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A Reading by HanaIKEA Hemnes Daybed Covers & Cushions

A cream velvet Hemnes daybed cover set, laid out piece by piece

Before anything goes on the frame, the set lies on the rug. Four filled shapes and one empty cover. Each edge tells you something.

The quick answer

A Hemnes daybed cover set is a fitted box-edge cover for your own mattress, plus filled back pillows and bolsters; no mattress is included. Give your mattress length, width and thickness when you order, or the combined height if two are stacked. Piping along the top and bottom edges keeps the box corners square once the mattress is inside.

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Cream velvet Hemnes set with burnt-orange piping on a woven rug: flat mattress cover, two back pillows and two bolstersSave
Everything in the set before it goes on the daybed: an empty fitted cover, two filled back pillows and two filled bolsters. The mattress stays on the frame; only its cover is sewn to size.
Hemnes daybed set color grid in cream, greige, camel and slate gray linen-look fabric, each with darker or lighter pipingSave
Four quiet neutrals with tone-on-tone trims: a shade darker on the pale fabrics, and cream on the slate gray.
Front view of a white Hemnes daybed in cream velvet with burnt-orange piping, bolsters at both arms, monstera and sketchSave
Seen straight on, the set is balanced: a bolster at each arm and two equal back pillows meeting in the middle. The piping traces each piece like a drawn outline.
Plum velvet box cushion on a light oak end-of-bed bench with white linen bedding, a coffee tray and an open bookSave
A slim plum velvet pad turns a bare oak bench into somewhere to sit and pull on socks, or set down the morning coffee.
Forest green velvet Hemnes daybed set with mustard piping on a rug: folded mattress cover, two back pillows and two bolstersSave
The same five-piece layout in a darker key: forest green velvet with a mustard cord. Against the white frame and pale rug the deep green reads almost black in the folds.
White Hemnes daybed dressed in cream velvet cushions and bolsters with burnt-orange piping, over a terracotta rugSave
Cream velvet with a burnt-orange welt turns a white daybed into a sofa that matches the terracotta rug below.
Close-up of a navy velvet box cushion corner with twisted ivory cord piping on an oak bench beside a bookSave
Close up, the twisted ivory cord outlines the navy velvet corner, and the side panel turns without a pucker.

One empty cover, four filled shapes

An empty cover lies flat. Start there.

A cream velvet set rests on a chunky oatmeal rug in front of a white Hemnes daybed. The mattress on the frame is bare. In front lies the fitted cover, empty and folded flat. Behind it, two back pillows stand on their own. To the left, two bolsters lie side by side. Morning sun comes through a sheer linen curtain.

The cover is flat because nothing is inside it. It is a cover sewn to size, not a new mattress. Your own mattress goes in.

Cream velvet on a rug of nearly the same tone. The only line that stands out is the burnt-orange piping. So each shape reads clearly: one long box, two upright squares, two cylinders. The low light lifts the velvet's sheen along the top edges, right where the cord runs.

No corner here is rounded or angled. Those belong to a curved chair front or a bay window seat. A daybed mattress is a plain box, so its cover is a box too, and the cord traces its top and bottom edges. That line is what holds the corners square after the mattress slides in, and what keeps the long front edge straight when you sit on it.

The plants on the sill are the only other color, and they are green, so the orange stays alone. The bare mattress behind is not a styling slip. It is the thing you measure. The Pattern on measuring a Hemnes cover shows where the tape goes.

Is your mattress one layer, or two?

More sets live among the Hemnes daybed covers, and the cloth belongs to the velvet family.

Pinned by Hana

Five pins, from the empty cover on the rug to the bare mattress behind it.

Pinned: Cream velvet Hemnes set with burnt-orange piping on a woven rug: flat mattress cover, two back pillows and two bolsters
  1. Empty fitted cover

    Without a mattress inside it lies flat: the set is a fitted cover only, and your own mattress goes in it.

  2. Piped box edges

    The cord runs along the top and bottom edges, which keeps the box corners square once the mattress is in.

  3. Pair of filled bolsters

    The two bolsters arrive filled and ready to set against the arms.

  4. Standing back pillows

    Filled back pillows that stand up on their own show even, firm stuffing.

