Essential Luxuries - Our Collections

Bedskirt (Dust Ruffle) Styles	Polyfills
Decking	Product Care Instructions
Down Fills for Duvets, Shams and Pillows	Quilted Throw Coverlets
Drop	Shams
Duvet Covers	Sheet Sets
Fabric Information	Shower Curtains
Fabric Throws	Fitted Coverlets
Tableskirts	Glossary of Design Terms
Throw Coverlets	Pillows

Gathered	Ruffled/shirred to double fullness on all three sides
Tailored	Straight skirt with center pleats on all three sides
Boxpleated	Box-pleats are typically spaced approximately every 10 inches on all three sides
Button Back Pleats	Straight skirt with center button back pleats on all three sides

All Quick-Ship Bedskirts are unlined and have split corners.
All Custom-Quality Bedskirts are lined and have split corners.

Decking is the part of the Bedskirt that sits on the top of the box-spring and generally has the same dimensions as the box-spring. Decking is rarely seen since the mattress sits on top of the Bedskirt decking.

Standard Decking Sizes

Twin	39" W x 75" L
Full	54" W x 75" L
Queen	60" W x 80" L
King	78" W x 80" L
Cal. King	72" W x 84" L

Essential-Luxuries.com is a wonderful source for down and down-blend fills for customers who desire an upgrade from polyfill. The extravagance of down can be enjoyed at a very modest price!

For Duvets, we offer a 75% Hypo-Cycle white down covered in 235-thread count, double-stitched cotton with a 550 fill power. They are constructed with a lofty 1 ½" high baffle box to maintain even distribution of down within the fill. Our Duvet Down Fills are intentionally sized slightly larger than our Duvet Covers for a perfect fit with extra fullness.

Duvet Down Fill Sizes

Twin	67" W x 91" L
Full/Queen	88" W x 94" L
Super Queen/Cal. King	100" W x 100" L
King	106" W x 94" L
Super King	116" W x 100" L

For Shams, Essential-Luxuries.com offers Down Fills in a comforting blend of 90% grey duck and 10% white goose down, covered in 100% downproof ticking. Polyfills are also available for all Shams.

See Shams for Sham Down Fill sizes.

All of Essential-Luxuries.com's beautiful Decorative Pillows (18" Pillows, 14" Pillows, Bolster, Boudoirs, Large Boudoirs, Neckrolls) include a high quality polyfill insert.

Matelasses are one side of fabric, rounded at the bottom corners, and finished with either piping or bias around the outer edge. Matelasses have an unstructured 15" drop and are meant to be paired with a Bedskirt. Custom-Quality Matelasses are lined; Quick-Ship Matelasses are unlined. Neither style has a pillow tuck.

Standard Matelasse Sizes

Twin	69" W x 90" L
Full	84" W x 90" L
Queen	90" W x 95" L
Super Queen/Cal. King	98" W x 98" L
King	108" W x 95" L
Super King	102" W x 99" L

Bedskirt Drop: The Bedskirt drop is determined by measuring from the top of the box-spring to where you want the skirt to end - generally the floor. This measurement is important to the overall look of the Bedskirt. If you want the Bedskirt to meet or skim the floor, then measure as indicated above. If you want the Bedskirt to "puddle" or drape on the floor, add 1 inch to the drop. Quick-Ship Collections offer Bedskirts in 14" and 18" lengths. Custom-Quality Collections offer Bedskirts in 14", 18" and 22" lengths.

Fitted Coverlet Drop: Similar to the Bedskirt, the Fitted Coverlet Drop is the measurement from the top of your mattress to where you want the Coverlet to end. Custom-Quality Collections offer Fitted Coverlets in 15" and 19" drops. See Fitted Coverlets section below for further information.

Rule Of Thumb: Proportion is important when determining drop lengths. If the Bedskirt drop is 14" or 18", then the Fitted Coverlet drop should be 15". If the Bedskirt drop is 22" you may want to consider a 19" drop for the Fitted Coverlet.

