bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets
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Keep scrolling for our favorite duvet covers, quilts, and coverlets that will keep you comfortable and complement your bedroom’s design.—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026 Try styling it with tonal layers: Soft neutrals, an exaggerated lumbar pillow, and a simple coverlet so the stripe reads more like depth than pattern.—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026 Throw blankets and coverlets add style and flexibility to any room.—Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 As quality sheets become more colorful and more accessibly priced, people want to show them off, alongside elegant duvets or coverlets.—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coverlet
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Middle English, alteration of coverlite, from Anglo-French coverlit, from covre (it) covers + lit bed, from Latin lectus — more at lie