Comforter or Duvet + duvet cover

[readyin07]

My PB duvet cover with matching shams is starting to get wear holes. I use a duvet from college that is probably close to be needing to be replaced soon too. Trying to decide if I want to do this versus just getting a comforter set. I have a queen bed and the cover and duvet are both full/queen size. I always get PB covers bc I like their patterns but the covers always seem way too big for the actual duvet and there is overhang that looks bad/messy. I just happen to like the duvet cover patterns better than what I see with comforters though.

which do you prefer and why?

[readyin07]

Oh and I live in Florida so I don't need like a super warm duvet.

[demelza]

Comforter that I can machine wash. I am wayyy to lazy to wrestle a duvet cover!

[spitforspat]

I had been pro-duvet because I was a duvet owner but I was FOOLING myself. Too many times I woke up covered in the limp, empty sack of duvet cover.

Comforters FOR LIFE.

I'm passionate about this.

[compassrose]

I have a raw silk stuffed comforter (and have had a down comforter for winter) and neither of those can go in the washer. So duvet cover it is. I like being able to take it off and wash it. I never have the empty duvet trouble because I safety pin it to the corners when I put it back on.

[mrsukyankee]

I like duvet with cover cause I can wash the cover easily (aka weekly/bi-weekly) and have a bunch of different ones. I've never had a problem with the duvet cover moving around.

[CloudBee]

After a few years with a traditional comforter, we went back to a duvet + cover last night. We bought all new bedding - sheets, layering blanket (still have chilly nights), and duvet. We're both so much happier. The cover adds more weight, and makes for a lighter load in the laundry. Sure it takes work to get it on / off, but IMO it's worth it.

We also went for, gasp, all white everything. It looks so crisp, and can be bleached.

[thedude]

We have a PB quilt with a down comforter underneath. I hate duvet covers bc the comforter inside is always moving around and I'm too lazy to fix it all the time, lol. TBH, I often just make the bed with the down comforter on top and leave the quilt and all the pillows on the bench in our bedroom

[toepick]

I gave up on my duvet and now just use a quilt and a down blanket. Best of both worlds!

[Deleted]

I have a white linen duvet and then I keep a quilt at the bottom of the bed. Perfect for FL nights.

Let me see if I can get a pic...

[Deleted]

This is dds duvet


Duvets are so comfy

[CurlyQ284]

I like duvets. I like down comforters. I have the duvet clips, empty duvet has never happened to me in 15 years.

[poppyseed]

I have a white duvet cover from West Elm. I love it. I don't think it's gotten good reviews here but I like it because it washes nicely and I can change up the bedding colors easily. It's tufted so it doesn't look super neat all the time but I don't really care. Lol. After several years with traditional comforter sets, I much prefer the duvet.

[poppyseed]

Apr 6, 2015 16:21:40 GMT -5 peachy said:

Apr 6, 2015 15:23:07 GMT -5 poppyseed said:

I have a white duvet cover from West Elm. I love it. I don't think it's gotten good reviews here but I like it because it washes nicely and I can change up the bedding colors easily. It's tufted so it doesn't look super neat all the time but I don't really care. Lol. After several years with traditional comforter sets, I much prefer the duvet.

Is it the pin tucked one?

Yes. Lol at me. That's what I meant to say.

[Mrs.Rad888]

We have a comforter on the bed, but lately I've been sleeping too warm to use it, so it's been down at the foot of the bed, and we just use the top sheet and blanket at night. I hate the look of just the blanket on the bed, so I got a lightweight duvet cover from BB&B and put the blanket in it. I did have to sew some ties in the corners, but the blanket stays in place, and the blanket/duvet cover is a good weight for nighttime.

[mcc]

Duvet with cover. Most have ties that keep it secure or you can pin it. I like being able to wash it and the burrito method of putting it on makes it so much easier to deal with

[isabel]

I really hate putting the cover back on the duvet, but it's so much easier to keep clean. Also, During the summer, We just use the cover and store the duvet in the closet. During the winter, we bring the duvet back out. We bought the duvet from Ikea and they have a lot of different weights and options, so we opted for something much lighter. It's kind of a best of both worlds thing.

So, I say duvet and cover, even though I think it's a hassle to deal with sometimes.

[dianecourt]

Apr 6, 2015 15:21:05 GMT -5 @lazerus24 said:

This is dds duvet


Duvets are so comfy

Both are so pretty!!

[wambam]

I'm dirty and just have my comforter dry cleaned every few months.

[isabel]

Apr 6, 2015 18:55:16 GMT -5 wambam said:

I'm dirty and just have my comforter dry cleaned every few months.

I would totally do this too, except I have a dirty little dog who sleeps on our bed and tracks dirt everywhere.

[wambam]

Apr 6, 2015 19:02:31 GMT -5 isabel said:

Apr 6, 2015 18:55:16 GMT -5 wambam said:

I'm dirty and just have my comforter dry cleaned every few months.

I would totally do this too, except I have a dirty little dog who sleeps on our bed and tracks dirt everywhere.

Ahh yeah that would do it.

We're obsessive showerers and change the sheets every week so the comforter just doesn't get that dirty.

[candreco]

Duvet with cover, no top sheet. DH and I actually have two twin size duvets+covers (fit perfectly side by side folded in half on our queen size bed), and a light queen coverlet over them when we make the bed. We both like to cocoon ourselves in the blankets, so this prevents tug of war with the covers.

[bc1206]

Comforter only.

[poppyseed]

Apr 6, 2015 18:50:46 GMT -5 peachy said:

Apr 6, 2015 17:16:38 GMT -5 poppyseed said:

Yes. Lol at me. That's what I meant to say.

And is it soft? Sorry for all the questions, haha. I kind of want one for this summer that I can use just by itself and no top sheet.

I think it is. I feel like it feels softer the more I wash it. The pintucks are on one side. I was worried it would be too delicate, and you do kind of have to be careful to not rip the pintucks when you're wrangling the insert in, but I've had it for over a year and it still looks great. I also have two dogs who sleep on it and a toddler who likes to play on it, and it's been totally fine.

[cats]

We bought a duvet and cover when we upgraded to a king sized bed before Christmas. It was the best decision ever. I hemmed and hawed on it because of the investment of a good duvet, but we have zero regrets.

Do it!