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Bed Duvet Covers

Guide To Bed Duvet Covers

Bed duvet covers are an excellent way to preserve the life of your comforter, especially delicate comforters made from materials like wool, satin, and silk. Essentially, bed duvet covers are an envelope of fabric designed to secure your comforter and enhance your decor. ‘Duvet’, the French word for ‘down’, originated in Europe and described products made of Eider, a form of duck’s down.

In France, Eider was considered the best product to use for padding purposes. Feathers were used as well. Today, however, it isn’t unusual to see duvet covers that are somewhat different from the originals and filled with wool or artificial fibers.

Primarily used for keeping warm, a duvet bed cover eliminates all the fuss of making a bed with several sheets as is the case when one chooses a variety of sheets, blankets, and quilts etc. to fight the cold. With a bed duvet cover, you may simply use a single cover and keep yourself warm. A bed duvet cover does more than just protect your comforter from wear and tear; it provides ‘the eye of the storm’ to your bedroom decor, a focus and a center that defines everything else in the room.

Duvet covers are available in an array of fabrics, colors, and patterns. Your fabric options include satin, cotton, silk, and velvet.

Satin duvets - Satin duvets are made of high quality, tightly woven satin that will give a classy air to any bedroom. For convenience of removal, choose one with buttons, Velcro, or zippers.


Silk duvets - Silk duvets are popular because they are lightweight and versatile enough to be used in both hot and cold weather. Pure silk is naturally hypoallergenic, a plus for those sensitive to allergens.

Cotton duvets - Cotton bed duvet covers are also an excellent choice. They are available in every color and print imaginable and are easy to clean.

Velvet duvets - A velvet duvet is a majestic addition to any bedroom, as its texture is fit for a queen and king. Many come complete with gorgeous tassels and trimmings. And as befits everything royal, velvet bed duvet covers require nothing less than dry cleaning.

Although duvet covers bear the brunt of damage that would usually affect the comforter, duvets should be treated with as much care as possible. This means that you should take your duvet cover to be laundered seasonally - or whenever it gets dirty. There are, however, some duvet covers that you can wash in your own washing machine and air dry under the sun. For home laundering, choose one made of polyester or cotton.

Factors to take into consideration before purchasing your bed duvet covers include:

• Find the correct size duvet cover to match your bed size. Sizes include king, queen, California King, and twin. You should also decide ahead of time if the comforter will be needed for warmth during cold months or simply to keep you cool but comforted during the warmer months. Let this determination guide you toward a lightweight or heavier duvet cover or, perhaps, one that is versatile and adaptable to all climates.

• Since down is the predominant material used in most duvet covers, take care if you are susceptible to allergies.

• Synthetic fibers are non-hypoallergenic.

About the Author

Valeria Vegas has a Masters degree in Writing and regularly writes for a local newspaper.  She also teaches writing workshops in San Francisco and has taught high school English.  As a freelance job, she corrects essays for the SAT and ACT through Pearson scoring as well as write copy for websites.  She is the Associate Editor of a literary magazine, edit manuscripts for Behler publications, and works for authors independently.  One of her stories was named Notable Story of 2004 by Million Writers. She is a regular contributor to http://www.comforter-n-duvet-cover.com.

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