How To Spot A Good Set Of Sheets, According To Bedding Experts

It’s time to start giving a sheet about what’s on your bed. In the past, you may have picked up whatever bedding set was on sale or paired well with the color of your comforter. But just as your quest for a good night’s sleep changes over time, so does your taste.

Sheets should be taken seriously, and you deserve a hotel-quality bed that makes you excited to go to sleep each night. You may be lusting after the rumpled linen look or a silk satin set, but what should you actually be looking for when it comes to buying sheets? Is the answer in a higher thread count? Is it the Egyptian cotton they sing about in “Uptown Girls”?

Tossing and turning at night, we were afraid we were overpaying for sub-par sheets — so we went to the bedding experts at Brooklinen and Parachute for some advice. In return, they gave us a lot to consider when shopping for sheets, and we’ve narrowed it down to the top five. Here’s what they had to say.