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An uplifting bedroom refresh for less
Dusky blue has become one of summer’s most appealing colour trends, and in a bedroom, it feels bright, fresh and uplifting. It's also utterly effortless to live with, especially for those hesitant to commit to too much colour in a peaceful space.
On bedlinen, it works across literally everything from plain polycotton to striped linen and block-printed quilts. This season’s best examples are budget-friendly, too. Ahead, you'll find complete sets starting at just £20 – thank you, Habitat – and a few beautifully made pieces with a more indulgent price tag.
This plain dusky blue set from Habitat includes a duvet cover and two pillowcases for just £20. The polycotton fabric is practical for everyday use, as it washes easily, dries quickly and needs little ironing.
We love the white scalloped quilt and pillowy headboard too, which bring to mind fluffy clouds.
The generous dusky blue and white stripe gives this M&S set a crisp finish, with the linen fibres adding a gentle slub and a little natural creasing.
Its linen blend is a useful mix for summer bedding and a zip fastening is a welcome detail for anyone who has lost patience with fiddly buttons. Prices run from £40 to £70, and the set includes matching pillowcases.
This hand-block-printed cotton quilt is covered in neat rows of blue and green daisies, with a striped border that sharpens up the floral pattern. Flip it over and the stripes cover the full quilt, giving you a second look without any extra bedding to store.
Both the outer cover and the wadding are made from cotton, so it has a soft and gently padded finish. Prices start at £145 for a single – so this is a little luxury for bedrooms that need a pick-me-up.
The fine blue-on-blue stripe on this Piglet in Bed duvet cover looks like your favourite cotton night shirt after a long lie-in.
Made from pre-washed 200-thread-count cotton percale, it is smooth, breathable and crisp enough for warm summer nights. Corner ties stop the duvet from bunching up inside the cover – and that alone justifies the price if you ask us.
Neat rows of ditsy navy flowers cover this TBCo set, with a delicate ruffled edge framing the duvet cover and matching pillowcases.
The set includes two pillowcases, or one with the single, plus a matching dust bag to keep everything together in the linen cupboard. Prices are currently hovering at £104 in the TBCo sale, down from £139.
The fine white piping gives this powdery blue Dusk duvet cover a crisp, hotel-style finish, which feels pleasingly grown-up. The 200-thread-count fabric is made from 100% combed cotton, so it should feel smooth and breathable during warmer nights.
The current sale price ranges from £5 for a single to £14 for a super king – which feels like the bargain of the decade.
This is an ultra-subtle take on the trend. The dusky blue comes from the fitted sheet here, peeking out beneath layers of cream linen and repeated in the looping embroidery around the pillowcases, which looks like icing piped around a cake.
It's made from 100% French flax linen, which has that great, naturally rumpled texture that softens further with washing.
The small-scale gingham on this Next bedding brings to mind quaint picnic baskets. The mini Oxford edge feels a little more tailored than the price tag suggests, and it reverses to a plain blue – handy for changing the mood of the room at a moment's notice.
Made from recycled polyester and cotton, which means it is as soft and breathable as it looks.
Anthropologie’s Lilla bedspread is scattered with white daisies on a dusky blue ground, each finished with a sunny mustard-yellow centre. Quilted stitches curl between the flowers, adding plenty of squishy texture.
At £228 it's not cheap, although the generous proportions mean it can cover the whole bed – so the cost-per-metre calculation is pretty favourable.
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