Surprise! Our Favorite Summer Bedding Isn’t Cotton…
It happens every year—we start thinking about summer as soon as it hits April. Our team has been busy brainstorming surefire ways to maximize summer 2024, and at the very top of the list is summertime bedding. We’ve done a lot of research, and we’ve concluded that linen is the ticket to sweet dreaming all summer long. Buffy Linen Sheets, to be specific.
First: Background on Buffy
Buffy is a leading modern bedding brand, known for an elite duality in products: their products are both highly sustainable and incredibly soft. “Eco-friendly” and “luxurious” aren’t often two words used to describe the same things, but Buffy flips that pattern on its head. Since their founding in 2017, they’ve accumulated mountains of awards and professional recognition.
Their now-famous Breeze Sheets, made of eucalyptus-based TENCEL Lyocell and touted for their cooling features, have won 10 awards (and counting!) from names across the industry—House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, and Glamour, to name a few. The Cloud Comforter, which first went viral on TikTok, is the most reviewed (and awarded) comforter on the internet. It’s no exaggeration to say that Buffy is a team of bedding aficionados.
1 – Linen is Objectively Flawless
Hear us out. Linen is kind of a miracle: it’s warm but highly breathable, with a superior texture, and highly absorbent. Contrary to popular belief, not all linen is crunchy—Buffy’s certainly isn’t. Their hemp linen (more on The Difference of Hemp later) is washed and tumbled for maximal, soothing softness.
People living in hot climates (aka humidity experts) are known to dress in linen year-round because it attracts moisture and pulls it away from the body. Hot and stuffy summer nights are right around the corner… how better to prepare than with lightweight, fast-drying linen?
2 – Linen is Low-Maintenance
When we hear linen, we think “dry clean only,” but Buffy’s Linen Sheet Set is completely machine washable. Just like any other set of bedding, you can throw your set in the machine and come back an hour later. They also dry faster than the average bed sheets, so you can say goodbye to the days of extending the drying cycle one, two, three times.
Linen gives an impression of bohème classiness, even in its most heavily used state. What do we mean by this? Even at their most wrinkled, linen sheets are known for evoking an aesthetically pleasing, lived-in appearance. The rich texture of the fabric allows for more flexibility… wrinkled cotton sheets look messy, but wrinkled linen sheets look intentionally well-loved.
3 – Linen Ages Like a Fine Wine
Birkenstocks, leather jackets, Anne Hathaway… our favorite things get even better with time. That includes Buffy’s Linen Sheets. As opposed to other brands and fabrics which thin, pill, and wear with every use (and wash), linen breaks in and becomes softer with every wash.
As per all of Buffy’s bedding, their Linen Sheets are also incredibly durable. They’re known to last for hundreds of washes, years longer than the leading brands.
4 – Linen with a Reasonable Price Tag
We did our research, and the leading brands in bedding charge upwards of $290 for full-size linen bed sheets, whereas Buffy charges $279. Plus, Buffy is really good about rolling out new sales, so you’re almost never paying full price to begin with.
5 – Buffy Linen is Top-Notch
If there’s one thing we know about Buffy, it’s that they do not skimp on materials. Buffy’s linen is made with 100% long-staple hemp fibers. This means a few things: it’s antibacterial, better for the planet (we’ll get back to that), and naturally resistant to UV light fading, mold, and mildew.
Bed sheets are exposed to all sorts of elements, so it’s comforting to know that this linen is up to the challenge. Plus, long-staple hemp fibers average 4 to 7 meters in length, creating a fabric stronger and more durable than many others.
6 – Good to (and for) the Planet
Most linen is made with flax plant fibers, but Buffys uses hemp. Why? Because it’s more sustainable, biodegradable, and compostable. Hemp plants make an incredible impact on the environments in which they grow, too: they promote biodiversity and absorb 5x more carbon dioxide than trees.
Buffy is mindful in the production process as well, as their bedding is lightened with safe and natural hydrogen peroxide, and dyed with water-saving, toxic-chemical-free dyes. From start to finish, Buffy’s linen is highly eco-conscious.
We’ve Hopped Onto the Linen Bandwagon
…And you should, too. Disclaimer: If all of our friends jumped off a bridge, we wouldn’t follow suit without exploring the situation further. But this is one of those times when the investigation led us to a resounding yes. Linen is worth all of the hype. And there’s no better time to usher it into the bedroom than summer.
If you think Buffy’s Linen Sheets are right for you, you’re in luck—you can order them for a free 7-night trial before deciding whether or not to commit (!). Returns are free, but we highly doubt you’ll need that info.
100% Long-Staple Hemp Linen
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