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Tiffany Fumiko Tay
Thu, Sep 13, 2007
The Straits Times
Quality sleep

SLeeAllen Miki
From Cellini furniture stores at 53 Loyang Drive, Park Mall, Furniture Mall, Eunos Technolink and Tradehub 21

Dubbing itself the new kid on the block, this Singaporean brand offers two collections - Lush and Rhapsody - made of pure combed cotton of 300 or 400 thread count. Prices range from $168 to $278 for a queen-size duvet set.

Aussino
Outlets at West Mall, Causeway Point, Junction 8, Paragon, Plaza Singapura, Centrepoint, Great World City, Suntec City, Parkway Parade and Tampines Mall

This Australian brand is the place for budget bedlinen ranging from $9.90 to $150. Ranges include Whites, Kids, Babies and Royal Symphony. Looking for colourful prints? This is your store.

Friven
01-144 Suntec

This Singaporean brand (above) has collections spanning the range from affordable to luxe, including, in order of ascending price, Friven Home, Comfort, Dream, Luxe, the DS collection and Allegoria. Home's 300-thread count cotton sheets range between $29 and $49 while Allegoria's 600-thread count cotton jacquard sheets are between $239 and $299.

Ikea
317 Alexandra Road and 60 Tampines North Drive 2

As they say, cheap and good. Its pure cotton products (above) have thread counts ranging from the standard 120 to 320. Prices are from $13.90 to $39 for a queen-size sheet set and from $19 to $99 for a queen-size quilt cover set.

Robinsons
Centrepoint and Raffles City

Exclusive to this department store are brands Margaret Muir and Sheridan's SHE. Queen-size Sheridan sheets go from $155 to $439, while a duvet cover will cost you anywhere from $225 to $659. Other brands sold here include Lulu Guinness, Hotel Collection, Fieldcrest, Cannon and Hallmark.

Takashimaya
If you're into counting threads, head here, where bed sheets are 500 thread count and above.

It is also where Italian brand Signoria (main picture) is exclusively retailed. Made of Egyptian cotton sateen, a queen-size set would set you back from $2,500 to nearly $5,000. Other brands include Frette, Cavelli, Hallmark and Oasis Living, with prices ranging from $400 to over $1,000.

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GET YOUR BEDLINEN ONLINE

If you don't need to feel the thread count before buying, check out these American-based sites. Shipping charges apply except where stated otherwise.

The Linen Closet Online
www.thelinenclosetonline.com

Features several high-end brands such as Yves Delorme luxury French linens. But be prepared to plonk down anything from US$1,000 (S$1,523) to over US$2,000.

Charles Keath Home
www.charleskeath.com

Has 300- to 800-thread count sheet sets from US$22 to US$100. Victorian-themed bedspreads go for as low as US$24.

Bella Lino
www.bellalino.com

Catering to adults, kids and teenagers, this site has a wide range of collections.

A queen-size sheet set of Egyption cotton by this brand goes for US$460, for example. Shipping is free for orders above US$100.

Charles P. Rogers
www.charlesprogers.com

Its embroidered Prima cotton sheet and 400-thread count Prima cotton sheets are reduced from US$290 to US$99.

Aiko Luxury Linens
www.italianfinelinens.com

Features European fine linens at, well, fine prices. Its 720-thread count Timas Luxury Bedding Collection is going for US$468.

 

 
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