@JustaMom5465 i miss those Wamsutta sheets from BBBđ˘
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Oh, me too!
Thankful for this thread! I was inspired to rotate my primary bedding to a lighter, summer set. Proud of myself for using what I had and mix & matching with other stuff I had. Cost: $0
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Wamsutta sheets from the 1970âs and 80âs-- probably the only items from my childhood home that the siblings fought over (sterling silver? We were all generous with each other. artwork- âYou should have this- you always loved itâ.) But we knew the sheets were irreplaceable.
The BBB version were a good sub. But they never wore in like the old style percales!!! And Choatie mom would approve- the scallop pillowcases NEVER needed the hems ironed (my mom hated to iron) even though there wasnât a speck of poly in the fabric!!!
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My mother-in-law irons her sheets. I have a cleaning person who washes and puts them back on right out of the dryer. She makes a great bed.
I think what is hard about recommendations of sheets is we all like different fabrics. I absolutely hate sleeping on sateen sheets. I canât find percale sheets at my Costco. I like my bed cool. If Iâm visiting somewhere cold I donât mind flannel. I donât care for jersey or any synthetic fabric. I havenât slept on linen sheets but I think Iâd like them. What I do notice is that sheets donât last like I remember. I donât know if itâs the fabric or my washer but I find every few years Iâm having elastic go out on the fitted and holes.
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Amen to the ânot lasting the way they used toâ. My parents still had the sheets they were given from their wedding- faded from the years of being hung on a laundry line in the sun, and then worn and broken in. But the elastic was intact and stretchy, the hems were still tight. Decades of use and laundering. Now even the âfancyâ sheets (Matouk and the other high end brands) pretty much fall apart after a few years.
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We are in transition. We still havenât sold our beach condo, but we have moved one car and our stuff to our new spot. We dud not bring much furniture as most condos in our area sell furnished.
Hoping we sell soon. We can afford to keep both, but weâd rather not
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I actually sleep in the basement with no heat, so it is about 60 degrees year round. In the winter, I usually turn on a space heater for an hour before I go to bed, but then turn it off as it is much too hot to leave it on longer than that.
I grew up in Wisconsin where my mother kept our house cold. When Jimmy Carter asked people to turn their heat down to 68, we said âMom, there are people with the heat at 68!â (She told us to put on a sweater). She kept our house at 61 during the day and pushed it to 63 for evening TV watching, but then back to 61.
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I was changing our sheets today and hating that job as always and thought âwhy donât they made Beddys Bedding for adults?! (Itâs a trendy kids bedding website that designs the bedding to be made in a quick âzip and goâ method - turns out they do!!!
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At over 350$ for the king sized sheets, I think I am going to continue making my bed the regular wayâŚ.
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True, but I just looked at Beddyâs website, and the $350 cost includes both sheets and the comforter. Plus two pillow cases and shams. I could see it for a bunk bed, for sure.
Iâm just going to tag onto this thread - I am in the market for a new queen mattress for a guest bedroom. Iâve purchased the mattress in boxes before and although I think they are pretty good, I donât like the lack of firm sides (sitting on edge of bed to put on shoes, immediately slip to the floor 
). I also donât want to spend a fortuneâŚis there a good firm but pillow top mattress you recommend?
Saatva? We have liked them.
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If you want super fast bed making and like alternate down blanketsâŚbuy two and use one as bottom sheet (no tucking and it doesnât move) and another as a top sheet. Cozy and soft. Easy wash and dry. Available in many colors. Pair with whatever weight bedspread you like or leave as is They donât shift around and come loose like regular sheets. And definitely saves your back trying to lift a heavy mattress! Iâve about thrown out all my sheets except for pillow cases.
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We got a conventional (i.e. big and bulky, not in a box) pillowtop from Costco- got the one with the highest ratings and I love it. Could have gotten something marginally cheaper from one of the âspecial saleâ mattress places locally, but itâs a very firm mattress with those sturdy sides (I also dislike the sliding off phenomenon) and the pillow top makes it very cushy.
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Thank you - do you know if it was Kirkland or Sealy brand? Does it require a box spring or can it go on a frame with slats? They have a few different kinds and we wonât by memory foam mattress.
Kirkland, goes on a boxspring (we got a split because the stairway is narrow⌠a regular king would have fit except it would have nicked the paint!
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Iâve heard of these and read great reviewsâŚI think I priced on of these out a few years ago for our master bedroomâŚit was pricey then but Iâll check it out for the guest bedroom, maybe not look at the same configuration.
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It might be ânicerâ than you want for a guest bed. Unless you also retreat to your guest room (which we often do!)
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Any mattress that is not designed to be flipped over (like a pillowtop) can be used on a platform bed. A box spring is just a piece of extra junk mattress firms want you to believe you need to spend $$$ on. 
We never buy box springs.
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