Beautiful bedding - please educate me

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I want to have that kind of bedding that feels like you're lying on a cloud, luxurious and soft.

What kind of duvet do I need?
Where is best for bedding? What do I look for?

Please advise me, wise women!

It would probably be helpful to say what your budget is.

Yes, budget would be useful. I've got a brushed cotton duvet cover, which is really soft and warm in winter but I also get quite hot so use a summer fitted sheet for the mattress from John Lewis.
I also treated myself to a rather expensive 1000 thread count silk duvet cover which is lovely, BUT word of warning - it has also ruined any other bed sheets for me now, as it makes anything else feel like sleeping on newspaper

Oh sorry yes... I can spend whatever on the bedding, I don't have an upper limit budget.

For a duvet, my room is really warm all year round so I don't need something heavy. It's incredibly warm in summer and I sleep on top of the bed.

I've bought bedlinen from Dip&Doze and Soak&Sleep. I prefer the former, but it was more expensive. It's not a super-high thread count, but that means it's not too bad to iron. I iron all bed linen.While I much prefer my cotton sheets, I remember that it took a fraction of the time to iron polycotton bedlinen.

I try to avoid microfibres, polyester etc, but I have got the pretend down duvet and pillows from Soak&Sleep. If I were going to buy again, I might look at wool, but I do like what I have now. The duvet is a set of two. We've just put the winter one on and put away the summer one. Have tried the two buttoned together, but it is very, very warm.

I used to invest in 1000 thread count sheets, silk or wool and linen for the summer but in the last couple of years I found my winning combo:

bamboo sheets (summer)
simple Portuguese brushed cotton (winter)

Another Portuguese fan here for that perfect cool crisp cotton.

John Lewis feather/down duvets.
Down is more expensive than feathers, but lighter weight and more luxurious.

Could you name some Portuguese bed linen sites please ?

I agree with a pp that brushed cotton is the most comfortable for duvets, and bamboo is cooling.

Weighted blankets are a revelation too - I have one on top of the soft brushed cotton duvet right now and the whole sensation is lovely.

I've bought 2 duvets from the Lancashire cotton mill company. British made, 100% cotton cover and like a cloud.

In terms of bedding, I only like cotton, but the higher the thread count, the more of a bugger to get crease free.

The kids love Jersey or brushed cotton for a super soft feeling though.

Sorry, it was lancashire textiles.

I like a high thread count bottom sheet....never been as high as 1000. But you do have to iron them. Do you have a mattress topper? A feather one can be lovely for the sinking into bed feel.

The mattress is key rather than the duvet covers. Spending on a good mattress is a sound investment that does mean better sleep.
Look at the Vispring range.
Then a protective topper not necessarily hugely padded but can be. Needs to be pure cotton of high thread count and well fitted.
Good pillows are another essential.

Then a trip to White Company website to buy your lovely crisp bedding.
John Lewis do very reasonable duvets.

On your point about summer, I have a lovely 2 tog duvet for summer abs only change over to 4.5 tog in the winter. Game changer.

I also have a wool mattress topper which is v comfy.

I’ve bought from Dusk recently and would recommend. Good value too.

I have zero care about creases ect so I go for the highest thread count. My friends know I won’t sleep on less than 400...
mine at home is 1000, pure heaven.

Duck down duvet
Firm mattress with a memory foam topper - think though, ours is think like the old telephone books, so like floating on a cloud but doesn't engulf your like a full memory foam mattress

Agree it's not the duvet but the mattress. We have a sleep number bed with a memory foam topper. It's like sleeping on a cloud. We use high thread count cotton for summer and a brushed flannel for winter. Delightful.

We bought the cotton sheets from www.Brooklinen.com

Maybe try a really good quality mattress topper like this one, www.visionlinens.com/hotel-pure-luxury-synthetic-deep-fill-mattress-topper
and they also have some amazing duvets, www.visionlinens.com/hotel-pure-luxury-goose-down-duvet

I know that they supply John Lewis so the quality is fantastic

Is it worth splashing out on 1000 thread count or will 300+ feel lovely too?

I have an eve mattress but I've bought a topper thank you!

We love Linen Bundle bedding... it feels amazing to sleep in..wake up feeling cool amd refreshed and washes well.

Laura Ashley were always good for quality bedding

I've just bought some 600tc from next and it's lovely, don't know how it will wear but it wasn't too expensive.