Interiors: Duvet cover choice can make or break a bedroom look

Getting into a freshly laundered bed invites good sleep, especially when you have good quality linens 

Can exotic styling ever be subtle? The Lounging Leopards duvet cover set gets it right in this sophisticated grey and white scheme (duvet set from €50 at www.fatface.com).

No doubt about it, the duvet has transformed traditional housekeeping.

Making beds back in the day with a combination of flat sheets and multiple blankets, a quilt and even a bedspread, must have been a chore exceeding the rigours of trying to drag a cover on a duvet.