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Tips for Choosing the Perfect Doona

Ensuring that you choose the right doona for your bed is one way to improve the chances of getting quality sleep. Traditional Australian wool doonas come in many sizes and weights, so you need to select the one that best meets your sleeping style, the season, your sleeping partner, the size of your bed and your budget.

If you’re planning to buy your new doonas online, here are our top 5 tips for choosing the perfect doona.

1.       Determining the right size of doona

One of the first and possibly easiest decisions you’ll have to make is about the size of your new doona. Generally, this is pretty straightforward; if you have a queen size bed pick a queen size doona or if you have a king size bed choose a king size doona. However, there’s nothing to stop you from using a larger size to give you more overhang and to prevent your partner from sequestering all the quilt while you sleep. 

2.       Choosing the right level of warmth

Australian quilts are given a simple numerical warmth rating, 1, 2, or 3, and usually have a description about the season that it’s most suitable for together with an explanation about the level of warmth. For example, you may get a quilt with a warmth level of 1 that’s most suitable for the summer months. If you’re buying your Doonas online, you should check the warmth levels carefully before you order. 

3.       Accommodating your sleep partner

Many of us share a bed with our partner, and more often than not they have a different sleep temperature to us. You’ve probably experienced waking up to find your partner has hogged most of the quilt or discovering that your other half has kicked the doona to the floor again in an attempt to get cool. As you can imagine this often makes it difficult to find the perfect quilt. 

While wool doonas do help to keep your body at the optimum temperature during sleep, you may prefer to hunt down a dual zone quilt which has more filling on one side than on the other. 

4.       Buy the best quilt for your budget

While we would advise that you buy the best quilt you can afford, we appreciate that sometimes you don’t have a large budget. However, you should be able to find wool doonas in Australia online at extremely competitive prices, especially at sale time. 

5.       Ensure your new quilt is durable

It’s no good buying a new quilt only to find that you must replace it within a few years. Whether you choose a machine washable doona or you one that needs to be dry cleaned, always ensure that you clean your doona regularly to prolong its life and to prevent it from becoming too soiled. 

As you can see, there’s more to buying a doona than simply choosing the right size for your bed. So, take some time to decide exactly what you need before you buy to ensure that you get the best doona for your bed and your budget.