Pretty pillowcases to freshen up your bed

I cannot be the only person that does a little jiggle of contentment when getting into a freshly made bed. As your head sinks slowly into the pillow and the gentle ‘poofing’ sound caresses your ears, you know it doesn't matter what the day has brought, or what tomorrow holds, because right now, in your little nest, you can relish this peace.

Strangely, the act of buying bedding can feel quite the opposite. The process of settling on a design that you think you will like for a long time, finding ‘the one’ only to discover it's out of stock in a king size or double, or, more often than not, tallying up the price of your duvet, mattress, bed frame, bedding, sheets and pillows… only to realise that you can no longer afford that trip you had planned.

In light of this, we are on hand to present you with an easy option: just change your pilllowcases. Without dipping too far into the kitty you can make over your current bed set with this simple swap. Pillowcases can be for the bedroom what cushions are for the living room – an easy, non committal method of injecting something fresh into your room, changing with the seasons, your mood or, perhaps, easing your other half into a bolder direction.

For more bedding content, we have a lovely round up of all the best silk pillowcase, as well as the best pillows to go inside them. For the more structural side of things, we've looked at the top single beds and the best beds to buy, along with the best mattresses.

Our pick of the best pillowcases