Buying A Comforter As A Gift

With the holidays ever present I get asked all the time by folks online and in our stores – how to buy a comforter as a present for someone?

Well the simple recomendations – regardless of price point include:

• Always buy less on the warmth scale – its easy to layer on an additional blanket versus being too hot.
• Buy sizes which allow for easy duvet buying later on (oversized kings 108 x 98 versus european or higher end smaller sizes – ala 107 x 92).
• White is the best color – so down bedding makes a great gift – matches all decors from contemporary to traditional, etc.
• Comforters like pillows are a very personal choice – so a basic cambric weave or a basic pattern is better then a fancy or complicated looking pattern (although we love paisleys and basketweaves).
• Bigger is usually better – no one lines small or skimpy comforters – go large – it can always drape on the bed (This is mainly for queen sizes – which in stores can run small – look for an oversized queen like 90 x 98 inches).