Luxe bed linens can really elevate a bed. The pros we spoke to recommended starting with high-quality sheets, mixing materials and colors and adding a personal touch to your sleep situation. Here are expert-approved tips on how to design the bed of your dreams.
When it comes to sheets, customers are asking less about thread count and more about extra-long staple cotton. A staple equals the length of cotton fibers. When longer cotton fibers are woven together, there are fewer connections, which makes for a silkier, softer, smoother fabric, explains Mark Beekman, a client specialist at The Linen Tree.
Customers are also purchasing more linen sheets. Why do people prefer linen?
“They’re all natural. They’re breathable. They’re comfortable. The more they wash, the better they get,” Beekman says.
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A current trend is to place an oversized Dutch Euro pillow beneath the headboard. Padded bed scarves and silk pillowcases are also in. Soft Legna (Italian for “wood”) blankets made of beechwood fiber are also popular. Top sheet brands include Lili Alessandra, SDH, Ann Gish and Celso de Lemos.
For Beekman, layers are key. “Your bed is your focal point. It’s really what makes your room,” he says. “Having those big layers like decorative pillows, lumbar pillows, coverlets and then either a duvet or a bed scarf, it’s just that whole luxurious, layered drama.”
To design a luxe bed, start with the sheets.
“True luxury starts with whatever touches your body. To me, the emphasis is on the sheeting,” says Pamela Sellars, owner of del Adora Home. “The greatest enjoyment comes when you slide into that comfort of beautiful sheets, and the warm, cozy things that you want to sleep under.”
When it comes to sheet colors, she’s seeing plenty of cream, ivory and taupe. Pops of browns and caramels punctuate these neutral colors. She prefers sheet brands like Dea, SDH, and Sferra. Coverlets are also more popular than before. Bed scarves are a new best-selling item. About one-third the size of a coverlet, bed scarves are placed at the bottom of the bed to add texture and fun.
How do you achieve a luxe bed? Sellars also recommends layering—a coverlet, a bed scarf, big pillows and a couple of toss pillows. As for sheets, look for heirloom-quality, high-thread-count Egyptian or Sea Island cotton.
“They’ll last you for a good long time,” she says. “It’s like fine wine. They just become seasoned and better over time.”
She advises people to mix different fabrics, colors and pieces from different companies. It makes the bed more personal.
“Mixing it gives it some warmth and character,” she points out. “That’s what people are looking for now.”
With regard to bedding, minimalism is all the rage.
“Less is more. But what’s important is investing in quality as opposed to buying a bed in a bag,” says Dawn Lizanich, an interior designer and owner of A Curated Touch. “You can be more personalized.”
Lizanich suggests that customers focus on making the bed an inviting place to sleep and on dressing a bed for each season. She advises customers to purchase a down duvet—one for the cooler months and another for the hotter months. Search for high-clustering down, which typically offers better insulation. Lizanich recommends putting a puffy down comforter on the bed so it looks like something you could snuggle under.
What should you look for in high-quality sheets? Lizanich is also a big fan of extra-long-staple cotton, which Egyptian cotton is typically made of.
“I call it the three Cs. It’s count, content and construction,” she says.
She prefers a thread count of 600-1,000. Her go-to brands are Sferra, Dea, Home Treasures, and Matouk. Washable materials like linen and cotton are popular.
What else is trending?
“Color is definitely coming back,” she notes. Specifically, she’s seeing warm neutral colors rather than white.
What makes for a great bed? Beautiful, high-thread-count sheets, a coverlet/quilt, goose-down pillows and a duvet.
“Invest in some really high- quality pieces that will last and feel luxurious,” Lizanich advises. “Invest in yourself.”
Greg Harper, the owner of Valerianne of Scottsdale, also agrees that while white sheets are still top of mind for bedding, color is back.
“Color is definitely stronger than it was two years ago. When people do opt for white, they tend to want a band of color or embroidery on the sheets,” he notes. He’s seeing more patterns, modern floral sheets and colors like greens and blues, which mark a shift from grays that previously dominated.
The other trend he’s seeing?
“A little bit lighter on the bedding, not as many pillows. Design in general seems to have a little bit more contemporary feeling,” he observes.
Material-wise, customers are gravitating toward linen and cotton largely due to their breathability.
“They’re longer lasting, and they just get better with age with washing and laundering,” he says.
SDH, Schumacher & Co., and Matouk are three popular sheet brands. He also notes that placing a bed scarf at the end of the bed is trending. Above all, everyone agrees that if you want a great bed, get top-quality sheets.
“The most important thing is the sheets, because that’s actually what you’re in all night long,” he says. “That’s where I would start.” He also recommends topping the bed with a coverlet, a folded duvet or a bed scarf, or a decorative pillow or two to tie it all together.
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