Yes perhaps just a throw. I love the layered look -would using 2 quilts in the summer be odd?

Have you called the designer and had her come to make the bed the way she envisioned and recommended? With duvet, shams quilt etc? A Quilt folded at the end of a duvet, into thirds...........doesn't mean you must leave it there when you're sleeping.

Having a designer means communication and dialogue. With HER . She can't read your mind if you don't speak up. You also have to let her show you what was intended......in the WHOLE of the room and its intended feel.and a real life making of the bed is a part of that.. White is a wonderful base for any color ......whether its a quilt or duvet. But the bed .......is the elephant in the room, so for the room to look good, so too must the bed . Whatever your style.

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You like the layered, traditional look.

You feel a duvet and quilt would be heavy.

You don't want a white duvet.

You just communicated the above information to us. Why does your designer not know this information? Some designers like to access a room and design it for you. I prefer to ask many questions and then collaborate with the client......talk.....just as you did above. There seems to be a communication breakdown.

As the others have indicated, the amount of bedding is personal choice, but should first be functional for you.

Okay so to answer my question I guess a quilt on top of a quilt is acceptable appearance wise to conform to summer comfort

A quilt on a quilt is acceptable, but would not be my preference. I like different textures for both look and function.

Do you have a photo of YOUR room? Design is about the room, your room. Everyone can opine, but without a photo it does not matter what anyone thinks, it is all moot.

Yes that’s right, would it look odd? Id use different textures of course.

My winter look,

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Honestly hon. Where is this "designer" ? Ethiopia?? Btw, the middle two photo's I posted above are both "quilt over quilt" . Second thing? A down comforter is really at it's best with NO cover. In both photos , a washable down comforter is under those quilts in winter. In Europe, covers are made of sheeting weight, which allows the down to really loft. This is true when they are the ONLY cover on the bed, and when they are more decoratively folded at the foot of the bed over a coverlet.

The point is : describe your desire of comfortable sleeping to your designer, who will weave that into the context of the room and your colors, style, furnishings.

Hi jeanking. By definition, quilts are the same texture. The "quilting" is the overstitch. The fabric is traditionally cotton (now some are poly or poly-cotton blends that look like cotton).

Don't pay attention necessarily to the styles below....just showing you what a couple of combinations would look like. (Don't know what style you want).

Here is one Jan Moyer posted where the 2 quilts are different colors and with different quilting sizes, so there is differentiation.

Here is a quilt spread with a knit throw. Notice in the bottom photo there is much more texture variation with the spread, throw bench, plants, etc. Personal choice.

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What you should be considering first is what you want as your basic bedding. Quilt? Duvet? As Jan was explaining, comforters in duvets are meant to have the perfect "weight". They should feel comforting, but not so weighty that they feel oppressive. I have been to client's homes where the duvet is so weighty, one needs a weightlifter to make a bed. Nope. You don't want to feel smothered when sleeping.

When making design decisions, always consider function first. If you do this, design will follow.

Yes to CDR.

Frankly, Americans have destroyed the purpose of quality down comforters, with the somewhat erroneous idea they ARE comforters. They are, but they aren't. As to your resistance to white? it is the perfect "foil" in just about any room. A brightener, so to speak. It need not "match" anything. Think of fine hotels. But first........decide the level of comfort you want. Beds should be multi season capable in comfort, and looks. They should also not exceed you daily ability for freshening after a night of sleep. If you detest bed making? .............................share that info with your designer. One large bolster versus multiple pillows, or you hate to shake and fluff? When a client longs to use a fabric for a duvet folded at the end of the bed, and we KNOW one needs 12 yards for that, AND it shall need to be dry cleaned, and it is really too heavy?? We make her a "bed ender" . Use half the fabric, fold a very inexpensive down in half, inside, and zip. It is simply for looks, you can't cover up with it...

Or, You like weight, or weightlessness atop you, share that. A bed is more than it seems, and loathe to say it, is more expensive than most realize to make SUPER comfortable for all seasons, for you. Unless you love bed in a bag lol

Do you like this? Add 30 minutes to your day to make and unmake this bed....and you will need to be taught. Do you know how to make hospital corners? Proper pillow karate chops? Just one example.

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Or.....take a page from my book. Sleep like a sardine in a tin can, barely move, and cut the time to four minutes in the am.....thirty seconds in the evening. I barely MOVE. Its the swaddle of a feather bed topper on the mattress. High end at 700 bucks, and I would sell my first born child that I do not have, before I'd sleep without it. No pressure points, I barely turn over.

i dont live white bc frankly my husband swears and it turns the sheets yellow! Gross I know! I like the loose layer looks Jan posted

He sweats, as I doubt every cuss word on planet earth would actually yellow a sheet....even as it turns air to blue.

Bleach, and white sheets my dear, washed alone in the washer. A twice weekly bed change. A much cooler ROOM. A fan. No polyester anything, and a 100% cotton mattress pad. Fill included. Sheets have nothing to do with that atop them unless you want them to,

Yes........ more effort, much less gross. Yellow on sheets is usually body oils, and not enough WASH of the sheets,,,,,,, It is not sweat. : ) which is "water and salt" until combined with body oils, or something like an antiperspirant.

Hahaha many typos in my post darn auto correct . We only change sheets weekly

Yeah...................... maybe add a wash : ) and change