Down Filled Bedding: Spa Luxury for Every Day use at Home

Want to bring the luxurious feeling of being pampered into your home at a very reasonable cost? Consider replacing those synthetic-filled comforters and pillows with the real thing—down comforters and pillows that will provide you with years of luxurious enjoyment.

Down is the most popular and luxurious type of fill for good reason

Down, the delicate growth underneath goose and duck feathers is light, exceptionally fluffy, comfortable and warm, providing unmatched softness and sumptuousness. To illustrate, unlike down, feathers are flat and have quills that run through their centers. Frequently a percentage of feathers is added to down fill to increase durability and increase loft and support.

When used in comforters and pillows, down provides great insulation and loft without heaviness. Down comforters are frequently described by something called fill power, which means fluffiness, and by the number of ounces of down are in the comforter. The higher the fill power and weight, the higher the quality the down comforter has. The same is true of down pillows.

Rising fuel costs make using down comforters and pillows even more appealing, for down’s natural insulating properties make turning down the thermostat on cold winter nights more appealing as well—100% goose down is nature’s best insulator and down fibers trap and hold body heat.

Down comforters come in a variety of patterns today. However, the classic European Karo-step and German diamond patterns are still the most popular.

Easy Care: To fluff up and redistribute the down in your down comforters and pillows, experts suggest placing them in the dryer one at a time on air setting for five minutes with two clean tennis balls.

To add a pleasant scent to your down bedding, sprinkle three drops of an essential oil such as orange or rose onto a cotton ball, tie the cotton ball into a handkerchief and pop it into the dryer along with the bedding.

You no longer have to visit a 5-star hotel or an exquisite spa resort to have luxury bedding in your own home. Considering how much time you spend in bed, don’t you deserve the best in comfort, quality and warmth?