How To Style A Bed With Pillows

Remember to give pillows and duvets a good shake before.

How to style a bed with pillows.

Note that european squares often coordinate with the duvet in terms of color and pattern 3. A quick bed making trick. Use a pair of large euro square pillowsto add height to the bed and layer in pattern or texture. You ll see just how simple it is to make your bed look like it was styled by a designer.

Thank you so much for reading with me on how to style a bed with pillows i hope you re inspired to play and try new ways to style your bed. A good rule of thumb. For each of these looks i used six throw pillows in total three at the back two in the middle and one in the front. Instead of running all over town to try to find pillows that coordinate shop online and see how patterns mix and match together.

Begin with the same trio of european shams in the back. Fold your duvet in half and then pull the top part back into thirds so you can show off all your pillows and layers. Center two euro pillows in front of them followed by your two remaining standard pillows. Even using one larger pillow grounds the bedding and makes a statement.

Use 3 euro squares for a king bed. Make the bed with the flat sheetwrong side up and plenty of room at the top to fold over your blanket or quilt. In the warmer months place the duvet at the foot of the bed or swap it for one that s more lightweight. Match your euro shams to your duvet or quilt.

Two standard pillows in beige two large decorative pillows and two small textured decorative pillows in a blush hue are stacked upright on top. You can tweak the sizes of the decorative pillows to best fit the size of your headboard if you have a taller headboard like i do you can go as big as a pair of 26 decorative pillows with a smaller pillow in front. If you have a queen bed you can use a 22 24 or 26 inch pillow and don t go smaller than that or it might look tiny on your bed. I found for our king size bed it created the most lush and luxe look.

The key is in mixing pattern and color size and shape. This is a more minimalistic look that starts with two bed pillows standing upright then two standard shams and then a trio of decorative pillows. Instead of king size pillows use three queen or standard size pillows with shams for the second layer then center two boudoir pillows on the gaps. Here a freshly pressed bright blue quilt is topped with a plush vintage blanket at the foot of the bed.

Place your accent pillows at the forefront of the arrangement either centered or offset slightly. Formula from back to front. Start your queen size pillow arrangement by propping two standard pillows up against your headboard. If it s winter sleep under the duvet and use the quilt as an accent.

Prop three european shams along the back of the bed.