If you ask me about bedding, I’ll usually say I’m a year-round devotee of linen sheets. Breathable yet weighty, there’s just something inviting about the material no matter the season. But when things get extra-sticky, I’ll change it up in summertime to chase the elusive cooling properties promised by percale and bamboo sets. Sateen, however, is a material I (previously) did not turn to.

My reasoning for this is because sateen—a type of cotton weave featuring a tight three- or four-over-one—is known for sealing in warmth instead of letting air flow through. This type of construction also lends to a slight sheen in the fabric; I prefer matte. (Here’s a visual: Where percale goes crinkly and linen goes laid-back rumpled, sateen gives rich and velvety.)

So when Quince—known for thoughtfully made and affordable home basics like curtains, rugs, and table linens—debuted what the brand described as “exceptionally soft and breathable” sateen sheets made with organic cotton, my interest was piqued. I won’t lie: I harbored a healthy dose of skepticism, but I was thoroughly intrigued to review them. A set waited patiently in my linen chest until the first hot day arrived this year—and, after a couple of months’ worth of sleep, consider me a cool sateen convert.

Quince Organic Sateen Sheets

Luxury Organic Sateen Sheet Set, Queen, Quince ($100)

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The Soft Feel and Relaxed Look

I had slept on other sets of sateen sheets (namely Dusen Dusen’s funky patterned ones), and while I loved the smooth feel, there’s no denying the weight that comes with them; even with air-conditioning on full blast, they lay more heavily during the summer months. So when Quince’s organic version in white arrived, I expected them to be supple and nice to touch. What did take me by surprise was the actual softness and look of the material, made from 100% long-staple cotton, which was more relaxed and less prim than I’d come to expect from sateen. While the 10 other colors might have a subtle sheen, the white isn’t shiny, nor is it quite a percale-esque crisp. To be straightforward: They’re just a really comfortable texture, like your favorite vintage T-shirt.

The Cool Factor

From the first night my husband and I snoozed on them, I couldn’t get over the heat regulation they provided. I run steamy at night and am always looking for options that’ll keep that in check. While “cooling” is often an overused concept that can be misleading, these are the real deal. They keep my body, and that of my marathon-ing mate, at an ideal sleeping temperature. They’re cool to slip into, and I never warm up to the point where I’m throwing off the top sheet or our quilt. I’ve been reaching for them all season long, even with other organic cotton and percale sheets in my test pile, many of which didn’t have the same immediate softness or cooling factors. They’ve held up to weekly washing, too; no pilling here. I would bet they aren’t just for hot sleepers either. Those who love the feel but sleep cool could pile on a duvet and be set.

Don’t take all of this from just me. Review after review of these buttery sheets heralds them as “supersoft” and  “great quality” at an “unbeatable price.” You can also see several customer photos, too, if you are concerned about colors. Plus you have an entire year to sleep on them to decide whether you like them or not before returning them free of charge. 

A note on the eco-qualities: Each set of Quince’s organic sateen sheets is Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified (and labeled appropriately so, with a corresponding number), not just the factories the brand partners with. This is an important distinction, because many companies conflate the two without making it clear to shoppers.

The Thrilling Price

The price is, plain as day, pretty impressive. Compared to other popular sheet purveyors, Quince’s price tag is one of the lowest—we’re talking less than $130 for even a California king set that includes fitted and flat sheets and two pillowcases. If you go for just a fitted sheet and pillowcases, the prices dip even lower. In the case of the organic sateen, which is crafted in India, the quality could masquerade for more expensive brands. Quince credits the eye-popping pricing to its production model, offering that it avoids traditional supply chains in favor of sourcing directly from manufacturers.

The Little Details

Each set is finished off with a single needle-stitch cuff detail, but the very simple addition of “top” and “bottom” labels inside the fitted sheet brings me more joy than it should (I don’t know how many times I’ve had to refit sheets that don’t have this).

The Fitted Sheet Sizing

If there’s one gripe I have, it’s that the fitted sheet has shrunk a tiny bit to where it doesn’t quite reach around my 11.5-inch-tall king mattress with a 3-inch-tall mattress topper. It doesn’t bug me to adjust that in the morning and tuck the generously sized top sheet over it, but just so you know, shrinkage is a possibility.

The Final Word

I sleep on all kinds of sheets looking for the sweet spot somewhere on the continuum of linen, sateen, and percale—the place where I get softness, cooling, and little to no pilling. There are few sheet sets that I return to again and again (ahem, Cultiver’s linen), but I now count Quince’s organic sateen among them.

