The Simple Science of Bed Sheets and How to Shop for Your Own Home Collection

Isn’t it amazing that in one average lifetime, a person spends about twenty-six years or a third of their life sleeping? That’s roughly 227,916 hours just sleeping. With this volume of hours just spent sleeping, isn’t it the perfect investment to buy bed sheets and linens that will give you the ultimate in comfort and luxury when sleeping?
With so many bed sheets available out on the market, thousands of them offering to be the absolute best choice, how can you even choose which one?
Don’t worry because we definitely want to make things easier for you. These are the things you need to know before you go shopping for bed sheets:
- Check the fabric content - 100% cotton is a great luxury these days, and for good reason, because it is the primary fabric for bed sheets that’s extra soft, comfortable, and non-irritating. Different kinds of cotton, like extra-long staple or ELS, Egyptian, and Pima, are also more durable and soften even better over time. While they offer the best in softness, cotton bed sheets tend to be on the more expensive side of the shopping cart too so you have to weigh your options. There are also cotton or polyester blends and bamboo fabric, which are far cheaper but offer the same spectrum when it comes to softness and durability.
- Check for high thread count, but don’t discount sheets with low thread count too - It has been the trend for bed sheets that a high thread count is what sells best. Though we admit that 800-1000 thread count sheets are definitely a sweet spot in luxury, we can also guarantee that even those between the 300-500 range in thread count still offer premium softness, strength, and comfort. It’s also an assurance that these will become even softer over time with consistent and mindful laundry washing. Just remember that just because a bed sheet has a 500 thread count doesn’t mean it’s better than the 300 thread count bed sheet. There are other factors that are still going on here.
- Consider the depth of your mattress - Before you decide to finalise your purchase, you should check the thickness of your mattress aside from its size. Even if you purchase king-size royale deluxe cotton bed sheets, it’s not a guarantee that it will be the perfect fit for your bed if you didn’t take into account the thickness of the mattress. Standard mattresses range between 7-12 inches, while extra deep mattresses can go as high as 8 inches or higher. It’s important to choose the perfect size of bed sheet down to the last inch so there won’t be any gaps, wrinkles, or extra lumps on your bed when you finally lay your pretty little head down.
- Understand how weave affects the design of the bed sheet - Let’s talk about percale, which is a plain kind of weave that features an equal number of vertical and horizontal yarns woven together in the fabric. More of the yarns in a sateen weave are vertical than horizontal. The basic rule with weaves is that the more vertical threads or yarns are woven, the more the sheet will feel extra soft and premium. Other fabrics with more intricate patterns have other weave designs as well.
We can guarantee that when you choose your collection of bed sheets for your home using these as a guide, you’ll end up with the softest, most decadent, almost sinful bed sheets that will tempt you to never leave your bed. Get ready to sleep soundly like a baby when you crawl between the sheets with these Super Sleeper premium bed sheets. What catches your eye?