About The White Company

The White Company sells homeware, bedding, sleepwear, clothing and its own fragrance range in a palette that is largely, as the name promises, white, and a The White Company discount code is most often spent on bedding or on candles. Both of those categories have specifics worth knowing, and they are not the ones the photographs address.

Fitted sheets and the depth of your mattress

A double sheet fits a double bed, but the figure that decides whether it actually fits is the pocket depth, and mattresses have grown. A standard sheet may be cut for a twenty-five centimetre mattress while a modern pocket-sprung one with a topper is well over thirty. Measure your mattress at the side, add anything sitting on top of it, and buy the deep-fitted version if the numbers are close. A sheet that will not tuck pulls off the corners every night.

Candles: the first burn sets the rest

A candle forms a memory of its first burn, so light it long enough for the melt pool to reach the full width of the glass, usually a couple of hours, or it will tunnel for the rest of its life. Trim the wick to a few millimetres before each burn to stop soot and a smoking flame. Never burn one for longer than the maker states, never in a draught, and stop when a centimetre of wax is left, because the glass can crack once the flame reaches the base.

Keeping white white

Whites go grey from detergent residue and from washing at too low a temperature, not from dirt alone. Wash white cotton separately, use the full dose of detergent rather than half, and an occasional hotter wash on bedding does more than any whitening product. Chlorine bleach yellows cotton over time and destroys elastane, so avoid it on anything with stretch.

Linen, cotton and what they feel like

Crisp percale is a plain weave and feels cool and hotel-like. Sateen is smoother and warmer to the touch. Linen is heavier, creases as a matter of course and softens over years. The weave, not the thread count, is what you notice in bed.

Using a The White Company discount code

Add the code in the basket and check the total. Expect furniture, sale lines, gift cards and the seasonal Christmas range to sit outside most offers, with a minimum spend on the rest. Gift wrapping and personalisation are charged separately.