More Quince Organic Sateen Bedding

Sage Luxury Organic Sateen Sheet Set, Queen, Quince ($100)

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Windowpane Luxury Organic Sateen Fitted Sheet Set, California King, Quince ($100)

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Light Grey Luxury Organic Sateen Fitted Sheet Set, Full, Quince ($80)

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Clay Luxury Organic Sateen Sheet Set, King, Quince ($120)

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Given the choice between a twin bed and a full, we think it’s safe to say most people over 18 would choose the latter. But what if your space makes it impossible to fit anything larger than a mattress that’s roughly 38 inches wide and 75 inches long? Despite popular belief, single beds are not only for children and dorm rooms—twin beds are for adults, too. With the right color palette and eye for layering, you can sleep easy at night knowing you’re saving space and look good doing it. Ahead, we rounded up nine twin beds for adults that are, dare we say, chicer than most kings.

Desert Oasis 

When the Morongo Valley sun begins to take its toll and tire out Denise Portmans and Sara Marlowe Hall, the mother-daughter duo behind the Santa Monica–based Merchant, this cozy twin bed is a welcome respite. Like all the bedrooms in their rural home, the mattress sits atop a low Japanese-inspired frame and is dressed with layers of linens sourced from France.

Secret Garden

Twin beds are the perfect fit for a bedroom with awkward ceilings and protruding eaves but that doesn’t mean they can’t feel airy and welcoming. By wrapping all the surfaces in this English countryside home in a climbing vine wallpaper, designer Emma Ainscough brought a little magic to a less-than-ideal sleeping arrangement.

Breezy Blues

In her 800-square-foot guesthouse in New York’s Hudson Valley, designer Sheila Bridges embraced a palette inspired by the sea and the sky, and the rich colors trickle all the way down to this teeny room’s bedding. With a vintage kantha blanket serving as a dynamic base, Bridges kept the pattern mixing going by adding a floral lumbar pillow from Hammertown and a graphic throw pillow from Walter G.

All the Beige

Emily Henderson let the gallery wall be the focus of this nook and kept all the textiles (sourced through staging company The Platform Experiment) on the antique-style daybed from Lulu and Georgia on the sandy-toned side.

A Plaid Pal

Turn heads with a tall, upholstered headboard. This black and white plaid one was a fitting choice given the home’s surroundings (it’s a cozy cabin located in northeastern Georgia). To make it feel a little less stuffy, designers Hayes Little Studio finished off the foot of the bed with a marigold blanket.

Walk This Way

Previously this mezzanine used to be an elaborate shoe closet, but homeowner Nikki Lindman wanted to make better use of the space by swapping the midlevel shelving for a daybed, bolstered with an ikat-print headboard. The setup is actually a trundle that pulls out into a plush double (Lindman’s mom slept on it for three weeks and gave it a thumbs-up).

Kids’ Corner

Forget for a moment that this twin bed is technically a kids’ twin bed and look at the bones: a dusty pink linen duvet, a heavy woven quilt, a trio of plush pillows that allow you to prop yourself up. What we’re really stealing from this space is the architectural bed frame. (Psst: You can find adult-size versions of the rattan piece at 1stDibs, West Elm, and Ballard Designs.)

Up in the Attic

Head- and footboards would only soak up precious real estate in tight quarters. In this cherry red nook, Angela Chrusciaki Blehm, a painter and amateur decorator, had platforms constructed for the mattresses, then framed them with easily removable bolster pillows.

Closet Cool

This twin bed is doing double duty as a space-saving fixture and organizational tool. Lower drawers keep clutter out of sight and free up coveted wardrobe space—which, if you’re living in a small apartment, is definitely a necessity.

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You’d never know looking at Leanne Kilroy’s bedroom and bath now, but at one point during her remodel, there were gaps in the shower floor tile, a permanent marker stain on the dresser’s marble countertop, and an irremediable leak coming from the tub spout. That’s the thing about renovating: Sometimes you have to go through all the painful mistakes to get to the right place. “It was actually a blessing in disguise when the original penny tiles I had purchased for the shower were laid incorrectly and had to be ripped out,” says Kilroy, the interior designer and founder of London-based firm Good Bones. Having the opportunity to see them in the space, wonky-looking and all, inspired her to switch gears altogether and purchase the green tumbled marble tile she’d secretly wanted all along. “And I really, truly love it,” she adds. 

She’d been set on creating an en suite since she and her family moved into the house in November 2020. The space adjacent to the primary bedroom was essentially a smaller replica of it: It had the same orange floor varnish, broken ceiling spotlights, and bulky MDF cupboards. After relocating their youngest child to a different room upstairs, where she could be closer to her sister, Kilroy and her husband decided to join the two areas with a new door and designated the more petite room as the new bathroom. “It was the very first thing the builders did, and it was so satisfying,” recalls the designer. Ahead, a closer look at the three-month-long transformation, its trial and errors, and why it was all worth it in the end.

