Bedding care guides

Duvets and pillows

• Can you put a duvet in the washing machine?

  Yes, most duvets can go in a washing machine if the drum is big enough and you dry it fully. Here is how to check, what size machine you need, and when not to.

• How much does duvet cleaning cost in London?

  What London dry cleaners, laundries and collection services charge to clean a duvet in 2026, what changes the price, and how to avoid paying for a bad dry.

• How often should you wash your sheets, duvet and pillows?

  A simple schedule for washing sheets, pillowcases, duvets, pillows and mattress protectors, and the temperature that deals with dust mites.

• How to wash a feather or down duvet without ruining it

  Step by step: washing a feather or down duvet at home, the detergent to use, and how to dry it so the filling does not clump or smell.

• Can you wash pillows in a washing machine?

  Which pillows can go in the washing machine, how to wash and dry them, why memory foam cannot, and a simple test for when a pillow needs replacing.

• Duvet dry cleaning or washing: which is better?

  Most duvets are better washed than dry cleaned. How to read the care label, which fillings need dry cleaning, and what to ask a cleaner.

• Duvet togs explained: which tog for each season

  What tog means, which tog to use in summer, spring, autumn and winter in the UK, how all-season duvets work, and how to store the one you are not using.

Bed linen

• How to get the hotel bed feeling at home

  Why hotel beds feel different: percale vs sateen sheets, pressed linen, hospital corners and pillows. A practical guide to recreating it at home.

For hosts, buildings and property managers

• Short-let linen in London: wash your own, hire, or do it on site?

  A practical guide for London Airbnb and short-let hosts on linen: washing your own sets, hiring linen, or washing on site, plus how many sets you need per bed.

• Bedding laundry as a resident amenity for build-to-rent and concierge buildings

  How a concierge collection for duvets and bed linen works in an apartment building, what it costs the building, and what to ask a provider.