We used the hartford block print pillow here because it has a beautiful tone on tone pattern to complete the monochromatic look.
How to style a bed with pillows.
Begin with the same trio of european shams in the back.
Formula from back to front.
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.
Instead of running all over town to try to find pillows that coordinate shop online and see how patterns mix and match together.
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Two standard pillows in beige two large decorative pillows and two small textured decorative pillows in a blush hue are stacked upright on top.
In the warmer months place the duvet at the foot of the bed or swap it for one that s more lightweight.
Remember to give pillows and duvets a good shake before.
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.
I found for our king size bed it created the most lush and luxe look.
Even using one larger pillow grounds the bedding and makes a statement.
Fold your duvet in half and then pull the top part back into thirds so you can show off all your pillows and layers.
A quick bed making trick.
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.
Match your euro shams to your duvet or quilt.
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.
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.
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.
A good rule of thumb.
Use a pair of large euro square pillowsto add height to the bed and layer in pattern or texture.
Two bed pillows two standard shams two 26 20 pillows one smaller pillow.
Note that european squares often coordinate with the duvet in terms of color and pattern 3.
Center two euro pillows in front of them followed by your two remaining standard pillows.
Prop three european shams along the back of the bed.
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.
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.
If it s winter sleep under the duvet and use the quilt as an accent.