Go Full Circle

Both the bedroom and bathroom layouts were designed to have circular circulation. In other words, you can walk all the way around the tub and, likewise, you can do laps around the freestanding wardrobe that doubles as a headboard. Not only does Kilroy find that dead ends often lead to gloomy corners, but the openness makes her life as a mom of three easier. “I’m always lugging around armfuls of things that need tidying or cleaning, and I’m constantly forgetting things here and there. Having shortcuts is a small but constant joy,” she says. The same goes for the primary suite’s relationship to the rest of the house: The bedroom and bathroom are connected to each other, of course, but each one also features a separate entrance to the stair landing.

Bring Back Bubble Baths

Wanting to avoid the clinical design trap that so many new bathroom renovations fall into, Kilroy focused on adding pieces with age and character, like an enormous claw-foot cast-iron tub, an eBay score. The designer refurbished the piece herself with Zinsser BIN primer and, once that was dry, two coats of satin paint. Connecting the fixture to a water source turned out to be the trickier part. The taps that had come with the tub were leaky and beyond repair. Kilroy found herself buying a floor-standing filler that she hadn’t initially budgeted for. No regrets: “We’re so happy we have our own bathtub and have taken more baths in the past few months than in the past few years,” she shares. 

Seal It and It’ll Deliver 

Swathing the shower in plasterlike microcement gave the bathroom additional old-world charm, but Kilroy’s decision to extend the treatment beyond the wet zone and onto the adjacent two walls was a more practical one. “Most plasterers have minimum square feet required per job, and finishing the inside and outside of our shower wouldn’t have met those minimums,” explains Kilroy, who tasked CMG Finishes with the job. The Forcrete finish, color-matched to Little Greene’s Portland Stone Light (the paint color used throughout the rest of the room), is in fact waterproof.

Kilroy also gets a lot of questions from Instagram followers about the original wood floorboards in a place that’s prone to H2O. (Psst: After sanding them down and lightening them with Danish lye, she had them covered with a satin lacquer.) For her, keeping them was worth the risk. “It makes the room feel less like a bathroom and more like any other room in the house,” she explains.

Put the Broken Pieces Back Together

The fireplace in the couple’s bedroom was a lucky find. The pair stumbled across the red marble mantel and tiled surround on the side of their road. “We weren’t sure if it could be saved, let alone if all the pieces were there, but I made my husband carry it home anyway,” says Kilroy. The spliced-up parts lived in their basement for a few years while they saved up for the reno. When it came time to install it, they hired a professional restorer who only had to source one extra replacement piece to tie it all together. The dark red stone ultimately inspired the deep burgundy color of the built-ins in the dressing area. To achieve a slightly brownish red, the designer mixed RAL3004 with a Paint & Paper Library color called Scarlet ‘n’ Rust. 

Look for Happiness in Small Places

Kilroy didn’t want to have to compromise between natural light and privacy in her dressing room, so she installed double track window treatments with a heavy curtain on the outside and a light linen-blend drape on the inside. “It’s a small thing, but pulling that voile closed to get dressed and pulling it back open once I’m done really makes me happy,” she says. 

Another precious perk? The dual-outlet shower—there is both an overhead fixture and a handheld hose that can be used simultaneously. “Using both at once feels like the ultimate luxury,” she says. As does the fact that her towel radiator from Etsy is located right at the opening to the shower: “Our towels are not only easily accessible but hot and toasty.” Talk about warm fuzzies.

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I was aghast. In the span of a few short minutes, not one but two of my friends had revealed that they, in an effort to simplify their lives, had sworn off using top sheets. Their beds are composed of one less layer than mine, with no airy sheet separating their bodies from their duvets. That was, simply put, a lifestyle I never dared to think about—until I realized that this simple piece of fabric was far more controversial than I had ever imagined.

My personal reasons for using a top sheet are pretty simple: I like having a separate layer that makes me feel like I can get away with washing my duvet cover less often than my sheets. It’s also a bedding component that I’ve never not used—and anytime I stay in a hotel that chooses not to include a top sheet with its standard bedspread, I find myself oddly missing that thin layer of fabric. I’m not alone in my allegiance to the top sheet, but there are plenty of people who would heartily disagree with me.

The Top Sheet Origin Story

Before diving into the pros and cons of this controversial sheet, though, let’s consider how top sheets even came to be. “The classic need for a top sheet in America is to give a smooth, easily washed layer between tickly woolen blankets and your body,” explains Rough Linen founder Tricia Rose. “But now that European duvet covers are more popular than blankets, the cover protects the infill and becomes the top bedding layer.” If you’re sleeping under a knit or wool quilt, a nice, smooth top sheet will likely make your sleeping experience more comfortable. If you opt for a duvet, it all comes down to personal preference. So which side are you on?

