Bedding

<p Photo Credit Konstantin Kakanias Have we reached peak sleep? Countless studies confirm the importance of eight solid hours. Pajama suits have migrated from the boudoir to the boardroom. And new elixirs, decadent sheets and calming bedroom things perfect the art of a good night’s rest. Photo Credit Cody Lidtke […]

<p Photo Credit Courtesy of Susan Cianciolo In this series for T, the writer and author of “Worn Stories,” Emily Spivack, interviews creative types about their most prized possessions. In her home studio, the artist Susan Cianciolo’s primary piece of furniture is a daybed, a nod to artists before her, […]

<p Here is your mattress shopping bill of rights, 2016 edition: ■ You are entitled to a multiple-night sleep test in your home. ■ Returns should be free. ■ Getting rid of the mattress should not require turning back flips and begging. In recent years, a number of new companies, […]

<p The mere sight of a daybed — part sofa, part mattress — is enough to evoke images of lazy weekend lounging. A perfect perch for reading, it’s also comfortable enough for an impromptu nap. But that’s not all daybeds are good for. “A daybed is one of the most […]

<p Photo While visiting the Fat Stock flea market in Fort Worth, Todd Oldham came across a tiny box of paper dolls. “There were about 70 little people in it, each hand drawn,” the designer said recently. “They were not traced; there was no template. Every one is subtly different.” […]

<p Photo Alessandra Baldereschi’s soft headboards could easily be mistaken for puffy wall art. Yet these upholstered pieces are entirely functional and were created out of necessity. “My bed is without a structure,” said Ms. Baldereschi, a Milan-based designer, recalling how she was living during the three-month residency in Japan […]

<p Photo My neck is killing me. Isn’t yours? My shoulder hurts, too. Not always the same one, but always in the morning. Herniated disks, spinal stenosis, bone spurs: It’s a mess in there. As for the shoulders, one gave out with a horrible popping noise in a yoga class […]

<p Photo The Rug Company has just added alpaca blankets to its offerings. And the patterns are a lot more subdued than one may expect, given the fanciful floor coverings by artists and designers that the company is known for. “For us, it was more about the material than anything […]

<p Use of tanning beds declined to 4.2 percent of American adults in 2013, down from 5.5 percent in 2010, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, published in a report in JAMA Dermatology, showed broad declines in the practice of indoor tanning […]