The Scandinavian Sleep Method

How We Sleep Better Now: Share the Bed, Not the Blanket

This Instagram post from a few years ago about our sleep situation still to this day gets comments daily on TikTok. Two duvets? For a couple? The comments were passionate. 😂 Lots of opinions about our marriage, sleeping, etc. Let’s set the stage: We’re not breaking up. We’re embracing better sleep.

What is the Scandinavian Sleep Method?

In short: Two people. One bed. Two separate duvets. The idea has been standard in many parts of Europe for decades. Each person controls their insulating layer. No more fighting over the blanket, no more mismatched temps. Here is the post I wrote about it a few years ago. I sleep hot, and Joe gets cold. He sleeps on his side and I sleep on my back, so every time he rolled over, there was an air gap…the worst!

What We Use

When we first started sleeping this way three years ago, we had a queen-size bed and used two, twin inserts from Ikea. They were fine, but a little big for what we were trying to accomplish. The bed was a little sloppy, but I was sleeping so well, I actually didn’t mind. I started searching for true European-size single duvets, but there were none to be found in the US.

Fast forward to our current situation, and let’s say it was a match made in heaven that TwoBlankets.com found us, because they are the only company in the US that now makes these blankets for the perfect Scandinavian sleep method.

• We upgraded to a king bed

• For each of us: a European single duvet insert + cover from Two Blankets.

  • We each picked a material/insert weight tailored to our preferences: I wanted lighter, so I got bamboo in a medium weight. I also suffer from allergies and this was the top pick for that. He wanted warmer, so he got the wool in the warmest weight. Two Blankets lets you choose the material and temperature/weight.

  • We also picked covers we liked—I chose the Nina Pinstripe because I love blue and the texture was perfect for us, as our cats often visit our bed or sleep with us, and I thought it would work best with that.

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Why It Works

• Independent control: Each body gets what it needs.

• No blanket theft. No passive-aggressive blanket hogging.

• The setup from Two Blankets makes it feel intentional—not just thrown-together.

Other Posts On Sleep

I take sleep very seriously! You can read other tips and things we do to have the best sleep every night here, here, and here.

And if someone ever comments, “But what about your marriage???” — just laugh and say: “Better sleep = better us.” 😄

XO,

Sarah

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