Choosing duvet covers may be more difficult than you think!
Duvet covers are like pillow cases. They protect the duvet from dirt. What’s the big deal you may ask? Well, if you’ve seen and used a duvet you’ll know how handy a duvet cover is. Washing a big size pillow may be bad enough but washing a duvet is, at best, unthinkable.
And they’re not even meant for washing. Duvets are filled with insulating objects which are either down feathers or synthetic materials. Drenching down feathers with water will deprive them of some of their heating properties. And synthetic materials may be washed but constantly saturating them with water will cause them to disintegrate faster than usual. So you see how crucial duvet covers are.
Without them you’re duvet won’t serve you long. Considering the prices of excellent duvets, it’ll be a waste to throw them in the trash because we didn’t provide them with proper duvet covers.
Duvet covers, the best kinds, don’t come cheap either. There are many cheap duvet covers you can buy in the market but if you know your bed accessories you won’t settle for just any duvet covers.
Duvets are priced according to their thread count, the size of the yarn, and the clothing material they’re made of. Of course everyone has their own criteria for what the best duvet cover are for them. I’m partial to Modern Duvet Covers.
And the criteria mentioned already may or may not appeal to them at all. Or maybe they’ll prefer one of the three criteria as their sole basis.
The thread count for example. Some cloths are better at 180 thread count, others at 200, and still others at 400. But it should be remembered that the higher the thread count, the denser the cloth.
They are extra smooth, resists wear and tear, cool, durable, washable and so on. A duvet cover which has a 180 thread count may be best for cotton but a silk or linen with 300 to 400 thread counts is even better duvet cover material in relation to the characteristics mentioned already.
Some cloths are superior to others. Silk is the best and the most expensive cloth and using it as a duvet cover will make the duvet unbeatable in both luxury and comfort.
But thread count is not always enough to keep you warm. Duvet covers may be satisfactory in some places but not in others. Thread count matters but there are clothing materials which are better in dealing with cold weathers.
These cloths may not have the perfect thread count and they are loosely woven but nothing can beat them in giving warmth even during the coldest night of the year. I’m referring here to flannels and wools.
It’s true that duvets do the warming and duvet covers the protecting. But some perfectly matched duvet covers and duvets will make you perfectly comfortable no matter how cold the weather there is.
Many homeowners use their duvet covers to add life and beauty to the master’s bed room. It’s now a matter of choice between beauty and utility. There’s always a middle ground and it’s up to the homeowners to decide which is best for them. It always comes down to personal choices.