Cheaper duvet cover

February 12, 2008 6:41 AM

I have been wanting to redo the bedroom in blue and chocolate brown, and I really really love this duvet cover, the king-size sky version, although I wouldn't mind if the blue was a few shades darker. Is there something similar but cheaper out there? And maybe made of a sturdier fabric...
posted by lemonade to home & garden (6 comments total)

Domestications has this 400 count chocolate/blue cover and it's only 39.00 for the King.
posted by Biblio at 6:55 AM on February 12

Can't tell where you are, lemonade, but I would try going to a high-end fabric store or custom draper (NOT a chain store like Joanne's), and see if they can set you up. Might not save you money, but you'll get exactly what you want. (sample of kind of store, this one in Chicago/Evanston)
posted by nax at 7:01 AM on February 12

I'm not sure what kind of sturdier fabric you would like. The RH duvet cover is 100 percent cotton. That's pretty sturdy and I'm sure it would wash well. You might want to look at SmartBargains or Overstock, or someplace similar and add some brown throw pillows and or a brown luxurious throw at the foot of the bed. If it were me I would definitely go inexpensive on the brown and blue combination. It is a very pretty color combo (I have a chocolate brown and robin's egg blue color scheme in one of my rooms) but it is very trendy at the moment. If you buy something solid blue you could switch out a couple toss pillows to change the mood. Yellow or floral print for summer. Ivory velvet for winter, etc.
posted by LoriFLA at 7:07 AM on February 12

The Company Store -- quality, inexpensive sheets and duvet covers.
posted by junkbox at 7:53 AM on February 12

I got something similar from SmartBargains.com for much less.
posted by FlyByDay at 12:08 PM on February 12

If you have them in your area, check out Marshalls and/or Tuesday Morning. They usually have a fairly decent selection of higher end linens.
posted by deborah at 3:01 PM on February 12