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A Reading by HanaIKEA Hemnes Daybed Covers & Cushions

An orchid pink Hemnes daybed cover in a playroom, and the ivory line around it

A daybed in a playroom is a sofa at four o'clock and a bed at nine. The piping has to make sense at both hours.

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The Quiet Geometer of SeattlePublished Updated 4 min read

Orchid pink linen-look Hemnes daybed covers with ivory piping in a playroom with pine toy storage and a round pastel rugSave
Orchid pink covers with ivory piping turn a Hemnes daybed into a story-time sofa and sleepover bed in a playroom. The pink repeats in the toy bins and the round rug.

The quick answer

For a Hemnes daybed cover in a child's room, choose a mid-tone, hard-wearing linen-look fabric and consider contrast piping in the wall color. Orchid pink with ivory piping hides small marks better than a pale pastel and still draws a soft outline. Two rounded backrests of 31 x 39 in (79 x 99 cm) span the 79 in (200 cm) mattress.

Pink from the toy bins, ivory from the walls

Notes, in the order of looking.

A white Hemnes daybed, dressed in orchid pink. Two back cushions. Two bolsters. The fabric is a linen-look weave, and in a playroom that matters. This daybed is a story-time sofa in the afternoon and a sleepover bed at night. It will be climbed.

Orchid is a mid pink. It hides small marks better than a pale pastel.

The piping is ivory. On the bolster ends it draws a clean ring. Along the mattress and the backs it draws a soft outline that matches the pale walls. Self piping in pink would have made the set one soft block. Ivory lets you see each piece: where the back ends, where the seat begins. For a child, that is almost a set of instructions.

Then the room. A paper globe pendant keeps the overhead light soft. Pine toy storage with pink and green bins. A round pink and mint rug that repeats both. A low pine table with picture books, wooden toys, a polka-dot basket. The pink appears three times, so the room feels coordinated, not themed.

Take the cushion color from the storage or the rug you already own. The covers sit with the other Hemnes daybed covers and kids' room cushions; the cloth is under linen-look fabrics. Which color in your child's room was there first?

Notes from the tape: Hemnes backrests against the mattress

PieceInchesCentimeters
Daybed mattress top31 x 7979 x 200
One rounded backrest31 x 3979 x 99
Two backrests, side by side2 x 39 = 782 x 99 = 198
Left over along the mattressabout 1about 2

Backrest width times two, against mattress length. Check it before ordering backs alone.

Five pins, bolster to rug

Five pins, from the ivory-piped bolster to the round rug on the floor.

Pinned: Orchid pink linen-look Hemnes daybed covers with ivory piping in a playroom with pine toy storage and a round pastel rug
  1. Ivory-piped bolster

    Ivory piping softens the pink and ties in with the pale walls.

  2. Orchid pink mattress

    A mid pink hides small marks better than a pale pastel in a child's room.

  3. Pink back cushion

    Back cushions make the daybed a sofa for story time.

  4. Paper globe pendant

    A paper pendant keeps overhead light soft in a playroom.

  5. Round pastel rug

    The rug repeats pink and mint from the storage bins, linking the room.

  1. Ivory-piped bolsterIvory piping softens the pink and ties in with the pale walls.
  2. Orchid pink mattressA mid pink hides small marks better than a pale pastel in a child's room.
  3. Pink back cushionBack cushions make the daybed a sofa for story time.
  4. Paper globe pendantA paper pendant keeps overhead light soft in a playroom.
  5. Round pastel rugThe rug repeats pink and mint from the storage bins, linking the room.

Three lines a piping can draw

  1. Self piping, in the same pink: one soft block. Calm, but the pieces blur together.
  2. Contrast piping, in the wall's ivory: each piece outlined. The set reads as parts you can name.
  3. No piping, a plain seam: the softest edge of all. Better kept for chunky weaves, where a cord can look lumpy.
A real project

Only the Hemnes backrests, please

One buyer wrote in who already had a daybed mattress. They wanted only the rounded backrests, to turn a Hemnes into a sofa.

The workshop explained the arithmetic. Each backrest is 31 x 39 in (79 x 99 cm). Two of them, side by side, span the 31 x 79 in (79 x 200 cm) daybed. The fabric was corduroy.

Backrest width, times two. Then the mattress length. Write both down before ordering.

Buyer questions: the Hemnes set, one cushion or two, full size

  1. A common question

    Do you make a cover for the IKEA Hemnes daybed, and can I buy only the back cushions?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. There is a dedicated Hemnes set with the mattress cover, backrests and bolsters, and parts can be ordered on their own, such as just the two backrests with covers and inserts.

  2. A common question

    Is it cheaper to order one big daybed cushion or two smaller ones?

    The workshop's answer

    Price follows the surface area. In one quote, a single 74 x 36 x 6 in (188 x 91 x 15 cm) velvet cushion came in higher than two 36.5 x 36.5 x 6 in (93 x 93 x 15 cm) cushions covering the same seat.

  3. A common question

    Do you have an option for a full-size daybed mattress?

    The workshop's answer

    Yes. Daybed covers are made for any mattress: enter its length, width and height in the personalization box when you order. The IKEA ABYDA mattress has been fitted too.

On the cutting table: the orchid pink Hemnes set

CushionIKEA Hemnes daybed covers: mattress, two back cushions, two bolsters
FabricOrchid pink linen-look weave
PipingContrast, ivory, on every edge and the bolster ends
EdgeBox
Backrest size31 x 39 in (79 x 99 cm) each
RoomPlayroom: pine storage, paper pendant, round pink and mint rug
Color logicTaken from the toy bins and the rug
Best forStory time by day, sleepovers by night

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Fabric
Orchid pink linen-look weave
Foam
The core: its density and thickness set the feel.
Piping
Contrast, ivory, on every edge and the bolster ends
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In a child's room, choose a mid-tone daybed cover over a pale pastel: orchid pink hides small marks, and ivory piping still draws the outline.

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Questions buyers ask next

Should a kids' daybed cover have contrast piping?

It helps. Contrast piping in the wall color, like ivory on orchid pink, outlines each piece so the backs, bolsters and mattress read separately, and it softens a strong color. Self piping gives a calmer single block instead.

How many rounded backrests does a Hemnes daybed take?

Two. Each rounded backrest is 31 x 39 in (79 x 99 cm), so two side by side span the 31 x 79 in (79 x 200 cm) daybed. Multiply backrest width by two before ordering backs alone.

How do I pick a cushion color for a child's playroom?

Start from what you already own. Here the orchid pink repeats in the toy bins and the round rug, so the room looks coordinated rather than themed, and a mid tone forgives small marks better than a pale pastel.

— Hana

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