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.
The Bed Guide · 6 October 2026 · 6 min read
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- How to Mix Bedding Colours Without It Looking Like a MistakeA practical method for combining sheet, duvet cover and pillowcase colours — which piece should be the quiet one, how many colours...
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Soft, Medium or Firm Pillow: How to Choose
What soft, medium and firm really mean in a pillow, how firmness differs from height, and a simple way to work out which feel you like.
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Microgel vs Microfibre Pillows: What's the Difference?
Both are polyester and neither has feathers, but microgel and microfibre pillows feel quite different. Here is what is inside each and who tends to prefer...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
How to Wash a Pillow (and Dry It Properly)
A step-by-step way to machine wash a synthetic pillow and dry it right through, so it comes out even and full rather than lumpy.
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 7 min
How Often Should You Replace Your Pillows? 5 Signs It's Time
Pillows don't come with an expiry date. Here is the fold test, five signs a pillow has had its day, and how to make the next...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Standard vs King Pillowcases: Which Size Do You Need?
A standard pillowcase is 50 × 75 cm and a king is 50 × 90 cm. Here is how to tell which you need, what happens...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
How Many Pillows Should You Have on a Bed?
Two sleeping pillows per person is the usual answer. Here is how that changes by bed size, when to add squares and cushions, and how many...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
What Is a Body Pillow? Sizes, Covers and How to Use One
A body pillow is a long pillow that lies lengthways beside you. Here are the usual sizes, how it differs from a bolster, how people use...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Envelope, Housewife or Oxford? Pillowcase Styles Explained
What the words on pillowcase labels mean: housewife, envelope, Oxford, zip and open-ended styles, how each one closes and looks, and which suits you.
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
How to Fluff a Pillow and Keep It Plump
Five ways to bring a flat pillow back up, from a morning shake to a low tumble with dryer balls, and the everyday habits that keep...
The Bed Guide · 6 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Snoozyn Lowers Free UK Delivery Threshold to £50
From 4 October 2026, every UK order of £50 or more ships free with Royal Mail Tracked. Orders under £50 pay a flat £5.
The Rest Ritual · 4 Oct 2026 · 2 min
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...
The Bed Guide · 4 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Christmas Pyjamas That Aren't Novelty: Grown-Up Sets and Matching Gifts
How to choose Christmas pyjamas that aren't novelty: festive colours instead of slogans, our sets in red, green, navy, black and gold, matching sets for couples...
The Rest Ritual · 3 Oct 2026 · 9 min
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...
The Bed Guide · 2 Oct 2026 · 7 min
Silk Eye Masks for Flights and Travel: What to Look For
How to choose a silk eye mask for flights and travel: silk versus satin, what momme and grade mean, why a contoured 3D shape and a...
The Rest Ritual · 1 Oct 2026 · 6 min
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...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Cotton, Linen and Silk Anniversary Gifts: What Each Year Means
The traditional UK anniversary list gives cotton for year two, linen for year four and silk for year twelve. What each material stands for, and gift...
The Rest Ritual · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Linen vs Cotton Bedding: An Honest Comparison
Linen breathes more freely and lasts longer; cotton is smoother from the first night and costs less. How the two fibres differ in feel, airflow, creasing,...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 8 min
Percale vs Sateen: Which Cotton Sheet Is Right for You?
Percale and sateen can be woven from the same cotton; the weave is what changes the feel. How they differ in touch, warmth, durability, creasing, care...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 8 min
How Should Pyjamas Fit? A UK Pyjama Size and Fit Guide
How pyjamas should fit at the shoulders, waist and leg, how to measure yourself, UK women's sizes 6 to 28, and what to choose if you...
The Rest Ritual · 30 Sep 2026 · 6 min
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...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 5 min
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 Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Why Is Linen Bedding So Expensive? What You Pay For, and When It Is Worth It
Linen costs more because flax is slow to harvest, process and weave. What the extra money buys, why linen has no thread count, when cotton is...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 6 min
What Is Modal Fabric? What It Is Made Of, and What It Is Like
Modal is a regenerated cellulose fibre spun from beech wood pulp. What it is made of, how it compares with viscose and cotton, and whether it...
Modal Cloud · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Modal vs Cotton: Which Is Better, and for What?
Modal vs cotton compared on softness, breathability, stretch, shrinkage, durability and care, with a clear answer on which to choose for pyjamas, underwear and t-shirts.
Modal Cloud · 30 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Double Bed Size UK: Duvet, Sheet and Pillowcase Sizes in cm
A UK double bed is 135 × 190 cm and takes a 200 × 200 cm duvet. Every double-bed measurement — fitted sheet, flat sheet, duvet...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 5 min
King Size Bed UK: Duvet, Sheet and Pillowcase Sizes in cm
A UK king size bed is 150 × 200 cm and takes a 230 × 220 cm duvet. Every king-size measurement in centimetres and inches, plus...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Single Bed Size UK: Duvet, Sheet and Pillowcase Sizes in cm
A UK single bed is 90 × 190 cm and takes a 135 × 200 cm duvet. Every single-bed measurement in centimetres and inches, plus how...
