Northern Nights offers luxury linen and home goods. Their featherbeds are made of pockets and compartments that are filled with real feathers to create a soft and cushioned nights sleep.
Featherbeds are made with duck and/or goose feathers. They are also filled with the down - the soft, fluffy area under the wings.
Yes, most featherbeds are even hypoallergenic.
Sealy makes some great featherbeds, but they can be very expensive. Pacific Coast and Land's End are two of the leading brands of featherbeds. Williams-Sonoma and Domestications also offer quality featherbeds.
It depends on the featherbed, but most are made out of silk or nylon.
Amazon is a great place to get featherbeds, but you can also ask your local mattress shop. Macy's, Bed, Bath and Beyond and Target all sell featherbeds. There are also numerous websites that offer featherbeds for sale and you can do comparison shopping.
Most featherbeds are sold without covers. You need to purchase the cover separately.
Most featherbeds use synthetic features, but some also use down if you'd prefer that.
Most featherbeds don't come with protection. However, a duvet will cover your featherbed very well and isn't too costly.
Sheets are purchased separately from featherbeds, featherbeds are usually white and are placed on top of your fitted sheet. anonymous@oola.com
Short or nonexistent.
Most mattress stores carry a selection of featherbeds as do many home furniture stores. Your yellow pages will have a list of these stores you can call to ask about what they have in stock
Eider is a large Northern Sea Duck. The fluffy fine feathers from the breast of the duck (known as down) are the source of Eiderdown, long a prized, warm filling for coats, sleeping bags and featherbeds.