The perfect comforter for an optimal night's sleep (17)
Duvets: The perfect duvet for an optimal night's sleep
If you are looking for a good duvet, Bath&Living is the right place for you. We have an extensive range of duvets from the Dutch brand Vandyck. From a single duvet to a large twin, both as a single duvet and 4 seasons. With us you will find various duvets; with a down filling or a synthetic duvet. We are happy to help you find a suitable duvet for you, because we know how important a comfortable duvet is for a good night's sleep.
What is the best duvet?
Buying a suitable duvet is a good investment. A duvet contributes enormously to a good night's sleep, which is important for your overall health. But how do you know what a good duvet is?
Let's get straight to the point: there is no such thing as the best duvet. What you sleep best under depends largely on your personal preferences. What material filling do you like? Are you looking for a 4 seasons duvet or not? What size duvet fits your bed? There are a number of general aspects that tell you something about the quality and comfort of a blanket.
Distribution of the filling
You can pay attention to how the filling is distributed in the duvet. In all Vandyck duvets, the top and bottom are stitched together, usually in the form of blocks. In these so-called carré duvets, the filling stays nicely in place. Because each carré is filled by hand, an even distribution of the filling is created. There is often a layer of felt between the stitching for better insulation.
There is also a more luxurious form of the square blanket, where the blocks are separated from each other with partitions instead of stitching. These are called cassette duvets. The partitions ensure that there are no cold zones in the duvet. This aspect will be more important for duvets for the colder months. For summer duvets, a little more airiness is actually nice.
Tick
The ticking is the outside or the cover that is around the filling. Cotton is the best material for the ticking of a duvet. However, not all cotton duvets are the same. Combed cotton feels more pleasant than uncombed cotton. And the finer the cotton is woven, the higher the quality of the ticking. There are also differences between percale cotton, sateen cotton and mako cotton. Mako is high-quality Northern Egyptian cotton, which has an extra long fiber and is woven so finely that the filling such as down feathers cannot pass through it.
Quality guarantee
With our Vandyck duvets you are assured of high quality. They are periodically checked by Vaassen Textile Consultancy. The check of synthetic duvets focuses on composition, type of filling, ticking density and dimensions. A down duvet is checked for heat insulation, down quality, down density and dimensions.
In addition, all Vandyck down duvets are Downpass certified. This guarantees high quality, ethically sourced down and feathers and that the duvets come from a strictly controlled production chain.
Comfort class
Our range of duvets with down is divided into comfort classes: Standard, Comfort, Super Comfort and Superior Comfort. The comfort class indicates the score in the field of price, filling, ticking, insulation value and drapability.
Standard ***
The three-star class is the Standard comfort class with blue label. These duvets are budget-friendly, contain 65% down and a 100% cotton cover. The insulation value is good and the drapability is more than sufficient.
Comfort ****
A Comfort duvet contains four stars and has a yellow label.These duvets contain 90% down and a cover of very finely woven cotton. The insulation value is very good and the drapability is excellent. The price is in the middle class.
Super Comfort *****
A Super Comfort duvet falls in the top segment in terms of quality, which is reflected in the price. These duvets contain 95% white goose down and a super tightly woven ticking of combed cotton. A Super Comfort has the best conceivable drapability and a very good insulation value. This class has five stars and a label with an orange color.
Superior Comfort ******
Superior Comfort is the highest class, where the price and quality belong to the top segment. A duvet with Superior Comfort contains 100% Bohemian goose down. The very light ticking is super densely woven from the finest cotton. The insulation value and drapability are both superior. You can recognize the superior quality by the silver label with six stars.
Which filling material do you choose?
When determining whether a duvet suits your preferences, the type of filling is often a big factor. Some people find a duvet down comforter always the best duvet. Others want a synthetic duvet, for example because of the advantage that it machine washable is. The filling also determines how a duvet feels to lie under. Do you like a light duvet or do you like it when there is a little weight on you?
If you get cold quickly, you want a warm duvet, where the material of the filling plays a major role. A thick duvet is not necessarily warmer than a thin one. If the filling of the thick duvet is made of material with the least heat insulation, the thinner duvet can still be a good choice. We are happy to advise you in finding the perfect duvet for you, so that you can look forward to a good night's sleep.
At Bath&Living you will find duvets with different fillings and unique properties. Down duvets with different down percentages, but also other natural duvets or with different types of synthetic filling.
Synthetic materials
In our range you will find two types of duvets made of synthetic materials: the Fibersoft and the Thermo. Both are available as a single duvet (Solo) and 4 seasons duvet (Duo). You can wash both the Fibersoft and the Thermo duvet at a maximum of 60 degrees Celsius. This is a great advantage if you are looking for an anti-allergic duvet, because this helps combat dust mites. You can find the washing instructions on the label of the duvet. Another advantage of a synthetic duvet is that it is more affordable than a down duvet.
The synthetic material of the Fibersoft duvet consists of hollow polyester fibers. This is a wonderful synthetic duvet that feels voluminous and is extra flexible due to the satin ticking. The nice thing about this duvet is that it is "quiet", in contrast to the crackling sound that down filling can make.
It Thermo duvet has a filling of siliconized microfiber and a cover of 100% combed cotton. The microfiber material is climate and moisture regulating and approaches the feeling of down.
Down comforter
If you prefer not to use synthetic material for your bed, a down duvet is a perfect option. Under a down duvet you can enjoy a comfortable night's sleep with only natural materials. A wool duvet is also natural and often a bit cheaper, but a down duvet lasts longer. Depending on use, the quality of a down duvet only deteriorates after 6 to 10 years.
