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I think I could make a fortune going around teaching people how to do their bed, cause I never had huge existential problems like these. It’s crazy.
Duvets are a pain in the ass and both the duvet and cover need to be washed anyway. Why not just stick with comforters with sheets and save yourself the trouble?
I’m an uncultured slob that doesn’t put my blankets in giant pillowcases. I am happy in my ignorance.
It’s the bed cover that pops off the mattress every morning that shits me
Fortunately, got a new bed cover and seems fine now. Best investment ever
For future reference, these exist:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MZPR43J
It’s stuff like this that makes me both relieved and slightly ashamed that I’m in my 30s and still don’t know quite what a duvet is.
Okay, you know how we put pillows in pillowcases, so that when it’s time to wash the bed linens you don’t have to wash and more to the point dry the pillow stuffing?
Take that same concept and apply it to your comforter or bedspread.
A duvet is a thick blanket that’s designed to come apart so you can wash or exchange the outer layer without having to wash the fluffy insulation. Another feature is that you can own multiple covers and one actual blanket, so if you want to change up your colors you can just swap out the cover. One-piece comforters don’t fold up that compactly for storage, but empty duvet covers do.
I’ve grown up with these, I think they’re the standard blanket in Germany. We also have a thin inner for summer and a thick goose down inner for winter. And a whole bunch of covers, so you can just throw one in the wash and put the next one on.
Actually now that I think about it we always buy pillow case+duvet cover as a matching set, idk if you can even get then separately lol
They’re not typical in the United States; one-piece comforters are more typical.
I have a king sized bed, and bought a new comforter for it in December. It’s nice, with fleece side and a smoother side, and a kind of fiber fill. Only problem is that I recently realized it doesn’t come close to fitting in my wash machine, so I’ll have to take it to a laundromat. Do you think a duvet cover would work over something like that, even though it doesn’t have any ties?
I don’t know. I’ve never used one.
Long time duvet user here, switched from regular blankets.
You can certainly try looking for a duvet cover that will fit, but you‘ll specifically have to measure your current covering and see if the cover you like will fit.
Duvet covers don‘t mean you don‘t have to wash the thicker blanket. It just means you need to do so way less often. Our usual cycle is washing the cover and then the duvet has to be thrown in the dryer every 2x the cover gets washed or changed. This helps knock body dander or pet fur out, and of course kill the mites or bacteria that live on all of us, and this all helps keep odors away. About every 3rd or 4th change, the duvet gets washed too.
So in other words, you should still wash the big fluffy comforter. But, if you can find a duvet cover for it, you can wash it less.
I have my house set to a temperature i enjoy wearing mild clothing in, then I use a light blanket that matches that feeling of “lightly clothed” and i sleep fine. I dont understand these fancy bed concepts
To me having a house always set to the same temp sounds like the fancy concept. Do you live somewhere very warm? In winter we only heat the house during the day and I’ve woken up in a 14°C bedroom. Thick duvets are a must.
Ive lived in the desert and alaska, my ways have never changed though
I sleep best when I’m cold so I try to keep my house cold (summer months I just deal) and instead of a single warm cover on my bed I have multiple throw blankets. It’s not aesthetically pleasing but then I can cover up with as many blankets as my body wants and I can also layer where I’m cold. Some nights I have 5 blankets over my upper body and head and my legs are completely uncovered and sometimes my feet are freezing and the rest of me is fine.
Whats a throw blanket? Is it what i think a “light” blanket is?
Yeah pretty much. I have a couple fleece blankets of varying thicknesses and a couple that are knitted with yarn.
Most (but not all) duvets and duvet covers have ties/loops to tie the corners (and sometimes the midpoints) off to keep this from happening.
Honestly I never had this issue nor knew about the loops/ties until I graduated from a full/queen cover to a king size one and it became a real problem.
