I hate duvet covers. My duvet slides around in them and bunches up at the end. It's like wrestling with the giant BLOB. And I always lose.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

But I want one - the second one to be precise. Or #3 or #5. They are beautiful

omg Jackie- get comforter clips- they keep the duvet in place! http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=10313465

I hate you for posting #4. I have been shopping for duvet covers for weeks now and that is perfect.

And an INSANE amount of money.

Some of the more expensive covers come with ties inside the corners. My comforter is from Ikea so of course it's not compatible. The Ikea full/queen comforter is a little on the small side, too. Better comforters have little tags sewn in the corners to tie the ties to. I just bought...

http://www.westelm.com/products/cubist-bird-duvet-cover-shams-b1001/?pkey=cduvet-covers&cm_src=duvet-covers||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-

and learned that lesson when I went to YouTube to figure out what to do with the ties!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nycX9xYoJmY

The woman in the video mentioned the clips, too.

I've lost a thousand comforter clips, but a large safety pin inside each corner works.

Swooooning over #4. It's perfectly gorgeous. And $650!

Don't most duvet covers come with ties inside each corner for securing the insert? We purchased our duvet cover from Restoration Hardware and the comforter insert from West Elm. The duvet cover had ties and the insert had loops sewn to each corner for tying them to the duvet cover. I just assumed this was standard.

I know in a duvet store a women showed me one that had buttons but I've never been able to find one since. I never knew about ties and I didn't look. But my duvet doesn't have anything that you would tie them too.

I'm taking it off to wash tomorrow and I'll thoroughly inspect the inner corners and if nothing, thanks for the safety pin idea. And thanks for the link to you tube.

I sewed some old ribbon into the corners of all of my duvet covers. I still have no idea why they're so expensive. Its basically a huge pillowcase. Insane.

Edit - I just grab a small hunk of duvet and tie the ribbon around it.

I live in London and duvets are about all you can get. I have never seen a top sheet or bedspread used. I buy the Ikea covers and shake them into place in the morning. The Ikea duvets are a slightly different size so their covers work very well for their duvets only. I have never seen or heard of clips to keep anything in place. Wouldn't that be lumpy (possibly painful if you used pins) during the night?

Can't believe I'm the first person to comment "OMG, that Bed in No 1!"

Other than that can't believe the price of these duvet covers - I would never pay that much for something I would need to launder so often.

Similar to Kathleen in London, I live in Ireland and duvets are standard, without flatsheets or bedspreads. And I too shake it out regularly to get it back to filling the cover properly (although TBH it's really not that much of a problem).

If either your duvet cover or duvet do not have ties, just sew some in. I just use some plain bias tape.

Easy peasy, no sweat.

Not all duvet covers are expensive. I shop the West Elm sales frequently. Target has a lot of great deals too. If you catch the right sale, Unison Home sells pretty nice duvet covers. I got one for $54, on sale from $116 or something outrageous. Comforters are so bulky to store that I can't imaging storing more.

Someone kindly explain to me the sudden impetus re duvet covers. And by 'sudden' I mean recent years, as prior to that they were pretty much unheard of here (US). Is it the ever growing *fascination* with *all things European*? Or...what? Really. I don't get it.
Just seems like so much unnecessary energy expended to me & not worth the effort.

For those wondering why duvets instead of straight up comforters:
They are much easier to clean. It's like putting a mattress protector and sheets on your mattress instead of just sleeping right on top of it. It's a lot easier and more economical to take off the duvet and toss it in the wash rather than washing the whole comforter. Also, in Europe it's more common to have just a fitted sheet and the duvet wrapped comforter. One less thing to wash, and it's easier to make the bed. Also, you can get a really luxe comforter, and change just the cover when you want a new look, or have a couple in rotation. Again, much cheaper than replacing the whole shebang. As for them being unheard of in the US,I've seen them in stores for at least 15 years.
I've never had a problem with shifting, and I've had cheap and pricey comforters and duvets. I've also never had ties or used clips. Right now, I've been relying on a Duvet and comforter from IKEA. I've become a super hot sleeper, and I have their lightest weight comforter in a duvet that is way too soft for its own good. I have my luxe down comforter packed away, just in case I cease to be a human furnace.

"As for them being unheard of in the US,I've seen them in stores for at least 15 years."

As have I. Maybe I should have defined what I meant by 'recent years' lol. Thanks for addressing my question. I am aware it's common in Europe to skip the fitted sheet, I just can't fathom how this is 'one less thing to wash' or how it makes it easier to make the bed. And from the economical perspective, a duvet is twice the bulk of a flat sheet, so...??? I suppost we'll just have to agree to disagree:)

I have two comorters, dif weights, one for summer, one for winter. The don't get washed every time the sheets are changed because the flat sheet offers a measure of protection. That said, my dd hates flat sheets & I used duvet covers on her comforters for years. Took fully three times as much time & energy to strip, wash & make her bed as it did mine. So...not a fan. Soon as dd was old enough to operate the washer & dryer, that became one of her assigned tasks. It was worth it to her...not for me.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply to my question.