If you’re searching for breathable linen sheets that soften with each wash, this option from West Elm might be worth taking a closer look at. Crafted with high-quality natural fibers to keep you cool in summer while warm in winter.
These sheets smelled fresh right out of the packaging and felt soft after their first wash, with each offering a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases to keep you cozy throughout the night. Incredibly machine-washable!
Product Description
West Elm linen sheets are made from natural fibers and offer soft comfort when touched. Durable yet lived-in looking, their worn look only gets softer with each wash. Available in subtle neutral hues as well as jewel tones that add pops of color, they come with matching pillowcases for each size set of twin, queen and king sheets for easy purchasing.
Linen is a superior fabric known for keeping you cool during hot summer nights and toasty warm during chilly winter nights, thanks to its thick fibers which wick away moisture effectively and regulate temperature while resisting pilling and shrinkage more effectively than cotton. These luxurious linen sheets are woven using premium flax thread for an authentic lived-in look, prewashed so they soften over time, suitable for use on all mattress types, and prewashed for an authentic lived-in feel that gets better with each wash cycle.
West Elm offers sheets that are more expensive than those sold by Coyuchi and Rawganique, but still less costly than many organic or Fair Trade certified bedding options. Their difference lies in having longer histories in environmental sustainability and product safety while West Elm is relatively newer to this space.
Brooklinen offers more budget-conscious flax sheets. Woven from European flax in Portugal and available in an assortment of earth tones and neutral hues, these light and airy sheets feel fantastic from day one of use – without breaking the bank!
Crane & Canopy offers an organic cotton percale sheet set with 300 thread count that features flat sheet, fitted sheet and pillowcases woven from organic cotton grown in India and produced at a Fair Trade Certified facility; additionally they’re GOTS organic certified and can even be personalized!
Saatva offers fair-trade Belgian flax linen sheets made with one flat sheet, one deep fitted sheet and two pillowcases; these are also brushed for softness and come in various neutral hues including white, ivory and gray. While slightly more costly than those offered by Pottery Barn, these pieces still look nice thanks to their distinctive mother-of-pearl buttons and feature.
Product Care
Few bedding essentials offer as much luxury and comfort as sheets crafted from natural flax fibers, providing cool summer nights while being cozy warm during cooler weather – plus, they get softer with every wash! Additionally, flax fiber sheets are 30% more durable than cotton sheets, lasting longer. West elm offers premium linen sheet sets featuring flat and fitted sheets along with pillowcases at competitive prices that fit any decor theme perfectly.
Linen sheets offer more than softness; they’re also eco-friendly. Flax cultivation requires significantly less water than cotton cultivation, and its fibers can be harvested using only plant leaves – helping reduce waste! Plus, linen fabric has naturally antimicrobial properties making it suitable for year-round use.
West Elm offers a more subtle look than Parachute’s linens, yet still feels luxuriously soft to the touch. Prewashed for an authentic vintage aesthetic and available in neutral shades that won’t clash with existing decor, these thick sheets come in standard queen and California king sizes to accommodate most mattress sizes.
These silky sheets were silky soft right out of the package, featuring an elegant satin-stitched hem along the top sheet’s edge. We found these sheets more suitable for summer nights due to being lighter. However, their width might seem baggy on slimmer mattresses due to being quite roomy width-wise. Nonetheless, thanks to surprisingly stretchy fabric which remains smooth even after multiple washes; not to mention they’re durable enough that no loose threads or pilling were evident after sleeping on these.
These linen sheets are luxuriously smooth and soft to the touch, yet might not be as absorbent as some others we’ve tried. Their material is breathable and naturally antimicrobial; stitching was impeccable; best of all they didn’t have any of that unpleasant “linen smell” we often encounter with other sheets; plus they were cheaper than Parachute linen sheets we tried and offered more color choices!
Product Warranty
At its finest, nothing feels quite as luxurious as high-quality linen sheets. Soft yet self-cooling and naturally breathable, linen allows airflow through while regulating body heat when temperatures dip during the night. Furthermore, its durability means you’ll likely use this set several times over.
West Elm offers several linen sheet sets, like this one crafted from 100% Belgian flax that features a flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases. Pre-washed to create a lived-in appearance that softens further with every wash cycle, this set also boasts classic details like hemstitched corners for an appealing aesthetic and comes in twin, queen, king and Cali king sizes for convenient shopping!
Strategist senior editor Crystal Martin found these sheets to be “thick in a luxurious way”, which made sleeping under them an enjoyable experience. She found them soften with every machine wash, even after several times washings were complete, while their fitted sheet fitted her 14-inch-thick mattress perfectly, leaving enough excess fabric to ensure secure placement on her 14-inch mattress. While they did appear somewhat wrinkled at times, that wasn’t an issue for her.
Other reviewers of these sheets have reported similar experiences to Martin in that they are incredibly soft, like they’ve already been washed several times, breathable, moisture-wicking, breathable breathable sheets suitable for hot sleepers with subdued colors which may fade with use over time.
Though these sheets may not be the most expensive on the market, there are more sustainable and organic options for an equivalent cost. Coyuchi offers an organic option made of French and Belgian flax for a softer and more durable feel; Rawganique and Holy Lamb Organics both provide organic flax sheets certified as free from harmful chemicals by OEKO-TEX certification.
Product Reviews
Linen fabric is known for being both soft and durable, which makes it the ideal material for bed sheets. Not only that, it breathes easily to help regulate temperature in order to promote good restful nights’ rest. West Elm offers multiple linen sheet sets in twin, queen and king sizes – many can even be monogrammed to add an additional personal touch!
Coyuchi offers some of the highest-rated linen sheets on the market, featuring organic flax grown in France to support local farmers and garment washed for a comfortable feel reminiscent of sleeping in your favorite T-shirt. Although more costly than West Elm’s option, Coyuchi sheets still fall within budgetary consideration.
Brooklinen offers another high-quality linen set, pre-washed for an aged appearance and silky soft with neutral colors such as petal pink and navy chambray chambray chambray chambray. Though they don’t come cheaply like West Elm’s option, Parachute linen sheets cost up to $460 a set and come highly regarded among reviews.
Cultiver linen sheets, produced in Portugal from European flax, offer more color choices than most other sheet sets and smell great when opening the package; their material feels smooth against your skin as you slip into them but doesn’t quite meet Parachute standards of luxury; nevertheless they still boast the OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification to assure no harmful chemicals were used during production.
Cotton & Canopy Belgian Flax Linen Sheets provide an economical option. Crafted from long-staple East European flax and Supima cotton for maximum softness and durability, these sheets have a lived-in look and become softer with each wash for lasting softness. Incredibly breathable fabric keeps you cool in summer nights while offering warmth in winter nights; each set includes flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases.
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