You spend a lot of your life in your bed sleeping and rejuvenating for the next day's activity. Sleeping is a process that takes up roughly about a third of the average person's life. Therefore, you want to make your bed comfortable and a pleasure to be in. It’s also important that the bed linen you choose enhances the overall bedroom decor and is pleasing to the eye. Here a few tips on how to choose the right bed sheets for your bed.

Of course the size you choose is the most important factor in choosing bed sheets. It used to be that most mattresses were pretty standard sizes and so you could buy sheets in generalized categories like "Full", "Queen", and "King", and be reasonably sure that they would fit right the bed you bought them for. But, in modern times mattress manufacturers have gone to adding more features to their mattresses to make them appeal to a wider range of customers, like adding pillow tops on one side or even both sides of the mattress.

This added material makes the mattress much wider and therefore any bed sheets that are used on that bed will need to be larger as well in order to fit properly. You must actually measure your bed to insure that the sheets will fit your particular mattress before buying them. You may have to buy one category larger or more to fit your bed.

The thread count is another consideration when buying bed sheets. Thread count per inch, or TPI, states how many threads are in a square inch of the bed sheet material. Generally speaking, anything over 250 makes for a soft, comfortable feel, and also tends to last longer and hold up under more use. Try to avoid bed sheets that have very low thread counts under 200. There really not worth buying.

The kind of material used in making bed sheets can vary considerably from cotton to silk. Cotton is the most popular, but you may also want to experiment with flannels, and cotton mixed fabrics. Satins and silks are considered very high end and are expensive. Many people prefer them and willing to spend the extra money for them.

After determining the size that will fit your bed the next consideration is the color and designs. Selecting bed sheets can be simple if you follow these basic guidelines.

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