27 September 06 - 16:50Thoughts on an All White Bed
I absolutely love the look of an all white bed. It has a clean, chic look and it's so inviting - like sleeping in a big white cloud. All white may sound boring, but it needn't be. Adding texture and layering adds the needed visual interest. 
Worried about keeping your white bed clean? Good concern! Common sense is all that needs to be employed, certainly your dog can't jump on the bed and you can't spread out your newspaper on it! Simple solution: toss a throw blanket (not white) on top of your bed if you're putting anything on it that might rub off.
A white bed also reminds me of some hotels where I've stayed. The Boulders in Carefree, AZ is one of those. 
They make their beds in white Italian sheeting by Mascioni. (p.s. we're getting Mascioni sheets in stock at Linenplace very soon!) Their beds have really thick mattress pads, Mascioni white solid sateen sheets, and a light and fluffy down duvet in a Mascioni white striped duvet cover. This was a truly sublime bed!
White beds are not just for Summer either! You can have a white bed any time or all year 'round if you want. Just like "no white after Labor Day" for apparel, there are no rules anymore; it's just whatever you like!
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Many people are under the impression that because of their allergies they cannot use down products. Did you know that certain down products are actually hypoallergenic? All down products are made with down that has been washed and sterilized in a high pressure, high temperature washing and drying system. Hypoallergenic down products are washed further "super-cleaned" to achieve excellent levels of purity. Down's purity is measured by two tests: turbidity and oxygen number. Turbidity is a test to see how transparent the rinse water is when you are finished washing the down. To perform this test, a sample of down is put in a container of distilled water and vigorously agitated for 30 minutes. The sample water is then poured into a tube that is 1,000 mm high. This tube has a crosshair site at the bottom of it. The water is poured into the tube - - the highest level of water with still being able to see the crosshair at the bottom is the turbidity test result. The higher, the cleaner the down is. The normal industry standard is 300 mm. Hypoallergenic down must test at 500 mm or greater. The oxygen number test is a rather complicated scientific test, but the result is similar to the turbidity test, in that it measures the cleanliness of the down material. The oxygen number tests for the amount of foreign organic material on the surface of the down. With this result you are looking for a low number to have a good result. The maximum industry standard is 10 mg/100 g sample. Hypoallergenic down must test at 4.8 mg or less. Four of our down duvets contain super-cleaned hypoallergenic down that meets these stringent requirements: 
