Quick Takes Special Edition: The Best Bedsheets, According to Our Experts

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Today, we’re gathering the responses to the somewhat controversial question: Which sheets are the best sheets? Over the year, the responses ranged from poetic to practical; budget to luxe, spicy to highly specific—but everyone had an opinion. Without further ado, here are the best sheets, vetted and slept in by the experts.

(For last week’s roundup, see Quick Takes Special Edition: The Best Gifts to Bring to a Party, According to Our Experts.)

For the Linen-or-Bust Sleeper

No surprise: “linen” was the most frequent response from our experts. (From designer Heidi Lachapelle: “100 percent linen. Perhaps controversial, but I am all in.” From shop owner Katie Bowes: “My mom got me into linen sheets a long time ago, and now I cannot imagine sleeping on anything else. I love how cozy they are in winter and breathable in summer.” From designer Cassandra Ellis: “Rough, indestructible linen.” And from architect Spencer Fung: “Vintage linen.” You get the idea.)

• The washed linen sheets from Merci in Paris (which you can also buy online). – Fanny Singer of Permanent Collection
• Solid linen sheets from Merci in Paris. – Ajiri Aki of Madame de la Maison:
• I’m currently sleeping on Brooklinen, which have been delightfully budget-friendly without satisfying quality. Also Matteo and Coyuchi. – shop owner Katie Bowes of The Post Supply

For the Colorful Sleeper

• Bedfolk. Plus, as a weaver/quilter, I make a lot of our textiles now. – textile designer and writer Ferren Gipson
• Tekla percale. The best color palette. – writer Nicole Najafi
• Probably from Caravane. – designer Marianne Evennou

For the Luxe Sleeper

• I love Cologne & Cotton. I used to wander around the shop after school for so many years, and I love their embroidered sheets. – shop owner Sandeep Salter of Salter House
• From Layla on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Alayne Patrick, the shop’s owner, has one of the best eyes in the world, and she is a fabulous designer. I love to mix and match her patterns with abandon instead of dressing my bed in one matching set. – event designer David Stark
• Frette, percale. – designers Michael Breland and Peter Harper of Breland Harper

For the More-Crisp-the-Better Sleeper

• Crispy cotton ones. — designer (and bedroom expert) Pernille Lind
• Good old fashioned L.L.Bean cotton percale sheets. They feel so crisp and luxe and the price is right. – Grier Stockman of Block Shop
• The Company Store’s white percale sheets. – Michelle Ficker and Peter Dolkas of Studio Dorion
• L.L.Bean Pima Percale 280 Thread Count. They’re incredibly soft workhorses. Colors are limited, but they’re a joy to sleep on. – stylists Porter and Hollister Hovey

For the Chilly Sleeper

For the Poetic Sleeper

• The sheets in any bed in any holiday destination anywhere in the world are always the best. We are not particular about counting threads or asking if the cotton is Egyptian or Turkish. Far away and clean is good enough. – Pablo Lopez and Iñigo Aragón
• The worn ones, sun-dried on a washing line. – chef and writer Clare de Boer