Duvet Covers for Guest Rooms: Impressing Your Guests with Comfort and Style
Make your guests feel welcome for long summer stays or quick weekend visits with a top-quality duvet cover as the focal point of your guest room. Understanding the delicate balance between comfort and style is a key element of choosing bedding that makes visitors feel at home in your home. A duvet cover is a functional and fashionable choice that allows you to adjust your guest room’s comfort level and style to suit the season or changing personal preferences. Explore our expert tips and ideas for choosing the best duvet cover for your guest room.
How to Use Duvet Covers in the Guest Room
The beauty of a duvet cover lies in its versatility: With several material and style options, plus multiple weight options for the down and down alternative inserts that go inside, there are several ways to use duvet covers to make your bedding match your preferences. When it comes to using a duvet cover in the guest (or any) bedroom, there are two different approaches you could take:
- One Duvet Cover, Multiple Inserts: Choose one duvet cover that anchors your guest room aesthetic, then replace the insert as the weather requires. Exchange summer’s lightweight duvet insert with an ultra-warm comforter better for cold winter nights.
- Multiple Duvet Covers, One Insert: An all-season duvet insert layers beautifully for year-round comfort. Pair it with a cover that suits your guests’ preferences or the season at hand—think lightweight linen in summer, silky but warm sateen in fall and spring, and cozy flannel to beat winter’s chill.
Duvet Cover vs. Comforters in Guest Rooms
Whether it is better to use a comforter or a duvet cover and insert for layering a guest room bed is a matter of personal preference! The insert that slips inside a duvet cover is functionally the same as a comforter, and a duvet cover and insert are meant to complement each other—not compete. If you decide you don’t want to use a duvet cover anymore, simply remove the cover and use the insert as a comforter. Similarly, if you choose a comforter for the guest room but want to shake up your style, add a duvet cover of the same size as your comforter to refresh the space.
Our Favorite Duvet Cover Ideas for Guest Rooms
We love duvet covers in the guest room because they’re easy to clean and simple to change. Plus, they are available in a variety of materials, colors, and patterns to complement any trend, taste, or time of year. Need help narrowing it down? Find inspiration with these duvet cover tips to help create a guest room worthy of a magazine spread.
Use a White Duvet Cover for a Hotel-Inspired Guest Room
The trend of white bedding in hotel rooms began barely three decades ago, but the association of white layers and luxury quickly became pervasive. Embrace an upscale aesthetic by using a white duvet cover as the focal point for your guest room. Crisp, cool percale is a popular duvet cover material for many hotels, thanks to its matte finish and lightweight weave, but silky, smooth sateen can also work well if you prefer a lustrous look. Add sophistication by selecting a white duvet cover with a framed or embroidered border in a contrasting hue that you can weave through other design elements. Throw pillows, window curtains, and accent rugs are perfect places to add a pop of color and interest.
Select Silky Duvet Cover Fabrics for Formal Spaces
For a more formal approach or to complement traditional style preferences, look for duvet covers featuring floral, damask, or paisley prints. Duvet covers sewn from smooth, silky materials like cotton sateen boast a lustrous surface. Complement your traditional duvet cover with all the trappings of an elegant, well-made bed: A dust ruffle or bed skirt, sumptuous sheets, a quilt or coverlet folded at the foot, and matching shams and coordinating throw pillows for the finishing touch.
Stay Current with Seasonal Duvet Cover Swaps
One of the benefits of using a duvet cover is that you can change it as often as you like. Why not give your guest room an occasional makeover with new bedding in a fabric and design that fits the season? A festive print or plaid flannel duvet cover makes for a merry and bright welcome for holiday guests, especially when paired with coordinating sheets and a cozy, plush blanket. Bright colors, floral prints, or charming seasonal patterns on crisp, cool cotton percale help your space feel ready for spring and summer.
Design Tip: If you’re fond of seasonal bedding, keeping your wall color and other decor mostly neutral will allow your festive choices to shine, rather than clash.
Create a Comfortable Space with Kid-Friendly Duvet Covers
A playful, printed kids’ duvet cover set is a perfect choice when the grandchildren or nieces and nephews come to visit. From sports-inspired prints to mermaids, unicorns, and other fantasy creatures, our kids’ bedding collection features designs to match every age and interest. If a solid color is more your style, a jersey knit duvet cover is an awesome option for spaces often used by kids. T-shirt soft and stretchy, cotton jersey knit is decidedly durable and perfect for energetic children. Ours come in bright solid colors and neutral hues so you can choose the best shades for your decor.
Linen Duvet Covers for a Laid-Back, Relaxed Retreat
Synonymous with breezy beachside days and laid-back style, linen is a lovely fabric choice for a guest room that toes the line between casual and elegant. This cool, soft fabric may be a favorite for hot nights, but linen isn’t just for summer: Linen’s thermal regulating abilities mean it keeps you warm in winter, too. A linen duvet cover is the perfect top layer for a guest room that stays comfortable—and effortlessly stylish—all year round.
A duvet cover is a tried-and-true bedding choice for the guest room, kids’ room, or primary suite. When you add a top-quality insert, layer in the perfect bed sheets, and make your mattress more comfortable with the right toppers, pillows, and other essentials, you’ll have a guest bed that any overnight visitor will appreciate. For more on using bedding and decor to create welcoming spaces throughout your home, explore our other Guides, Articles, and Tips.