The Bed Guide

The Bed Guide is for the moment you are actually buying bedding and need a straight answer.

UK bed sizes and what they mean in practice: which duvet fits a double, why a King duvet is 230 x 220 cm, how much drop you get either side, and how many pillowcases come in a set. How to choose between Cloud Cotton, Silky Cotton, Plain Cotton and French flax linen when every one of them is described as soft. How to mix two colours across a bed without it looking like an accident. And how to wash cotton and linen so they last years rather than seasons.

Four guides, no filler. If you are building a set from scratch, this is the order to read them in.

Freshly laundered linen bedding, softly creased

How to Wash and Care for Bedding So It Lasts Ye...

Washing temperatures, drying, softeners, pilling and storage — what actually shortens the life of cotton and linen bedding, and the small habits that keep a set looking new.

How to Wash and Care for Bedding So It Lasts Ye...

Washing temperatures, drying, softeners, pilling and storage — what actually shortens the life of cotton and linen bedding, and the small habits that keep a set looking new.

A bed dressed in two complementary bedding colours

How to Mix Bedding Colours Without It Looking L...

A practical method for combining sheet, duvet cover and pillowcase colours — which piece should be the quiet one, how many colours a bed can carry, and the combinations that...

How to Mix Bedding Colours Without It Looking L...

A practical method for combining sheet, duvet cover and pillowcase colours — which piece should be the quiet one, how many colours a bed can carry, and the combinations that...

A bed made up in Cloud Cotton bedding, softly lit

Cloud, Silky, Plain Cotton or Linen: How to Cho...

Four fabrics, four different nights' sleep. How Plain Cotton, Cloud Cotton, Silky Cotton and Linen actually differ in feel, temperature and upkeep — and which suits how you sleep.

Cloud, Silky, Plain Cotton or Linen: How to Cho...

Four fabrics, four different nights' sleep. How Plain Cotton, Cloud Cotton, Silky Cotton and Linen actually differ in feel, temperature and upkeep — and which suits how you sleep.

A double bed dressed in linen bedding, showing the duvet drop over both sides

UK Bed Sizes Explained: What Duvet, Sheet and P...

Single, Double, King or Super King — what each bed size needs in duvet, fitted sheet and pillowcases, with the exact duvet dimensions and the mattress-depth question most guides skip.

UK Bed Sizes Explained: What Duvet, Sheet and P...

Single, Double, King or Super King — what each bed size needs in duvet, fitted sheet and pillowcases, with the exact duvet dimensions and the mattress-depth question most guides skip.