An accommodating mattress is an important piece of the pie when creating a cozy sleep environment, but quality pillows, soft sheets and fluffy comforters are like the whipped cream with a cherry on top — it’s just not the same without them. The best places to buy bedding, like Brooklinen, Cozy Earth and Pottery Barn, offer linens that elevate your mattress from sleepable to a full-out sleep haven that makes you excited for bedtime.
The good news is you can achieve a Pinterest-perfect bedding setup while maintaining a reasonable budget. Vetted editors and I have had the privilege of testing products from all walks of the market, from the most beloved brands to the underrated ones you may not have heard of, and rounded up our top picks based on the products we love.
The Forbes Vetted team has written dozens of sleep-related stories that are backed by thorough research, expert opinions and personal experience. Commerce editor Maggie Badore joined sleep and mattress editors Bridget Chapman and McKenzie Dillon in collecting their top bedding brands and highlighting their favorite products. With a background in sleep and extensive testing experience, our editors made recommendations based on their personal insights.
The brands and products we chose to highlight were hand-picked based on our editors’ testing experience. Most, if not all, of the bedding mentioned has been in the hands of our editors and stood out as the best among the dozens pillows, sheets, blankets and comforters they have tested. The brands I mentioned were picked because they offer the most quality products and have helped me get better sleep.
Bedding brands tend to offer small sales at random points throughout the year, but you typically get the biggest savings during holidays, including Labor Day, Black Friday, Independence Day and Memorial Day.
Thread count is often chalked up as the most important feature to measure good bedding, but the materials used and weave type also make a big difference in quality and feel. Long-staple cotton, organic cotton and bamboo viscose are a few fabrics that make for high-quality bedding materials.
Opt for woven sheets as opposed to knitted and stay keen on the type of materials used. Egyptian, long-staple and organic cotton and linen make for the most durable bedding materials because they’re quality, don’t pill and typically have stronger weaves. However, proper care also contributes to the lifespan of bedding — make sure you wash your sheets every two weeks and your comforter every few months.
