With so much time spent in bed, it makes sense to value your bedroom as more than just furniture inside a room. You've designed your bedroom to look only the way you would like with relaxing colours, matching curtains and warm carpet for those cold mornings. You've found the best mattress having a comfortable pillow-top, a nice wooden headboard with matching side tables and dresser. All of the colours are selected and you are just about to get some bed linen to complete the room.

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Wait! This is a decision about probably the most important parts of your room. It's not just color you need to consider - what kind of fabric are you choosing for your bed linens? Different fabrics are created completely differently, some irritate sensitive skin, and others breathe better on hot nights. Choosing the right bed linens is really as important for feel as it is for color. Choose what's best for you by comparing a few of the different qualities in available bed linens fabrics.

Sateen sheets are weaved to have more yarn exposed, giving them a soft feel. Like your standard sheet made from cotton, they are more gentle (feeling more like satin sheets) because of the way they're made. While having a similar feel, they are more durable than satin although some people find the fabric irritating on the skin. Unlike satin, sateen doesn't breathe and can leave you hot and sweaty, making it an undesirable choice in linen for warmer months or climates.

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Cotton is the standard choice that people buy. Some don't realise, but cotton sheets are graded by thread count. Cotton is easily the most durable and versatile fabric, two of the reasons it is so popular. Cheap cotton sheets (sets bought around the $30 mark) will often have a minimal thread-count between 140 - 180, but Cotton sheets (which could cost up to $500 in some instances!) have a thread-count of 400 and above. These high quality sheets feel great on the skin and still use the standard weave to retain durability.

Silk sheets are thought by some to become the most effective bed linens fabric due to the silk's hypoallergenic qualities, especially when they are 100% Mulberry silk. Silk conforms to the body, which makes it nice cozy for winter, and also the fabric is breathable to keep you cool over summer. You definitely will not be obtaining 100% Mulberry silk sheets for the similar price like a cheap cotton linen set, but at around the $500 mark you aren't paying more than what you will for any nice group of Cotton sheets.

There isn't any 'best linen type' for you to look for; bed linen option is based entirely on personal preference. Find what feels best to you, but be sure you purchase some quality linen. The difference for your time spent in bed will be dramatic and worth the cost.