I've furnished 4 apartments. Every single time I made the same mistakes with bedding until I finally figured it out.

Mistake 1: Buying a "bed in a bag" from a big box store. Those polyester sets feel fine for a week, then pill up and trap heat. You wake up sweating. Throw it out in 3 months.

Mistake 2: Skipping the fitted sheet and just using a flat. I get it — fitted sheets are annoying. But sleeping on a bare mattress pad is worse. Get one that actually fits your mattress depth (most people buy too shallow).

Mistake 3: Only buying 2 pillows. You need at least 2 for sleeping and 2 for propping up when you're watching something in bed. 4 pillows is the sweet spot.

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Your first apartment deserves real bedding.