Buying The Right Bed Sheets For
Your Bed
by: Duane Jones
 You spend a lot of your life in your bed
sleeping and rejuvenating for the next day's activity. Sleeping is a
process that takes up roughly about about a third of the average
person's life. So it makes sense that you would want to make your bed
comfortable and a pleasure to be in. It also is a nice bonus if the
bedding you choose enhances the overall decor of your home and is
pleasing to the eye.
Bed sheets are an important part of the
overall bedding items used on a bed, and here are a few guidelines for
choosing high quality bed sheets that you will be happy with:
Size is a very important factor in
choosing bed sheets. It used to be that most mattresses were pretty
standard sizes and so you could buy sheets in generalized categories
like "Full", "Queen", and "King", and be reasonably sure that they would
fit right out of the box. But lately, mattress manufacturers have gone
to adding more features to their mattresses to make them appeal to a
wider range of customers, like adding pillow tops on one side or even
both sides of the mattress. This added material makes the mattress much
wider and therefore any bed sheets that are used on that bed will need
to be bigger as well in order to fit properly. That's why it's a good
idea to actually measure your bed in advance and make sure that the
sheets will fit your particular mattress before buying them. You may
have to buy one category larger or more to fit your bed.
Thread count is another important
consideration when buying bed sheets. Thread count per inch, or TPI,
states how many threads are in a square inch of the bed sheet material.
Generally speaking, anything over 250 makes for a soft, comfortable
feel, and also tends to last longer and hold up under more use. Try to
avoid bed sheets that have very low thread counts under 200.
Editors Note: We received an email from one of our readers regarding thread counts above 400 - Thanks Brendan!
" Although you mention the minimum thread count for bed sheets, I think that it would be worth mentioning that too high of a thread count can be undesirable as well - once you start approaching thread counts in excess of 400, the fabric starts to lose its ability to breath - you can do your own research on it, but I just thought it would be beneficial to address this fact on your site."
- Brendan
The kind of material used for bed sheets
can vary considerably, from cotton to exotic silks. Cotton seems to be
the most popular, but you may also want to experiment with flannels, and
cotton mixed fabrics. Satins and silks are considered very high end and
tend to be expensive, but some people really enjoy them as bed sheets,
and wouldn't use anything else.
After practical considerations such as
these are made, you just have to decide what colors and designs that you
want on your bed and we recommend that you try to stay within the
overall theme of your bedroom's decor. Selecting bed sheets is is simple
if you follow these basic guidelines, and they will reward you with
years of good service.
Duane Jones - All
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