1. Measure up your mattress

When shopping for fitted sheets, arm yourself with a few key measurements. You will need the width, length and depth of your mattress. Now add 10cm onto the depth measurement and you have the size you will be looking for. While standard sizing might not be your exact measurements, the variation should not be more than 5cm in any direction.

2. Choose fully elasticised sheets

Look for fitted sheets that have a fully elasticised skirt. Elasticised corners only are a manufacturing short cut and should be avoided!

Did you know that Falucca Fine Linen manufactures custom-made fitted sheets to fit all local and international mattress sizes? Contact us at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call 082 548 4703 to find out how we can help you.

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Common mistakes to avoid

Is your new fitted sheet suddenly not fitting? Here are some common problems to consider:

Tumble dry blues

If your fitted sheet fitted perfectly a fortnight ago but now getting it over the mattress is a 15-minute training exercise, the culprit will most likely be improper laundering. It’ll be either an extremely hot wash or (and this is far more likely) over drying on a hot cycle in the tumble dryer. Most natural fibres shrink when exposed to extreme heat, but it’s true that quality and shrinkage often go hand in hand as higher quality fabric tends to shrink less.

Most shrinkage can be prevented by laundering on a warm cotton wash and a low heat tumble dry. Better yet, dry it on the washing line and you’ll get the best possible results; your sheets won’t shrink, they’ll feel better and you’ll save some money on your energy bill too.

Mattress evolution

Mattresses have also changed over the years. They have got deeper and many linen brands have not kept up with this trend, with the result being fitted sheets that don’t cover the mattress.

The solution? Get your fitted sheets custom made for you in 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton fabric from our Signature Collection. Contact us at info@faluccalinen.co.za for more information.

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It’s well known that white bed linen has a calming effect on your sense of wellbeing. It’s the sort of colour that helps to reconnect our inner thoughts whilst offering a neutral and calming energy.

White bed linen is a staple in classic interior style for its ability to command attention, whilst allowing the rest of the furniture in a room to feature too. White is a versatile, fresh and uncomplicated bedding choice. It’s no surprise then that white is the colour most of us associate with luxury.

Read these 5 reasons everyone needs white bedding

The Falucca Fine Linen 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton Signature Collection in white is the ultimate meditation in bedding luxury. Our selection of beautiful detailing, such as narrow oxford border and double satin stitch, are subtle yet definitive styles that contribute to the overall look and feel of your bedroom decor.

White Narrow Oxford Border

The subtle border of the narrow oxford is an unassuming finish to our optic white bed linen from our Signature Collection.

Double Satin Stitch in white

Classic stitch-work perfectly frames for a luxurious 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton.

Double Oxford in white

We adore the double oxford border as it gives depth to the pleasing simplicity of all-white bedding.

Plain Oxford on white

A timeless, uncomplicated classic detail, plain oxford in white is a detail you can’t go wrong with.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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“Feel it sweep along your skin in an invisible ocean of exultation.” ~ Vera Nazarian

Let your senses do the feeling:

Glimpse the beauty of a bed enrobed in the softest blue hue and let it beckon you to it.

Feel the satin-like softness of Breeze as you slip into your bed – a feeling much like the gentle movement of air on your skin and the welcome coolness and comfort it brings after a hot summer’s day.

Listen as the Egyptian cotton yields to your body, a soothing softness, akin to the sigh of the ocean.

Breathe in the comforting smell of freshly laundered linen, like flowers in the late afternoon breeze and scented candles burning their warmth deep into the night.

Taste delicious, quality sleep and perhaps a mug of your favourite tea or coffee the morning after an excellent night’s sleep.

This is the experience that awaits you when you slip into a bed made of Falucca Linen Signature Collection in the Breeze colour palette.

Be ready to play with this versatile colour. It may be soft, but Breeze lends itself to both classic and modern or bolder looks. Let your imagination take over to create the bed you’ve only ever experienced in your dreams.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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Oysters have always denoted luxury and charm. Not only are they a delicacy to enjoy at the table, the oyster is known to turn a grain of sand into a beautiful pearl. It’s this organic pearlescence that’s offered in our new colour palette; a touch of silvery white in the cool morning light turns into a warm glow in the afternoon sun.

