Bedroom Decorating Ideas: Pillow Talk

Elegantly Understated Bedroom Pillows

Written and produced by Candace Ord Manroe

Beautifully covered pillows artfully arranged on the bed are the signature of a masterful bedscape. This exquisite gold-leaf canopy bed in the home of designer Annie Selke (the bed is available in her Annie Selke Home furniture line) needed little embellishment. But pillows are an essential crowning touch to nearly every bed, and this one required those with an understated elegance. Crisp white shams with a subtle border decoration were just the ticket. The two-on-two arrangement of standard pillows covered in shams is as practical as it is pretty. When the shams are removed, these soft pillows are for sleeping on. A small accent pillow picks up the fabric on the duvet cover. All bedding is from Pine Cone Hill.

Interior design: Annie Selke