Obviously a different thing, but your comment unlocked a several decades old memory about my mom tying the ends of my duvet to the bed frame, because I would kick it off the bed while asleep. Wow, that memory was pulled from some very dusty and almost forgotten part of my brain, lol.
Our comforter is tied to the bed footrest on my husband’s side, because otherwise I steal it in my sleep. It keeps marital harmony!
I have been around for 3 and a half decades and I’ve never had a duvet that’s done this in the UK
Same, and I even buy my duvets from IKEA …
For the first three decades of my life my duvet had the loops but the cover didn’t have the ties. I just thought the loops were something to grab on to while spelunking into the cover to insert the duvet 😂
You don’t have to go spelunking if you don’t want to. Turn the cover inside out, lay the duvet on top, tie off the corners if you have ties, and turn it all back right side over.
The ones I have from IKEA, no.
I dont know about the previous commenter’s fancy duvets/covers but the ikea ones have switched between snaps and loops and none at all between product lines. I have noticed though that the cotton covers tend to stick well to the polyester duvets such that they stay in place without
It still happens especially with fabric like viscose. My duvet has ties for in-between corners too, but my comforter doesn’t, so I get what’s being described here. I need to sew some in and stop being a lazy ass.
I’ve never understood those. Clearly yes, they’re for tying the corners, but how? Wouldn’t they just slip out? Do you have to just tie really really tightly?
Anyway, my duvet is a King on a Queen bed, and I still don’t have the issue, but I don’t toss and turn too much.
As another post said the corners have a loop for the tie. Even without those loops I’ve tied the cover around a section of the duvet corner without issue. My cover is linen, so maybe other materials don’t work as well? YMMV.
Duvet inserts usually have a loop on each of the corners for the ties on the cover to tie on.
On a king I still find that it sags a lot in the middle of the edges even with the corners tied. So we got the magnetic fasteners (like on anti theft clothing tags) to pin the middle.
That’s a clever solution!
They’re actually sold for that purpose so we weren’t that clever :)
Yes, but also yes
And also: yes.
Safety pins exist. Do people not know to pin the corners?
You’re supposed to tie the corners in
I’ve never owned a single duvet or cover in my life that had this functionality.
Not all duvets or covers have those ties. It can be annoying when they’re like that! The burrito or California Roll method works pretty well for keeping the corners in place, though.
To where?
This gives a good idea what it typically looks like if your duvet and cover has it.
And if they don’t have this. Hand sew a shoelace to the inside of the cover, and just tie it to the corner of the duvet. Shoelace knot about an inch down the corner tight, and it won’t go anywhere.
Both my duvet and cover have little loops. But one has loops that are just long enough to pull them through the other and tie a knot. Works well enough. I feel like some country that uses a lot of duvets should set a standard requirement for all duvets to have loops and all covers to have ties.
Sometimes (but not always) there are little straps in the corners of each to tie them into place. If you’re ever buying another it’s worth looking for that!
Oh nice. I have these ancient Ikea covers that are super old but my dog likes to dig in my bed so I hang onto them because it’s ok if they get ripped.
Magnets. Not kidding. They sell strong magnets with a cloth covering so it doesn’t have edges, and you just secure the ends with them.
That’s a good idea.
Do you have a link to some like these? 😮
Look for duvet magnetic clips. Amazon has a lot of varieties, and if you don’t support Amazon it gives you an idea of what to look for.
I too would love that link!
Your sheet needs to have the right amount of friction, so that repeated stress on the duvet won’t cause it to slide down into its sheath. Or do like me : live under the tropics. A-ha !
It’s the bane of my fucking existence!
No but seriously though. Pisses me off so much!
I just use large surplus wool blankets instead. Two of them in the winter. Better heat regulation and more hygienic than bunched up cotton/synthetics.
I eventually just started using a top sheet + bottom sheet. Easier to wash, no spelunking into the duvet to find the corner ties, and can change out the top sheet if I ever want to change the feel of my bedroom! I was finding that I would put off washing the duvet just due to the effort of dealing with it 😵💫
