Confused When Shopping For Bedding?

When shopping for Bedding there are many pieces to put together to complete the bed ensemble. You will find manufactures use different names for the same product, which can be a bit confusing. I have put together a list explaining what these terms mean. I hope this will help when choosing your bedding.

Bed Skirt (also known as bed ruffle, dust ruffle or valance): A decorative piece used to cover the box spring and the legs of the bed. 
Bedspread:  A bed cover that comes to the floor. You do not need a bed skirt with a bedspread.
Boudoir Pillows (also known as breakfast pillows): Small rectangular decorative throw pillows. 
Comforter: Is a filled bed cover that is quilted and usually reversible.
Drop: The length of a bed skirt
Duvet: A soft flat bag, traditionally filled with down or feathers, or a combination of both. It is used on a bed as a blanket.
Duvet Cover: A decorative and protective covering for a duvet. Most duvet covers have a button or tie closure at one end.
European Sham (also known as Euro Sham): A decorative pillow covering which fits a large 26" x 26" pillow. These are often placed behind the standard size pillow shams as a backdrop for all of the other pillows.
Flanged: Including a decorative band of fabric that is straight or tailored; often used to describe pillows or pillow shams.
Hotel Bedding: Sheets with a high thread count, to emulate the high quality bedding materials that hotels use. Often in neutral colors. Hotels often use high quality bedding materials to maximize comfort for their customers.
Neckroll: Small cylindrical decorative throw pillows.
Pillow Shams: Decorative coverings for pillows, often designed with trims, ruffles, flanges or cording. Shams are normally placed behind the pillows used to sleep on, which would be covered with regular pillowcases.
Pleated: Sewn in folds like a fan.
Tailored: Fitted closely, i.e. made to fit the bed exactly.
Thread Count: The number of thread ends per square inch in a woven fabric.

Happy Shopping!

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