How to Decorate a Duvet Cover
Enhance your bedroom with a decorative duvet cover. Slip a duvet cover over an old comforter to instantly update the look. A duvet cover can also be used to fit over a duvet, which is a French term for a bag filled with feathers, wool or other types of natural stuffing. Duvet covers are available in a large variety of fabrics, such as silk, cotton, microfiber and flannel. Personalize your duvet cover to create custom bedroom decor.
Things You'll Need
- Gold cording
- Ric-rac trim
- Fabric glue
- Sewing supplies
- Embellishments, such as gems and beads
- Throw blanket and pillows
Instructions
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Choose a duvet cover to decorate. Pick a material the complements your bedroom decor and style. For an elegant look, buy a silk duvet cover featuring floral designs. As a rustic touch, choose a cotton duvet with a red, green and blue plaid pattern.
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Enhance the edges of the duvet cover. To add a rich, opulent look to the duvet cover, sew gold cording around the entire length of the duvet cover. For a charming look, use fabric glue to attach colorful ric-rac trim around the edges of the cover.
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Add embroidery details. Personalize a basic cotton duvet cover by creating flower or heart designs. For a whimiscal touch in a child's bedroom, enhance the duvet with ladybug or dragonfly embroidery details. If you don't want to sew, purchase iron-on embroidery decals.
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Embellish the duvet cover. Using fabric glue, attach plastic gems, rhinestones and beads to the cover to create a customized look.
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Decorate the bed. Once the duvet cover is placed over the duvet or comforter, lay it on top of the bed. Complete the look with a coordinating throw blanket and matching decorative pillows. For instance, if you have a white duvet cover with a ladybug design, enhance the bed with a red blanket and pillow set.
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