| Shopping for bed sheets has become a difficult | | | | feeling of silk or satin? Or do you prefer the |
| prospect for many of us. There are just so many | | | | warmth and comfort of flannel sheets? I usually |
| choices to make regarding materials, thread | | | | buy simple cotton sheets for our family beds. |
| counts, and more. Not long ago, I was having tea | | | | They are easy to clean and maintain, and I can |
| with a friend and we were discussing this shopping | | | | usually pick them up at a very fair price. And I |
| dilemma. She shared a number of tips and ideas | | | | never buy sheets with a thread count of less |
| with me, and I am now going to share them with | | | | than 280. |
| you. Listen up! | | | | The last thing you might want to consider is the |
| The first thing you must know is what size of | | | | type of laundering your sheets will need. Last |
| sheet you are shopping for. This may sound silly, | | | | year, I bought a set of sheets that I felt were |
| but I have had to return my new sheets to the | | | | perfect. They fit well, and they were wonderful |
| store on a few different occasions. If only I had | | | | to the touch. The problem was that they needed |
| thought to double-check the size of each bed | | | | to be dry cleaned, and by the time I discovered |
| before I went shopping! | | | | this it was too late. I put them through the |
| Experts recommend that you measure the | | | | washer and dryer and when I took them out |
| length, width, and height of your mattress before | | | | they looked like they would barely fit a single bed, |
| you shop. This may sound extreme, but with so | | | | much less my massive queen size mattress! |
| many mattress types on the market it may not | | | | These are just a few points to consider when |
| be a bad idea. I had to return the last set of | | | | purchasing new bedding. The other things, I feel, |
| sheets I bought because they didn't fit the new | | | | are a matter of taste. I have a preference for |
| pillow-top mattress I had purchased the week | | | | solid colored bedding, but there are many |
| prior. | | | | wonderful patterned sheets out there. Whatever |
| The next thing to consider is what feel you would | | | | you preferences may be, please keep these ideas |
| like your sheets to have. Do you like smooth, | | | | in mind. Now get out there and shop, shop, shop! |
| pressed cotton? Do you prefer the slippery | | | | |