SUMMER BEDDING TO BEAT THE HEAT

3 Be clever with colour, from your decor to your bed linen – lighter tones like white, pale blue or pale green will help you feel cool and serene while you’re getting ready for lights out. Scent can have a big impact, too, so bring home fragrance into the mix – choose fresh, clean notes like lemon, linen or cotton.

4 What you do before bed is just as crucial as your bedding. Cut out screen time an hour ahead of bedtime. If reading relaxes you, try a blue light filter for your phone or e-reader, to cancel out light that keeps your brain on high alert (or there’s always a good old-fashioned paperback). Ditch cold showers – a warm bath or shower will actually make you feel cooler when you get out. The worst thing you can do is get stressed about the heat. Try to imagine you’re on holiday somewhere tropical, with the soothing sound of the sea not far away. Then lie back, eyes closed, drift away…