The pillowcase is the most touched piece of linen in the house and also the one people tend to think about last. It shows at the top of a made bed, it's the thing your face is against all night, and yet most people just buy whatever matches the duvet set without really choosing. Style actually matters here. A broderie anglaise edge gives a bedroom a softness that plain cotton cannot. A good Oxford border adds a quiet formality. Linen brings that effortless, slightly undone quality that makes a bed look like somewhere you actually want to be. We've organised this section by style rather than brand or fabric because that's how most people are actually thinking when they're trying to pull a bedroom together. They have a feeling in mind before they have a spec. Whether the room is layered and relaxed or crisp and considered, the right pillowcase finishes it properly. These are the ones worth choosing on purpose.
Claire's Top Picks
Pillowcases That Finish the Bed
PILLOW FACTORY
Single Bolster Pillow Hollowfibre Filled with Free Pillowcase
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$10.99
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Pillowcases That Finish the Bed
The bed can be beautifully made and still look unfinished if the pillowcases are wrong. It is one of those details that sounds minor until you change it and suddenly the whole thing looks considered. We've spent a lot of time thinking about this because a pillowcase is not just a pillowcase. It's the thing your face is against all night and the thing your eye goes to first thing in the morning. The fabric has to feel right as well as look right.
What we've pulled together here covers the full range of what a well dressed bed actually needs. Crisp percale for people who like a clean, cool feeling. Washed linen for people who want that relaxed, lived in quality that only gets better over time. Oxford borders for beds that need a little more formality. We've thought about colour, about how pieces mix with existing bedding, about longevity. These are the pillowcases that make the rest of the bed make sense.
PILLOW FACTORY
Single Bolster Pillow Hollowfibre Filled with Free Pillowcase
$10.99
PILLOW FACTORY
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Plain Dyed Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Light Green
$11.99
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Silver Cloud Silver Ion Infused White & Charcoal Pillowcase Set, Metallics
$30.00
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Plain Dyed Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Dark Brown
$17.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Hebden Striped % Cotton Pillowcase Pair, Dark Red
$10.00
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Plain Dyed Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Navy
$12.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Plain Reversible Duvet Cover With Pillowcase Set, Navy
$11.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Filled Seersucker Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Grey
$13.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Tufted Wave Bedding Set Modern Duvet Cover with Pillowcase, Bright Pink
$15.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Plain Dyed Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Bottle Green
$10.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Diamond Pintuck Duvet Cover with Pillowcase, White
$16.99
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PRETTYLITTLETHING UK
Plain Dyed Duvet Cover with Pillowcase Bedding Set, Natural
$8.99
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