I have a blanket/throw at the foot of each bed - both for decorative and functional purposes. And 2 pillows per side, one in a sham - again functional as they are used to sit up in bed. I have given up on accent pillows or other decorative items - if it's not used it's not there. But a bed can look nice without 14 layers of stuff.

Anonymous wrote:The key to getting pillows that look full and fluffy like the photos in the OP is to put larger pillows in smaller shams. For ex, put a queen sized pillow into a standard sham and it will fill out nicely.

I love fancy beds. The beds in our house all have a few decorative pillows and a quilt draped at the foot of the bed. We just move the decorative pillows to the dresser or a chair at night. Having a nice just makes the whole room look better IMO.

The bolded above! Plus what the earlier poster said about putting a king sized duvet in a full sized bed. I've wnated my bed to look like magazines or the higher end hotels/rental houses and I've kinda given up since it's kinda expensive.

The key to getting pillows that look full and fluffy like the photos in the OP is to put larger pillows in smaller shams. For ex, put a queen sized pillow into a standard sham and it will fill out nicely.

I love fancy beds. The beds in our house all have a few decorative pillows and a quilt draped at the foot of the bed. We just move the decorative pillows to the dresser or a chair at night. Having a nice just makes the whole room look better IMO.

I bought a pair of big fluffy and cheap pillows to put in the shams, and I have a pretty, light blanket over the bed and fold my duvet over the foot of the bed. I also have some throw pillows. I take them off to sleep (I use my favorite food pillow for sleep) but I curl up against the fluffy pillows under a soft fluffy blanket to read before bed and it makes me so happy. It actually makes me happy just to walk in the room when the bed is made. My DH thinks it’s dumb, but I don’t ask him to make the bed so he doesn’t care.

This looks like grandma died at her posh nursing home and staff were packing up items to send to family.


Even without a pandemic, I would never put shoes on the bed.

I have a matching duvet and three sets of full-sized pillows (one set with shams that I put aside at night, we both sleep with two pillows each), but otherwise I agree with your husband that many layers and throw pillows are ridiculous and annoying. I stay with a relative who has a pretty bed in the guest room with lots of different sizes of pillows -- in addition to the ones you actually sleep on -- and loading and unloading the bed every morning and night is a pain. Do I put those pretty pillows on the floor at night? There's no room on top of the dresser, and if I pile them all up there and manage to get them to not tumble over, then there's nowhere to put my iPad, etc.

Those photos are all lies because there are two comforters in the duvet covers and it’s usually a full size bed with King sized duvet. A king sized duvet doesn’t hang over to the floor like that on a king sized bed and will never look like that even if folded.

I have a white duvet with a pretty quilt or two folded up at the end of the bed. I do use them at night, if it’s cold. I also have 6 pillows but I can never get them to look as good as designer pillows either. Not sure why.

Just get a really beautiful, interesting duvet cover and you're all set. No need for non-utilitarian pillows.

Watched so many movies where I see the couple moving all those decorative pillows to the side to go to sleep. Do people really do that???

Anonymous wrote:I love these layered looks that designers do with bedding. Maybe you don't care for this particular bedding but I wanted to find photos where the designer is mixing colors and patterns, etc. Do you do this with multiple duvets, quilts, different kids of pillows, etc.? My husband thinks it is a waste since most of it comes off at night when we sleep.

Also I can never get my actual bed to look like this even when I buy all the separate pieces. Our pillows are too flat or something. It all just ends up looking very one dimensional.

Well, the bottom picture is basically a comforter and a blanket, which is what I have. Honestly as long as my room is near and tidy I think it looks very attractive.

I have a coverlet and excess pillows, it's not a huge deal to take off at night. In the morning, it makes me happy to make the bed (I even put my pajamas out). Then, when I am in a horrible afternoon meeting, I think about the books on my beside table, and changing out of my uncomfortable suit and heels.

I think it looks pretty but I just don't have the energy/ interest to put into it for myself. I'm lucky if the flat and fitted sheets on my bed are actually a set.

I agree with your husband. Extra bedding is ridiculous.

I love these layered looks that designers do with bedding. Maybe you don't care for this particular bedding but I wanted to find photos where the designer is mixing colors and patterns, etc. Do you do this with multiple duvets, quilts, different kids of pillows, etc.? My husband thinks it is a waste since most of it comes off at night when we sleep.

Also I can never get my actual bed to look like this even when I buy all the separate pieces. Our pillows are too flat or something. It all just ends up looking very one dimensional.