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Duvet Cover Buying Guide

“Duvet” is the French word for the down of birds, the under-feathers that have no spine.

A duvet cover is like a huge pillowcase for your comforter. Duvet covers can be changed as ofter as you want to wash them or whenever you change the style of your bedding. They open on one end for inserting the comforter. To put the duvet cover on, turn it inside out, place it at one end of your comforter, than pull it up over the comforter, turning it right-side out as you go.

You’ll find duvet covers in sizes to fit all comforters. They are sold in similar sizes as all other bedding, they are ofter generously sized to accommodate your particular comforter. The approximate duvet cover sizes are:

Twin: 63 inches x 85 inches to 68 inches x 88 inches
Full/Queen: 85 inches x 91 inches to 90 inches x 92 inches
King: 104 inches x 92 inches to 106 inches x 92 inches
California King: 102 inches x 99 inches

Duvet covers come in thread counts (TC or tc) just as sheets do. Thread count indicates the number of threads in each square inch the fabric. You can find duvet covers with thread counts from 100 to 1000 and even higher. A 300 TC Cotton Duvet Cover is good for a quality duvet cover, but the higher the thread count you buy, for more expensive it will be, and the softer the material it will be.

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Common Bedding Terms – Duvet Cover

Duvet Cover - Bed In A Bag

Duvet Cover

A Duvet cover is a cover to protect your duvet, but it does have many purposes!

First, the duvet covers are used to protect your comforters, usually a down comforter. (Goose down comforters are not advised to be washed) The duvet protects the fabrics from wear, tear, and the everyday elements it comes in contact with (dust, stains, pets, etc.), and in the case of down comforters, a duvet cover helps in trapping escaping feathers.

The Duvet cover however, has more features. In the warmer and humid months, a duvet cover can be used on it’s own as a bed cover. It provides you with a cooler, lightweight cover without the hassle or cost of buying a light weight comforter, bedspread or blanket.

Duvet covers can also be used to redecorate. If you are repainting your room and your current comforter is still in wonderful condition, but it just doesn’t go with your new decorating motif, a new duvet cover over your current comforter will allow you the freedom to totally redesign your bed, without having to spend that extra money on a new comforter. Duvet covers are considerable less expensive than those good down comforter and if you can, purchase two covers so you can alternate during washing cycle.

Duvet Covers have become extremely popular over the last few years because of their versatility, and the designs and styles available are endless.

The picture above is actually our designer “Bloomingdale” Duvet Cover Bed-In-A-Bag – 9 piece set: Duvet Cover that is reversible with opposite design, alternative down comforter, 2 pillow shams, 2 pillow cases, 1 fitted sheet, and 2 Euro size pillow shams.

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