Need Help Catching Up on Your Z’s? Here’s How to Get the Best Sleep Ever
Monday, March 9 marks the beginning of Sleep Week—a whole week dedicated to rest and relaxation.
These easy-breezy guides are a foolproof way to incorporate zen into your bedtime routine so you can finally catch up on those much-needed Z’s.
5 Design Tips for a Better Night’s Sleep
If you’re constantly feeling as if you’re waking up on the wrong side of the bed, it might be time to rethink your bedroom design.
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Here are six ideas to help you declutter and free up space in your bedroom so that it exudes a sense of serenity and calm that befits a place of rest and rejuvenation.
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On average, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. Shop our picks for bedding that makes it time well spent.
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Brooklinen Classic Duvet Cover
Woven from 100% long-staple cotton in a lightweight cotton percale weave, our Classic Collection is crisp, airy and cool, for the ultimate night’s sleep.
ShopMarimekko Fokus F/Q Duvet Set
Feel at home. Let go and sleep in. Fall into a soothing sleep amid the navy Fokus patterned duvet set. Made with 200-thread-count 100% cotton percale material. The full/queen duvet set measures 92" x 96" and includes a duvet cover and two standard pillow shams.
ShopParachute Linen Pillowcase Set
Rest easy with these soft, natural pillowcases. Available in our signature back envelope closure and a traditional side open style. Choose what makes you happy. The softest linen you’ll ever touch—ours is crafted in Portugal from the finest European flax and garment washed for a perfectly lived-in feel from night one.
ShopIt can be a challenge to sift through the trendy mattress companies popping up today—luckily for you, we’ve looked into the most reputable mattresses you can buy without breaking the bank.
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Avocado Green Mattress
Our natural hybrid latex mattress features GOLS organic certified latex, 100% GOTS organic certified wool, 100% GOTS organic certified cotton and up to 1,414 individually pocketed support coils arranged in 5 strategic zones. A GOTS organic certified product. Rather than use glues to bind the layers, it's hand tufted using needles. No polyester, polyurethane foams or fire retardants are used. Or explore our Vegan Mattress made without wool. All certifications are public and in our brand name for trust and transparency. Handmade in Los Angeles. 1% of all revenues support environmental nonprofits via 1% for the Planet®. 1 year risk-free mattress trials and 25-year limited warranty. World's only Climate Neutral Certified® mattress brand, with "net zero" carbon emissions from our farms to your bedroom. Queen size pricing reflected.
ShopBrentwood Home Oceano Luxury Hybrid Mattress
Our #1 best-selling luxury hybrid mattress. 9 layers, cooling gel made with BioFoam, GOTS organic certified wool and cotton, and nearly 3,000 coils! Perfect for all sleeper types. Medium-soft feel. 100% carbon offset.
ShopPurple Mattress
The bed that started it all, the Purple Mattress features 2 inches of breathable gel Grid to cradle pressure points like hips and shoulders while keeping the rest of your body fully aligned. When paired with a dual-layer comfort foam base, the result is a perfectly supported sleep.
ShopWant to sleep better? These products can help—because getting someone to read you "Goodnight Moon" can be a big ask past age seven.
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Slip Pure Silk Sleep Mask
Slipsilk is a specially-commissioned sleep mask developed and refined over 10 years to provide the ultimate combination of shine, thickness and durability. It's crafted from the highest grade (6A) long-fiber mulberry silk with a thickness of 22 momme and is made with the strictest quality guidelines, including the use of nontoxic dyes. This mask is pure silk inside and out, from its pure silk filler, silk internal liner and silk-covered elastic band.
ShopDodow Sleep Aid
Dodow is a metronome-light scientifically designed to block out overactive thought patterns and lull you into a deep peaceful sleep – fast. Combining yoga, meditation, and behavioral therapy, Dodow is the safe way for ANYONE to effortlessly fall asleep…AND stay asleep.