The Pros

Ultimately, for many people, the decision to sleep with a top sheet is a seasonal choice. Personally, I prefer to have an extra layer of warmth in the winter, and in the summer, I find myself pushing my duvet cover down and sleeping with just a top sheet on hotter days. This choice, however, can also depend on what kind of sheets you have.

“In the winter, [my husband] Rich and I sleep with a duvet cover and comforter, no top sheet,” says Brooklinen cofounder Vicki Fulop. “But in the summer, we love a top sheet—we’ll use a top sheet and a light blanket. Percale top sheets definitely allow for a bit more airflow, as well as a cooler, crisper feel, while sateens have a smoother hand feel and a higher thread count, which means less airflow and more warmth.”

There’s also the visual effect of having a top sheet neatly folded on over a duvet, which some prefer as a design preference. “Many people like a tidier aesthetic, and a top sheet can create a polished look for your bed,” says Parachute cofounder Ariel Kaye.

The Cons

That said, some people find that top sheets have the opposite effect, making beds look messier or overly extending the bed-making process. “My personal preference has always been to skip the top sheet,” Kaye admits. “Making my bed every morning is a ritual of mine, and doing so with just my duvet and pillows keeps the process quick and easy! When it comes to comfort, I find that the top sheet often ends up tangled at the foot of my bed and feels like an unnecessary layer.”

Not to mention, some people might find top sheets constricting when they sleep. “A duvet cover often liberates your movements by floating over your body. A tucked top sheet defeats this whole purpose by confining your movement, and when the top sheet is untucked, it often winds up around your legs,” says Rose. “It also complicates bed making, as you need to remove the duvet, tuck the top sheet in so it doesn’t show, and then put the duvet back on top. It’s so much easier to stand at the end of the bed and shake the duvet into place with a flick of your wrist.”

The Takeaway

All things considered, the choice to use or not use a top sheet is a wholly personal one, and as Rose notes, “There is no Sheet Police passing judgment on our choices.” If you want to give up your top sheet but feel the need to use a lighter layer in the summer, top sheet–esque duvet replacements like Rough Linen’s Summer Cover make a compelling, aesthetically pleasing alternative—and if you like the smoothness of percale sheets without the fuss of keeping your sheets in place, you can consider opting for a duvet cover instead.

For me, though, my much-beloved linen top sheet makes bedtime all the more luxurious, and—although Kaye notes that most European countries have moved away from using this extra layer—there’s something about it that makes me feel as if I’m falling asleep in an Italian countryside villa. It also gives me a few extra days when I can’t bring myself to wash my duvet cover yet again.

Check out some of our favorite sets, whether you’re a top sheet person or not.

Percale Sheet Set, Riley ($99)

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Percale Bed Bundle, Parachute Home ($398-$1,054)

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Linen Terracotta Full Sheet Set, CB2 ($175 was $219)

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Linen Sheet Set in Mist, Tuft & Needle (starting from $240)

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Cotton Percale Sheet Set, Buffy ($101 was $199)

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Cloud Brushed Organic Cotton Sheets, Coyuchi ($48)

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The Supplies

• 10 1-inch-thick pipe insulation tubes
• 4 pool noodles
• 2-inch-wide insulation foam backer board
• 1 1/2-inch-thick queen memory foam mattress topper
• Low-heat hot-glue gun and glue sticks
• Spray adhesive
• Tape
• Box cutter
• 8 yards of fabric of your choice
• Queen-size box spring (optional)

Stretch Velvet Fabric by the yard, Olive Green, Amazon ($15)

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Anti-drip Glue Gun, Amazon ($10 was $21)

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Foam Pool Noodles, Black, Pack of 5, Amazon ($30)

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Step 1: Map It Out

Decide what size you want your headboard to be. Wright’s outermost tube is 60 inches tall and 90 inches wide so that it would be large enough to extend beyond the queen mattress and nightstands. Tape a few pool noodles together end to end to create your border, eyeballing the shape of the arch. Craft the other channels (Wright made five total) using the pool floats for the outermost edges and the pipe insulation tubes for the inner layers. “I’m sure there is a mathematical formula I could have followed to make a perfect arch, but I never figured that out,” she says, laughing.

Step 2: Back It Up

Cut the foam board for the backing to roughly the same dimensions as the combined channels. Pro tip: You might want to make it slightly smaller so it’s hidden within the arched edges. To achieve a truly seamless look, you can also adhere fabric to this part, too.

