Air quality

Your sleep quantity and quality can be greatly compromised by both indoor air pollution and outdoor pollutants that have crept inside. If your sleep is suffering from sneezing nights or you’re waking up feeling congested, consider two solutions that can improve the quality of the air in your bedroom (or any room) without busting your budget—bedroom air purifiers and plants!

Air purifiers in dreamland

A light bedroom with an air purifier and plant sitting on the nightstand.

A FÖRNUFTIG air purifier sitting on a white nightstand.

A bedroom air purifier brings a breath of fresh air to your slumber

All over the world, people are affected by bad air quality, and it’s not only connected to bad outdoor air, says Henrik Telander, who has worked with STARKVIND and our other air quality products.

“Many of the things we do at home, like cooking and tidying with cleaning products, can leave different particles and pollutants in the indoor air. Another problem can be pollen or other outdoor air pollutants that come in via our ventilation. All these can be absorbed and filtered with the help of an air purifier.”

While breathing cleaner air can be helpful for your overall health and wellbeing, the benefits of an air purifier in the bedroom extend to better sleep for many. This is especially true for allergy-sufferers who wake up throughout the night sneezing from pollen, dust or dander in the air, and deal with the effects of that poor sleep the next day. Here’s hoping for less sneeze and more zzz’s!

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A video of a STARKVIND air filter and showing the layers of how it will block dust and debris then provide good air quality.

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Plants to help you grow to sleep

Plants are nature’s air purifiers. They can help remove mold spores and other toxins that may disturb your beauty sleep. They can also have a general soothing effect and, in addition to improving your sleep, are a wonderful way to style up your sleep sanctuary. Go green – then go to sleep!

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Wake up, sleepy plants!

Ready to fill your bedroom with sleep-enhancing plant babies? Visit your local IKEA store to stock up on our most beautiful, in-season live plants, as well as stylish pots, stands and more affordable plant accessories.

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