Modern Bed Spreads - AKA the Bedding Coverlet

The great thing about the bedding coverlet is that you don't need to invest in luxury bedspreads to beautify a Bedroom! Look at the beautiful candlewick bedspreads in the right column here. Colourful, decorative, and inexpensive!

Even really cheap bedspreads can add a touch or style and improved ambience to any bedroom. So if this is the case, whatever happened to the bedding coverlet? They used to adorn our beds like a tailor made jacket, but at some point, bed spreads and blankets got pushed aside for the convenience of quilts and comforters. Big fat puffy comforters sets might be nice to sleep under, but if you've bought a bed specifically because you like its style, it soon gets lost under a continental quilt or the cheaper alternative duvets.

Bedspreads and Comforters sometimes compete with each other, but many think that there’s nothing as decorative or as inviting as a bed with blankets and bed spreads. This is one of the reasons why hotels still titivate their beds in the old fashioned way

Bedspreads Back in Vogue

A couple of decades ago the home fashion industry declared that the humble single, queen, and king coverlets were something that belonged in a bygone age, and this made way for the cheaper, easier to handle, and quicker to use, synthetic and down comforters. Being the dedicated followers of home fashions and styles that we are, it didn't take much convincing or sales hype for families to make the switch.

Well, that was then and this is now 2010. The once bedding of grandma is slowly but surely making a comeback into modern homes. In fact you may have heard the name candlewick bedspreads being brandished around as a great value for money product. Also popular now are quality Thai silk bed covers, Jacquard bedspreads, and king Charles bedspreads to name but a few of the most popular.

More on the Candlewick Bedspreads

Candlewick bedspreads fit beautifully and easily over any bed and adorn any bedroom with their fashionable pastel shades and soft appearance. It's taken a couple of generations, but it looks as though bedspreads and blankets are going to be giving comforters a run for their money at long last..

If you have a couple of, shall we say, less attractive beds in the guest bedroom, then the good news is that even a naff looking shape and frame can look fantastic when adorned with smart luxury bedspreads and fluffy bed pillows. Investing in luxury bedding coverlets doesn’t mean you have to rush out and purchase silk and satin bedspreads for a bedroom that rarely gets used. It's a simple case of choosing quality in fabric and design (see Candlewick Bedspreads above) , which of course is far cheaper than fine silks and modern satins, yet still bring the beds and the room(s) into 21st century home décor

Bedspreads Coverlets Vs the Standard Bedspread.

This is a bit nitpicky to be honest, but if there is a distinction to be made (just to satisfy curiosity), then generally speaking the bedspreads coverlets are a somewhat lighter alternative to the standard bedspread. Weight is perhaps the major gripe with bed spreads (candlewick bedspreads aside).

They may look sharper and more decorative than a conventional puffy comforter, but bed spreads and blankets can be a tad on the heavy side which is why the more lightweight bedding coverlet exists. Having said that, it can still be 6 and two 3's as some bedspreads are themselves very light.

Making the bed is more time consuming with the bedspreads and blanket setup, but here's a tip that will have you enjoy the best of both worlds. Bedspreads can be use to decorate the top of a bed over a comforter, especially when used as a folded horizontal ornamental piece of fabric at the bottom third of the bed. This option can beautify the surface and help to keep some shape to the made bed thus taking the puffy bulk away from the comforter. In other words, if you don't want to get rid of your synthetic or down comforter, you can beautify your bed further by using a bedspread on top as a kind of decorative throw.

To finish on, don't forget to click at the gallery images in the right hand column as they will show a few examples of the various bedspread types.

Bedspread Extras

Bedding Coverlet: Usually a decorative bedspread and more often than not quilted in design.

Cotton Bedspread: Popular cool, tough, and long lasting decorative bed topper that reaches close to the floor at the foot and sides

Quilted Bedspread: A bedspread that is constructed like a thin quilt

Bedspread Sizes (approx)