Put together the perfect sleep sanctuary with John Lewis
The foundation of a restful night’s sleep is a good mattress. Photograph: Tara Moore/Getty Images
Sleep is essential for good physical, mental and emotional health, and the consequences of having insufficient or poor-quality sleep can be profound.
It’s not just a matter of feeling bleary-eyed at your desk – there can be a whole range of knock-on effects. Sleep deprivation can upset the hormones involved in appetite, leading to cravings for fatty and sugary foods, or put you at greater risk of injury when you exercise. It’s also linked to medical conditions including obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Your night-time surroundings can have a significant effect on how well you sleep. Experts recommend that your bedroom should be entirely given over to sleep – a “sanctuary” that’s free of other distractions. When the lights go out, it should be dark, quiet and cool. Your bed should be designed specifically for you, with your perfect mattress, pillows, duvets and bed linens. You’ll spend around a third of your time there each day of the year, so it’s worth making the investment.
John Lewis has everything you need to put together the perfect sleep sanctuary. You’ll find all of the core essentials, from beds and bedroom furniture, to mattresses, duvets, pillows and bed linen, as well as numerous additional sleep enhancers - blackout blinds, mood lighting, pillow sprays and eye masks.
The mood of your bedroom is key when creating that perfect sanctuary and John Lewis has plenty of innovative solutions to aid this. If clutter stresses you out, choose a modular storage system like the Mix It range and if you’re trying to recreate some hotel elegance, the Etienne range carved from weathered oak is ideal.
The foundation of a restful night’s sleep is, of course, a good mattress, of which John Lewis also has a full range of options. One of the most popular ranges is the Natural collection, manufactured by Yorkshire bedmakers Spink & Edgar. All of the fillings used in their handmade mattresses are 100% natural, including hemp, flax and lavender from the family farm and wool from their own flock of sheep. Additional ranges include memory mattresses, which use foam that moulds perfectly to your body shape, and the Ortho collection for those who prefer a firmer sleeping surface, as your spine should be straight to get the best night’s sleep.
However, it is not just your mattress that affects your night’s sleep. Limp duvets, flimsy pillows and scratchy sheets do not a perfect sleep sanctuary make. At John Lewis you’ll find all you need to create the most comfortable surroundings possible. Amid the extensive duvets and pillow options, you’ll discover plenty of specialist solutions, including Soft Touch Washable and Anti Allergy ranges. Complete your bed with some beautiful bed sheeting, with a range of thread counts to suit all budgets and preferences. The Egyptian Cotton bed linen range even offers the choice of two different finishes, either soft and silky or soft and crisp, to suit personal taste.
What’s more, you’ll always be able to rely upon good advice from knowledgeable partners who will help you choose the products best suited to your personal sleeping needs.