Nothing comes close to the feeling of waking up in your own bed (the bed you chose because it has just the right combination of firm to soft), and feeling your equally familiar bedding snuggled around you. Imagine if you could take this feeling with you wherever you travel? With our beautiful, high quality bed linen, we believe you can enjoy this amazing feeling no matter where you rest your head.

“A touch of silvery white in the cool morning light turns into a warm glow in the afternoon sun.”

The Falucca Fine Linen Signature Collection is made using high quality Egyptian Cotton fabric in our Cape Town studio. We check and double check every detail to ensure the final product is not only perfect but long-lasting too, so that you can enjoy your Falucca for years to come.

Here are just a few ways the Oyster palette will elevate your sleep experience and bedroom decor:

African plains

Escape the frenetic energy of the city, and feel as if you’ve been swept off to the wide, open space of the African plains the minute you slip into your bed – beautifully made up in the Falucca Linen Oyster with a single satin stitch detail in Shadow.

The natural tones of the Oyster makes it perfectly suited to being incorporated into an earthy decor look.

Boudoir in Paris

Spend a languid and sensual morning in bed catching up on rest and indulging in the finer things in life. Luxuriate in the satin-like texture of your high quality Egyptian Cotton Oyster bed linen from Falucca Linen and feel truly 20th Century Parisian!

For this look, we chose a double Oxford border in Oyster. It’s an understated yet luxurious detail that offers unfussy elegance. For something a little different, we used Shadow as the first border.

Casual coastal

Let the sound of laughter and waves lapping the beach be the inspiration for your Oyster palette decor direction. Imagine the simple pleasure of cool, natural bedding enveloping sun-kissed skin after a wonderful day spent outdoors. The fresh ocean air and the high quality Egyptian Cotton fabric combine to give you the most outstanding sleep experience.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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Charcoal has been instrumental through the ages in every part of the world, serving as both an essential fuel, and a tool for artists.

You’ll love the colour charcoal in our 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton fabric. It’s inspired by the warm, earthy tones of the original substance and works so well with a variety of beautiful interior styles.

To demonstrate this, we’ve created three beautiful bedroom looks from the grand masters of Dutch art, to a touch of the Afropolitan, and finally, a nod to Contemporary luxe.

As the focal point of the room, your bed is critical in your bedroom decor.

By using classic detail in your bedding, for example, an oxford border or a satin stitch, the Charcoal colour palette will set the tone, becoming the foundation of your bedroom decor style. But most importantly, Falucca Linen’s Signature Collection in Charcoal is utterly luxurious and comfortable, so you can get the best night’s sleep, time and again.

Which bed decor style do you love most?

Grand masters

Bed linen style: Single satin stitch in charcoal. A subtle, yet deeply luxurious detail.

Chiaroscuro shadows are offset by pastoral scenes abloom with spring flowers in many Renaissance painters’ landscape scenes. To achieve this look, opt for pastel velvets to intermingle with botanical prints. Add a ceramic water jug and perhaps a knitted throw as a finishing touch.

Afro pattern

Bed linen style: Criss cross single satin stitch in Oyster creates beautiful linear detail that directs the eye across the bed.

Pattern and textures play harmoniously against the earthiness of the charcoal to achieve a warmth that invites you in with just the right amount of sophisticated showiness.

Contemporary luxe

Bed linen style: Plain oxford

The beautiful metallic trend is perfectly suited to the deep charcoal palette. Incorporate several different metallic references without fear to create something truly spectacular.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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Still sleeping in the ever-popular white? Studies have shown that darker colours promote better sleep, and natural greys are high up on the list.

“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadows.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

At once calming and unassuming, with a warm undertone, Shadow is easy to work with to create breathtaking bedroom decor suitable to a vast range of styles.

Experience truly sensual sleep when you slip into your Falucca Fine Linen bedding. The natural fibres of the Egyptian Cotton offer ideal breathability, working to regulate your body temperature.

The Scandi touch

Traditionally styled with touches of flax linen and wool to create texture, we’ve given the Scandinavian style an update by incorporating natural tones that still adhere to the style’s principles of harmony and simplicity. A simple Oxford border offers a neat, classic detail that frames a beautifully styled bed.

