King Pillow Shams

A comprehensive buying and selection guide for the perfect king pillow shams to go with your daybeds.

Few decorative items have as much visual effect on their surroundings as king pillow shams (or king size pillow shams). A king sized pillow sham is normally only used on daybeds which people will sit on more often than sleep in. For sleeping, smaller pillows that you can snuggle up to make a better choice.

A king pillow sham can make a big impact on the look of your daybed and even the room by their very size. Their generous proportions makes them an eye catching decorative accent no matter where they are in a room and it may make a lot of good sense to focus on them much more than on the other pieces of a daybed ensemble. I say this because even a mediocre ensemble can be transformed by the addition of two king pillows done right but the best of ensembles can be negated in its visual effect by using three or more smaller pillows that don't have the requisite quality of design and material. A lot of the importance of the daybed is the visual effect and not just its utility.

From a cost standpoint too, king pillows shams shine considering the outsize effect two pillow shams have on the entire daybed. They are easy to launder and buying shams of different styles allows you to change the look of the bed and even the room very easily. So if you get tired of the staid formal look, simply swap out the shams! and if you have a dark room with dark furniture, you can work wonders for the entire room by adding a couple of bright colored shams. They are also more practical than other sizes on a daybed because as a rule, it takes two king size pillows to do the work of three or more queen size pillows on a three-sided daybed.

Fortunately, king pillow shams are available in a riot of styles and materials from the quietly elegant to the bold and modern and from the simple and understated to the rich and luxurious. Here are just some of the most popular types available:

-european pillow shams
-quilted pillow shams
-satin pillow shams
-microsuede pillow shams
-denim pillow shams
-floral pillow shams
-chenille pillow shams

These are available in every color imaginable with white pillow shams and purple pillow shams being very popular. You should pay attention to the fact that daybed pillows are not merely decorations though, because people will actually use them to rest themselves when they sit or snooze on your daybed. You can't have sequins or bead work on your shams and not expect your guest to come away unscratched!

The nice thing about simple objects like pillow shams that have such an outsize visual effect is that you can also make them yourself very easily. Talk about saving money. I know of one enterprising and artistic individual who made a few king size pillow shams out of a multi colored, multi textured quilted patchwork that she had put together from items that were going to be discarded, like old curtains. The pillows they grace now are the focal point of every room they are in. Quilted pillow shams and daybeds just go together and make the most practical, versatile and attractive king pillow shams.