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What do Americans use instead of duvets? ›

While a duvet is more common in Europe, a comforter is a preferred option for American shoppers.

Go for 100% cotton bedding or 100% linen bedding - These breathable, sweat wicking materials help regulate your body temperature as you sleep.

Top sheets are more commonly used in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America than they are in other parts of the world. Top sheets are much less common in Asian countries like Japan and Korea.

A duvet (UK: /ˈduːveɪ/ DOO-vay, US: /duːˈveɪ/ doo-VAY; from French duvet [dyvɛ] 'down'), usually called a comforter or (down-filled) quilt in American English, and a doona in Australian English, is a type of bedding consisting of a soft flat bag filled with either down, feathers, wool, cotton, silk, or a synthetic ...

Most hotels use comforters over duvets or quilts. However, it's not uncommon for hotels to provide an additional blanket for use with the comforter.

Why do people not use a top sheet? People who don't use a top sheet say it's because it adds an extra step in making their bed, the extra layer can make them hot at night, they have more freedom to move around without one, and they believe it's simply unnecessary.

We've long-term tested all of these fabrics—as sheets or as duvet covers—for three to six years. We recommend cotton percale and linen if you're hot. We recommend cotton sateen and flannel if you're cold.

Percale is our favorite cotton fabric for hot sleepers because it has a loose, plain weave, it's lightweight, it doesn't cling to the body, and it allows lots of air to circulate.

Two of the best summer bedding materials are linen and cotton. They're both light, soft, and breathable fabrics. Plus, a linen sheet can wick moisture away from your body throughout the night.

In October 2023, millions of TikTok users learned about the Scandinavian sleep method thanks to a viral post from Swedish influencer Cecilia Blomdahl. With this method, partners share a bed but ditch the top cover and sleep under their own single-size duvet or comforter instead of sharing a larger one.

What is the Danish sleep method? ›

“The Scandinavian sleep method involves couples sleeping in the same bed but using two separate duvets or blankets,” explains Shelby Harris, PsyD, a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in behavioral sleep medicine and is the director of sleep health at Sleepopolis.

For example, organic and long-staple cotton are higher-quality versions of typical cotton (and while traditional cotton might be considered “lower quality” by some, it can still be lovely to sleep on!). Linen and Egyptian cotton bedding are considered even higher-end. Silk and eucalyptus are also popular luxury picks.

A flat sheet keeps the bed fresher—it serves as a sanitary buffer between your body and the comforter. You'll find flat sheets referred to as "top sheets" as well.

(Some) Europeans Sleep with Two Duvets

According to British sleep expert Dr. Neil Stanley, sleeping with two separate duvets is better for sleep. Using separate duvets prevents a midnight blanket battle with your partner and allows you to select duvets of different thicknesses to suit your preferred temperature.

As an English person, I can confirm your friend is correct. It's a duvet. I suppose quilt is sometimes used, but that's very old fashioned, I've never heard the word used by anyone who wasn't old. Edit: I think Americans also say comforter but that's not really used in the UK.

If you have an electric blanket and hot water bottle, we recommend using them if you find yourself without a duvet this winter. And make sure you layer up with your most cosy pyjamas.

As time marched on, our blankets grew thicker, morphed into quilts and from there it was only a short hop to the eiderdown (the eiderdown was exactly that: a quilted covering filled with the down of the eider duck). This was the first, traditional 'quilt' or duvet to provide insulation, along with extreme lightness.

"A flat sheet helps to keep the bed clean and comfortable, and adds another layer of warmth, which may help with the quality of your sleep," says Ariel Kaye, founder of Parachute Home.

In the Scandinavian sleep method, couples use two separate duvets to lessen sleep disruption.