How To Decorate Your Bed With Throws

6 Ways to Style a Throw Blanket That Doesn't Fully Encompass Your Bed

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I love getting decorative blankets from places similar Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, but I have establish that these trendy throws don't fully cover a queen or even a full-sized bed. When folded horizontally, the edges of the blanket often fall brusque in roofing the edges of my bed frame, making information technology awkward to mode the foot of the bed area. I don't know well-nigh you, only I want my blankets to cascade over the sides of my bed and fall to the floor, exuding drama and luxury. Is that likewise much to ask?

I caught upwards with a few designers to become some ideas on how to fix this minor but annoying decorating problem, and I also brainstormed a few solutions of my own. Until companies first making bigger decorative blankets, I'll be using i of these methods, and I hope you find them handy, too.

Cheat your blanket down to the edge of your bed

"My favorite way to style throw blankets is to casually throw them across the bottom of the bed instead of trying to forcefulness a perfect fit," says designer Abbe Fenimore of Studio 10 25, whose throw-styling handiwork is featured at the top of this story. Her all-time communication? Make it a tad sloppy so it feels natural, and don't smooth out all the wrinkles or creases for that perfect, lived-in expect. "If the blanket has a fun print or design like a stripe or dot, it adds a chic touch and fun pop of color," she adds. "Position the throw closer to the edge of the bed (every bit shown with the Moroccan wedding blanket above), and then it hangs downwards towards the floor — this will create the look of a larger throw."

Fold it and then drape information technology diagonally

If you're the neat and tidy blazon, then the thought of casually throwing your coating beyond the bed or cheating it downwards to skimming the flooring might give y'all suspension. Instead, opt for a fold before you drapery it diagonally across your bed. "Depending on the length, fold the blanket in half or in thirds so drape it diagonally across the edge of the bed to achieve an asymmetrical look that still feels pulled together," says designer Tracey Sawyer of Sawyer & Visitor.

Layer up for a more expansive look

Another smart way to make a smaller throw await bigger? Layer it on top of something larger, says Fenimore. Kickoff with a solid colored or textured neutral bed blanket underneath, and then drape your shorter, more decorative manner on acme. To notice the best pairing, await for a common shade but dissimilar textures. If your throw has fringe, ribbon, or decorative detailing, cull a base of operations coating that complements — rather than competes with — those trimmings.

Splay it out on top

If yous're looking for a way to jazz upwardly older or super plain bedding, why not brandish your tiny throw fully laid out on elevation of your bed, as shown hither, every bit through it were a tapestry or a moving picture? Just heart the piece on your bed and let that symmetry usher calm, soothing vibes into your slumber space.

Endeavour a triangle

Rather than folding your blanket into a rectangle, try a triangular shape. "Opt for folding the throw into a crisp triangle to lay over one of the bottom corners of the bed," says designer Megan Hopp. "It will leave you with an equally-tailored look but will use the throw in a style where the blanket itself is an appropriate scale for its apply." You tin also casually throw your blanket across a corner in a triangle shape, as well.

Consider your headboard

Who says decorative throws have to alive at the foot or corners of your bed? If you love a certain textile or throw, and it's just not working for you on the bed, consider draping it over your headboard area. This is a great way to refresh a tired wooden or upholstered frame and requite your throw a pride of place.

Marlen Komar

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Marlen is a writer starting time, vintage hoarder second, and donut fiend tertiary. If you have a passion for finding the best taco joints in Chicago or want to talk almost Doris Day movies, then she thinks an afternoon coffee appointment is in social club.

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