I must say I am obsessed with Interior design. From my China wear to my home lighting, it interests me a great deal. A happy comfy clean beautiful home is what I love to run. I have learned and created many quick room make overs… to totally ripping apart a very comfortable, but hideous couch by changing the cushions, having them embroidered and covered in pleats and buttons. It not only gave my couch a make over but the whole room a new look. I will share with you the many tips of sdlr and easy tricks to live in comfy luxury.
Today let’s start with our basics the linen vault:
Unfortunately the Lady does not learn about linens and their thread count in school. Luckily I have been able to enjoy the research over the years on linens. The lowdown on Thread Count!
Thread counts: a matter of great importance to linen fetish and increasingly cited by hotels to lure in picky customers (Schrager hotels for instance, specify sheets with thread counts no lower than 350). But THERE IS NO NEED TO GET TOO HUNG UP ON THE THREAD COUNT. Thread counts refer to the number of strands in a square inch of sheeting. Generally speaking, the higher the thread count the better and finer the sheets. However, most experts (like myself) seem to agree that while the difference between a thread count of 120 and 250 matters greatly, once you go above 250 you’re just showing off.
Besides thread counts: it’s also the finish that helps give a soft and silky feel. Frette, are among the finest of the fine and much of the mystique is to do with the finish.
The Lowell New York mentions that it uses only Frette sheets high up in it’s linen and sdlr fact: it is the preffered brand of the Pope and of course Oprah.
The Mandarian Orientals in London and Hong Kong use 100 percent Irish Linen while the Ritz in Paris uses cotton percale from Porthault.
Finally, here’s a bit of advice that could only come out of America: if you’re thinking of having your linen monogrammed make sure to “monogram with your maiden name, so you’ll get all the monogrammed bed linens in the divorce.”
Here’s where I shop for my linens:
I am a Bloomingdale’s regular because of the Linen department.
The White Company
www.thewhitecompany.com
Ardea Prime
www.ardeaprime.com
Restoration Hardware
www.restorationhardware.com
And still she slept an azure-lidded sleep, In blanched linen, smooth and lavender’d.
-John Keats, “The Eve of Saint AGNES”
Happy Linen Laundering Ladies!
sdlr
i love restoration hardware! thanks for this post and the advice!
I’ve always loved Restoration Hardware for linens. Affordable but still luxurious. Great post SDLR. I like how this becoming a lifestyle/fashion/relationships blog.
the white company’s website says UK only… Boo:(
Hahahaaa – monogram w/your maiden name….Terrific advice..
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nice article! Question for you – what did you do when you moved in with nik? maybe you can do an article on how to make his place, your place. did you have to do an all out makeover. tips please!
show off? i beg to differ! mmmm i absolutley LOVE 350 thread count. i don’t care what anyone says/thinks about it! I’m not rich but I splurge when it comes to linnen shopping. LOVE my comfy cozy beauty sleep
Restoration Hardwear, The Bay(Canada) and Harrods(UK) are my go-to linnen shop stops.
FK you idiot use of a maiden name by a celebrity is quite common. Where have you been Salt Lake City?
Never QUESTION or RIDICULE anything Mrs Lamas-Richie says you pr*ck.
Fred, good post..
And: ‘to FK’ -
A little paranoid aren’t we…
Shayne’s awesome..
I happen 2 enjoy her writing – she’s good!
Lighten up a bittt ++
I happen to be a bit of a bedding freak myself… so here’s the 411 from Uncle Fred.
Nordstrom sells the Westin approved HEAVENLY BED. It is typically on sale in July at 25% off.
Brace yourself.
A king sized Heavenly Bed is only $1,500 when on sale.
The matching Heavenly Linens are “only” around 350 count. There is no such thing as single ply thread counts above 350ish. Anything above 350 tends to be multiple plys which means that a 600 thread count sheet is actually scratchy to the feel.
When you get to be my age you tend to be a but cranky. The Heavenly bed tends to some out my crankiness. I gave myself the entire new set – matresses and linens for my divorce celebration.
King size complete – and on sale at 25% off…
… about $3,000.
Thank you.
This has been a pubic service announcement.
Your bed is your home… sheets mean everything.
Very nice post!
Macys is my spot for the best sheets.
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