Step 3: Cover Your Curves

“I’m a major velvet person,” says Wright, who scored panels of emerald green fabric from Fabric Wholesale Direct on the cheap (samples from Etsy were $40 alone). Trim the textile into strips long enough to cover each tube. The pipe insulation pieces will be precut, making it easy to tuck the excess around it, but you’ll have to split the noodles open yourself with scissors. Glue the fabric to the inside of the seam.

Step 4: Fill in the Gap

Measure the remaining empty middle space inside the channels. Cut the mattress topper and foam board with a box cutter to fit within the dimensions of the half-moon opening. Coat the board in spray-on adhesive and attach the topper. Then spray the topper with the adhesive and lay the velvet fabric on top. Hot-glue the edges around the back of the structure.

Finally, adhere the tubes to one another before gluing the arch to the upholstered center. Put your leftover scraps to use by stapling them around your box spring so the whole thing looks like one complete piece.

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The most surprising thing about the 120-year-old carriage house that my husband and I rent in Brooklyn is not its bundle of quirks—spanning from the more charming layout and windows with comically large molding to the more taxing absent dishwasher and barely there bathroom. No, the biggest revelation is a true New York rarity: bedroom closets that afford an unusual amount of storage space.

Although I am grateful for this unique bonus, with extra square footage comes a need for organizational discipline, something I don’t have a knack for when it comes to closets. Our previous setup consisted of one metal bar and a long shelf—the result, as you can see, below, was lacking big-time. After three years, a global pandemic, and no will to invest in more bins that I wouldn’t maintain, I was excited to hear that Pottery Barn was rereleasing its classic ’90s Hold Everything Essential Closet. Before Marie Kondo took the world by storm, there was Hold Everything—a brand of organizational solutions launched by Williams Sonoma back in 1983 and later picked up by Pottery Barn in 1993. For the two decades that the line was around, its products were a favorite among home organizers. 

While other systems exist, Hold Everything appealed to me as an ideal in-between of off-the-shelf and custom. (I also own a Vitsoe 606 Universal Shelving System, but that’s for display, not hiding away.) Plus, after the product line’s return, it became a favorite among Domino readers, topping our best-seller list for February. When the opportunity to review the legendary Essential Closet presented itself, I committed to installing it without hesitation. To find out whether or not it helped our closet—and me—reach peak storage potential, read on.

Pottery Barn Hold Everything Essential Closet

The System

Finding the right Hold Everything system begins with a choose-your-own-adventure move: Are you looking to outfit a reach-in or walk-in closet? The main difference is in the posts—for reach-ins, you get a single post that connects to the wall in two locations at top and bottom. For a walk-in, it’s a double post that connects to the wall only at the top. 

Modular in design, there is just enough customization for either style without catapulting things into “I am paralyzed by the choices” territory. The post height is just over 7 feet tall, and widths vary between 4 feet and 8 feet. Optional components include basic shelves, shelves with rods, shoe racks, dresser drawers, cabinets, and cabinets with glass fronts. 

If you are looking for color or darker wood, this is not the system for you. If you’re hoping to keep your closet light, bright, and devoid of anything that borders on industrial, you’re in the right place. Everything is made either from white powder-coated steel (brackets, posts, rods) or MDF finished in white (shelves, drawers, cabinets). 

Essential Reach-In Closet by Hold Everything, 8′ Hanging System with 4 Drawers​, Pottery Barn ($3,061)

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To maximize the large size of our bedroom closet—and to avoid putting a dresser in the room, an already tight space—we opted for an 8-foot-wide reach-in style featuring several regular shelves, shelves with rods, and two 4-drawer dressers. Note: Measuring ahead of ordering is advised again and again by Pottery Barn, and being precise in this step is necessary for the system to fit properly (more on that later).

The Price

The systems are constructed from solid, coated MDF and metal frames, which helps justify the cost (the walk-in versions range from $1,123 to $4,305; the reach-in styles are anywhere between $763 and $3,061). These numbers are comparable to many full-priced options you’ll find at the Container Store, and the look is leaps beyond anything from Rubbermaid or what you’d see on Wayfair. We’re not talking custom California Closets, but there’s definitely a finished look at the end, which feels decidedly upscale.

The Installation 

Pottery Barn recommends hiring professionals to install the Hold Everything system. In an effort to get as close a look as possible at the entire process, my husband and I decided to do it ourselves. 

