Your favorite blanket for your bed?

[Gayletmom]

I am a bit obsessive about my bed linens as the bed is my one sanctuary. I love silky soft sheets, fluffy pillows and all the trappings.

My dry cleaner ruined my ultra-soft silk fleece blanket(grrrrr). I''ve found something similar online but it''s $500 (I bought mine at Tuesday Morning) and I don''t want to spend that. I went to our local linen store and saw a couple of nice cotton fleece versions and a bamboo blanket-all of which I like. I''m looking for something that has a little weight but is not too warm as I live in the south and have a down comforter for chilly nights.

Are there any other bed/linen lovers out there? Do you have any favorites that you would recommend?

 

[Indylady]

I have a very light down comforter that is perfect for summertime in the South. I wouldn''t cross down off your list just yet. Target has very inexpensive, light down comforters that you might want for a test run.

 

[elrohwen]

My favorite blanket is a big warm down comforter. I'm not sure why I got one so heavy, I'm always hot so I should have bought the summer weight, but I still love it. DH and I will open a window in our room in the middle of winter just to keep it cool enough to use that blanket

I keep meaning to get a really light weight one, but they always seem so expensive. We take it off the bed around March and just use an odd assortment of blankets to keep warm until summer.

I also love our cotton Wamsetta sheets. They're not particularly high threadcount, but they're so soft - almost like jersey, but not stretchy jersey material. They wrinkle like the devil though! I always cringe a little when they come out of the drier, but once the bed is made I don't notice it anymore.

 

[kenny]

Cotton in the summer and down in the winter.

 

[zoebartlett]

Actually, two of our favorite blankets came from Target. They''re fleece, and we have a king size one and another one big enough for a double/queen bed. I can''t remember what we paid, but the price was good. They''re really soft and snuggly, they''re not too light or heavy, and they come in a variety of colors.

 

[luv2sparkle]

I love my down blanket and I use it all year long in Southern California. I bought mine from QVC-Northern Nights, but it is pretty light. We do use air conditioning in the summer and my room stays pretty cool. There are
many nights though that we just have windows open and I still use it. I did buy a great ''fuzzy'' blanket, as they are called in my house at Costco before Christmas. I think you would have a hard time finding one at a great
price now, unless there are some great sales at a department store.

 

[Amber St. Clare]

During the winter I have Dennis Basso''s faux mink throw on the bed. OMG--sleeping under it is incredible.

During the spring/summer my Northern Nites down comforter with a blue duvet.

 

[PumpkinPie]

we have a down dubet that we use all year. I love it!

 

[bebe]

http://www.linensource.com/default.aspx?page=productdetails&categoryid=651&pattern=MIC&productcode=00&cm_re=sc-_-Luxury+Blankets-_-micro+fluff+blanket

I bought one of these for my son''s bedroom and liked it so much, I bought one for my own bed.
Never in a million years did I think I''d like this sort of thing, but I find it warm and lightweight.

 

[pennquaker09]

I have Sferra linens and they make me happy.

 

[Smurfysmiles]

Date: 5/7/2010 8:00:25 PM
Author: Zoe
Actually, two of our favorite blankets came from Target. They''re fleece, and we have a king size one and another one big enough for a double/queen bed. I can''t remember what we paid, but the price was good. They''re really soft and snuggly, they''re not too light or heavy, and they come in a variety of colors.

We have those same blankets on our bed, i looooove them! We have a tan one on the bottom of our bed and we sleep on top of that and then on top we have a light green one of the same style, it''s like sleeping in a cloud

We also have 2 more smaller ones just for laying around the house with

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 5/8/2010 1:51:54 AM
Author: Smurfyimproved

Date: 5/7/2010 8:00:25 PM

Author: Zoe

Actually, two of our favorite blankets came from Target. They''re fleece, and we have a king size one and another one big enough for a double/queen bed. I can''t remember what we paid, but the price was good. They''re really soft and snuggly, they''re not too light or heavy, and they come in a variety of colors.

We have those same blankets on our bed, i looooove them! We have a tan one on the bottom of our bed and we sleep on top of that and then on top we have a light green one of the same style, it''s like sleeping in a cloud


We also have 2 more smaller ones just for laying around the house with

Yeah, aren''t they great?! We need to buy a couple more so we don''t have to mess up the beds when we want to use them in the living room. We have a chocolate brown blanket and a cream colored one.

I love down comforters but I HATE how they bunch up around the duvet cover. We had one and I used to wake up to find the comforter at the bottom of the bed, while the duvet cover was still at the top.

 

[zoebartlett]

Oh Gayle, I also LOVE a comforter that I found at Home Goods (or was it Marshalls? The one near me has both stores combined into one, and I can''t remember which one I found it in.).

Anyway, it''s a slightly puffy blanket (similar to a down comforter but it''s not one) that is covered in a light corduroy material. Ours is light blue, like a cornflower shade I think, and I know it also comes in a sage green also. I want to get one for our mater bedroom. We have one in the guest room and I love it. SOOOO comfy!

Weird -- I tried to find it online but the Marshalls and Home Goods sites aren''t great for browsing items.

 

[lightningbug]

We have a down comforter w/ duvet cover that is on the bed almost year round, but if it gets really warm outside, I love this silk coverlet that I picked up at Crate and Barrel a few years ago. I see that it''s now being made in cotton ''sateen'' instead of silk. I bet it''s still great, though. It''s a nice summer weight and is very pretty.

For snuggling, I love this chunky ribbed throw from Pottery Barn. It''s fabulous -- warm, soft, light, and with a really nice texture. I''m picky about blankets b/c I''m allergic to wool but also really dislike the ''oily'' feel of synthetic fabrics, but the PB acrylic feels very natural and nice.

 

[PinkTower]

I''m presently using one from Tuesday Morning. They never seem to have the same thing twice, so you might want to check.
Also, I really miss your old Avatar. (I''ve got a labradoodle too!) No blanket needed when you sleep with a labradoodle.

 

[marcy]

Fleece.

 

[Should Be Studying]

The "nap" blanket from Brookstone is so soft and warm (but not hot). Just thinking about it makes me want to go to bed right now.

 

[Gayletmom]

Thanks for all of the suggestions. It looks like I have some shopping to do!

 

[Tacori E-ring]

My Company Store down comforter...pure bliss...