We more commonly tend to use a top sheet between person and a comforter or quilt without a removable cover, in lieu of an easily removed duvet cover on a duvet.
This question comes up a lot. The answer is that we don’t use duvets or duvet covers as often as other countries do. Americans tend to use a thick blanket called a “comforter,” which is like a duvet except that it has a pattern and is not designed to be covered.
We do at our house. Yes, the top sheet (and blanket, in the winter) keeps the comforter cleaner on the skin side, but the duvet allows for easy washing if there’s a stain or something on the outside. Washing and drying a down comforter without the down getting all clumped up is a bitch.
Most Americans use a fitted sheet on the mattress, a “flat sheet” on top of the fitted sheet, then maybe a light or heavy blanket (depending on the season), and then what we call a “comforter” or a quilt on top of that. The comforter has a pattern, generally, and this replaces the duvet and duvet cover that many other countries use.
The flat sheet is always between the person and the comforter, hence why there is no comforter cover.
It’s not unusual in the U.S. to buy a “bedding set” which contains a color-coordinated fitted sheet, flat sheet, pillow cases, and comforter that all go together and look nice together. They may even have additional decorative pillow cases (shams) as well. Examples:
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We more commonly tend to use a top sheet between person and a comforter or quilt without a removable cover, in lieu of an easily removed duvet cover on a duvet.
For the most part, we use sheets which lay between the sleeper and the blankets and comforter (uncovered duvet).
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This question comes up a lot. The answer is that we don’t use duvets or duvet covers as often as other countries do. Americans tend to use a thick blanket called a “comforter,” which is like a duvet except that it has a pattern and is not designed to be covered.
We do at our house. Yes, the top sheet (and blanket, in the winter) keeps the comforter cleaner on the skin side, but the duvet allows for easy washing if there’s a stain or something on the outside. Washing and drying a down comforter without the down getting all clumped up is a bitch.
Most Americans use a fitted sheet on the mattress, a “flat sheet” on top of the fitted sheet, then maybe a light or heavy blanket (depending on the season), and then what we call a “comforter” or a quilt on top of that. The comforter has a pattern, generally, and this replaces the duvet and duvet cover that many other countries use.
The flat sheet is always between the person and the comforter, hence why there is no comforter cover.
It’s not unusual in the U.S. to buy a “bedding set” which contains a color-coordinated fitted sheet, flat sheet, pillow cases, and comforter that all go together and look nice together. They may even have additional decorative pillow cases (shams) as well. Examples:
https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/home/bedding/sets
Some Americans do use a duvet and duvet cover, but if they do, they usually still use a flat sheet in between, just because that’s what we’re used to.