Stock Up on Organic Bedding With These Sales


Updated 02/25/11 5:18 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Cheap Organic Bedding

Have you wondered what the fuss is all about when it comes to organic bedding? Here's one quick fact for you: most conventional bedding is manufactured with chemicals, including formaldehyde, that may lead to certain cancers and allergy problems. Formaldehyde is used to reduce wrinkles in bedding (personally I'd rather deal with ironing sheets or sleeping on a wrinkly bed). Of course, pesticides Read more

Trying Out Thomas Lee Sheets


Updated 01/17/12 6:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Thread Count Shopping Tips For Luxury Sheets

After receiving my first set of Thomas Lee PerfectCale sheets over a month ago, they're the only sheets my mattress has seen since. Tightly woven with 500 threads per square inch of 100 percent Pima cotton, they have the softness of some of the cotton blend linens I've tried, but breathe so much better. The extra deep corner pockets are ideal for my whopping 18-inch mattress, which can make Read more

What to Skip When Shopping For Baby


Updated 12/26/11 11:41 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

What to Skip When Shopping For Baby

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! By the last few months of every woman’s third trimester, she’s inevitably faced with one of life’s most intimidating situations: baby shopping. No matter whether you had your most recent child years ago or are currently expecting, I’m sure you’re familiar with the situation. You walk into your local baby store brimming Read more

SFERRA Celebrates 120 Years! An Interview With CEO Paul Hooker


Updated 03/09/11 10:26 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With SFERRA CEO Paul Hooker, SFERRA Celebrates 120 Years

Last week, I attended a fantastic cocktail party at the home and office of San Francisco-based designer Ken Fulk (right), hosted by Ronda Carman of All the Best, to celebrate SFERRA's 120th anniversary. The luxury linen brand was founded in 1891 by Gennaro Sferra when he first opened his linens factory in Venice, Italy. In 1977, it was purchased by CEO Paul Hooker (left), then a young Read more

How-To: Save on Dry Cleaning


Updated 08/05/11 9:28 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 0 comments

Save on Dry Cleaning

Do you feel like you've gone on a shopping spree every time you go to the dry cleaners? While it's nice to have shirts and pants hung so crisp, fresh, and clean, dry cleaning service all costs a pretty penny. If you are looking to save some bucks each month on your laundry, consider implementing these tips on how to save on dry cleaning. Scope the land – Rather than go to the closest dry Read more

Sleep Issue: Panties vs. Going Commando


Updated 10/14/11 11:50 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 33 comments

Sleeping With No Underwear Can Prevent Yeast Infections

As a follow-up to the great workout panty debate, I thought we should visit another underwear issue — to wear or not to wear panties when in the land of nod. There's really no right or wrong answer here, because it depends solely on your body and your preference. If you've never had a problem wearing panties to bed, then it's perfectly healthy to continue wearing them. But I'd stick to cotton Read more

Eight Fresh Laundry-Inspired Scents


Updated 11/07/11 2:50 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 6 comments

Laundry Scented Fragrances

Crawling into bed after freshly washing your sheets is one of life's little pleasures. Over the weekend, while I was perusing the goods at Bed, Bath & Beyond, I took a detour down the candle aisle. There was a special on Yankee Candle Clean Cotton candles ($2 to $15), so I picked up the small, sample size. This got me to thinking about other fresh-from-the-laundry scents like Bath and Body Read more