We collected the products at our doorstep since our building has a difficult entry, but white-glove delivery is available for an additional fee. At present, if you order today, you will likely wait no longer than a few weeks to get your entire closet. Boxes began arriving within a week, but the whole apparatus was not in our apartment until closer to the end of two. I am not lying that the amount of packaging took up three-quarters of our second bedroom; our set came with 31 boxes to manage. (Editor’s note: Within each box of brackets, there were 10 pairs packaged in their own boxes, which added up to quite a lot more.)  While I appreciated how carefully wrapped and packed everything was, as well as the fact that the system is certified nontoxic, this part would be my main complaint—breaking down all the cardboard, wood braces, foam, and plastic felt like it took as long as installing the unit itself. I couldn’t help but feel wasteful, even with a good portion of the packaging constructed from cardboard.

First, we had to deinstall the makeshift system from our closet—a bit of an ordeal, but we made it happen. After everything for the Hold Everything setup was out of boxes (which took, in total, approximately 1.5 to 2 hours), we were ready to go. Each box comes with the hardware and anchors you need, which is nice reassurance, but we thought the excess of small Allen wrenches to be overboard. We had a drill and drill bits handy, which we found necessary in the few instances that the drillable anchors weren’t sharp enough to get through wall material.

Now’s the time for another reminder: Measuring and ensuring your closet walls are free of obstacles top to bottom is not something to take lightly. Ditto goes for reading the instructions a few times through. This is particularly true with the reach-in style. It connects at the top of the post and also at the bottom, about 8 inches above the ground. 

Our closet width measurement was slightly off (we’re only human), so we had to use three bays instead of four. And thanks to our building being a century old, there are small pipes running through our closet along with molding at the bottom—right at the exact spot we needed to attach the posts. Because of this, we had to raise the floor up with wood from the hardware store to make the attachment possible. Securing the posts and drawers was definitely the most time-consuming part; it took us approximately three painstaking hours, considering we wanted each component to be level and secure. The drawers are supported by brackets but also secured to the wall; we had to install ours slightly higher due to the aforementioned pipes. Once those were up, we decided to call it a night. The following day, everything else went in pretty smoothly. Shelves screwed in easily, and rods were added quickly. Once it was 100% in, the system felt extremely durable—and I haven’t noticed anything to suggest otherwise in the weeks we’ve had it. 

The Final Word 

After going through installation firsthand, my final opinion: If you have the bandwidth in your budget and/or your home has tricky edges or some extra character, hiring a pro is worth it. If your home is on the newer side with perfectly smooth, squared-off closets, two able-bodied people could absolutely install the Hold Everything system—but it is definitely a weekend project. 

Even after all of this, I would still recommend the Hold Everything system, particularly for new construction or a gut reno or someone who wants to get as much out of hidden storage as possible. I could even see the system being used in a linen closet or craft closet, too—not just for clothes and shoes. The posts are well constructed, and the MDF feels hefty and stable. The hardware and anchors are pretty dummy-proof once you get the hang of it, and I like the ease of being able to move shelves around. The biggest perk? I’m actually inspired to put my clothes away instead of tossing them on our dog’s crate at the end of the day. 

Editor’s note: In a previous version of this article, the number of boxes noted included additional packaging that was sent erroneously, as well as boxes included within boxes. According to Pottery Barn, the average number of boxes across all closet configurations is 19.

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Notice anything different about bedrooms lately? Upholstered beds are everywhere. Not only can the cushy frames transform any sleeping space into a snuggle-worthy oasis, but in many cases all that fabric can help disguise eyesores, be it extra clothing storage or an old kids’ bunk. So we were overjoyed when the Citizenry, a brand widely regarded for its artisan-made textiles, announced the launch of not one but three different upholstered bed designs. 

Starting at $2,599, each piece in the Heirloom Bed Collection is made to order by master makers in Hickory, North Carolina, and available in either a king or queen size. Each of the options is completely customizable. Start by choosing the combination of wood (American maple or walnut) and fabric (linen, leather, or a linen-cotton blend) that suits your aesthetic, and eight to 10 weeks later, you’ll be tucking yourself into a one-of-a-kind dream machine. 

Whether you’re leaning into National Sleep Awareness Month this March or gearing up for Soft Girl Spring, a bedroom refresh is a solid place to start. Shop one of these three to help you catch more z’s in style. 

Create the Perfect Cuddle Puddle

Drift Bed, The Citizenry ($2,999)

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Jumping on a bed, whether you’re a kid or adult, is highly encouraged with this option (peep the pillowlike headboard). Available in luxe Belgian linen or a durable cotton-linen blend and stuffed with hypoallergenic batting, this minimalist style was made for getting cozy. 

Explore All Your Options

Laurel Bed With Low Footboard, The Citizenry ($2,599)

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The most versatile choice of the three, this one offers a low or high footboard (we suggest the former if your space is on the smaller side—it’ll create the illusion of airiness). Like the Drift product, this piece is ideal for creating cocoonlike vibes, but the natural wood peeking from beyond the upholstered parts makes it a touch more dynamic.

