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Everyone wants to lay their head to rest in a cloudlike, cozy sleep-scape—and fluffing your pillows can help make that dream come true! Fluffing a pillow makes it more comfortable and supportive, meaning you’ll get better sleep. Plus, the fluffed-up look of a pillow adds a refined and elegant touch to any bed. Read this guide for every way to fluff a pillow, plus tips and tricks to understand why pillows go flat (and when they’ve reached the point of no return).
Easy Ways to Fluff Pillows by Hand
- Lay the pillow down and find any lumpy spots in the fill.
- Massage out the lumps, using a similar motion to kneading dough.
- Pick up the pillow and hold opposite sides of the pillow in each hand.
- Move your hands together and apart, squeezing the pillow like an accordion.
- After fluffing, reshape the pillow with your hands.
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Expert Q&A
- QuestionWhat does fluffing your pillow do?
Karen ParzialeKaren Parziale is a Home Stager, Home Organizer, and the Founder of The Real Estate Staging Studio based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Karen has over 15 years of home staging and decorating experience and has staged over 5,000 homes. She specializes in project management, space planning, material selections, and builder, architect, and client relationships.
Home Stager & Interior DesignerWell, pillows tend to flatten out over time. It's just a simple way of breathing some life back into your pillows! - QuestionHow often should you fluff your pillows?Karen ParzialeKaren Parziale is a Home Stager, Home Organizer, and the Founder of The Real Estate Staging Studio based in Hoboken, New Jersey. Karen has over 15 years of home staging and decorating experience and has staged over 5,000 homes. She specializes in project management, space planning, material selections, and builder, architect, and client relationships.
Home Stager & Interior DesignerWhenever you want! This isn't a mandatory kind of thing; it's just something people do to make their pillows more comfortable whenever they flatten out. - QuestionWhenever I fluff my pillow, it doesn't seem any softer or fluffier. It's new. Is this normal?
Community AnswerIt depends on what it's made out of. If it's feathers, then yes, that's weird, but foam is not fluffable and denser polyfills can be harder to fluff.
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Tips
- Make sure you're not allergic to feathers or down before you sleep on or fluff up pillows containing them. Feather and down are reasonably common allergies, especially in people with asthma or other lung conditions.Thanks
- If you have an adjustable pillow, you can fluff it manually by unzipping the outer layer and adding more fill. Purchase fill from the manufacturer if you didn’t receive some when first buying the pillow.Thanks
- If your pillow came out of the wash looking flat, manually break up any clumps and let it dry completely. Use the dryer method or leave the pillow in a warm, sunny area to re-fluff it.Thanks
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About This Article
If your pillow is getting flat or lumpy, you can quickly fluff it up by hand. Grab both ends of the pillow and push them together, then pull them back out a few times. This will help distribute the stuffing more evenly. Do the same thing again while holding the pillow at the top and bottom. You can also fluff up some types of pillows, such as down pillows, by hitting them firmly with your hand. Since pillows often flatten out due to moisture getting trapped in the fibers, another option is to put your pillow in the dryer with a dryer ball or tennis ball. This will both dry out the pillow and help redistribute the stuffing. To learn how to fluff your pillows in the dryer, read on!
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