Our bed choices affect our quality of sleep, and good quality sleep is essential for physical and mental wellbeing. These are the key areas for creating the perfect bed:
Bedding.
A change of bedding is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to improve your night's sleep. We may or may not be aware we are suffering from a lesser quality of sleep. Scratchy, too hot or too cold sheets might cause restless nights, or we might sleep through the night yet feel tired when we wake up. We need to choose a fabric which feels soft against the skin, such as cotton. You may find silk or satin sheets, although soft to the touch and fashionable, too cool, particularly during winter months in the UK.
Harlequin bedding is of the highest quality, made from fabrics such as 200 thread count cotton sateen, which has a gentle light reflecting sheen. The quality ofHarlequin bedding is evident from both its appearance and feel.
Harlequin duvet covers feature designs which are contemporary yet warm, and some are reversible to give you flexibility with changing the look of your bed. The Pod design is retro in style, featuring eye-catching aubergine and lime colours to really stand out, whereas Prato offers more muted aqua and stone colours and a striped design. Both Harlequin duvet covers feature a piped edge in one of the design's main colours, demonstrating the quality of these designs. These two designs are typical of Harlequin's range of bedding. The quality fabric in these designs, and Harlequins other bedding, feels fresh, crisp and allows the skin to breathe. Optimum body temperature is maintained by Harlequin's threadcounts, which have been selected to be both warm and breathable.
There is more to Harlequin than bedding however. Finish a room with opulent silk cushions or a velvet throw, which are designed to pick out the key colours in Harlequin's bed linen ranges.
Pillows and Duvet.
Pillows and duvets can feature natural or synthetic fillings. Synthetic pillows tend to be less luxurious to the touch, but are generally better at being machine washed which helps to remove dust mites and their droppings. This is particularly useful to those with allergies affected by dust mites, although eczema sufferers may find synthetic pillows too hot and uncomfortable.
Natural fillings include feather, wool and silk, and are less likely to withstand washing.They do tend to mould more successfully to the head and neck however, and have a more luxurious feel.
Mattress.
Unlike bed linen, where everybody looks for quality and design in brands such as Harlequin, mattresses very much depend on the individual.
The most common type of spring mattress is open spring, where springs set within the mattress, with rods or wire giving the mattress a firm edge and helping it retain its shape. These tend to be the cheapest, yet least durable form of common mattress.
Pocket spring mattresses are similar, but feature individual smaller springs set in separate fabric pockets. This is ideal if there is a weight or size variation between the two people sleeping in the bed.
Memory foam mattresses are another popular form of mattress. They work by moulding and re-moulding to the shape of the body, providing support and helping to maintain a good posture. Memory foam mattresses can help those prone to bad backs, and they can also be created from anti-allergy materials.
But whatever mattress, duvet or pillows you choose, don't forget the importance of choosing quality bedding. A top-of-the-range expensive mattress is no use if your bed linen is keeping you too hot, too warm, or awake all night.
Bedding.
A change of bedding is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to improve your night's sleep. We may or may not be aware we are suffering from a lesser quality of sleep. Scratchy, too hot or too cold sheets might cause restless nights, or we might sleep through the night yet feel tired when we wake up. We need to choose a fabric which feels soft against the skin, such as cotton. You may find silk or satin sheets, although soft to the touch and fashionable, too cool, particularly during winter months in the UK.
Harlequin bedding is of the highest quality, made from fabrics such as 200 thread count cotton sateen, which has a gentle light reflecting sheen. The quality ofHarlequin bedding is evident from both its appearance and feel.
Harlequin duvet covers feature designs which are contemporary yet warm, and some are reversible to give you flexibility with changing the look of your bed. The Pod design is retro in style, featuring eye-catching aubergine and lime colours to really stand out, whereas Prato offers more muted aqua and stone colours and a striped design. Both Harlequin duvet covers feature a piped edge in one of the design's main colours, demonstrating the quality of these designs. These two designs are typical of Harlequin's range of bedding. The quality fabric in these designs, and Harlequins other bedding, feels fresh, crisp and allows the skin to breathe. Optimum body temperature is maintained by Harlequin's threadcounts, which have been selected to be both warm and breathable.
There is more to Harlequin than bedding however. Finish a room with opulent silk cushions or a velvet throw, which are designed to pick out the key colours in Harlequin's bed linen ranges.
Pillows and Duvet.
Pillows and duvets can feature natural or synthetic fillings. Synthetic pillows tend to be less luxurious to the touch, but are generally better at being machine washed which helps to remove dust mites and their droppings. This is particularly useful to those with allergies affected by dust mites, although eczema sufferers may find synthetic pillows too hot and uncomfortable.
Natural fillings include feather, wool and silk, and are less likely to withstand washing.They do tend to mould more successfully to the head and neck however, and have a more luxurious feel.
Mattress.
Unlike bed linen, where everybody looks for quality and design in brands such as Harlequin, mattresses very much depend on the individual.
The most common type of spring mattress is open spring, where springs set within the mattress, with rods or wire giving the mattress a firm edge and helping it retain its shape. These tend to be the cheapest, yet least durable form of common mattress.
Pocket spring mattresses are similar, but feature individual smaller springs set in separate fabric pockets. This is ideal if there is a weight or size variation between the two people sleeping in the bed.
Memory foam mattresses are another popular form of mattress. They work by moulding and re-moulding to the shape of the body, providing support and helping to maintain a good posture. Memory foam mattresses can help those prone to bad backs, and they can also be created from anti-allergy materials.
But whatever mattress, duvet or pillows you choose, don't forget the importance of choosing quality bedding. A top-of-the-range expensive mattress is no use if your bed linen is keeping you too hot, too warm, or awake all night.