Duvet Covers have two sides and are meant to be filled with a Duvet insert (polyfill or down).

There are three styles of fasteners to secure the fill:

button closure at the top
hidden zipper at the top or bottom
hidden zipper closure covered by a fabric flap approximately 1/3 down the Duvet Cover, with decorative buttons.

Closure styles vary by Collection. Each Collection description specifies the closure design for its Duvet style.

Standard Duvet Cover Sizes

Twin	39" W x 75" L plus a 13" drop on 3 sides
Full	54" W x 75" L plus a 16" drop on 3 sides
Queen	60" W x 80" L plus a 13" drop on 3 sides
Super Queen	60" W x 80" L plus an 18" drop on 3 sides
California King	72" W x 84" L plus a 13" drop on 3 sides
King	78" W x 80" L plus a 13" drop on 3 sides
Super King	78" W x 80" L plus an 18" drop on 3 sides

To select an appropriately sized Duvet Cover simply select a size that corresponds to your mattress size.

The Super Queen and Super King Duvet sizes are especially made to accommodate pillow-top mattresses.

Many of our Duvet styles are reversible and offer great design flexibility.

Rule of Thumb: If you have a sleigh style bed and do not plan to use a Bedskirt, then you may want to increase the size of your Duvet Cover to ensure that the box-spring is not exposed. Example: If your mattress is a Queen size (60" W x 80" L), then order a Super Queen Duvet Cover (98" W x 98" L) - the additional width should provide adequate coverage of the box-spring.

Essential-Luxuries.com is pleased to offer fabric yardage in full yard increments. All fabrics from our bedding Collections are available! This makes it easy for you to coordinate your entire roomscape with window treatments and upholstery. All fabrics are stocked by the manufacturer for fast delivery, and each is inspected for quality and durability before it is incorporated into any bedding Collection. Cut yardage is not returnable. Please return to the Essential-Luxuries.com Home Page and select the "Fabric" section for detailed information regarding individual fabrics including: fabric content, width, repeat, and pricing.

We do not assume responsibility for fabric dye lot changes. Your order will be made in its entirety from the same dye lot, but subsequent orders are not guaranteed to match.

Rule of Thumb: If you think you may want to make matching drapes or slipcovers then order all needed yardage at the same time.

Fabric Throws are constructed of one width of fabric on each side and are finished with a decorative trim, braid, or fringe.

Fitted Coverlets are lined and include gussets at the bottom corners. Coverlets are meant to be used with a Bedskirt. They do not have a pillow tuck. Fitted Coverlets feature piping at the bed perimeter (around the top of the mattress) and are offered with 15" and 19" drops. Please see Drops above for further information and measurement instructions.

Bias	The cutting of fabric diagonal to the grain, resulting in a smoother finish, especially around corners
Bullion	Decorative fringe that is generally 2" to 4" in length
Damask	Fabric with a floral or geometric pattern (often called jacquard) with contrasting glossy and flat surfaces, reversible
Flange	½" to 2" of fabric that extends beyond the pocket of the Pillow or Sham
Jumbo Welt	¾" round cording which is usually covered with fabric and used as decorative trim or finish
Matelasse	A fabric with the appearance of quilting, resembling a bubbly pattern
Piping	a cording ¼" in diameter that is covered with fabric and used as a decorative trim
Railroaded	Generally, fabric patterns run off the fabric bolt in a continuous flow (vertically). A fabric pattern is considered "Railroaded" when the pattern runs horizontally on the bolt, from selvage to selvage. Ex: If the pattern were stripes, you would have to turn the fabric in order for the stripes to run vertically. This is an especially important consideration if you are planning long window treatments.
Selvage	The woven edges on a bolt of fabric that prevent fraying
Shirred Jumbo Welt	¾" round cording covered with fabric that is shirred/gathered to create a decorative trim
Welt	¼" round cording which is usually covered with fabric and used as decorative trim or finish