Bedding Guide: How to Choose the Right Bedding for Better Sleep

A good night's sleep is the key to well-being, yet it's a luxury that too often eludes us. If you wake up feeling as tired as you did the day before, or if your nights are restless, it's high time to focus on the essentials: your bedding. Choosing the right materials and products truly suited to your needs can radically transform the quality of your sleep.

This guide is designed to give you practical advice and introduce a selection of products that can be a real game-changer. As the head of product selection for Joybuy, my mission is to decode the real innovations for you, cutting through the marketing jargon, to help you create your ideal sleep sanctuary and finally enjoy comfortable bedding.

Our Tips for Choosing Your Bed Linen and Pillows

Before we get to our selection, here are a few key pointers to help you make the right choice and ensure you sleep well.

1. Understanding Materials: The Case for Cotton Percale

The choice of fabric for your bedding set has a direct impact on your comfort. Among high-end bed linen options, cotton percale stands out. It's a very tight weaving technique (at least 78 threads/cm?) that gives the fabric its sought-after matte finish, crisp feel, and exceptional durability.

Unlike cotton sateen, which is silkier and has a slight sheen, percale offers a crisp, cool feel, which is especially appreciated during warmer seasons or by those who tend to sleep hot. A premium quality duvet cover made from percale is a true investment in both durability and comfort.

2. The Pillow: Personalised and Functional Support

Often overlooked, the pillow is the cornerstone of a well-aligned spine. Two innovations are particularly worthy of your attention:

• The adjustable pillow: We don't all have the same body shape or sleeping position. A modular pillow, from which you can add or remove filling, allows you to precisely adjust its height and firmness for customised support.
• The temperature-regulating pillow: If heat disrupts your sleep, a temperature-regulating pillow can change everything. Designed with breathable materials that promote air circulation and wick away moisture, it helps maintain an ideal temperature throughout the night. For sensitive individuals, a hypoallergenic pillow is also an essential selection criterion.

Our Comfortable Bedding Recommendations

Here are a few products that stand out for their features, materials, and comfort-focused design.

TODAY Two-Tone Percale Bedding Set in Dune/Sage

Why this product stands out: From the TODAY Prestige collection, this bedding set delivers the authentic comfort of cotton percale. With its tight weave of 78 threads/cm?, it offers that crisp, cool feel worthy of a luxury hotel. Its two-tone design adds a touch of understated, elegant modernity to the bedroom.

Key features:

• Quality material: 100% cotton percale for a cool feel and excellent durability.
• Sophisticated design: The Dune and Sage colour combination is both trendy and calming.
• Practicality: Hand slits and a concealed button closure make putting the duvet on much easier.
• Easy care: Machine washable at 40°C for impeccable hygiene.

Who is it for? For those seeking a luxury hotel sleep experience and who appreciate bed linen that combines contemporary aesthetics with quality materials.

Emma Original Comfort Temperature-Regulating Pillow 60x60 cm

Why this product stands out: The Emma Original Comfort pillow directly tackles the problem of nighttime overheating. Its cover and filling are designed to maximise air circulation and dissipate heat, ensuring deeper, uninterrupted sleep.

Key features:

• Temperature-regulating technology: Ideal for people who often get hot at night, it helps maintain a stable temperature.
• Customisable height: You can adjust the amount of filling to achieve the perfect level of support for you.
• Breathable and hypoallergenic: Suitable for sensitive individuals and allergy sufferers.
• Fully washable: A major advantage for perfect long-term hygiene.

Who is it for? For anyone who tends to get too hot at night and is looking for an effective solution to stop waking up in a sweat. Its modularity also makes it an excellent choice for anyone wanting customised comfort.

Emma Original Comfort Adjustable Pillow 50x70 cm

Why this product stands out: This other Emma pillow is all about absolute versatility. Designed to adapt to all sleeping positions (back, side, stomach), it allows for ultra-precise height adjustment thanks to its removable filling layers. Its goal: to relieve pressure points in the neck and shoulders.

Key features:

• Adjustable height and firmness: Allows you to create a custom pillow for optimal neck alignment.
• Pressure relief: Its design helps to better distribute the weight of your head to reduce neck strain.
• Hypoallergenic and washable: Easy to maintain and suitable for sensitive skin.
• Soft and plush feel: Offers a comfortable feel while ensuring excellent support.

Who is it for? This is the perfect pillow for the undecided, for those who never know which firmness or height to choose, or whose preferences change over time. Its adaptability makes it almost universally suitable.

Looking for More Colours and Styles?

Our selection highlights specific features and materials, but choosing a bedding set is, above all, a matter of taste. If you want to explore other designs to personalise your bedroom, we invite you to browse our catalogue.

Discover our complete collection of colourful bed linen to find the set that will brighten up your sleep space.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between percale and cotton sateen?

The difference lies primarily in the weaving technique. Percale uses a simple, very tight one-thread-over, one-thread-under weave, which gives it a matte finish and a crisp, cool feel. Cotton sateen, on the other hand, has a looser one-thread-under, several-threads-over weave, creating a smoother, silkier, and slightly shiny surface with a softer, warmer feel.

How do I choose the ideal pillow height?

The perfect height mainly depends on your sleeping position:

• On your side: You will need a fairly thick pillow to fill the gap between your ear and your shoulder, keeping your spine straight.
• On your back: A medium-thick pillow is generally recommended to support the natural curve of your neck without pushing your head too far forward.
• On your stomach: A very thin pillow, or even no pillow at all, is preferable to avoid excessive strain on your neck. This is why an adjustable pillow is such a relevant option: it adapts to you, not the other way around.

How often should you wash your bedding?

For optimal hygiene, it is recommended to wash your sheets, pillowcases, and duvet cover once a week, or every two weeks at the latest. Duvets and pillows can be washed less frequently, about two to four times a year, carefully following the washing instructions on the product's label.