The Bed Guide · 30 Sep 2026 · 4 min
What Is Cloud Cotton? Double Gauze, Explained
Cloud cotton is a construction, not a fibre or a grade — two fine layers of woven cotton with air between them. What the name does...
The Bed Guide · 15 Sep 2026 · 7 min
What Are the Disadvantages of Modal Fabric?
Modal is soft, drapey and slow to pill — and it has four real drawbacks. Here is what they are, why they matter in sleepwear specifically,...
Modal Cloud · 15 Sep 2026 · 7 min
Is Modal Good for Sleepwear? An Honest Comparison
Modal versus cotton, silk and polyester on the four things that actually change how you sleep: drape, moisture, creasing and temperature. Plus the honest answer to...
Modal Cloud · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min
What Are the Best Modal Pyjamas? And What "Healthiest" Really Means
How to judge a modal pyjama set on the five things that separate a good one from a cheap one — and a straight answer on...
Modal Cloud · 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Is 100% Cotton Good for Bedding?
Why 100% cotton is still the default for good bedding, what the label does and does not guarantee, and an honest answer to the healthiest sheets...
The Bed Guide · 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Which Cotton Is Best for Bedding? Percale, Sateen, Gauze and Egyptian, Explained
Egyptian cotton, long-staple, percale, sateen, thread count — four of those five things describe different properties, and most bedding pages muddle them. Here is what each...
The Bed Guide · 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
What Bedding Do 5-Star Hotels Use?
Hotel sheets feel the way they do because of the laundry, not the label. What five-star properties actually put on a bed, why flat sheets survive...
The Bed Guide · 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
What Is the Best Sleepwear Brand? How to Judge One Honestly
There is no single best sleepwear brand, but there is a way to tell a good one from a well-marketed one. Six tests, an honest map...
The Rest Ritual · 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Where Can I Buy High-Quality Sleepwear?
Where good sleepwear actually comes from — the four kinds of seller, what each is good and bad at, how to spot quality on a product...
The Rest Ritual · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Modal Cloud at Year Three: How the Fabric Actually Ages
What changes after a hundred washes, what does not, and the honest answer to how long a set lasts — which depends far more on your...
Modal Cloud · 8 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Modal, Viscose, Bamboo, TENCEL: What Sleepwear Labels Actually Mean
Four words that appear on soft sleepwear, describing overlapping things. What is a fibre, what is a brand, what is a marketing shortcut — and which...
Modal Cloud · 8 Sep 2026 · 5 min
How to Size Modal Cloud: Stretch, Drape and the UK 6–28 Range
Modal has stretch, which makes sizing more forgiving and slightly more confusing. When to take your usual size, when to go up, and why sleepwear is...
Modal Cloud · 8 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Why Modal Cloud Doesn't Pill — and What to Do If Yours Does
Pilling is short fibres working loose and tangling. Modal's fibre structure makes that unlikely — but not impossible, and almost every case we see has the...
Modal Cloud · 8 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Modal Cloud or Mulberry Silk: Which Set Should You Actually Buy?
One is £50 and goes in the machine twice a week. The other is £175 and does not. A straight comparison of how they feel, how...
Modal Cloud · 8 Sep 2026 · 4 min
From the Podium to the Pillowcase: What Elastane and Modal Actually Owe to Olympic Sport
Elastane has a documented Olympic history — Grenoble 1968 and the banned LZR Racer. Modal does not, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. What...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 6 min
Say Goodbye to Ironing with Modal Cloud
Why modal creases less than cotton — the fibre structure behind it, the honest limits of the claim, and the two-minute laundry routine that means you...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 4 min
Thread Count, GSM and Momme: How to Actually Read a Fabric Spec
Three different units, three different fabrics, and one number that gets abused more than any other in bedding. What thread count, GSM and momme each measure...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
French Flax Linen: Where It Grows, Why That Matters, and What Stonewashing Does
Flax for European linen grows in a narrow coastal belt, rain-fed and almost input-free, and every part of the plant gets used. How that crop becomes...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
What Makes Cloud Cotton Feel Like a Cloud: The Double-Layer Weave Explained
Cloud Cotton and Plain Cotton are both 200 thread count, both 100% cotton, and they feel nothing alike. The reason is the weave — here is...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Mulberry Silk: How It Is Actually Made, and Why 19 Momme Is the Floor
Mulberry silk starts with a tree, a moth and a leaf diet. How sericulture works, why the mulberry tree makes it a comparatively gentle crop, and...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 6 min
From Beech Forest to Pyjama: How Modal Is Made
Modal starts as beech wood. How the pulp becomes fibre, why the words closed-loop matter more than the word plant-based, and the questions worth asking any...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Why Children's Sleepwear Should Be Pure Cotton
Why every children's set we make is cotton — what ten to twelve hours a night against the skin actually demands, what the word "organic" does...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
Beech, Flax, Cotton and Mulberry: Where Everything We Make Comes From
Four raw materials, four completely different origin stories — a rain-fed coastal crop, a self-seeding forest, the thirstiest crop in agriculture, and a moth that only...