ShopVitruvi Essential Oil Set
We bundled our 4 most popular essential oils: calming Lavender, invigorating Eucalyptus, refreshing Spruce, and energizing Grapefruit. They blend so well together, while also being very versatile on their own—making this a great choice for newcomers and longtime oil-lovers alike.
ShopWhether you want something super cushy or firmly flat, we’re here to save you from the tossing and turning uncertainty that comes with finding the perfect pillow.
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Finding the right pillow for your sleeping style can be tough, but we’ve got the top picks that are sure to please.
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Avocado Green Pillow
Our non-toxic pillow has a customizable GOLS organic certified latex and GOTS organic certified kapok fill. The fill is stuffed within an inner organic jersey cotton liner. The liner lives inside a machine-washable, zippered GOTS organic certified quilted cotton cover. Our Green Pillow delivers a natural, fresh, medium-plush feel. GREENGUARD Gold certified, vegan, and handmade in Los Angeles. Pillow sold with an extra fill bag for simple, customized comfort.
ShopParachute Down Side Sleeper Pillow
Break the wake, flip and fluff cycle of side sleeping on a regular pillow. Our medium-density side sleeper pillow offers unparalleled support and perfect plushness. Meticulously designed with a 3.5 inch gusset to take the strain off your neck and shoulders while you rest, and stuffed with our lofty and luxurious 750 fill power European white down for a deluxe sleep experience.
ShopCasper Original Pillow
You want a pillow that’s soft, but also supportive. Now you don’t have to pick one or the other. An innovative pillow-in-pillow design. The inner pillow is supportive, while the outer pillow adds a soft touch of fluff. If gusset isn’t a word in your vocabulary, it should be. It’s the backbone of our pillow’s construction. Just two inches along the sides allow for better neck alignment and keep the fill evenly distributed. Now you know! The cool side of the pillow. The 100% cotton cover features a breathable percale weave. It increases airflow so you’re always sleeping cool. We slept on more than 60 different pillows to find a fill that thrills. Each fiber cluster is individually blown into the cover. This advanced process makes the pillow resistant to clumping, meaning it can bounce back to life with just a quick fluff.
ShopStruggling with getting a good night’s sleep? Adding a weighted blanket to your usual setup is an easy way to battle insomnia, anxiety, and other stressors that are keeping you from getting your forty winks. These blankets are guaranteed to help you drift off to dreamland in no time.
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Bearaby Cotton Napper
A cool and cozy, highly breathable knitted weighted blanket made heavy with nothing but layer upon layer of natural, organic cotton. Ideal for all sleepers.
ShopYnM Cooling Weighted Blanket
YNMYnM is a premium-grade weighted blanket that helps relax your body by simulating the feeling of being held or hugged, making you fall asleep faster and sleep better throughout the night. After years of research and practical application and learning from our countless customer feedbacks and reviews, the YnM R&D team achieved this fabulous 2.0 Weighted Blanket.
ShopHelix Weighted Blanket
Premium Soothing Design: Gridded internal stitching pattern for uniform distribution of find-grade glass beads. Available in three weight options for optimal hugging comfort. Ultra Soft Fleece & Sheared Fabric: Featuring a two-sided cover design with a soft fleece on one side and sheared microfibers on the other - designed to be perfectly cozy. Perfect for Snuggling or Sleeping: Get cozy while hanging out on the couch or sleeping. Perfectly sized to envelop one adult. For two people, get two and spread them over the entire mattress.
ShopThe brand-new line of unisex cotton loungewear promises a better night’s sleep, every night.
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Sure, we all love the popular pitted fruit, but it’s the Avocado mattress that really sparks joy with our readers. It’s possibly the greenest mattress on the market, and the company made waves in the industry with their dedication to making every step of its construction—down to the last hand-tufted thread—as eco-friendly as possible.
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Japanese-style joinery means that The Bed by Thuma can be set up in a flash.