  5. Bare mattress to measure

    Measure this mattress for length, width and height; if two are stacked, give the combined height.

  1. Empty fitted coverWithout a mattress inside it lies flat: the set is a fitted cover only, and your own mattress goes in it.
  2. Piped box edgesThe cord runs along the top and bottom edges, which keeps the box corners square once the mattress is in.
  3. Pair of filled bolstersThe two bolsters arrive filled and ready to set against the arms.
  4. Standing back pillowsFilled back pillows that stand up on their own show even, firm stuffing.
  5. Bare mattress to measureMeasure this mattress for length, width and height; if two are stacked, give the combined height.

Box, round, upright: the edges in the set

A daybed set uses two edges, the box and the round. The Pattern on box edge vs knife edge goes further.

PieceShape and edgeWhat to check
Fitted mattress coverBox edge, piped along top and bottomMattress length, width and height; combined height if two are stacked
Back pillowsFilled squares that stand uprightEven, firm stuffing lets them stand without leaning
BolstersRound and filled, one for each armThey arrive filled, ready to set against the arms
Knife edge (not used here)Two panels meet at one seam and taperFine for throw pillows; a mattress needs the box edge to keep square corners
A real project

A beige that read too dark

A buyer in the US ordered a corduroy Hemnes kit made to the exact daybed and mattress size. At checkout they chose Beige. In messages, though, they sent a photo of a lighter cream. The set arrived and looked too dark for the room.

The workshop held that the fabric sent was the one selected. It still agreed to share the cost of a second full set in a soft cream. This time the buyer approved a production photo before it shipped. A backrest that arrived damaged was replaced too.

Two lessons. Select the exact color code at checkout, not only in a message. And when you match a room, hold a swatch first. See fabric swatches before ordering.

A color in a message. A color at checkout. Only one of them gets sewn.

Sizes
IKEA Hemnes daybed and mattress size

The lesson: Select the exact color code at checkout, not only in messages, and order a swatch when matching a room.

Buyer questions: parts, fit and a cover too small

  1. A common question

    Can I order just the back pillows and the arm bolsters, without the mattress cover?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Backrest pillows, armrest pillows or both can be ordered without the mattress cover. The separate options came off the listing because most people buy the full set, but the workshop still quotes them on request.

  2. A common question

    The cover I got is too small for my mattress. Can it be exchanged?

    The workshop's answer

    The workshop makes a replacement cover. First it asks for photos of the tape measure on the length, width and depth, so the mistake isn't repeated. It warns that going oversized can make a cover look loose, then follows your final measurements, for example 76 x 40 x 9.75 in (193 x 102 x 25 cm).

  3. A common question

    Will this cover fit an IKEA Hemnes daybed?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes, it is designed for the Hemnes daybed. Daybed mattresses vary, so give your mattress length, width and thickness when you order.

On the cutting table

SetFitted mattress cover, two back pillows, two bolsters
FrameIKEA Hemnes daybed
FabricCream velvet
PipingBurnt-orange contrast cord on top and bottom edges
Cover edgeBox edge with square corners
FillBack pillows and bolsters arrive filled; the cover is a cover only
MeasureMattress length, width and height; combined height if two are stacked
Best forBedrooms, guest rooms and small-apartment daybeds

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Fabric · Foam · Pipingwhat the workshop will confirm with you

Fabric
Cream velvet
Foam
Back pillows and bolsters arrive filled; the cover is a cover only
Piping
Burnt-orange contrast cord on top and bottom edges
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A Hemnes daybed cover piped along the top and bottom edges keeps its box corners square once the mattress is inside.

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Questions buyers ask next

Why does a daybed mattress cover need a box edge?

A mattress has flat sides and square corners. A box edge adds a side panel so the cover follows them, and piping at the top and bottom seams holds the corners crisp. A knife edge would pull the sides into a taper.

Does a Hemnes cover set include a mattress?

No. The set is a fitted cover sewn to your mattress size, plus filled back pillows and bolsters. Your existing mattress goes inside the cover, which is why its three measurements matter.

Can the piping be a different color from the velvet?

Yes. This set pairs cream velvet with a burnt-orange cord. On a pale rug and a white frame, a contrast cord becomes the one line that outlines every shape, so the box, squares and cylinders all read clearly.

— Hana