Archive for December, 2009
Does an old house mean that you have to be cold?
In wintertime older houses that are not well insulated and have original windows will radiate heat. When you are sitting there and feel cold air, it is because heat is leaving not because cold air is necessarily getting in.
When you are at home and it is not warm enough it helps a lot to wrap yourself in a down blanket, or lay a down throw over your lap while you are sitting at the computer or the table eating.
Does living in hard times mean we can’t be comfortable?
Our economy is suffering and money is tight as we approach the end of another year and the weather has turned from fall to winter. When you live in a northern climate of the upper Midwest you can feel cold all the time.
We are conserving as much as we can and this often means keeping the thermostat at 60 degrees or less at night. Consumers are realizing that an investment in goose down comforters for the family will keep everyone warm while they sleep.
Is Christmas a time that you want to be warm?
Christmas is at the beginning of winter on the calendar and that turns out to be the ideal time to buy a loved one or even yourself gifts to keep warm. The best gifts to do this are those that allow us to use keep cold air away from our bodies instead of warming the air, which costs money.
Down feather comforters or blankets may have a higher initial cost than buying fuel to heat the air, but it will be a wise investment. The comforter will keep you warm, which is the most important thing, but it can allow you to conserve fuel, especially at night.
Should you treat your feather bed like a mattress?
If you own a feather bed and did not purchase a feather bed cover here are a few details to consider. Unlike a mattress cover a feather bed cover needs to be zipped. The cover can be washed like a regular mattress cover.
A good feather bed cover will help your feather bed stay cleaner and help it to last longer. The cover should be snug fitting and it should be made with 230 thread count 100% cotton. Look for at least a 5-year warranty and a comfort guarantee.
What kind of feather bed warranty should I look for?
When shopping for a feather bed make sure to compare guarantees and warranties. A good feather bed should have at least a 30-day comfort guarantee so that you can try it out, with your money back if it is not right for you.
A good warranty is 10-years against workmanship and material defects, but you must register the product soon after the purchase. Because your feather bed is made of feathers you should look for an allergy-free warranty, which should be for the first 30-days.
Are feather pillows as good as down pillows?
If you are trying to decide on the right down feather pillow to furnish your bedroom with, you may want to learn about a feather type pillow that will not poke you with quills. Eurofeather is a trademark of Pacific Coast Feather Company that curls the quill of an ordinary feather in the making of its Eurofeather pillow.
Pacific Coast makes its feather pillow with a 230 thread count 100% cotton cover and filled with Eurofeathers. The feathers are hyperclean and the pillow uses standard construction and has a double needle corded edge.
What pillow would you sleep best on?
In all of my years I have used a variety of pillows from polyester to foam and from buckwheat to feather. The best pillow is arguably goose down, but there have been problems with them that have been remedied in modern times.
In the past, typical goose down pillows were too soft, which resulted in you head sinking through the soft down to the mattress, which is not very comfortable if you like sleeping on your side. Another common problem with down pillows is that its cover allows the down to escape, causing a mess of fluffy down and some scratchiness while you sleep.