Where do those bed pillows go?

There are many different kinds of bed pillows. Beginning with Shams; standard shams (26″ x 20″), king shams (36″ x 20″), euro shams (26″x26″). Then moving along to decorative pillows in different shapes and sizes like lumbar, neck rolls and 18″ or 24″ pillows. So, what’s the best way to add a few pillows to your bed? And which ones do you choose?

For starters, bed pillows such as shams are usually selected for the size of your bed. For example, a King bed usually takes 2 King Shams. A Queen, Double or Twin would take a Standard Sham Size. And then there are Euro Shams which are a 26″ x 26″ square that can be used on any size bed.

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So below you can see a couple of bed pillows propped up against the upholstered headboard. Then working our way forward, a set of king shams. And finally, a set of euro shams.

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And if you want to go one step further, layer a lumbar pillow in front of the euro shams. Lumbar pillows can come in many sizes; however, they are universally rectangular in shape.

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If a lumbar pillow is not your thing perhaps try a neck roll. A neck roll is a round cylinder shaped pillow that is available in varying sizes.

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Or you can begin with the euro shams first against your headboard. And build out from there adding standard shams then a lumbar pillow.

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When Layering bed pillows there really isn’t a magic formula like; 2-bed pillows + 2 shams + 2 euro shams. As you can see below the layering can continue on with the addition of decorative pillows in varying sizes.

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In fact, you don’t need to use shams at all. In the bedroom below, the decorative pillows in different shapes & sizes add color, texture, pattern, and style to the bedding design.