A down duvet is pleasantly light in weight and falls smoothly around the body.What a down duvet is incredibly good at is absorbing and channeling moisture. This prevents clammy nights in which you lie there tossing and turning, looking for a cool spot. Such a duvet really contributes to an optimal night's sleep.
The Vandyck down feathers are made dust-free in an environmentally friendly way and undergo a hot air treatment of 120 degrees Celsius. This treatment in combination with a tightly woven ticking makes the down duvets allergy-friendly.
Quality, percentage and fill weight
The difference between down duvets is in the down quality, the down percentage and the filling weight. These three factors also determine the price category of a duvet. For example, there is a difference between duck and goose down. Goose down makes a qualitatively more luxurious duvet because the down feathers are larger and fluffier. As a result, they have a better filling power, retain heat for longer and are better at ventilating perspiration.
We have one duvet in our range with 100% goose down: Superior 100. All other duvets have a down percentage of 95%, 90% or 65%, supplemented with feathers. It is remarkable that the Superior 100 duvet has a much lighter filling weight than the other duvets with a high down percentage. This is because there are no normal feathers in between (these are heavier) and because of the superior quality of the down type; pure Bohemian goose down. The ticking of this duvet is also super light and wonderfully soft and supple. All in all, with this duvet you seem to sleep under a cloud and you will never shiver again during cold nights.
You don't have to think of down as just a lovely warm winter duvet, because it is much more than that! We even have a summer duvet with a down percentage of 95%. Wonderful luxury and yet nice and cool due to a lower filling weight. At Bath&Living, every type of down duvet is available as a single duvet (Solo) and a 4-season duvet (Duo). The Excellent 95 also has an extra variant that is between a summer duvet and the Solo duvet in terms of filling weight. Ideal for people who want the comfort of a down duvet but quickly get too warm.
Type of duvet
In addition to the type of filling, also consider in advance what type of duvet you want to purchase and what the right warmth class is for you. Are you looking for a single duvet or a 4-season duvet? You can opt for a thick duvet, but how warm the duvet actually is depends on the type of material. Or do you want a nice fresh duvet for the warm months instead of a winter duvet? We are happy to advise you on the different warmth classes in our range of duvets, so that your new duvet will perfectly match your personal preferences.
4 seasons duvet
A 4 seasons duvet is a good all-rounder. Each 4 seasons duvet basically consists of multiple duvets. Namely a summer duvet and a warmer autumn part. You can easily combine these with each other to create a wonderfully warm winter duvet. In this way you can create the right warmth class of your duvet yourself. With the exception of the special summer duvets, each type of duvet from our collection has a 4 seasons variant.
Single duvet
Some people do not need a variable duvet, for example if the bedroom has a constant temperature all year round. In that case, one duvet is sufficient. Our range of duvets consists of six down duvets and four duvets with a different filling, each with unique properties. Two of these, the Thermo and the Fibersoft, we have already mentioned with the synthetic duvets. The other two are special summer duvets that we will explain below.
Summer duvet
The Summer Ventilation is made of 50% bamboo and 50% tencel with a light cover of 100% combed cotton. Bamboo is naturally antibacterial and hypoallergenic. Bamboo, like down, has excellent moisture regulation, but is a lot cheaper in terms of price. However, it is a flatter fiber, which makes it less good in heat insulation. Ideal for a summer duvet, but you will not see this material filling so quickly in a winter duvet.
The summer duvet Summer Silk is a cotton duvet with a filling of 100% mulberry silk. This is the best and strongest type of silk there is. It is even the strongest natural fiber that exists. Mulberry silk has properties that are anti-allergic, unlike wild silk. And it is good at regulating temperature; So nice and cool for warm summer nights. This duvet can be machine washed on a wool wash program.
We have already mentioned this type of duvet before and it is perfect for the true down lover: Summer 95. An airy duvet with 95% Eastern European white goose down and a cover of the finest cotton with extra soft finishing. Due to the light filling weight, this type of down duvet is very comfortable for the summer. The Summer 95 has many squares so that the down feathers are optimally distributed.
Different sizes of duvets
The size of your duvet also contributes to a good night's sleep. When finding the right duvet, take the width of your mattress into account. If your blanket is approximately 60 centimetres wider than your mattress, you're good to go. All duvets in our range come in three different width sizes with a standard length of 200 cm or extra long of 220 cm. A number of types also come in an extra wide size, suitable for a king-size bed.
Single duvets
A single bed is usually between 80 and 100 cm wide. For this, a single duvet with a width of 140 cm is ideal. The standard length of a single bed is 200 cm, which is also a nice length for your blanket. Or you can choose an extra long blanket of 220 cm.
Double duvets
The middle size duvet in our range is 200x200 cm. This size is ideal for a small double bed or a double bed. The standard widths of these are 120, 140 or 160 cm. This size duvet is not available with a length of 220 cm.
Twin duvets
For large double duvets, go for a lits jumeaux. Nice wide duvets of 240 cm with a length of 200 cm or 220 cm. You choose this if your mattress has a width between 160 and 200 cm.
Extra wide twin bed
For an even larger bed or if you want to create extra overhang, you can choose a kingsize duvet. This is an extra wide lits jumeaux duvet. You then have a width of 260 cm and a length of 220 cm.
Buy a duvet at Bath&Living
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