Add a Solid Ending to Your Story

Ridge Bed, The Citizenry ($3,499)

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If you’ve always wanted a four-poster bed but don’t have the ceiling height for one, consider this heirloom-quality piece. Crafted to last for generations, the headboard measures a cool 56 inches tall, and the footboard is roughly 35 inches, so it will look striking in a room in need of visual interest but won’t read as oversize.

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It’s a tall order to find a stunning dresser that is also affordable. Large armoires are an investment (both budget-wise and from a square-footage standpoint). So what do you do when that dream piece does not exist? Cue IKEA, a can of paint, fresh knobs, and a few other craft supplies. 

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Malm 6-drawer dresser, IKEA ($300)

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Tarva 6-drawer chest, IKEA ($330)

From Hemnes to Malm to Tarva, all the Swedish retailer’s offerings can be made to look custom if you’re willing to dig out your toolbox and pick up a few extra materials from the hardware store. Choose your favorite look from these 13 IKEA dresser hacks and put aside a weekend to get to work. 

Add Definition 

After struggling to find a campaign-style dresser for less than $1,000, A Beautiful Mess’s Elsie Larson spruced up a Malm staple with Lewis Dolin bar pulls (they actually cost more than the furniture, but she says the overall savings is still significant). Next up? Corner braces, which she spray-painted to match the shiny brass rods.

Wrap It in Raffia

Rather than drop a cool $4,000 on a piece like Serena & Lily’s raffia-covered Blake dresser, Drew Scott, the YouTuber behind Lone Fox, hacked his Tarva piece for $220. After applying a strip of fine raffia cloth to each of the drawer fronts with Mod Podge, he secured trim around the door edges and painted the wood parts in Benjamin Moore’s Pale Oak.

Turn It Into a Nightstand

Ryia Jones (the blogger behind Kin and Kasa) wasn’t in need of a dresser for her daughter’s bedroom, but she did need a nightstand. So she turned IKEA’s Rast dresser into an ideal storage piece for $75 total by leaving off the toe-kick and bottom drawer, adding fresh feet to the base, cladding the drawer fronts in fluted wood trim, and painting it all dark blue. 

Beef Up the Pulls

For less than $20, Paper & Stitch blogger Brittni Mehlhoff upgraded her Moppe mini storage chest (a great dresser alternative for a small space or nursery). Her trick: ¾-inch-thick pinewood dowels. She cut the pieces down to size, sanded them, and wrapped them in strips of leather. 

Spice Up the Texture

Erika Lauren of Peony and Honey also used dowels for her DIY—but not the typical wood kind. She cut up rolls of foam, painted them a nude tone, and glued them to the surface to create a channel-quilted look. 

Create a Peekaboo Effect

After assembling her Tarva dresser, blogger Kourtni Munoz of House on Longwood Lane made rectangular cutouts on the drawer fronts using a jigsaw. Then she stained the whole piece so it had a weathered oak finish and stapled cane webbing to the inside of the openings for a beachy-chic feel. 

Build a Dresser Out of Billy Bookcases 

Who said you have to actually start with a dresser? In the awkward hallway that leads to her primary closet and bathroom, Callie Plemel of Home on Harbor installed three IKEA Billy bookcases that were previously in her library and used the framework to design an integrated dresser from scratch. Her construction-savvy husband added drawers to the bottom half of the central bookcase, accounting for one small pull-out on the top for jewelry. 

Elevate It (Literally)

IKEA’s Ivar three-drawer chest technically doesn’t come with hardware, but blogger Janelle Burnett changed all that by adding Pretty Pegs’s Greta legs and Stina knobs to two of the dressers (she displayed them side by side to make them look like one piece). The additions were designed specifically for the brand’s furniture, so they attach seamlessly. 

Turn It Into a Changing Table 

Skip specialized nursery furniture by transforming a basic Tarva dresser with some white paint and a colorful pad. Blogger and photographer Erin Kelly sewed the fabric for this cushion herself. 

Go Nuts With Knobs

In order to replicate the look of authentic Jenny Lind furniture, Angelica Kalatzi of My Dear Irene glued flat-back ball knobs around the edges of the drawers. The bright white primer (the blogger used Kilz Adhesion sealer) instantly disguised its dark brown surface. Covering up the knobs will be your biggest time suck, so Kalatzi recommends listening to a captivating podcast for that part.  

Embrace Texture With Leather Pulls

It only takes one unexpected material to turn a basic piece of furniture on its head. You don’t have to buy fancy premade pulls for this update. Create your own straps with leather and brass screws. The paint color is all up to you. 

