Is a down filled duvet worth the £££s?

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I have an attic bedroom with no roof insulation, just old slates, and I wake up practically frozen to the bed.

Toying with the idea of a down filled duvet and have seen some for £50 in tkmaxx.

Will it be worth the money and keep me warm?

Wool!
We hace a mid weight Baavet. It’s fabulous. I imagine a heavyweight one would kept you toasty in an uninsulared attic. Not cheap, but they hace a clearance section in their website.

(When I lived in an uninsulated, I heated attic, I kept warm by having a single beds a tall, unsuitable bf!. This may not be the most practical solution, but it was fun while it lasted ).

Ah. I see you got a wool one in the end!

Electric blanket x

Haha @BikeRunSki I was trialling this with much younger and very unsuitable fwb but he won't stay over now as he's cottoned on to the fact that my bedroom is too cold! Bless him he skulks off back to his nice warm bedroom at his parents house where he can put on pyjamas and be woken up by his Mum with a cup of tea

I recently bought some 'teddy bear' fitted sheets and they are lovely combined with a brushed cotton duvet cover. (When I was a kid I am sure brushed cotton was referred to as 'wincyette!) Before I got the new bottom sheets, I just laid a large teddy bear throw beneath me. This was really cosy. Dunelm has a huge range in every colour.

Definitely a wool one. We've a 2nds from Baavet, couldn't see the fault (supposedly dirty marks). If it's chilly I suggest go up a duvet size so you can overhang the bed or tuck it in round each of you.

I love my goose down duvet. It’s like sleeping in a warm cloud. John Lewis down is ethically sourced.

If your room is really cold then hanging a layer of sheets under the tiles (drawing pin them to the joists) will make a difference, as would getting a large tent or gazebo set up around your bed

You'll love your new duvet. I've worn socks in bed for the last 15 years as my feet were always freezing! I don't need to wear them now, my toes are toasty.

Do wool duvets drape well? I like the way down drapes, rather than polyester.

So how does one source down ethically?

Definitely not worth it for the suffering of the birds it comes from. And whoever thinks there's such a thing as "ethically-sourced down" needs a serious reality check. Look at Viva!'s website if you want to know the truth.

I second the brushed cotton sheets they are lovely. Down pillows and duvets stink, my mum and dad have them and when I stay with the kids they give us their bed. I can still smell it of our hair for a long time afterwards, always need to wash the smell out. I've also got 2 down cushions on my couch and they smell, not quite as bad as the bedding though.

Get a teddy fleece duvet set. They look SO COSY

The smell and my poor sinuses! I hate hotels with down pillows or duvets. I’m mildly allergic and struggle breathing with them. So, there’s that.

Brushed cotton bedding & a feather duvet from Ikea, its beautifully heavy - all in squares so it doesn't all end up at the bottom of the bed.

When do ever see a chilly sheep? Buy wool

Absolutely yes but only ethically sourced down.

I buy my down duvets from Soak and Sleep (formerly Duvet and Pillow warehouse). Their website says that the down is a by product of the meat industry and no live plucking takes place.

When these duvets have had it, I will investigate wool ones.

I have a down duvet and coupled with my fleecy sheets, my bed in winter is always toasty. I love getting into bed on these chilly evenings. Mind you, it's tough getting up for work!

Down is not washable, allegedly dry clean only and never the same again afterwards.

I've never had any issues washing our down pillows/duvets in the machine at home and tumble drying with tennis balls (until we got a superking now the duvets don't fit). They come out just as fluffy as they ever were. A mattress topper will also help you keep warm, you can get them in down, wool or memory foam and they really do keep you cosy

You can't get ethical down. They literally pick the feathers off birds. Google it.

Our feather duvet is v warm - bought ages ago before I realised there were issues with live plucking.

It is two duvets that pop together if needed. We never need to use both together though as would suffocate! Just the heavier of the two is enough for winter.

Dry clean seasonally and always good as new.

i don't know about bedding, but Patagonia have started using recycled down in their down jackets. Their ethical credentials are superb.