How Do You Buy And Use A Featherbed?
If you find your pillow-top mattress has flattened out too much for your comfort, a feather bed might be just what you need. Feathers provide an ideal sleeping surface: they’re warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and they mold to conform to your body like no other sleeping surface. They can also make an older, lumpy mattress feel like new. Step 1 Look for a feather bed that includes a mixture of goose feathers and down. A 50/50 mix will be pricey; a 90 (feathers)/10 (down) blend is very comfortable. Feather beds filled with 100 percent down don’t provide much support and flatten out quickly. If you don’t want to hear (or feel) the feathers shifting around, opt for a feather bed that has a separate, top layer of all down. Choose a feather bed with a high thread count (300 or above) fabric and baffles: the heavier fabric will keep feather nubs from poking through, and the extra stitching will keep the stuffing from shifting. Step 2 When you get your feather bed home, unwrap it and le