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Parachute’s new, non-toxic mattress made of organic cotton and ethically sourced wool is supportive in all the right places.
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The made-in-the-USA mattress is about to become your new bedroom staple.
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Casper, the company that reinvented how we buy mattresses, now wants to transform our sleep habits with Casper Glow—a new connected bedtime light. The small, cord-free lamp is designed to address a common culprit that can get in the way of a good night’s rest: light.
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The textiles you choose have the power relax the mind and put the body at ease, to beckon you to bed each night and return you to the world rejuvenated the next morning.
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Parachute Percale Sheet Set
The start to making your perfect bed. Crafted in Portugal from 100% premium, certified long-staple Egyptian cotton – our percale is lightweight and durable with a crisp finish that only gets better with time. Photo Courtesy of Parachute
ShopCoyuchi Organic Crinkled Percale Sheets
To create our softest, most relaxed percale yet, we took pure organic cotton and applied proprietary spinning and weaving to create a washed fabric with a lightly crinkled effect all over.The result is what may be our favorite sheeting yet: breathable, comfortable, beautifully rumpled sheets that wash and wear well over time. Exclusive to Coyuchi, the fabric is perfectly broken in right out of the box and just right for every season.
ShopParachute Sateen Sheet Set
Crafted in Portugal from 100 percent premium, certified long-staple Egyptian cotton, the Sateen sheet set is soft and durable with a smooth feel that only gets better with time.
ShopWhile care labels provide a great starting place, proper bedding maintenance requires additional steps and is essential for increasing the longevity of your linens.
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Cultiver Pinstripe Linen Sheet Set With Pillowcases
Our sheet sets are made from 100% linen woven from European flax, pre-washed for softness and durability. Twin Set includes: 1 Linen Fitted Sheet, 1 Flat Sheet and 1 Standard Pillowcase Queen Set includes: 1 Linen Fitted Sheet, 1 Flat Sheet and 2 Standard Pillowcases King Set includes: 1 Linen Fitted Sheet, 1 Flat Sheet and 2 King Pillowcases California King Set includes: 1 Linen Fitted Sheet, 1 Flat Sheet and 2 King Pillowcases Fitted, Flat Sheet & Pillowcases available as separates Photo Courtesy of Cultiver
ShopCultiver Bluestone Linen Duvet Cover
Each duvet cover is made from 100% linen woven from European flax pre-washed for softness and durability. Available in all CULTIVER colors Button closure at edge. Photo Courtesy of Cultiver
ShopCultiver Linen Sheet Set With Pillowcases - White
Crafted from pure linen woven from European flax and pre-washed for a soft vintage feel from first use.
ShopThe pièce de résistance of your bedroom should support you while you slumber, but also add a touch of character to your space. Whether you prefer a more refined profile, need extra storage space, or prefer to forgo the traditional headboard, there’s a bed frame to match every style sensibility and budget.
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Zinus Olivia Metal and Wood Platform Bed Frame, Queen
Rustic wood and a sleek steel frame blends country and city and supports any Zinus mattress.
ShopFloyd The Bed Frame
Brought to you by Detroit-based furniture startup Floyd, this beautifully streamlined bed is made of durable birch panels and steel legs that assemble in minutes flat, no tools necessary. It's just as simple to disassemble, and the ability to add on or switch parts later means that it can easily move (and grow) wherever you do.
ShopBlu Dot New Standard Bed
Upholstered headboard and side rails come together with tuned proportions and show stopping legs. The thick headboard features a gentle recline that is subtle and simple, without putting you to sleep (unless that's what you're going for). Available in multiple sizes, fabric options, and two leg finishes to suit any space.
ShopThere’s no better way to spend a cold day than indoors with a good book. Here are the ones we’ve been reading and won’t stop talking about.
