When we moved into our place last summer, we upgraded to a king sized bed and I started looking for new bedding to fit our new mattress. I wanted to invest in quality bedding that looked great with our decor. I didn’t want to rush it so we continued sleeping on our queen-sized bedding while I did research. I came across Primary, which specializes in linen bedding sets. I’ve only ever slept on cotton bedding my whole life and I wasn’t considering linen, but when I looked into linen and read about Primary’s bedding design, I was sold. Scroll down to learn about the benefits of linen bedding, the beauty of the Complete Bedding Set from Primary Goods, and the ingenious design that allows you to “never make your bed again”.
First, I want to share a few things I learned about linen.
Benefits of linen bedding:
- Linen is a breathable fabric that keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Like linen clothing, it regulates temperature so you always feel just right.
- Adding to the point above, linen can absorb as much as 20% of its weight in moisture before feeling wet, so it has a fresh and cool feeling when slept on, a.k.a. no more sweaty summer nights.
- Linen is hypoallergenic
- Linen is 10x more durable than cotton, and it’s not uncommon for families to pass down vintage linens from generation to generation.
- Linen gets softer and better with each wash
- Linen is anti-static
- Linen is environmentally friendly because it uses less water and chemicals to harvest than cotton.
- Linen feels great against the skin and it looks great!
Primary “Complete Bedding Set”
Shopping for bedding was actually more confusing than I expected, with all the different pieces that you have to order separately, so I loved that Primary has taken the guesswork out of what to buy and put it all in one “Complete Bedding Set“. It’s kind of like a makeup palette, which I also love! The Complete Bedding Set, made from stoned-washed French linen, includes 1 colored duvet cover, 1 white top sheet, 1 white fitted sheet, and 2 white pillow cases in full, queen, king or California king.
Pricing
Part of Primary’s approach to linen bedding is its pricing model. By eliminating the middlemen and marked up prices, they’re able to offer their bedding at a lower price. The King sized bedding set, which I have, is $399 US.
I looked at linen bedding from other brands, and by comparison, the equivalent linen bedding set costs $618 at Restoration Hardware, $508 at West Elm, and $570 for just the sheets and pillow cases (no duvet cover) at The Bay.
“Never Make Your Bed Again”
One of the common complaints about sleeping with a top sheet is that it ends up being bunched up at the end of the bed. I hate that about top sheets. Primary designed their bedding so that “you’ll never wake up to tangled sheets at your feet, never need to tuck in the sheet, never need to realign the duvet and top sheet, and best of all… never make your bed again.”
How their bedding works is that the top sheet and the duvet cover snap together along the left and right edges. This allows the top sheet and duvet cover to flow freely, while still staying aligned during sleep. The top sheet will never be in a ball at your feet when you wake up. All you have to do is smooth your duvet in the morning and voila, your bed is made.
As an engineer, I love that Primary has taken a common problem and found a design solution.
Snaps on the side of the duvet cover and top sheet snap together
What I Love
The bottom line is, we love the Primary linen bedding set. It’s the most comfortable bedding set we’ve tried, and sleeping with a top sheet that doesn’t bunch up is amazing. Linen really does regulate temperature because my boyfriend and I are both extremely comfortable – neither of us is too warm or too cold, a miracle since we’re run at very different temperatures! Another thing we found was that the sizing of everything, especially the fitted sheet, was a great fit for our mattress and duvet cover.
I’ve loved having a top sheet because it’s made laundry so much easier. I just wash the top sheet and the fitted sheet on a regular basis, and I only need to wash the duvet cover once in a while.
I recommend that you wash and tumble dry the set before you use it for the first time, because it will help to get rid of the fuzzies. It will shed a lot the first time (it filled up my dryer lint compartment), and then not so much after that.
Let me know if you have any questions about Primary linen bedding! We definitely recommend it. It would also make a fantastic house warming or wedding gift. Primary has kindly offered my readers 10% off purchases over $200 with code JennyLiu10. Shop the Primary Bedding Set here.
I’m wearing a pj set similar to this one, and my striped blanket is from HBC.