Dedicated Sustainability · 4 Sep 2026 · 6 min
The Art of Gifting: Why Luxury Pyjamas Make the Perfect Present
Sleepwear is the rare gift that gets used every single night. How to choose a set by budget, how to avoid the sizing problem entirely, and...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
From Bold Prints to Classic Pastels: Finding Your Signature Sleepwear Aesthetic
Bold print, playful classic, quiet minimalist or romantic — four sleepwear aesthetics, how to tell which one is actually yours, and the sets that belong to...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 4 min
How to Stay Cool at Night: Cooling Pyjamas and Sheets for Hot Sleepers
Which sleepwear and bedding fabrics actually move air and water, with the fibre, build and spec of all seven we make side by side — and...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 8 min
Picture-Perfect Mornings: The Ultimate Guide to Bridal Party Pyjamas
How to choose, size and order matching pyjamas for the bridal party — what photographs well, how far ahead to order, and how to handle a...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 4 min
The Perfect Sunday: Elevating Your At-Home Self-Care Routine
An hour-by-hour Sunday built around rest rather than admin — why changing clothes is the most underrated self-care habit, and how to make a slow day...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
The Case for a £50 Pyjama Set: What Modal Cloud Actually Gets You
Why £50 is the right price for pyjamas you wear every night — what Modal Cloud actually is, why the 5% elastane matters, and what separates...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
UK Bed Sizes Explained: What Duvet, Sheet and Pillowcases You Actually Need
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...
The Bed Guide · 4 Sep 2026 · 8 min
Cloud, Silky, Plain Cotton or Linen: How to Choose Your Bedding Fabric
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...
The Bed Guide · 4 Sep 2026 · 5 min
How to Mix Bedding Colours Without It Looking Like a Mistake
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,...
The Bed Guide · 4 Sep 2026 · 9 min
How to Wash and Care for Bedding So It Lasts Years, Not Seasons
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...
The Bed Guide · 4 Sep 2026 · 6 min
What "Sustainable Sleepwear" Actually Means — and How to Buy It Honestly
Beechwood modal, cotton and closed-loop processing explained without the greenwash — what these terms genuinely mean, what they don't, and why how long you keep a...
The Rest Ritual · 4 Sep 2026 · 6 min
What’s the Real Difference Between Silk vs Satin? (And Which Should You Choose?)
When shopping for bedding or sleep accessories, you have almost certainly seen two words used as if they were interchangeable: silk and satin. Most people assume...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 30 Jun 2026 · 5 min
What Is Momme? Silk Weight Explained, and 19 vs 22 Momme Pyjamas
Short answer. Momme (pronounced mo-mee) is the weight of silk: one momme is about 4.3 g/m². 19 momme is the everyday weight for silk pyjamas; 22...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 29 Jun 2026 · 7 min
Modern Silk Production: A Blend of Tradition and Demand
While silk production traces its roots back thousands of years, the industry that supplies it today is a modern, tightly organised operation concentrated in Asia. The...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 25 Jun 2026 · 5 min
The Legend of Mulberry Silk: How a Cup of Tea Changed History
Have you ever wondered how the world’s most luxurious fabric was discovered? The history of mulberry silk is steeped in ancient Chinese mythology, tracing back over...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 25 Jun 2026 · 3 min
Threading Luxury: The Captivating History of Silk
Few fabrics hold as much mystery, wealth, and historical drama as silk. Long before it became the standard for high-end bedding and elegant sleepwear, silk was...
The History of Silk & Fabrics · 24 Jun 2026 · 4 min
Pyjamas You Won’t Want to Take Off: Loungewear Elegant Enough for the Daytime
We’ve all been there. It’s 11am on a Sunday (or, let’s be honest, a Tuesday), you’re on your second cup of coffee, and you are still...
The Rest Ritual · 24 Jun 2026 · 4 min
From Dreamers to Masters of Rest: The Snoozyn Story
Every great journey begins with a restless night. At snoozyn, our story didn't start in a boardroom—it started in the quiet, frustrating hours of the early...
The Rest Ritual · 24 Jun 2026 · 4 min
Caring for Cloud Weight: How to Wash, Dry, and Store Premium Modal Sleepwear
Investing in premium sleepwear made from Modal Cloud is a commitment to your nightly wellness. Derived from beech tree pulp, these incredibly fine, silk-like fibres wrap...
The Rest Ritual · 13 Jun 2026 · 4 min
5 Rituals to Signal Your Brain It’s Time to Sleep
Your mind is like a laptop. You can’t expect to have 50 browser tabs open all day, slam the lid shut, and expect it to immediately...
The Rest Ritual · 12 Jun 2026 · 3 min
The Anatomy of a Slow Morning: Why How You Wake Up Matters
We’ve all been there. The alarm blares, you hit snooze three times, and suddenly you’re lunging out of bed, grabbing a lukewarm coffee, and checking work...
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