Beds and bedding
Unless you are prepared to pay way over the top for good quality Italian bed linen, I would strongly recommend that you buy in UK. Generally the quality v price means that you can do better at John Lewis or TK MAXX. (John Lewis sell the pop together washable duvets previously mentioned and you'll need them). Duvet covers in Umbria/Tuscany are rare and both quality and design not what I would choose. I like cotton and plain bedding for preferance. The problem is, if you are buying an Italian double bed it will be bigger than an English 5 ft bed. See Gala's comments. So bear this in mind when buying bed linen/duvets in England. We had simple 5ft beds and mattresses made, as I had so many fitted sheets to use up. Single beds much the same as UK. Note. People often put 2 single beds together for guest use.
Washable pillows are a good idea due to the heat in Summer, sweaty smelling pillows are not.
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