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title: "Hemnes Daybed Cover in Burgundy: Stripes, Plains and Texture"
url: "https://cushionguide.com/readings/burgundy-hemnes-daybed-front-view-lamp-plants/"
section: "Readings"
author: "Hana Lindqvist, The Quiet Geometer of Seattle"
author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/hana/"
published: "2026-06-04"
updated: "2026-09-24"
keywords: "hemnes daybed cover, daybed cushion, daybed cover, ikea hemnes daybed cushion, bolster pillow, custom cushion covers"
---

# A burgundy Hemnes daybed cover, and how much pattern it can hold

*Seen straight on, this daybed is all symmetry. Two backs, two bolsters, one level line of ivory piping. My notes are about what you can add to that calm without losing it.*

> **The quick answer:** A Hemnes daybed cover set reads as a sofa when the mattress cover's piping runs level from arm to arm and the backs and bolsters come in equal pairs. To mix patterns, put a stripe on one piece only, pull the plain color for the rest out of that stripe, and let the weave of the fabric supply the texture.

![Front view of a burgundy linen-look Hemnes daybed with ivory piping, gallery wall above, lamp and potted plants each side](https://cushionguide.com/media/ikea-hemnes-daybed-covers/burgundy-hemnes-daybed-front-view-lamp-plants-1600.webp "Straight on, the burgundy set with ivory piping sits centered under a gallery wall, with a lamp and plants on either side. The piping runs level across the whole front.")

## The front view, folded in half

Fold the photograph down the middle and each side answers the other. Two burgundy back cushions of equal width. Two bolsters, round ends toward you, each ringed in ivory piping. Above them, ten small oak frames, grouped no wider than the backs. At the edges, something tall on each side: a lit floor lamp with a linen shade on the left, a dracaena in a terracotta pot and a hanging pothos by the window on the right.

The ivory piping is the line that matters. It runs level along the front of the mattress cover, arm to arm. That one straight line is why the white Hemnes frame reads as a sofa and not a bed. A loose cover would let the line dip in the middle, and the whole front would go soft.

Burgundy under evening lamplight turns deeper, close to wine. The [linen-look weave](https://cushionguide.com/fabrics/linen-look-fabrics/) keeps the color from going flat; you can see grain in it even from across the room. The dark wood floor holds the red down. The white frame and pale wall give it air.

## Pinned in my notebook

Five marks on the photograph: the lamp, a bolster end, one back cushion, the frames and the piping line.

1. **Round bolster end**: Seen head-on, the ivory piping ring shows a neatly finished bolster end.
2. **Level mattress piping**: The piping runs level from arm to arm, the mark of a well-fitted cover.
3. **Burgundy back cushion**: Two equal backs keep the frontal view symmetrical.
4. **Clustered frames**: The frames are grouped to about the width of the back cushions for balance.
5. **Floor lamp glow**: A warm lamp on one side and a plant on the other frame the daybed.

## One stripe, one plain, one texture

There is no stripe in this photograph. The pattern is on the wall: ten frames in a grid, and a grid is a pattern. The burgundy is the plain. The slub of the weave is the texture. The recipe is already in place.

If you want stripes on the daybed itself, keep the three parts and move them. In one of the gallery photos, crimson back cushions sit on a striped seat, and the backs take their red straight out of the stripe. In another, a green stripe covers the whole daybed and the breakfast nook around it stays plain.

The rules I keep:

- One stripe per piece of furniture. Two stripe widths side by side start to argue.
- The plain color comes out of the stripe, not near it.
- Texture reads as a quiet pattern. One slubbed weave beside one stripe is enough.
- Hold the art to the width of the back cushions.

For the proportions of backs and bolsters, see [styling a daybed like a sofa](https://cushionguide.com/guides/daybed-back-cushions-sofa-look/).

The wall holds the pattern.
The fabric holds the texture.
The piping holds the line.

## Two mattresses, one height

A buyer wrote to the workshop partway through ordering a daybed cover set. The question is one we see often: do you need the back cushion sizes, or the mattress?

Their daybed held two mattresses stacked, each 4¾ in (12 cm) thick, on a 78¾ x 35½ in (200 x 90 cm) footprint. Together they stood 9½ in (24 cm) tall. The workshop answered that daybed sizes vary too much to trust a standard number, and that the cover would be made to the buyer's own measurements.

They kept the color they had chosen first. The cover followed the stack, not the label on one mattress. The [Hemnes cover measuring notes](https://cushionguide.com/guides/ikea-hemnes-daybed-cover-measuring/) walk through the same steps.

## Asked at the cutting table

**A common question:** My daybed has two mattresses on top of each other. Can one cover go around both, with the zipper somewhere I can actually get them in?

