The old fashioned cash stash under the bed is still as evident today as it ever has been! More and more of us are keeping large reserves of money hidden around the home according to a survey by Swinton, with the most popular hiding place being underneath the mattress.

A survey of 1400 Swinton home insurance customers revealed that:

• 28% of Britons have emergency money in a secret hiding place in the home

• 43% keep up to £100 in cash in the house for emergencies

• 9% have between £100 and £1000 hidden in their home

• 3% have over £1000 stashed away

• 55% report that the current uncertainty of the markets would make them more likely to want to keep their savings outside the banking system

• 15% of respondents even refused to reveal their hiding place in the survey due to security fears

Out of those who kept a hidden stash:

• 36% say it’s because they like to have a ready source of cash close to hand

• 34% say it’s because of fears of the worsening economic climate

• 12% report it as a protest against rising bank charges

• 11% say it’s because they are too lazy to put it in the bank

Roll Up! Roll Up! in your duvet and visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse’s brand new website launched this week for your ease and comfort when purchasing bedding products online.

The brand spanking new website has just got bigger and better offering high quality bedding products and affordable prices through a fantastically designed website that is easy to navigate and purchase from.

All of our bedding products are made to a high quality and over 97 per cent our customers rate us as either very good or excellent.

Their bedding collection is one of the biggest in the UK with over 128 different types of duvets on sale via the website, and all at affordable prices so you really cannot miss out!

And there really is everything you can think of. From the cosy memory foam pillow to a wide range of feathered pillows for you to browse at your leisure.

To visit the masterpiece in action go to www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk.

Different positions you sleep in will affect the amount of pressure that is put onto your joints, you need to take into consideration the position you mostly sleep in and if you will benefit from a memory foam mattress or a memory foam topper. 

If you sleep on your side a lot, you place a heavy amount of pressure in your shoulder and hips, and if you sleep on your stomach you are adding pressure to your neck. 

A visco-elastic pressure sensitive memory foam mattress will work the best for you and provide you with the best chance of reducing the overall pressure placed on the joints, this is done by contouring them and pushing against them as you lay on the mattress. 

Latex is sometimes added to memory foam that will offer more spring against parts of your body such as the small of your back or yours sides, without losing the ability to contour and displace pressure points.

The duvet and pillow warehouse can help your achy joints by providing you all the information you need about why and how a memory foam mattress or a memory foam topper can help you,  and then advising you which would be most suitable.

As the weekend approaches, many of us will be looking forward to a nice lie in or suffering from a hang over in bed after a messy one the night before.

Well before the weekend starts, we have found some fab and funky bedding pillows which you would want scattered all over your bed!

Happy Sleeping!

Very Rock and Roll

These funky pillows are installed with an MP3 letting the rock and roll come out while you sleep!

Memory foam mattresses have crept onto the scene over the past few years, claiming they are the saviour of restless sleeps, but is it really true?

Well at Duvet and Pillow Warehouse we have come up with some pros and cons about both mattresses so you can make the decision all by yourself!

Spring Mattress

The thought of springs doesn’t sound comfy to begin, but put it with a bit of material and you would probably assume you have a pretty comfy, bouncy bed.

A pressure point test from a leading spring mattress indicating pressure points. The results showed that spring mattresses don’t offer the correct pressure point relief needed for a good night’s sleep.

Traditional spring mattresses rely on a varied number of springs which push back against your body, all with the same force, making proper support impossible because our bodies do not push evenly. The lack of support on these pressure points lead to poor circulation, tossing and turning, aches and joint pain.

In fact, spring mattresses lose 16 per cent of their support in the first year alone.

Memory Foam Mattress

When you buy a good quality memory foam mattress you will find that your body weight will distribute evenly. This reduces pressure points substantially, up to 80 per cent, which only memory foam can provide.

Tossing and turning is greatly reduced with a memory foam mattress.

Spring Mattresses

Spring mattresses act as a shock absorber and reduce the wear and tear of a mattress. Coil gauges determine the firmness and support. The less coils there are the thicker the springs.

Memory Foam Mattresses

Vary, but generally go from firm to supple. As memory foam mattresses distribute the weight evenly, a good memory foam mattress should give you a firm feeling without compromising your back, hips and joints.

Many memory foam mattresses become more supple with body heat, providing a cradling support your body requires.

For more information about memory foam, and to find out how to reduce the cost by buying a memory foam mattress topper, visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today.

At Duvet and Pillow Warehouse, we love to have a mooch around all the hotel rooms around the globe and give you a little sneak peak of the life of luxury in some of the most top resorts around the world.

We know many of us can only dream of staying in some of these luxury accommodation bedrooms, but we definitely can have a little look at how the other half live.

Here are some of our favourites from this week!

