45th Street Bedding

45th Street Bedding Co. is focused on providing durable, problem free products. The selection and development of all 45th Street Bedding items is driven by the underlying philosophy, that while it may not be the cheapest or the most expensive, it will always be the best value for your dollar. Additionally, all 45th Street Bedding Company products are renewable, and American made.

The wool in all of the mattress toppers, pillows, and comforters is exclusively from North American sheep and the cotton is all North American grown; this creates a much smaller carbon footprint, domestic jobs, and quality, problem free products.

Mattresses and Bedding

Wool Offers the Best Value

Consumers can count on pure wool comforters, toppers, and pillows for 15, 20, 30 years and beyond. Initially a wool filled comforter may cost more than a synthetic substitute, but in the long run, wool is the lowest cost and the highest in comfort and durability. Wool comforters out-wear and out-perform all other fibers. The wool in wool-filled comforter, toppers, and pillows can be fluffed, refreshed, and, with normal care, provide decades of use.

Wool Bedding is Comfortable

The three dimensional structure of wool, which cannot be duplicated in a factory, creates millions of air pockets to trap warmth. This unique cellular structure gives wool fill great insulating value. Additionally this allows wool to absorb body moisture, and diffuse it to the atmosphere. Compared to synthetics, which can absorb moisture equal to 4% or less of their weight, wool can absorb up to 30% without feeling cold or clammy. This is how wool creates a natural comfort zone of dry, warm air around the body to keep you comfortable longer As wool fill absorbs moisture, it dries from the inside out, and therefore maintains your natural body temperature. Even under dramatically cold conditions, wool-filled bedding offers excellent protection against rapid changes in body temperature.

Whether or not you need this extra protection, you will find wool filled bedding as luxuriously warm as down, but at a lower cost, and without any of the drawbacks.

The Benefits of Wool

Under the microscope, a single fiber of wool looks like a hair with it's surface covered with overlapping scales. These scales are made up of millions of cells, and are all sheathed in a porous membrane. These pores are small enough to let water vapor penetrate, but resist water droplets.

Inside the fiber is an absorbent center that can hold up to 30% of its own weight in moisture (ten times as much as any synthetic) without feeling clammy. This complex construction creates a fiber capable of absorbing and rapidly evaporating body vapor for a healthy, dry, comfortable warmth.

Wool's absorbency offers another distinct advantage. Because of its extraordinary ability to hold and dissipate moisture, wool is inherently flame-resistant. The main reason major hotel chains prefer wool bedding is because it offers beauty and comfort along with a full measure of safety.

Each fiber also has a natural "crimp" - it looks like a coiled spring - with permanent built in "memory" It returns to shape after stress. This springiness keeps products such as toppers and comforters eternally fluffy and soft. In a comforter, wool's indestructible loft creates millions of microscopic air pockets which supply the insulation that keeps body heat regulated.