California Design Den Queen Sheet Set - Soft 100 Organic Cotton Sheets with Deep Pockets Crisp Percale Breathable

Imagine a sappy TV commercial for fabric softener or lemonade or life insurance. You're in the backyard. The sky is radiant blue. There's a kid on a tricycle, a glass of lemonade on a picnic table, and various family members talking and laughing in slow motion. A ray of sun bursts through the laundry that is drying on the clothesline and causes a charming lens flare on the camera. [Stick with me. I'm going somewhere with this, I promise.] Now... think closely about those bedsheets, blowing in the breeze. Get really specific in your imagination. Do those sheets look SILKY? Are they shiny and glossy? Do they look slippery? Nope. They just look like... linen. Or cotton. Crisp, clean, inviting. Those sheets you're picturing - they have a PERCALE weave, not sateen. For years I've been unhappy with the various bedsheets I've owned. Sheets are tricky bastards. I've been hoodwinked over and over. I go to the store, unzip a corner of the packaging, and shove my hand in as far as I can. I close my eyes and try to imagine lying on them. "Oooh, these are so silky and smooth! Oh my giggledy-goggledy-gosh! So soft! I just have to have them!" I giggle like a little girl and fling open my wallet. [SIDE NOTE: For what it's worth, I'm a long-haired straight dude who lives alone in an RV in the woods. But yes, I've been known to giggle.] I race home, wash the sheets, and dive headfirst into my newly made bed. Halfway through the first night, I'm already disappointed. They felt great for the first 2 minutes and then... something's just wrong. Sneaky sheet-bastards tricked me again! But how??? It took me until my 40s to figure it out. I don't want silky sheets. I don't want sateen. I just want sheets that feel like... sheets. I want PERCALE. I spent 20 years touring as an actor - countless nights in hotels. I always loved the feel of hotel sheets. Guess what? They're not sateen. They're PERCALE. Ninety-eight percent of the sheets I see in stores are sateen. I don't know why. PERCALE is the weave that feels like home, comfort, and rest. Say it with me... "Percale." One more time, a little louder... "Percale." Well done. I'm proud of you. As for this particular product by this particular company: California Design Den nailed it. The weight of these sheets is perfect. The fit is perfect. The elastic on the fitted sheet is robust and strong - the sheet stays put. The pillowcases don't fit my pillows quite right, but that's a reflection on my pillows, not the sheets. I love that the pillowcases have an envelope enclosure! The whole product feels like it will last. The price is terrific. PRO TIP: Buy plain white sheets. Trust me. (Remember those sheets you imagined in the TV commercial, blowing in the wind? What color were they?) It really adds to the clean, inviting, floating-off-to-sleep feel. I can't explain it. I've always bought dark-colored sheets before but I will never go back! Plus, you can bleach them if needed. So... Forget about thread count. Forget about "you need to spend 200 bucks to get a great set of sheets." Forget about silky, slippery, and shiny. Forget about "this amazing new micro-fiber bla-bla-bla blend." Forget about patterns and colors. Buy this great set of PERCALE sheets, made by a great company, in plain white, and GO. TO. SLEEP. You need it. Reading this review must have been EXHAUSTING. Read more

Love these sheets. the dark grey color is a great color. I love they are egyptian cotton in a percale weave as that is the exact reason I bought them. I hate microfiber sheets in their various weaves as they are too hot and not very breathable. These sheets with their cotton material and percale weave are excellent. They stay cool and crisp and breathe well and overall feel better to sleep on. The fit and size is perfect and I love the heavier duty elastic on the fitted sheet. I've been using them for 6 months or so now and notice no signs of stains. They wash and dry well - though they do wrinkle - especially if you leave them in the dryer after its done. But I don't care about the wrinkles and most disappear after on the bed. The sheets are towards the thin side which I much prefer - so these are not thick and heavey sheets. The price is reasonable for these. I've used many different sheets over my life and I will very specifically look to re-buy these when needed. Read more

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These are pretty good, and for me the sheets are fine, but the pillow case is a little rough on my face, when I sleep on my side. I have to use a different pillowcase. I don't recall if the thread count was mentioned, but they did talk about the 2 different finishes they offer. I think the name of mine was the percale option, and this bit of roughness is typical of poly-cotton percales, but I guess I never tried a full cotton percale before and it's my fault for having a different expectation. If you are sensitive, you may want their other option. My mattress is 9" thick and the fitted sheet depth is perfect. There's a super-high quality elastic banding that holds the bottom sheet very securely. It was almost hard to manipulate. The depth of your mattress might influence this. Almost tempted to give 5 stars because of this. The most tight, secure fit I've ever seen. Are they the most perfect sheets? Maybe not, but they are good. It's such a personal, subjective thing. Read more

Fit is perfect. Crisp, washes beautifully, color fast and no pilling. Soft, but not too slippery. The sheets feel like expensive sheets but without the cost. Read more