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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Julia Demer

Designers Always Warn Me Not to Thrift Bed Linen – So I Have Hunted Down the Best Vintage-Inspired Sheets That Look the Part (Without the Potential Pests)

Vintage-inspired bedding, featuring floral-print quilted, ruffled shams, and ruched cotton duvets, pictured against a white background.

With all this talk of raiding grandma’s house, it’s worth asking: what if she wants her things back?

Fair enough – especially now, when liberally layered, vintage-inspired bed linens are leading bedding trends for 2026. Everyone wants that softly rumpled, sun-faded, slightly over-dressed bed. Not everyone has a grandmother willing to part with it.

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