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.
How to style a bed with pillows.
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 ll see just how simple it is to make your bed look like it was styled by a designer.
Use 3 euro squares for a king bed.
Formula from back to front.
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 good rule of thumb.
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.
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.
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Start your queen size pillow arrangement by propping two standard pillows up against your headboard.
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.
Two bed pillows two standard shams two 26 20 pillows one smaller pillow.
We used the hartford block print pillow here because it has a beautiful tone on tone pattern to complete the monochromatic look.
Place your accent pillows at the forefront of the arrangement either centered or offset slightly.
The key is in mixing pattern and color size and shape.
If it s winter sleep under the duvet and use the quilt as an accent.
Make the bed with the flat sheetwrong side up and plenty of room at the top to fold over your blanket or quilt.
Center two euro pillows in front of them followed by your two remaining standard pillows.
Begin with the same trio of european shams in the back.
Note that european squares often coordinate with the duvet in terms of color and pattern 3.
In the warmer months place the duvet at the foot of the bed or swap it for one that s more lightweight.
Prop three european shams along the back of the 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.
Even using one larger pillow grounds the bedding and makes a statement.
Use a pair of large euro square pillowsto add height to the bed and layer in pattern or texture.
I found for our king size bed it created the most lush and luxe look.
Remember to give pillows and duvets a good shake before.