Styles of Bed Linens: Bed linens offer a broader range of styles, including duvet covers, which encase duvets or comforters, and pillowcases, which can range from simple to decorative. Bed linens can also include items like bed skirts, which add a decorative touch while hiding the space under the bed, and quilts or coverlets for additional warmth or decorative layering.

A decorative pillow, also referred to as an accent or throw pillow, is a small pillow that comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors to add decoration to a bed.

Whilst it is thought that they were used in Norway during the time of the Vikings, the duvet fashion truly spread throughout Europe during the 16^th century.

'The difference is in the weave,' says Aja Tilghman. 'Cotton refers to the overall material, where cotton percale is created through a crisscross weaving technique that results in a more soft, delicate, and durable feel.'

Bed sheets come in two main varieties: flat and fitted. A flat sheet is simply a rectangular sheet of cloth, while a fitted sheet has four corners, and sometimes two or four sides, fitted with elastic, to be used only as a bottom sheet. The fitted sheet may also be secured using a drawstring instead of elastic. The purpose of a fitted bottom sheet is to keep it from slipping off the mattress while the bed is in use. A particular way of folding and tucking while making the bed, known as hospital corners, is sometimes used when the bottom sheet is flat rather than fitted.