Understated luxury

By adding a single satin stitch detail in Oyster to the Shadow, we bring a modern interpretation of a classic detail. We think this detail deserves formal styling to accentuate the clean, crisp line of the satin stitch.

All our Egyptian Cotton fabric is woven using a sateen weave, which achieves a satin-like feeling against your skin. It also gives the fabric a beautiful sheen when ironed, adding an opulent lustre showcased particularly well in the colour Shadow.

Ultra monochrome

The deep, warming Charcoal and soothing Shadow are merged in a reversible duvet cover in this look to create effortless style.

We add the finishing touch with bold border pillowcases that use Charcoal in the oxford border. It’s a “no frills, no fuss” look that’s easy to put together.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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“Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.” ~ William Shakespeare

The result is truly wonderful, highlighting how important your bed is in the overall styling of your bedroom. Stick to these styling principles to achieve this look time and again:

Start with colour scheme

Your colour scheme is the foundation of your overall look. For our French classic, we chose two colour schemes using muted tones, and a white base for our bed linen. Warm pink and beige hues offered a romantic, whimsical accent, while soft blues and greys created a dreamy, masculine feel.

Choose good furniture

Pieces such as your headboard, bedside tables and bedend should contribute to the overall look, but be versatile enough to work with different bed linen styles. That way, by simply changing your throw, scatters and one pair of pillowcases, you will be able to transform the overall look.

Keep detailing minimal

Less is more when it comes to your bedding detail. It means that it can be used in a variety of style settings. A simple oxford border on the bedding works to soften lines and is also a nod to timeless style.

Muted colours play a big part in achieving the French classic look, echoed through the soft Oyster tone of our Signature Collection. The bedding in this collection is made from 800 thread count Egyptian cotton fabric, woven using a sateen method which gives this high quality cotton a luxurious satin feel.

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Play with pillow composition

A beautiful classic bed requires a generous number of pillows, including the pillows you’ll be sleeping on, your king pillows and your scatter cushions. Lay these out in various combinations to create different looks. Sit your pillows up against the headboard, or lay your pillows down to create a linear, more masculine look.

Instead of adding your scatter cushions in the front, place three scatter cushions against the headboard with your sleeping pillows in the foreground. Three scatter cushions composed this way makes your bed feel like one unit instead of two sides.

If you choose good basics, you can put your personality into the mix of things. Don’t be afraid to give your bed the styling focus it deserves and remember: there are no rules to styling. It’s perfect when you love it!

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Just as the birds spend time meticulously lining their nests with soft down feathers and other insulating bits and pieces, so we should ensure our beds offer us maximum warmth and comfort.

Down and feather inners

Down is the very light, soft fluff found closest to a bird’s skin which helps to moderate its body temperature, insulating it from the cold air. On the other hand, feathers are heavier, and do not have the same insulating properties as down. Moreover, feather quills tend to push through fabric casing. This is why those in the know opt for inners with a high percentage of down in their inners.

A pure down duvet inner is one of the best investments you can make to improve your sleep experience.

The higher the down content is in a duvet inner, the lighter, more insulating and longer lasting it will be. A pure down duvet inner is one of the best investments you can make to improve your sleeping experience. On the other hand, the higher feather content the lower your insulation and the heavier your duvet will be. 

At Falucca Linen, we have decided to only manufacture pure down duvet inners to ensure you experience the highest quality sleep.

Spot duvet inner quality

Make sure you read the label. It might refer to an inner as a “down” inner when the percentage of down is actually very low in comparison to the feather fill. Look for inners with a down percentage of at least 70% if you truly want to enjoy the benefits of down.

High quality down inners are made using 100% cotton, down-proof fabric and all the seams will have double-edged stitching. Box-stitched inners have become very popular and ensure that the filling remains evenly distributed across the duvet.

What is tog?

Tog is how we measure the “thermal resistance” of a material and is widely used as an indicator of the warmth of down duvet inners. A summer inner should have a tog of between 3 and 4.5, an autumn inner should be around 10, and winter inners can have a tog as high as 20, but these are not appropriate for our Southern Africa climate.

During winter in South Africa, a summer and autumn down inner clipped together is a perfect weight and the two duvet weights on their own give you all the choices you need for a comfortable night’s sleep the year round.

