I have a winter duvet and a spring duvet. Thin cotton blankets for hot weather because I can never be without a cover.
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beekaytee - Apr 18, 2012 10:05:13 am PDT #11673 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2012 10:07:02 am PDT #11674 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Is it because of a comforter's lack of cover that it requires a top sheet? (The idea of not having a top sheet squicks me something fierce, and I'm surprised by that reaction and I can't quite articulate why it squicks me so badly.)
Also, if a comforter has a cover, does that make it a duvet?
ChiKat - Apr 18, 2012 10:10:45 am PDT #11675 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Is it because of a comforter's lack of cover that it requires a top sheet?
IMO, yes. You can take the cover off the duvet for easier washing and therefore a top sheet is not as necessary. The top sheet is to keep your comforter from getting dirtier.
Of course, I'm a total rebel and use a comforter with no top sheet. I don't like top sheets. I totally get tangled up in them. I usually end up throwing all my covers off me during the night anyway due to heat issues.
Strix - Apr 18, 2012 10:11:22 am PDT #11676 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I use a duvet with a light cotton cover winter round; if it's really cold, I'll add flannel sheets, with top sheet.
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Burrell - Apr 18, 2012 10:29:17 am PDT #11677 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
In my head, duvets and comforters are synonymous, with the caveat that duvets look a little nekkid without a cover on them. Even with the clarification I'll probably mistake the one for the other most of the time.
Maria - Apr 18, 2012 10:30:33 am PDT #11678 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I'll use a duvet cover (without the duvet) during the summer, without a top sheet. The master bedroom gets too hot for anything more than that. The duvet cover looks prettier than just a plain top sheet so the room looks more put together in case anyone wanders in.
That is, of course, assuming I sleep in the master bedroom. It's still the couch for me.
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amych - Apr 18, 2012 10:33:46 am PDT #11679 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Duvet is UKEnglish for AmEnglish Comforter. Which means it's also AmEnglish for "we can charge twice as much".
brenda m - Apr 18, 2012 10:54:28 am PDT #11680 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'll use a duvet cover (without the duvet) during the summer, without a top sheet. The master bedroom gets too hot for anything more than that. The duvet cover looks prettier than just a plain top sheet so the room looks more put together in case anyone wanders in.
Ooh, that's a really good idea. You can get such nice duvet covers, but I'm back to regular comfortors because the duvet getting tangled and unbalanced within the cover drives me bat shit.
Scrappy - Apr 18, 2012 10:57:06 am PDT #11681 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Is it because of a comforter's lack of cover that it requires a top sheet?
A duvet is basically has the top sheet as part of its cover and you wash it the way you do your regular sheets. It IS a s top sheet, basically--just a top sheet that isn't a piece of cloth you tuck in to keep it in place. The beauty part is that the weight of the duvet keeps the cover smooth and even--no constant tucking in sheets or having them tangle up when you turn over.
SailAweigh - Apr 18, 2012 11:12:01 am PDT #11682 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I've bought duvet covers before, but never the duvet. I like to use the covers to cover up comforters. I've got a heavy comforter for winter and a light one for summer, but I get tired of seeing the same colors all the time, so I have a duvet cover that allows me to have the best of both worlds. Still use sheets, though, for like Teppy, I just can't seem to imagine a bed without them. I tried that in Germany once where all they had was a duvet and I ended up sleeping on top of the damn thing all night because I couldn't adjust the temperature in the room. I felt like I was in a sauna.