Craft a Mini Library

Can you spot the second IKEA hack? After painting this dresser green and adding sleek knobs to it, Megan Gilger bought two brackets from the company, painted them white, and installed them above the makeshift changing table. She topped the supports with basic wood planks from Lowe’s. Between the cubbies and the shelves, there’s plenty of room for books. 

Go Two-Tone

Shifra Jumelet stained the bottom portion of this dresser a rich brown tone and painted the top a crisp white. But the real surprise was when she swathed all the knobs in a dark dye to create an optical illusion. No one would ever guess it isn’t 100 percent bespoke.

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Square footage: 180

Budget: $5,500, including fresh furnishings 

Timeline: Approximately 1 month

Top priority: Double the amount of storage and lend a sophisticated touch to a basic bedroom with molding, paint, and IKEA hacks.

Posters on the ceiling, camo-patterned bedding, street sign art, lava lamps—just the thought of our teenage bedrooms makes most of us cringe. Even Kayla Nelson, the New Jersey–based interior designer and seasoned renovator behind the Instagram account @homediyary, has regrets looking back on her space growing up. But unlike most of us, Nelson actually got the chance to redeem herself—she currently lives in the house she grew up in and has been slowly transforming it.  

Once upon a time, before her family ever lived in the home, her bedroom was actually the garage. The previous homeowner then converted it into a proper insulated room, and when Nelson was in high school, she painted the walls purple and loaded all her clothes onto hanging racks, given there weren’t any closets. Eventually, as an adult, she replaced the space’s blue carpeting with click-in vinyl floor planks, went neutral on the walls, and bought two freestanding IKEA Pax units to hold all her things. Still, Nelson found herself craving storage and a sophisticated setting. It was time to take the transformation even further. Ahead, the pro DIYer shares how she recently adultified her former teenage bedroom with molding, built-ins, and paint, all for $5,500. 

Splurge: Quadruple the Pax

To gain additional closet space, I bought two more Pax wardrobes for $1,500, leaving me with four units in total. Building a wardrobe of this scale from scratch would have been a little daunting, so relying on these pieces, with their easy-to-assemble frames, doors, and drawers, took a lot of guesswork out of it. I wanted them to be fully integrated into the room, so after temporarily removing the “floating” floor, I built a base out of 2-by-4s for the wardrobes on the subfloor, carving out a window seat that’s 29 inches deep and 56.5 inches wide. I placed the Pax units on the platform and built another 2-by-4 structure above them, that way everything appeared flush once I covered the open frames with drywall. The wood for this project was almost as costly as the wardrobes, ringing in at $1,050.

Save: Cozy—Not Claustrophobic—Ambience

This room is so tall (the ceilings are almost 11 feet high), so I wanted to bring in a coziness factor by painting the ceiling and the 16 inches of wall space below it; I went with Valspar’s Black Evergreen paint (covering the entire room in this dark color would have made it feel too small). I delineated the end point for paint by nailing strips of base shoe molding all the way around the room. I used an extension pole and a ladder to get up there with my brush and roller, and once that was covered and dry, I moved onto doing the bottom part of the walls in Oyster Pearl, starting with swathing the corners and the areas closest to the floor to ensure crisp lines. The whole space required four gallons of paint in the end, coming to $200. 

Save: Smooth Out Your Swedish Canvas

I went to IKEA to buy my two additional Pax wardrobes, but the pieces were only available in gray at the time. Since I knew I wanted to paint all four of them the same hue as the walls, I didn’t care that they didn’t match. When it came time to paint the units, I applied a coat of Zinsser’s 123 Primer—it grabs onto the glossy IKEA doors, making it a breeze to paint them. 

Splurge: The Finish Line

I had the most fun creating the accent wall behind the bed, but it was also the most challenging task. It’s a unique take on picture frame molding, where the pieces of base shoe molding actually butt up to each other instead of leaving spaces in between each box. That means that all four corners had to have perfect 45-degree angles—there was no room for error when I was cutting them with my miter saw. Plus I wanted it to frame the headboard, but I didn’t have the furniture yet. I relied on the website measurements and drew guidelines on the wall with a pencil to help me out visually. I attached the moldings with a nail gun and painted over the moldings in Oyster Pearl.

The final step? Adult-approved furniture. Oddly enough, the biggest splurge of this makeover was a $700 CB2 nightstand. To stay on budget, I picked up a bistro table from World Market and a few other furnishings (peep the mirror) from Home Depot—the hardware store isn’t just for lumber and tools!

Get the Look

Black Evergreen, Valspar

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Kate and Laurel Rollo Mirror, The Home Depot ($160)

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Andora 2-Drawer Wood Nightstand, CB2 ($700)

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Oyster Pearl, Valspar

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