**The workshop's answer:** Yes. One cover is made to the combined height, for example 31½ x 78¾ x 12½ in (80 x 200 x 32 cm), and the zipper is placed so both mattresses slide in and out. A matching neck roll can be added in the same fabric.

**A common question:** I already have back pillow inserts. Could you make really tight covers just for those?

**The workshop's answer:** The workshop suggested making its own inserts instead, with no change to the set price. No thickness had been given, and nobody knew whether the old inserts were foam or fiber-filled, which makes a tight fit unpredictable. With the workshop's own inserts, everything sits properly.

**A common question:** What does a big daybed or floor-mattress size cushion run?

**The workshop's answer:** It is quoted per cushion, from your size and thickness. Seat-only examples in past orders ran from 50 x 50 in up to 95¾ x 31½ in (243 x 80 cm). Send length, width and thickness for a real number.

## The set, written down

|   |   |
|---|---|
| Piece | IKEA Hemnes daybed cover set: mattress cover, two back cushions, two bolsters |
| Mattress cover | Box edge, cut to the mattress stack as it sits |
| Fabric | Linen-look, burgundy, with a visible slub |
| Piping | Contrast ivory, along the cover front and around each bolster end |
| Back cushions | Two, equal width, sized from the full span |
| Bolsters | Two, round, ends facing the room |
| Zipper | Placed so a stacked pair of mattresses slides in and out |
| Styling | One tall object at each end; art no wider than the backs |
| Best for | A bedroom daybed that sits as a sofa by day |

> On a daybed, put the stripe on one piece only, the seat or the backs, and pull the plain color for the rest straight out of that stripe.
>
> — Hana

> **Tailor's margin:** Two stacked 4¾ in mattresses make a 9½ in stack. A daybed cover is cut to the full stack, measured on the frame, not to one mattress label.

## Questions buyers ask next

### Do the back cushions and bolsters in a daybed set come filled?

Yes. In a full daybed set the back pillows and bolsters arrive with their inserts, ready to use. The mattress cover is a cover only; your own mattress, or mattress stack, goes inside it.

### Can I have rectangular pillows instead of the round bolsters?

Yes. Order the full set with two extra rectangular pillows in place of the round bolsters, or order the back pillows and the mattress cover separately and leave the bolsters out.

### How long should the back cushions be on a 78¾ in (200 cm) daybed?

Back cushions are sized from the full span so they sit flush. A 78¾ in (200 cm) daybed takes two 39⅜ in (100 cm) backs, which also keeps the front view symmetrical.

### Should I measure my old daybed cover or the mattress?

Measure the mattress, or both mattresses stacked, exactly as they sit on the frame. Old covers stretch or shrink over time, so their numbers drift away from the real size underneath.

## Related at the atelier

- [Hemnes Daybed Cover in Burgundy Linen-Look: Fit and Feel](https://cushionguide.com/readings/burgundy-hemnes-daybed-overhead-fit-view/): A Hemnes daybed cover in linen-look fabric gives the matte, slubby look of linen in a polyester weave that wrinkles and shrinks less than pure linen and cleans more easily.
- [Hemnes Daybed Cover in Burgundy, Styled Under a Gallery Wall](https://cushionguide.com/readings/burgundy-hemnes-daybed-ivory-piping-gallery-wall/): A burgundy Hemnes daybed cover looks cozy rather than heavy when something pale edges it and something green surrounds it.
- [Hemnes Daybed Cover: Crimson Seat, Striped Box-Edge Backs](https://cushionguide.com/readings/hemnes-daybed-crimson-seat-striped-backs/): A Hemnes daybed cover reads as a sofa when the mattress and back cushions have box edges with self piping and round bolsters frame the ends.
- [Will a made-to-measure daybed cover fit a Brimnes, a twin or a thick mattress?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/daybed-cover-fit-any-mattress-size/): The IKEA Hemnes daybed cover is made to measure, so it fits a Hemnes, a Brimnes, a standard twin or any custom mattress.
- [How tall are the daybed backrest cushions, and do I have to size them myself?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/daybed-backrest-bolster-size-height/): For a daybed cover set you give only the mattress size; the backrests and bolster armrests are made in proportion to it automatically.
- [Can I get just a replacement mattress cover for my IKEA daybed?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/daybed-mattress-replacement-cover-only/): You can get just a replacement mattress cover for an IKEA daybed by choosing the Cover Only option on the daybed cover set listing.
- [How to make a daybed look like a sofa with back cushions and bolsters](https://cushionguide.com/guides/daybed-back-cushions-sofa-look/)
- [What to measure for a custom daybed mattress cover](https://cushionguide.com/guides/daybed-mattress-cover-measurements/)

*— Hana*

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Written by Hana Lindqvist (https://cushionguide.com/masters/hana/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/readings/burgundy-hemnes-daybed-front-view-lamp-plants/