Queen Size Duvets

Start with warmth. Lightweight (around 4 tog) for summer, mid-weight (7-9 tog) for spring and autumn, heavy (12+ tog) for cold winters. Then choose fill: down is lighter and loftier, synthetic is hypoallergenic and easier to wash.

A queen size duvet needs to distribute warmth evenly across a 152 cm mattress without cold edges. Getting the weight and fill right is half the job.

Natural down (lighter, loftier, longer-lasting), down-feather blends (sturdier, slightly heavier), and synthetic polyester clusters (hypoallergenic, machine-washable). Each fill type comes in multiple warmth ratings.

Your choice depends on whether you prioritise warmth-to-weight ratio (down), easy care (synthetic), or a balance of both (blend).

Tog measures warmth, not thickness. For most centrally-heated bedrooms, 9-10.5 tog covers autumn through spring comfortably. Buy a lighter queen duvet (around 4 tog) for summer and switch at the season change.

Down is natural plumage: lighter for its warmth, plumper, and longer-lasting if cared for. Synthetic is polyester clusters that mimic down: cheaper, machine-washable, and good for allergies.

A queen size duvet in down lasts ten to fifteen years. A synthetic queen duvet lasts around five before flattening.

Filled and finished in Portugal, in the same Lintexport mill we've been running since 1967. The shell is woven from our own Portuguese cotton. The fill is sourced and processed to European traceability standards.

Air it out weekly to keep the loft up. Wash once or twice a year on a delicate cycle, ideally at a launderette with a large-capacity drum, since most home machines struggle with queen size duvets.

Tumble dry low with clean dryer balls to redistribute the fill.

A well-made down queen duvet, properly cared for, lasts ten to fifteen years. A synthetic queen size duvet lasts around five before flattening.

The cost-per-year of a good queen duvet is lower than people think. You just pay it up front.

It's the thing between you and the cold. The layer that needs to be the right weight, the right warmth, the right fill for the way you sleep. A queen duvet worth buying is one you forget is there by morning.

Ours is filled and finished in Portugal, since 1967. Natural down for warmth without weight. Synthetic for easy care and allergy-friendliness. Both in summer, mid, and winter tog ratings.

A queen size duvet bought once and used for a decade is one of the better deals in the bedroom. Treat it well, air it out, and it stays plump for years.

Other queen size duvets cut corners on fill power and shell cotton. Ours don't. Luxury queen size duvets from a mill that makes the shell and fills the duvet under the same roof.

Made in Portugal, since 1967. Fill yours well.