Find the right pillow

Just like Goldilocks was searching for the bed that was neither too hard nor to soft, so you should be basing your search of the perfect pillow on a similar maxim.

Chamber pillows are a great option as they are layered pillows with three different compartments. The outer compartments are filled with pure down and the centre compartment with feathers. The outer layers of down give a luxurious feel and the inner spine of feather offers support when you are sleeping on it. The amount of fill in the centre compartment creates the different pillow densities.

Get a decent pillow protector

A pillow protectors is a small but essential detail that prevents your pillow from yellowing and offers good overall hygiene, ultimately prolonging the life of your pillow. Make sure it’s also made from natural fibre and not polyester, as you would lose the benefits of your natural pillow by placing it inside a synthetic protector. We recommend going for quilted 100% cotton outer and fill pillow protectors.

Falucca Fine Linen offers a collection of pure down inners in goose and duck down with chamber pillow options in soft, medium and firm.

All down is ethically sourced from Europe. It is a byproduct of the meat industry and is not plucked from live birds. High quality down inners are also a sustainable option as they are long-lasting and not likely to end up in a landfill. According to the  International Down and Feather Laboratory and Institute, down and feather fill has the lowest carbon footprint of any fill material, both synthetic and natural.

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No more dust bunnies

First up, you need to look to your bedroom corners, under the bed and between the night stand and your bed base. You might vacuum regularly, but dust has an amazing way of finding those hard to reach places, so make it your mission to move the bed out of its usual spot and vacuum your way into those nooks.

Into the washing machine

Strip your bed entirely, throwing your sheets, pillow, duvet cover and box sheet into the washing machine and yes, your pillow and duvet inners too. For 100% Egyptian Cotton bedding, we recommend you do a full length cotton wash to get rid of any lingering nasties.

It’s also possible to wash your duvet and pillow inners but be mindful of what it is filled with. Most synthetic inners are safe to wash, but it’s best to check the instruction label first to ensure you’re doing it properly.

A high quality down duvet can also be washed using a down-friendly product like Woolite, but once again be sure to check the instruction label before tossing it into the machine. To get your down duvet nice and fluffy again, dry it on the washing line on a sunny day and shake it out every half hour.

Clean your mattress

Now it’s time to move your focus to your mattress. Strip off your mattress protector and take a good look at the bare mattress beneath. While your mattress protector no doubt keeps most of the dirt at bay, it’s still worth cleaning your mattress at least once every season to ensure optimal hygiene.

Popsugar.com recommends using bicarb mixed with your preferred essential oil to give your mattress a deep clean. Get a box of bicarb, add about 10 to 20 drops of the oil to it and mix together well. Sprinkle the now fragrant powder across the mattress surface and then rub it in thoroughly. Leave it to work its absorptive magic for at least an hour to rid your mattress of any nasty residue and odours. Vacuum up the bicarb thoroughly (and any dust mites in the process) and then flip or rotate your mattress so that you avoid that inevitable body indentation for as long as possible while lengthening the life of your mattress.

One final dusting session

Rid the whole room of any leftover dust by giving all surfaces – including the walls – a good wipe down and then it’s time to start building your bed back together.

Add those spring layers

Since the evenings are warming up, you’ll want to reconsider that heavy duvet inner and change to something a little lighter. That heavy winter blanket can be aired out, folded up and packed away, while a lighter throw added in its place.

Take a look at this great tutorial on how to make your bed like a pro to get your bed looking absolutely spring ready.

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Here are four things you can physically check when you happen to have a product right in front of you:

#1 Firmness of the fabric

The weave of the fabric should be firm, which can be tested by scratching the surface of the cloth. If the threads shift easily, the product may be inclined to develop holes at the seamed edges.

#2 Uniform weave

The weave of the fabric should be uniform. Hold a sheet to the light and look for any unusually thick or thin areas. Bedding in which the weave is not uniform will wear unevenly and definitely doesn’t indicate high fabric quality.

#3 Even colour

The colour should be even and look fresh. If there is a fold or crease in the product, check whether the colour has rubbed off. This could be an indication of poor dye quality.

#4 Dusty fabric

No powdery dust should appear on the surface of the fabric. If so, this is an indication of too much sizing and may conceal poor fabric quality.

Got any questions about your bedding choices? Email us at info@faluccalinen.co.za.

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