Using splashes of strong colour or pattern through throws or cushions can add a sense of happiness to your sleep sanctuary without affecting your sleep and help you to feel ready to take on the world when you wake up in the morning.

In 1689, English diplomat, Paul Rycaut visited Hamburg in Germany where he first experienced sleeping under a duvet. He sent his friends back in England some bags of eiderdown with instructions on how to make their own duvets and he also tried to sell the duvets himself. Unfortunately for him, the British people were not keen to embrace this new concept. It was prohibitively expensive, so instead, they opted to carry on using the more affordable sheets and blankets.