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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
Experts say there’s a simple hack for sleeping cooler this summer – and it’s all about your bedding colour
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2 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
As Ideal Home’s Sleep Editor, I’ve tested a *lot* of pillows over the past four years, including a whole host of ‘cooling’ pillows that promise to solve one of our most common sleep problems – waking up with a hot head. If you’ve ever flipped your pillow over at night to find the cool side, you’ll know exactly what I mean. On the whole, I've found those cooling promises disappointing.
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
Waffle bedding is having a moment. As Ideal Home's Sleep Editor, I've seen all of this season's latest bedding launches, and this is one trend I'm noticing everywhere. It's easy to see why. Thanks to its textured surface, waffle bedding is no-iron (joy!) and, in most cases, it's a super-affordable way to make your bedding look more expensive than it is. For example, the DUSK Portofino Waffle Duvet Cover currently costs just £30 for a double.
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
I have an east-facing bedroom, and in the UK, dawn is around 4 am throughout June. For me, that's *early*, and it means I wake up way before I've had enough sleep during the summer months. To beat the all-day yawning that ensues as a result, I've been scouring the high street for blackout blinds I can install quickly, easily, and affordably, and I've just found a solution that reviewers with similar woes to mine are raving about. The best part?
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
The Ideal Home Bedroom Awards are an opportunity to celebrate all things sleep-related, and this year, there are plenty of new product launches and tried-and-trusted favourites that have caught our judging panel's attention. From statement beds with ingenious hidden storage to luxe-look bed linen that won't break the bank, these are the winners of this year's Ideal Home Bedroom Awards.
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3 weeks ago | 
msn.com | Amy Lockwood
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
There are currently 1300 online searches per month on Google in the UK around finding a mattress to help with back pain, which suggests that a high number of us are struggling to get comfortable at night. What's more, this search trend has doubled over the past five years. As Ideal Home’s Sleep Editor, and a regular tester of mattresses for our best mattress guide, what type of mattress to buy if you have back pain is also a question I hear a lot.
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
If you're looking for an affordable mattress, you'll want to check out Emma's current 20% off sale. The brand's spring sale is offering up to 20% off all of Emma's bestselling mattresses, including a saving on Emma's most budget-friendly offering, the Emma Hybrid Original mattress, which is now reduced from £418 to just £376.20 for a double. was £418 now £376.20 at Emma UKEmma's most affordable mattress is currently even cheaper thanks to the brand's Spring Sale.
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3 weeks ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
Why you can trust Ideal Home- 100 years of industry expertise- 10,000+ hours of sleep product testing- 100+ mattresses showroom-tested- 40+ mattresses reviewed at homeIf you're looking for the best budget mattress, you're in the right place. As Ideal Home's Sleep Editor, I've spent the last year testing out the most affordable mattresses on the market.
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1 month ago | 
idealhome.co.uk | Amy Lockwood
Whether you have a big bedroom or a small bedroom, there's one thing all of us seem to have in common, and that's never having enough storage. No matter how much space you have, belongings seem to multiply at a rate of knots, which is why so many of us are on the hunt for bedroom storage ideas that will finally contain all of our 'stuff'. But interior designers and home organisation experts say there's one simple bedroom storage trick we could be overlooking.
