Sleep Better With Good Housekeeping's 2020 Best Bedding Award Winners

From Good Housekeeping

Build the ultimate bed with the Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab top-tested sheets, mattresses, and more. These 22 winners will transform how well you snooze — and help you sleep better tonight!

Meet the Experts

How We Tested

We assess everything from sheets to pillows to PJ’s and more with a combo of rigorous in-Lab testing using specialized equipment and extensive consumer feedback. Our experts look at comfort, durability, fabric strength, washability, fit, and more.

We’ve shared the GH Textiles Lab’s top four picks above, but for even more options, check out all of our best mattress shopping tips and our full list of top-tested mattresses for every budget, bed, and type of sleeper (complete with specific delivery info!).

For more of the GH Textile Lab's top pillow picks, check out our pillow shopping guide and our full list of the best pillows you can buy, as well as the GH Cleaning Lab's guide to cleaning pillows.

1. Wash linens weekly. Schedule laundry day once a week for your sheets and pillowcases to help them stay fresh. Our Cleaning Lab experts recommend using warm or hot water and tumbling dry on low to reduce shrinkage, wrinkles, and general wear and tear.

2. Protect pillows. If your styles are machine washable (most down and fiberfill ones are), clean two at a time in an agitator-free machine to help maintain their shape. Do this every four to six months. We also recommend using a pillow protector to keep it clean and safe from wear.

3. Speed-dry fluffy items. Pillows and comforters with fill can often end up wet and clumpy after a cycle if they don’t tumble freely in the dryer. To help prevent this, toss in two or three dryer balls at the start and pause the drying cycle a few times to give your bedding a fluff.

4. Spruce up your mattress. Every few months, vacuum the surface to remove dust. Zap odor by sprinkling on (and brushing in) baking soda. Wait about 15 minutes, then vacuum. Pass a handheld garment steamer over the surface to kill dust mites, then vacuum again.

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