We’ve all been guilty of holding on to a limp and lifeless pillow, but what if we told you that you could bash some life back into your favourite pillow for less than £1?
The team at Piglet in Bed have shared an affordable tip to save you from buying new pillows every few months.
Rhiannon Masters, interior designer and Head of Brand at Piglet in Bed says, “This trick is super simple and affordable and might just transform your sleep. All you need is a tennis ball and a sock – that’s it!”
“You can purchase a tennis ball for as little as 90p. Once you have that, insert it into any old tube sock and tie the top in a knot. All you have to do then is throw it into your tumble dryer along with any sad-looking pillows and pop it on your normal cycle at medium heat.”
“The ball will bounce inside the drum and essentially beat out the lumps in your pillow, returning them to their former, fluffy glory.”
Rhiannon has also shared some additional tips on extending the life of your pillows, which you can read below.
How to get the most out of your pillows:
1. Fluff them daily by hand
“To keep your pillows looking and feeling as close to hotel quality as possible, you should be fluffing them every day. Whilst this sounds like an additional job, it needn’t be as you can incorporate it into your morning bed-making routine.”
“Simply hold both sides of your pillow and alternate between compressing and decompressing it, making sure to flip it over and repeat on the other side. Do this for around 30 seconds to give your pillows their bounce back!”
2. Rotate
“If you sleep with multiple pillows on your bed, then rotating which you sleep on, and which side of the pillow you sleep on is a good way to keep them fluffier for longer. Doing this a couple of times a month will help to distribute the weight placed on them, which in turn will minimise the damage to the filling and expand their lifespan.”
3. Invest in wool-filled pillows
“Pillows filled with down or synthetic fibres can often go lumpy due to moisture from exposure to sweat over a long period of time. However, investing in pillows filled with natural fibres such as merino wool, will help to regulate your temperature as you sleep, due to the fibres’ natural thermoregulating properties, that keep you cool in the heat and warm in the cold. Sweating less at night will mean that your pillows are free from moisture and are less likely to go lumpy as quickly.”
