The Bed Guide

A white classic microfibre pillow insert lying flat on a wooden floor

UK Pillow Sizes: Standard, King and Body Pillow Dimensions

Every common UK pillow size in centimetres, how many pillows fit across each bed, and how to match a pillow to its pillowcase.

UK Pillow Sizes: Standard, King and Body Pillow Dimensions

Every common UK pillow size in centimetres, how many pillows fit across each bed, and how to match a pillow to its pillowcase.

A made bed with a pink Cloud Cotton duvet cover and cream and pink pillowcases.

How to Put a Duvet Cover On: The Easy Way, Step by Step

The quickest way to put on a duvet cover, alone or with two people: the roll method step by step, the inside-out shake, what the ties inside a cover are...

How to Put a Duvet Cover On: The Easy Way, Step by Step

The quickest way to put on a duvet cover, alone or with two people: the roll method step by step, the inside-out shake, what the ties inside a cover are...

Mustard Cloud Cotton bedding set on a cream upholstered bed, a warm accent colour for a neutral room

What Colour Bedding Goes With Grey Walls? 7 Colours That Work

White is the safe choice with grey walls, but blue, green, terracotta, mustard and pink all work once you know whether your grey is warm or cool. Seven colours, a...

What Colour Bedding Goes With Grey Walls? 7 Colours That Work

White is the safe choice with grey walls, but blue, green, terracotta, mustard and pink all work once you know whether your grey is warm or cool. Seven colours, a...

White 10.5 tog duvet insert rolled on a bed beside a window.

What Tog Duvet Do You Need? A UK Guide to Duvet Tog Ratings

Tog measures how much heat a duvet holds in. What each UK tog rating is usually bought for, why tog is not weight, and how to match the size to...

What Tog Duvet Do You Need? A UK Guide to Duvet Tog Ratings

Tog measures how much heat a duvet holds in. What each UK tog rating is usually bought for, why tog is not weight, and how to match the size to...

Freshly made bed in Off White Cloud Cotton, duvet cover and pillowcases on a wooden bed frame

How Often Should You Change Your Bed Sheets? (And How Many Sets You Need)

Change bed sheets weekly and never leave them longer than two weeks. A washing schedule for every piece of bedding, and how many sets you need per bed to keep...

How Often Should You Change Your Bed Sheets? (And How Many Sets You Need)

Change bed sheets weekly and never leave them longer than two weeks. A washing schedule for every piece of bedding, and how many sets you need per bed to keep...

Charcoal stonewashed linen duvet cover and pillowcases on a bed.

How to Soften Linen Bedding (and What Makes It Stiff)

How to soften linen sheets and duvet covers: wash at 30°C, white vinegar instead of fabric softener, dry on low and take it out damp. Plus the three habits that...

How to Soften Linen Bedding (and What Makes It Stiff)

How to soften linen sheets and duvet covers: wash at 30°C, white vinegar instead of fabric softener, dry on low and take it out damp. Plus the three habits that...