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By Katherin

e Sorrell

Ensure your bedroom has all the ingredients for a great night’s sleep.

Lack of sleep af ff fects our physical and mental health, and as many as one in three of us suffffer from poor sleep. So, make your bedroom sleep-p p , y p friendly: dark, quiet, tidy and comfortably warm. Start with the mattress First, decide whether you would prefer a sprung or non-sprung mattress. Sprung mattresses individually ‘pocket’ sprung to adjust to the body and eliminate ‘roll-together’. An option is a sprung mattress ‘zoned’ across the middle to give extra support for heavier hips and shoulders, or made ‘half and half’, to provide different tensions on each side of the bed. Another solution for sleeping partners of very pgp y different weights is a ‘zip and lock’ system of two different mattresses fastened together. materials and tufted construction is generally considered better than quilting. In cheaper mattresses, pads, while in better quality mattresses there will be layers of Look for a high-quality mattress cover with hand stitching on the sides and sturdy handles to help with turning. Non-traditionalists might consider a non-sprung mattress where the choice of materials includes latex, memory foam, polyurethane foam and gel. These mattresses mould to the sleeper’s shape and are often warmer than sprung mattresses. Alternatively, ‘hybrid’ mattresses provide the traditional support and comfort of springs with a pressure-relieving, non-sprung top layer. Whataboutthewindows? What about the windows? Windows can be a source of early-morning light, and noise, heat loss and draughts at any time. For regularly opened single-glazed sash glazing is ideal for seldom-used windows. Well

A soft, curving headboard could hel lp your bed feel enclosed and cosy. Matilda Dove Grey Tbed, from £549; Amazonia Tooiledu uvet cover

Full-length curtains help block out light, sound and draughts. Curtains and headboard in Knot Garden Grey, £75 per metre, James Hare: 0113 243 1204; james-hare.com.

as double glazing. The traditional solution is a blackout t lining. Extend the curtain pole beyond the wind dow edges so that light cannot creep close to the wall are best. ended sound and prevents draughts from susp gs skirting boards and add thick bedside ru the for extra comfort. Insulation added below boardsisalsoeffffective.