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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Speaking of linens, how long do you expect comforters/quilts to last?
So I am cleaning out our linen closet and trying to figure out what to purge (besides the musty sheets). We have a quilt from Crate and Barrel that we got for our wedding 5 years ago. I loved it at the time, and still like it a lot, but it is definitely worse for the wear. It is a mostly white background with colorful blocks on it, and the white has yellowed a bit. I've sun-bleached it, used oxy clean, vinegar, borax, blueing, and it just doesn't look nice and crisp anymore.
I hate to get rid of it but I don't think it looks very nice anymore.
How long do you expect comforters/quilts/duvet covers to last?
Re: Speaking of linens, how long do you expect comforters/quilts to last?
All of ours have lasted longer than i've liked the pattern
Our guest bedroom comforter from Walmart is still in great shape and is 6 years old. Granted, it doesn't get used as much anymore, but we had it on our bed for 4 years.
Our linen closet is full of duvet covers, there are about 6 in there, all in almost perfect condition, ranging from 2-10 years old. We do have 1 white one that isn't crisp white anymore, but it's not too bad, and again, it's probably 7 years old.
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
I've found quilts, duvet covers & comforters with large blocks of white in them just don't quite stand the test of time. They just get kind of dingy & I too have not found a way to make them look fresh again.
In your case, i'd keep the quilt but use it in the winter underneath your duvet cover/comforter/quilt.
We had a duvet that was almost solid white (small border of embroidery) and it lasted less than 2 years.
The heavier, damask gray duvet cover we have is 2 years old and looks great, my husband just thinks it is too hot for summer use.
We just bought a new comforter because ours wasn't as fluffy as we wanted it after 5 years.
The quilts I have are all quilts I have made, save for 1 Laura Ashley quilt, and they're all in great condition. I got the LA quilt for my 5th birthday- so it is 21 years old. We graduated from college and as a graduation gift to my husband I did his college shirts quilt- I sleep with it every night and it is in great condition.
Stand up for something you believe in.
sorry if this is a dumb question, but have you tried dry cleaning it?
We have a lightweight quilt that we use for summer and a heavy comforter that we use for winter and I get each one dry cleaned at the end of the season and they have held up well and look pretty new (although neither one are white).