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2 days ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
As those of us blessed with a small bedroom know only too well, it takes every trick in the book to make a compact bedroom look bigger. This is especially true if, like me, your bedroom is also a dormer bedroom that has a low, sloping ceiling to contend with. Now, it's unlikely that celebrity Amanda Holden has any shortage of space in her £7 million Surrey mansion, *but* her latest Instagram guest bedroom reveal does demonstrate a clever dormer bedroom design trick.
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4 days ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
My Levitex Sleep Posture Pillow review tests this bestselling pillow to see how it compares to the best pillows on the market. If you're a side sleeper, you'll want to read on. Today's best Levitex Sleep Posture Pillow dealsIn a nutshellOverall, I think the Levitex Sleep Posture Pillow is one of the best pillows for side sleepers on the market.
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
If your go-to bed sheets are currently looking a little threadbare, you may be wondering how to make bedding last longer. It's a good question. When it comes to where to buy bedding, there are plenty of budget retailers where you can pick up a duvet set for under £15. However, like many of us, I've bought my fair share of supermarket bedding, only to find that it only took a few washes before the fabric started to bobble, or the stuffing in a duvet flattened.
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
There are some topics that, when raised, are guaranteed to invoke strong opinions, often quickly followed by strong emotions. Politics. Religion. The optimum way to load a dishwasher, to name just a few. It seems *inconceivable* that someone else's opinion on something we're so incredibly certain of could differ from our own. Such, I have discovered, is the case in the fitted sheet vs flat sheet debate. I like fitted sheets. I am a believer in fitted sheets.
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
To my mind, when it comes to a battle of the bedding, there are two clear high street contenders; Marks & Spencer and John Lewis. When I first moved out of home, like many of us, my idea of where to buy bedding revolved around supermarket homeware ranges; convenient and affordable, I thought bedding was bedding, right? Why spend a fortune when I could pick up a pack of pillows in the homeware aisle whilst doing my weekly food shop?
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1 week ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
If you're thinking ahead to Easter Bank Holiday weekend and wondering where you'll sleep the guests you have coming to stay, Argos has the answer, and one solution is currently under £12. Yep, this weekend Argos has 25% off selected air beds, and that means inflatable mattresses, such as the Bestway Flocked Air Bed, are now on sale for just £11.25. One of the most affordable air beds on the market just became an even better buy.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
IKEA has just launched a folding guest bed, and it’s the ideal solution for hosting overnight guests if you’re short on space. The NORRUDDEN Guest Bed costs £129, which is *far* more affordable than any of the best sofa beds on the market, and, even better, it folds down to around H90 x W80 x D25cm when it's not in use. That means you can tuck it neatly into a wardrobe or cupboard so your floorspace is clear once guests go home.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
Each of us has our own unique sleeping style, whether that’s face-planting the pillow, becoming a human starfish with arms and legs spread-eagled, or curling up into protective ball. However, sleep experts say there’s one sleeping position that has less to do with individual comfort preferences and has more to do with us not having found the best pillow for our sleep needs; that’s whether we sleep with our arm under our pillow at night. Why? I asked a range of sleep and posture experts to explain.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
If you're after expensive-looking bedding on a budget, then H&M is an interior stylist's best-kept secret. Just like its homeware range, the H&M bedding collection always hits the mark when it comes to reinterpreting designer looks at high-street prices, and – unlike a lot of budget-friendly bedding I've tested which looks good but feels disappointing to the touch – I've always found the brand's on-trend bedding to be great quality too.
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Zoe Phillimore |Amy Lockwood
If you’re looking for natural-fibre bedding, you might be weighing up a wool duvet vs a feather and down duvet. Both are fantastic options, but there are pros and cons to each duvet filling that it's worth being aware of. As a sleep-product writer, I’ve slept under and professionally tested a huge range of feather and down, and wool duvets. From handmade to mass produced, small names to big brands, and throughout winter, summer, spring, and autumn, my testing has been nothing if not thorough.
