Selecting Your Queen Bedspread for the Summer

The Cotton Advantage

It is beginning to warm up; the wool queen bedspread should be replaced with a lighter cotton queen bedspread and not just any cotton coverlet. Choose something that would add a decorative touch to the bedroom; a gaily colored or cotton quilted coverlet does wonders to a winter-tired bedroom. Cotton coverlets are light and the fabric is easy to maintain. To keep a coordinated look, these are also sold in sets to include a lighter comforter and pillow shams.

Better grade cotton is used for bedspreads and pillow shams. Egyptian cotton has a soft luxurious feel and luster. Premium coverlets and pillow shams are made from Egyptian cotton. Other high grade cotton includes American Egyptian, Pima, Supima and Sea Island cotton. Cotton bedspreads and Egyptian cotton sheet sets for king sheets/queen sheets/bed sheets are top choices of homemakers who want comfort, style, and easy maintenance. Of course, cotton easily wrinkles but this is not a problem; 100% cotton has a soft drape and it is easy to smooth out.

Since cotton is light, it absorbs sweat but dries fast. During summer this is an important factor when choosing your bedspread. Certainly, premium 100% cotton is costlier; hand-woven designs or a quilt style jacks up the price but with proper care, your cotton bedspread will last years.

The Light Airy Summer Look

If you prefer the country look to accent your bedroom, choose a bedspread quilted/quilted bedspread with vibrant colors. Floral designs with mix-and-match pillows easily transform your bedroom to a cool and airy country bedroom.

For a soft touch, select a queen bedspread in solid red, dark sage, or dark blue, to give a smart stark contrast to white painted walls. These colors are perfect accents that give a solid balance. It may be hot out there, but your bedroom has an inviting comfortable cool look, the likes of celebrity bedrooms featured in glossies.

A queen bedspread is much longer on the sides unlike the conventional coverlet; it is also much warmer and bulkier. But choosing a cotton-based bedspread is better option that selecting heavier fabrics. The wide range of design application for cotton fabrics allows you options to choose a design that suits your tastes in bedroom accents. You can have a classic look, vintage prints and colors, or the latest in country kitsch.

Matelasse fabric, made from 100% cotton or blended with polyester and chenille are the latest in casual but elegant designs - a fitting addition to complete the country styled bedroom. A Walter Drake chenille, Brylane Home, and Country Star are some of the best in country kitsch if you want a queen bedspread that has that light airy summer look.