Luxury Hotel on the French Riviera, between Saint Tropez and Le Lavandou

This stunning hotel room is bright, soft and complete with a four-poster bed, comfy armchairs and a selection of contemporary art and ancient works of art.

Stunning Hotel in Uptown Dallas, Texas

This magical bedroom is decorated with some fabulous deep, rich colours and antique furniture creating a elegant and luxurious feel throughout. We especially love this hotel as they have different rooms to compliment each culture including the Far East, Shag-a-Delic and Texas.

Chateau de Germigney in Port Lesley, France

This stunning bedroom is fit for a a princess with the girlie colours and textures within the room. Light and airy the room accentuates a fresh surrounding, complete the luxurious fabrics and bedding products. Beautiful!

We can all dream of one day staying a beautiful hotel with luxury furnishings and first class service, but until we can afford to do this on a daily basis, we will have to make do with the bedding products and furnishings from departments stores and online shops.

They may not be as expensive as hotel bedding products but the quality will be just as good at www.duvetandpillowwarehouse.co.uk.

The website has some fabulous bedding pillows, duvet covers and memory foam mattresses all at affordable prices to choose from.

Memory Foam is the perfect way to ensure you get a good night’s sleep. Most often, people tend to look for a memory foam mattress but they can be pretty pricey and so people opt for a cheaper mattress instead which doesn’t really do the trick.

Well now you are in luck as some clever soul developed a wonderful idea known as the memory foam mattress topper which simply sits on top of your existing mattress providing the same comfort and support as a memory foam mattress, just at a cheaper price.

And to make sure you are completely clued up about memory foam mattress toppers and how they can help you, we have found this demonstration video on YouTube about memory foam mattress toppers. Enjoy!

When you go on holiday or for a short break away, it can be a pretty of a let down/nightmare if your hotel room is an absolute shambles.

Picture the scenario: You have travelled hundreds of miles with a family filled car shouting “Are we there yet?” to arrive to a poxy caravan which “sleeps 8″ but in reality sleeps four size 2 people. Disaster!

Well to perk up your day and give you a taster of some of the bedroom treats out there, we have found some cool hotel bedrooms which won’t leave you running to customer services.

Experience the outdoors..without actually sleeping outdoors

Some of us love the outdoors and like the idea of camping out in the wild and getting back to nature…however some of us will never do it.

Some of us just can’t leave our memory foam mattress or feathered pillowsfor one night and would much prefer to be shacked up in a 5 * hotel than a measly tent in the forest.

However, Austrian designer Andreas Strauss built these pipe-like tent featuring either a single, double bed with a light, storage space, power, a woolly blanket and a light cotton sleeping bag. Not exactly 5 * but definitely better than a tent.

Camping up rows of tents

Freeze Yourself To Sleep

When you think of bedtime you don’t usually think ‘Oh yes I cannot wait to get into my ‘ice cold’ bed with lovely ice cubes all around me’.

If you do not only are your WEIRD, you also need to think about visiting the Igloo Hotel.

We can imagine this would be fun for one night (or one hour) but I can’t really say that it would be something I would adopt in my own room. Each to there own I guess.

Cold as Ice...Sorry!

Capsule Bedrooms

Well we can sort of forgive igloo hotels and other random styles as to be honest it is rather a cool idea and can be a bit of a novelty, but this idea is just ridiculous.

I say this because who in their right mind would check into a capsule for a good nights sleep is beyond me. Just choose a cheaper hotel if you are saving on cost don’t subject yourself to a small cabin.

Capsule Rooms...Spacious!

For more information about how to get some comfortable bedding pillows or memory foam mattress toppers visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today.

Memory foam is generally associated with bedding products such as memory foam mattresses or memory foam mattress toppers, but in fact it is now being used for an entirely different product.

With many thanks to the extraordinary works of Slovenian scientists, memory foam is being cleverly used to enhance the chests of women around the world.

Memory foam is a heat-sensitive material which moulds to the shape of the human body when in contact. The clever material is now being used to create the perfect fit for those who wear bras and lingerie company Dalila are taking the foam on board.

Not only will the new memory foam bra create the perfect fit there is also a more surprising and unplanned quality which the new bra will offer.

To put the new clever quality into practice we have introduced a new scenario.

If a woman is out on a night out and becomes excited/interested by the prospect of another person, her body temperature will rise and as a result her cleavage will as well!

This rise in ‘interest has been labelled the ‘alert system’ by the Irish Independent newspaper.

Memory foam is growing in popularity each and every week, with Mirriam-Webster dictionary adding the term the term to the English language in recent weeks.

For more information about memory foam and how it can benefit you, (but this time in the bedding world) visit Duvet and Pillow Warehouse today to have a look at their memory foam pillows or memory foam toppers on sale.