What is a Featherbed?
As the lyrics of an old song go, everything old is new again, and that is truly the case when it comes to featherbeds. A featherbed may bring to mind Grandma’s, or Great-Great-Grandma’s house, but the cycle has come full circle and featherbeds are now considered luxury items and not everyday household articles. Featherbeds are mattress toppers that provide extra cushion and comfort to the sleeper. Filled with feathers, goose or otherwise, a featherbed is a separate piece that is placed on top of the mattress and covered by a bed sheet. Perhaps featherbeds are back in vogue for the same reasons they were popular in the first place — they are relatively lightweight, promote comfortable sleep, and help regulate body temperature. Researchers are still finding out just how important a sound night’s sleep is to overall good health. Getting enough rest promotes growth of new cells, reduces stress, and refreshes the mind and body. Because a featherbed is so comfortable, (some people liken it t
It is the ultimate mattress topper, far superior to cotton, polyester or wool and it is much thicker and more sumptuous, and will last for years. It is filled with either mostly feather, a combination of down and feather, or all down, known as a down bed. This cushiony luxury, used with a cover for protection, goes on top of your mattress under the fitted sheet to add pure luxury and sublime comfort to deliver better sleep year-round. Today’s luxury featherbeds are not your Grandma’s featherbed. In her day it literally was a bag of feathers. There are many featherbeds available, the majority are made of 95% duck feather 5% duck down (not considered luxury). Feathers are flat with a hard quill, down is the soft undercoating from the bird’s breast. Goose down is better than duck down, the down clusters are larger, and at least 50/50 down/feather is better than mostly feathers, which are hard and “crunchy”, and they tend to leak out of the best feather-proof casing over time. There are so
It is the ultimate mattress topper, far superior to cotton, polyester or wool and it is much thicker and more sumptuous, and will last for years. It is filled with either mostly feather, a combination of down and feather, or all down, known as a down bed. This cushiony luxury, used with a cover for protection, goes on top of your mattress under the fitted sheet to add pure luxury and sublime comfort to deliver better sleep year-round. Today’s luxury featherbeds are not your Grandma’s featherbed. In her day it literally was a bag of feathers. There are many featherbeds available, the majority are made of 95% duck feather 5% duck down. Feathers are flat with a hard quill, down is the soft undercoating from the bird’s breast. There are some truly luxury featherbeds available using white goose down and feather and with larger percentages of down, and higher fill-power goose down. The fill-power is the measurement of the down cluster’s ability to loft up after compression. The higher loftin
It is the ultimate mattress topper, far superior to cotton, polyester or wool and it is much thicker and more sumptuous, and will last for years. It is filled with either mostly feather, a combination of down and feather, or all down, known as a down bed. This cushiony luxury, used with a cover for protection, goes on top of your mattress under the fitted sheet to add pure luxury and sublime comfort to deliver better sleep year-round. Today’s luxury featherbeds are not your Grandma’s featherbed. In her day it literally was a bag of feathers. There are many featherbeds available, the majority are made of 95% duck feather 5% duck down (not considered luxury). Feathers are flat with a hard quill, down is the soft undercoating from the bird’s breast. Goose down is better than duck down, the down clusters are larger, and at least 50/50 down/feather is better than mostly feathers, which are hard and “crunchy”, and they tend to leak out of the best featherproof casing over time. There are som
A featherbed is an extra layer of cushion that is put directly on top of your existing mattress. It adds a new layer of insulation underneath you that blankets just cannot provide. They also make your bed feel warmer. They are extremely comfortable and provide a “sinking into bed” sensation that everyone longs for when they lay down!
