A top sheet can lift a room, never mind keep you cosy

Don’t you just hate that feeling of being cold in bed and the disrupted night’s sleep that makes you sluggish and jaded next day?

Despite mild days, one such night had me instigating my winter bed campaign last weekend, with the only regret of giving up my cool and light summer linens — which are so perfect for balmy nights when the air is still.

Much as I love white duvet covers and the clean, tidy appearance they give to a bedroom, there’s too much of the chill about them at this time of year — especially when a nippy breeze suddenly whips outside.