If your idea of eco-friendly bedding only includes lightweight organic cotton sheets (in earthy tones) and pricey bamboo sets, it’s time to expand the list. Why? For one thing bamboo is heavily debated as eco-friendly bedding. There are certainly some bamboo options that are made without heavy processing and those would get a green stamp of approval, but there are also versions that have been so chemically-processed to get to their soft state that it’s hard to say if they’re any greener than their conventional cotton counterparts. And when it comes to organic cotton, if you think a variety of patterns and feels don’t exist, you’re missing out.

As things get chillier, one of the best under-mentioned eco-friendly bedding options is organic flannel, which is made from woven organic cotton. It’ll hold up to colder temperatures and help you resist the urge to reach for the thermostat (and every time you say no to that you’ll save big bucks). The Organic Charcoal Flannel Bedding from Gaiam is one of our favorites for its luxe materials and its far from New Age-y look. Click here to read more

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Whether you need new sheets for your summer home or want to give your home a summer feel, Cottage Stripe Percale Bedding works like a charm. Take one look at this set and you’ll instantly picture a quaint bedroom with a fresh air breeze and an ocean out the window. Beyond giving your bed that magical staycation feeling, you’ll also give it an eco-friendly makeover.

This 250-thread count cottage stripe set is made from 100% organic cotton percale. Choosing organic bedding doesn’t just reduce the number of pesticides that run off from farms into our waterways, it also means your bed is free of those nasty chemicals, too. And the crisp yellow, blue and white cottage stripe gets its color from low eco-impact dyes. Click here to read more

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We all look forward to that moment when our head hits the pillow, hopefully for 8 hours of blissful slumber. But depending on the kind of pillow you’re using, that rest might not be so rejuvenating. Traditional pillows are often filled with chemical-ridden synthetic fibers and covered with conventionally-grown cotton. While cotton may be ‘the fabric of our lives,’ much of it is heavily sprayed with pesticides and insecticides – over half of which are known carcinogens. These chemicals are so toxic that fields become barren after years of this treatment.

To top it off, that cotton is often treated with dangerous dyes and finished with formaldehyde. So not only does the choice to buy non-organic bedding contribute to the depletion of our natural resources, but it also exposes us to unsafe chemicals for many hours a day, every day. The Wheat Dreamz Organic Buckwheat Pillow, however, is filled with organically grown buckwheat hulls, which means your pillow has never been exposed to questionable pesticides or herbicides. Click here to read more

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Daily Greenz #36

Is your mattress giving you guilt-induced nightmares? White Lotus offers natural and organic mattresses that can be custom made in any dimension.

The cotton they use to make their standard mattresses is known as "green" cotton, which means that once it is harvested from the bolls it is unprocessed- no bleaches, dyes or fungicides.

White Lotus also sells its high quality ingredients so you can make your own bedding.

And if that weren’t enough, the company also makes bedroom, dining and office furniture, duvets and pillows. Visit whitelotus.net for more info.

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