Daybeds reduce the need for both a sofa and a bed in any room. An office is a great room to have a daybed. It’s transformed into an additional bedroom just by adding bed pillows and turning down the bedding. The modern daybed can be tailored with a fitted quilt or more elaborately dressed in a floral quilt with pillow shams and a shirred dust ruffle of a complimentary color. Daybed comforters are smaller than twin bed comforters. Traditional daybed comforters measure only 50 inches by 60 inches. Daybeds can be purchased in a twin size which would measure like a normal twin bed comforter measures from 66 – 68 inches by 86 – 92 inches. A daybed is usually dressed up like a comfortable sofa during the day and is transformed into a bed at night. To make sitting a functional activity, pillows are placed generously along the back and sides of the bed to provide back support, usually following the existing railing on the bed. If the daybed has a wood back and armrests, bolsters are often included in a daybed comforter set, Daybed covers come in a tailored fit that conforms to the dimensions of the bed.
A simple cover with a bed ruffle is another way a daybed might be dressed. The daybed could be color coordinated or dressed in complimentary colors for the comforter, bed ruffle, and pillow shams. In fact, if you bought a comforter set for a daybed, you would find that you had your choice of monotone, same color matching, and complimentary color matching. For instance, an animal print comforter may be paired with a solid toned dust ruffle and a mixture of solid pillow shams and animal print shams to form a daybed comforters set. Daybed comforter sets can be sophisticated or whimsical. They have traditional looks and contemporary bed styling. Your daybed will determine how it should be dressed. A solid wood daybed in the office might warrant a tailored comforter with a single pleat dust ruffle.
While an extra bed in your daughter’s room might be better dressed in a soft pastel floral print with a shirred dust ruffle and multi-colored pillow shams picking up all the pastel colors in the comforter.If you’re putting an extra sofa/bed in your teenage son’s room, you may want to put in solid dark blue or green to keep it masculine. You may want a tailored dust ruffle to keep the lines clean and simple. Your pillows may be upholstered rather than soft pillow shams. This same type of look might be well suited for an office used as a spare bedroom when over-flow guests arrive. By catering the design style to the use of the daybed your décor is bound to be more appropriate.
If the daybed is for your very young children, you may be seeking age appropriate bedding for the daybed. Kids daybed comforters can be quite colorful and fun. Try an Iron Man 2 comforter for your active son or a soft blue comforter with a graphic peace sign in the middle for your pre-teen daughter. Your kid’s will have a color coordinated room with the added accessories in the same design. Daybeds have served a purpose for decades, transforming any room to a space with seating and a bed when needed. The flexibility of the daybed will make is useful for years to come. The choices for dressing the daybed add to its flexibility. Daybed comforters sets can be bought separately and mixed and matched or they can be purchased in a daybed comforter set. Designs are mature and also available in kids daybed comforters. Dress your day bed in the way that best suits you.
