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Five folded linen pieces in pale blue, dusty pink, mauve, blush and aqua stacked on a wooden table.
Storing a Spare Linen Set in a Small Cupboard
In a small cupboard, spare bedding is easier to find when each set stays together. A removable label can tell you which fitted sheet belongs to which bed and which... Read more...
Peach-coloured pillowcases folded over matching bedding on a wooden table, with stitched hems and woven fabric visible.
Linen Bedding for a Pull-Out Sofa Bed: Measure, Fit and Fold Away
Whether your sofa bed is used every night or only when someone stays over, start with the mattress as it is when the bed is fully open. Choose sheets for... Read more...
Pale blue linen bedding with relaxed folds on a white wooden bed, beside ivory linen curtains and an oak floor in daylight.
Bedding for a Bed Against a Wall: Tucking, Drape and Duvet Width
When one long side of a bed sits against a wall, the two sides have different jobs. The open side is where the bedding drapes and is seen. The wall... Read more...
Woman gently arranging the corner of an orange duvet on a bed, with natural linen creases and two matching pillows.
Why Your Duvet Shifts Inside Its Cover, and How to Fix It
When a duvet slides, bunches or gathers at one end of its cover, check three things in order: is the insert the right way round, do the insert and cover... Read more...
Blush-beige bedding layered with a white sheet on a wooden bed, with natural fabric folds in daylight.
Adding a Linen Top Sheet to the Sheets You Already Have
You can add a linen flat sheet without replacing the fitted sheet, pillowcases or duvet you already use. The sheet needs to be sized for the way you make the... Read more...
Person spreading a brown and white gingham sheet over a mattress in a sunlit room
Putting a Fitted Sheet on a Heavy or Deep Mattress
The close-up photographs in this guide are original fitted-sheet details from our 2022 archive. Fit a sheet on a deep or heavy mattress one corner at a time, finishing both... Read more...
Ivory linen duvet and two pillows with blue stripes, loose folds and visible natural creases.
Inches or Centimetres? Keeping One Unit Through a Bedding Order
Pick one unit, centimetres or inches, before you start measuring, and keep it for every number until your order is confirmed. Mixing the two partway through an order is an... Read more...
Woman arranging a pillow on a pale blue linen bed with a low whitewashed wooden footboard.
Dressing a Bed With a Footboard: Tuck, Drape and Duvet Length
Room scene adapted from our product photograph. The detail photographs below show the original fabric. A footboard does not change your bed's size, but it changes what happens at the... Read more...
Three round buttons, straight stitching and a SCANDALINEN label on a rust-coloured duvet cover placket.
The Details of Our Handmade Bedding: Elastic, Buttons and Stitching
We cut and sew our sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases in our Hanoi workshop, and the small details are where that work shows. The photographs here come from our own... Read more...
Woman smoothing a slate blue-gray linen duvet over a matching draped sheet, with two pillows at the head of the bed.
Changing Bed Size: Which Linen Pieces You Can Keep
A new bed size does not have to mean replacing every piece of linen. Each piece fits something different: the fitted sheet fits the mattress, the duvet cover fits the... Read more...
Blue-grey striped linen bedding and white pillows styled in a grassy meadow
Ordering Linen Bedding for Two Guest Beds in Different Sizes
Plan linen bedding for two guest beds with different mattress, duvet or pillow sizes. Build a clear order list, coordinate colours and organise spare pieces. Read more...
Pink and white striped linen bedding with a woman sitting in a grassy meadow
A Linen Bedding Gift Checklist: Sizes to Confirm Before Ordering
Buying linen bedding as a gift? Confirm the recipient’s pillow, duvet and mattress sizes, choose the right pieces, and check delivery before ordering. Read more...
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