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Sham and Pillowcase Sizes, and the Mistake Everyone Makes
Pillow covers use pillow sizes; anything that lies across the mattress uses bed sizes. Mixing them up is the commonest ordering mistake in bedding. Here is how the two systems... Read more...
Pillows and a quilted gingham bed seen close up
Starting a Bed From Nothing: What to Buy First
Moving in, or replacing everything at once? Buy in the order that makes each next decision smaller, and stop before the part that is only decoration. Read more...
A quilted velvet quilt folded across the foot of a bed
Quilts, Coverlets and Throws: What Goes on Top
A quilt, a coverlet and a throw do three different jobs at the top of a bed. Which to buy, where each one sits, and the six pieces in the... Read more...
A gingham quilted bed dressed with velvet and quilted shams
Velvet and Quilted Bedding: When a Bed Needs Weight
Some beds are correct and still feel thin. Velvet and quilting are how you add depth without adding pattern — and why one textured layer is the limit. Read more...
Linen bedding with a delicate floral pillow on a made bed
Linen, Percale and Cotton: What Each Cloth Actually Does
Three cloths, three different reasons to buy them. What linen, percale and plain cotton do on a bed, and which pieces in the range are made from each. Read more...
A natural linen throw pillow with an all-over linear pattern
Decorative Pillows: Shapes, Inserts and Where to Put Them
Throw pillows are sized in inches, sold with or without an insert, and ruined by the wrong filling. The six in the range, and how to place them. Read more...
A made bed layered with a botanical coverlet, shams and sleeping pillows
How to Layer a Bed, From the Sheets Upward
A bed is four decisions stacked in order: the sheets, the insert, the cover, the shams. Make them in that order and the last one becomes easy. Read more...
Quilted velvet shams layered over the pillows on a made bed
How to Choose a Duvet Cover and the Sham to Go With It
The weave decides how a duvet cover feels, the closure decides how it behaves, and the insert underneath decides its shape. Six pieces for the head of the bed, read... Read more...