Exclusive discount code from Silk Bedding Direct

Summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

Today, a large swathe of the country is hitting the Boxing Day sales. You’ve been splashing out on everyone else over Christmas, so perhaps you’re going to treat yourself to a little something this week. You may remember that we wrote a review earlier in the year about 100% mulberry silk king size duvets. Well, Silk Bedding Direct is offering our readers an exclusive 15% discount on their already reasonable winter sale prices.

Summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

But you need to hurry! The Silk Bedding Direct 15% discount code is only available until midnight on Sunday 30th December. To take advantage of this offer, all you need to do is, during the check out process on their website, click on the small link that says, “I have a gift voucher or promo code” and enter the code: PARTY15

Silk king size duvets – luxury bedding to experience & enjoy

Summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

As winter approaches, thoughts turn to hunkering down and snuggling in. So, it was timely for us to receive these luxury mulberry silk king size duvets to review.

Unpackaged summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

Silk Bedding Direct specialises in supplying mulberry silk-filled bedding in a variety of prices to suit all budgets. Their affordable premium range is made using a silk/polyester mix. The luxury range is 100% mulberry silk filled with a hand stitched finish which, unlike machine-made versions, improves the insulation quality of the duvet.

Summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

Mulberry silk is hypo-allergenic and, unlike other bedding materials, it doesn’t support the growth of dust mites, bed bugs or other microscopic beasties. It’s also contains the amino acid, sericin, which has been proven to improve skin elasticity and has anti-wrinkle properties… it gives new meaning to beauty sleep!

All Silk Bedding Direct silk products (as well as duvets they produce mattress toppers, pillows and eye masks) are OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Certified and have been awarded the ‘Confidence in Textiles’ OEKO label.

Unpackaged summer and spring/autumn weight luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct | H is for Home

Each has a number of ‘Easy Clip’ clips around its edge that allow you to fasten together the summer and spring/autumn weight duvets to form a cosy winter version – 3 for the price of two!

Silk is a wonderful insulator and regulator of temperature. If you feel too warm in bed, it allows excess moisture and heat to escape, it also retains heat to keep you warm and snug if conditions get colder.

'Easy Clip' clips that fasten together two luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct Joining 'Easy Clip' clips that fasten together two luxury mulberry silk king size duvets from Silk Bedding Direct

We’ve been testing the duvet for a week or so now – an unusual trial that involves lots of sleeping! We’ve certainly enjoyed the experience… and have been very impressed by the product. The duvets feel comfortable and luxurious – you can actually feel the smooth, silky nature of the product even through a duvet cover. They’re not too heavy, yet warm and cosy.

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We think that our top floor bedroom is now ready for anything that winter can hurl at it! The luxury silk duvet, combined with our wood burning stove and ‘chinchilla’ bedspread, will provide all the warmth required during the chilly nights ahead.

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Sleep soundly with this ethical choice of duvet

The Fine Bedding Company's Eco duvet | H is for Home

We regularly talk on here about reusing, recycling, upcycling and just reducing waste in general. We’re alarmed at the amount of rubbish polluting the earth and our oceans, seas and waterways. Especially the single-use plastic. That’s why we were really up for reviewing The Fine Bedding Company‘s newly-launched Eco Duvet.

The Fine Bedding Company conducted some research – surveying 2,000 UK adults – and found that almost half of Brits would like to significantly reduce their daily plastic consumption but don’t know how to do more about it. 94% of them believed that it was the responsibility of supermarkets, large retailers and brands to help people shop more sustainably.

Unboxing the Eco duvet from The Fine Bedding Company | H is for Home Packaging information for the Eco-duvet from The Fine Bedding Company | H is for Home

The Eco Duvet has impeccable environmental credentials. The silky soft, microfibre filling is made from 100% PET plastic bottles. The king-size duvet that we’ve been sent to try out, is made from 149 bottles. The cover is hypo-allergenic, breathable and is also made from 100% recycled materials.

The cardboard box and plastic bag that it’s delivered in are – yes, manufactured using 100% recycled, recyclable materials that are printed on using biodegradable ink. And that’s not all – their products are made using 100% renewable energy in their award-winning eco factory! Check out their infographic below.

Eco duvet infographic

The duvet has the luxury feel of the finest goose down. It’s light, and airy but keeps you feeling warm and cosy in the winter and cool and comfortable in the summer. It can be washed on a 30ºC cycle and is fast drying, to boot.

The Eco duvet spread across a bed | H is for Home

Sustainable, responsible, practical and affordable; with the Eco Duvet there’s no down-side (see what we did there?!).  The 10.5 tog duvet is available in single, double, king and super-king sizes, with prices starting at £45. We can thoroughly recommend it.

Guest bedroom with Eco duvet in Lotta Jansdotter 'Follie' duvet cover | H is for Home

We’ve certainly enjoyed this product review, as nothing quite beats snuggling into a newly made bed with freshly-laundered sheets and a brand new duvet… especially one that lets you sleep with a clear conscience!

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Gimme Five! Duvet sets

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Selection of 5 duvet sets | H is for Home

We had some friends from overseas stay with us for a couple of days. Prior to their arrival we busied ourselves with cleaning and changing the bedding.

Mismatched bedding I can just about put up with for our use – I can’t do it for guests. Where do sheets and pillowcases disappear to anyway? Socks, I can understand – they’re small and easy to misplace. But pillowcases?!

We love bold, bright, colourful graphic patterns on our duvet sets. Ikea are always have a brilliant (and very affordable) selection – many other retailers… not so great. Here are some others we’d be proud to have our house guests sleep within!

  1. Gray and yellow lime pattern cotton bedding set: £87.32, Etsy
  2. TOFSVIVA quilt cover & 4 pillowcases: £25, IKEA
  3. MissPrint Home Dandelion Mobile duvet cover and pillowcase set, yellow: £70, John Lewis
  4. Hand-drawn Grid double duvet cover in orange: £50, Urban Outfitters
  5. CHIC DOTS orange duvet cover and square pillowcases set: £45, La Redoute