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Off the Grid: Houses for Escape
The ultimate escapist collection of environmentally sustainable houses, cabins, and retreats, this book circles the globe to find the best eco-architecture in the most stunning and remote locations. The imperative to reduce our carbon footprint and focus on renewable energy is having a profound impact on our daily lives and the way we think about living spaces. Surveying some of the world’s most innovative off-grid homes, Off the Grid reveals the creative architecture and cutting-edge technologies that are redefining where and how we live―enabling us to escape to some of the most extraordinary and secluded natural environments on the planet. Dominic Bradbury tells the story of how innovative architects have made everyday living in the most wild and remote locations of the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia not only feasible, as all of the homes featured are largely self-sustaining in terms of energy, water, and in some cases food, but also a rewarding and tempting reality. From snowbound cabins in the far Northern Hemisphere to coastal retreats that can only be accessed by boat, this fully illustrated overview explains the diverse ways in which architects are tackling extreme climates, remoteness, and sustainability challenges to enable a new way of life that is both liberating and responsible, wherever on Earth you happen to be. Publisher: Thames & Hudson Photo Courtesy of Amazon
ShopOn Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family’s history that began before he was born — a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam — and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity. Asking questions central to our American moment, immersed as we are in addiction, violence, and trauma, but undergirded by compassion and tenderness, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is as much about the power of telling one’s own story as it is about the obliterating silence of not being heard. With stunning urgency and grace, Ocean Vuong writes of people caught between disparate worlds, and asks how we heal and rescue one another without forsaking who we are. The question of how to survive, and how to make of it a kind of joy, powers the most important debut novel of many years.
ShopThe weather outside may be frightful, but it’s easy to keep your home or office delightfully warm with these affordable space heaters.
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Vornado AVH10 Vortex Heater
Specially tuned airflow called "Vortex Action" circulates warm, gentle heat throughout an entire room. This efficient heater comes with auto climate control to automatically adjust and maintain a balanced room temperature. Plus, safety features like a cool-touch case, tip-over protection and automatic safety shut-off system for worry-free use.
ShopLasko Portable Space Heater
This compact space heater from Lasko brings 1500 watts of comforting warmth to your room. A classic design in black with easy to use manual controls and built-in safety features, plus adjustable thermostat for personalized comfort.
ShopDyson Pure Hot+Cool HP01 Purifying Heater + Fan
The Dyson Pure Hot+Cool Link purifier heater fan has triple functionality. It purifies all year round, quickly heats the whole room in winter and keeps you cool as a fan in summer. As a purifier, its HEPA filter removes 99.97 percent of allergens as small as 0.3 microns from your home. A second, active carbon layer in the filter also helps capture odors and potentially harmful toxins such as paint fumes. The machine is certified Asthma and Allergy Friendly and awarded the Quietmark accreditation. It purifies intelligently - automatically monitoring and reacting, and then reports your air quality information to the Dyson link app so you can remotely control your environment anywhere, anytime (– standard data and messaging rates may apply.). Whether in heating mode or cooling fan mode, jet focus control projects either a powerful stream of focused air or diffused mode for wide air projection. The machine also features a sleep timer, night-time mode, auto mode, and is easy to clean. No fast-spinning blades it’s safe for little fingers or paws.
ShopZap dust, bacteria, smoke, and other pollutants with these state-of-the-art air purifiers that are also easy on the eyes.
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Medify Air MA-112 Air Purifier
The most powerful tabletop air purifier on the market with dual air filtration. This unit is known for its compact size, power, and quietness.
ShopBlueair Blue Pure 411 Air Purifier
Say hello to Blueair’s smallest and slimmest air purifier, the Blue Pure 411. It combines electrostatic and mechanical filtering technology to purify the air five times per hour in rooms up to 161 square feet. Just grab it, place it wherever you want, plug it in, and breathe perfectly clean air 24/7. Like all Blue models, the Pure 411 is whisper silent and energy efficient. With one-button speed control, it’s also super easy to use. A light alerts you when it’s time to change filters, and when you do, all you need is one simple twist.
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