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Noise & Sound
How Much Noise Disturbs Sleep? The Decibel Thresholds
WHO guidance ties sleep effects to night noise from about 30 dB and awakenings to 45 dB events. Why intermittent noise wakes you, and what masking does.
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Weighted Blankets
How Heavy Should a Weighted Blanket Be? UK Guide
How heavy should a weighted blanket be? Use the 10% body-weight rule, our UK kg chart, and the safety rules for children, in this quick weight guide.
Jul 2026
Cooling
What Tog Duvet Do You Need? Summer, Winter, All Year Round
Tog measures a duvet's warmth, not its thickness. The right tog for summer, winter and all-year-round use in the UK, plus which fills suit hot sleepers.
Aug 2026
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Blackout
How to Sleep During the Day: A Shift Worker's Guide
Sleeping after a night shift means beating daylight and a body clock pushing you awake. How to black out your room and time light so day sleep sticks.
Sept 2026
Wake-Up Lights
How Does Light Exposure Set When You Sleep?
Light is the signal your body clock runs on. How morning and evening light shift your sleep timing, and why dark UK winters make it harder.
Sept 2026
Cooling
What Is the Best Bedroom Temperature for Sleep?
The best bedroom temperature for sleep is 16-18C. Here is the physiology behind that range, how much it varies, and why humidity changes the answer.
Aug 2026
Weighted Blankets
How to Wash a Weighted Blanket Without Ruining It
How to wash a weighted blanket safely: check your drum capacity first, use a cold delicate cycle, dry it flat, and know when to wash only the cover.
Aug 2026
Weighted Blankets
Weighted Blankets and Children: The Safety Rules
Weighted blankets are not safe for babies under one, and NHS guidance says children should not sleep under one overnight. The rules that matter.
Aug 2026
Weighted Blankets
Do Weighted Blankets Actually Help You Sleep?
What the research really shows on weighted blankets: strong on how settled you feel, weak on measured sleep, and mostly studied in clinical groups.
Aug 2026
Wake-Up Lights
Dark Mornings: Room and Light Setup That Actually Helps
Winter mornings are a room-setup problem, not a willpower one. Curtains open or closed, how to layer bedroom lighting, and what to try before buying.
Aug 2026
Noise & Sound
White Noise Machine for Noisy Neighbours: Does It Work?
A white noise machine makes noisy neighbours far less disruptive so your bedroom feels calmer. It masks sound rather than soundproofing. Here's how.
Jul 2026
Noise & Sound
White Noise vs Earplugs for a Noisy Bedroom
Snoring, traffic or thin walls keeping you up? White noise machines and earplugs both help, in opposite ways. How to choose, and when to use both together.
Jul 2026
Wake-Up Lights
Are Wake-Up Lights (Sunrise Alarms) Worth It?
Wake-up lights and sunrise alarms are the same thing: a lamp that brightens before your alarm. Who they help, what they cost you, and their limits.
Jul 2026
Blackout
How to Blackout a Bedroom Without Drilling
You can darken a bedroom without touching the walls. No-drill blackout blinds, tension-rod curtains, portable film and sleep masks for a dark room.
Jul 2026
Cooling
How to Make a Bedroom Cooler for Sleep
A hot bedroom is one of the most common sleep disruptors. Practical ways to cool the room and your bed - airflow, bedding, cooling gear and simple habits.
Jul 2026