics expose more of the surface of the thread, with a three-yarn-over, three-yarn-under technique; this makes the sheets feel softer and silkier to the touch. Sateen bedding is also less likely to crease than percale sheets.

If you prefer an informal look, linen is the way to go. Made from the fibres of the flax plant, linen is stiffer in texture, though over time linen bedding will become incredibly soft. Linen bedding tends to be more breathable than most cotton weaves, so it's a popular choice for summer. It does crease very easily, but we think in a very attractive way. If you're thinking seasonally, you could opt for linen sheets in the warmer months, and then flannel bedding in the cooler ones. Flannel bedding is brushed on one or both sides of the surface to create a soft, cosy feel.

And of course, don't forget to consider how you want your bedding to look. There's a huge variety of colour and detailing out there to choose from. If your bedroom is quite masculine, soften it up with scallop-edged or frilly cotton sheets, or if you want a super-feminine feel then patterned bedding or a floral eiderdown will have a great effect. A classic pintuck Oxford border, or an embroidered line around the edge, will create that sophisticated hotel look, or opt for rumpled linen in a soft pastel shade if you prefer a more rustic look.

Pillowcases are well worth investing in, as much if not more so than your fitted sheet or mattress topper. Of course, from a luxury perspective, silk pillowcases are the best that money can buy. Mulberry silk and other forms of the material have long shown to deliver benefits to your skin and hair by reducing creases and pressure on skin. Even better, they are not nearly so impractical as they used to be, with many brands offering machine washable options (though they do recommend hand washing). If you find your face is often puffy in the morning, take stock of what pillowcase combination you're using. If you are sleeping on down pillows, try changing to a hypoallergenic filling. To read our guide to the best pillows head here.

We've rounded up the best places to buy bed linen and the best bed sheets here in the UK and further afield. So, whether you prefer rustic linens, crisp cotton or soft flannelette; bright colours or pretty patterns, we have created the perfect shopping list for your very best night's sleep.

The best in the business for silk beddingFor glorious, cool silk bedding, there is nowhere comparable to Gingerlily. All their pieces are designed in-house and crafted from pure long strand silk of only the finest quality. Sleeping on silk has a well known range of health benefits, too, so both your skin and hair will thank you for using this bedding.

Soak and Sleep's website plays host to a huge range of bedding, from pure mulberry silk, French linen, chalk pure hemp, Egyptian cotton and more. As a result, you could kit out your entire household's bedrooms in one fell swoop, whilst catering for everyone's different wishes and needs.

Once Milano are reviving traditional Venetian handcrafted linen, and their stylish bedding comes in a variety of rich, jewel-like shades with charming details, including monogramming. They also make delightful plain and patterned quilts, along with linens for the table and loungewear.

A genuinely great standby for all sorts of inexpensive homewares, we've long been fans of Zara Home's classic white bedlinen. The range often features embroidery and detailing that makes it look much more costly than it is, and there's also a highly cosy collection of flannel bedding for chilly winters.

What we're buying: Zara Home move fast, so their offering changes constantly. However, you're likely to find a toile, a floral print and some stonewashed linen at any given time. Each of them would be a lovely choice.

Few things make a home more inviting than crisp white linen, and this is the speciality at Cologne and Cotton. Whether you like your bedding patterned, embroidered, or clean and simple, you'll find something for you here, along with scented candles and elegant nightwear. There are branches in Marylebone, Kensington and Fulham as well as Cheltenham and Leamington Spa, and the serene shops are worth spending some time in.

Volga Linen offers a range of pure linen sourced from Europe and Russia, mostly in classic ivory with fine detailing, but with some colourful throws and crushed linen in bright hues added into the mix.

With spaces in Marylebone and Kings Cross, French homeware store Caravane is expanding its reach in the UK. It's a treasure trove of colourful, thoughtfully designed furniture and accessories, and the bedding, in trendy washed linen or smart piped cotton, is no exception.

Founded in 2017 from a garden shed deep in the West Sussex countryside, Piglet in Bed started out by offering unfussy, low maintenance bed linens that you won't shy away from using. Since then, the brand has expanded exponentially and now includes sleep and loungewear, tablecloths, napkins and more.

If you're in search of bedding for children's rooms (or whimsical adults' rooms), Lulu & Nat is a wonderful place to shop. Their pretty patterns also come on pyjamas, so you can coordinate your entire bedroom experience, and also tablecloths and napkins.

Many of us long for the luxurious feeling of a five-star hotel bedroom in our everyday lives, and as Frette linens dress the beds of some of the world's most prestigious hotels, this is the best place to start.

Tielle Love Luxury were set up as a retail brand by a leading supplier of linens to the hotel industry, and have created an easily navigable range of bedding in rising thread counts and muted colours. along with a wide range of duvets, pillows, towels and robes. There's something here for every budget.

What we're buying: Loaf offer a Lazy Linen range and a Lazy Cotton range, both of which are designed to look a little lived in. Both are excellent quality, so it simply comes down to whether you prefer cotton or linen. 041b061a72