Bed Linen Buying Guide
Bed Linen
Make yourself at home with beautiful bed linen, designed with love in NZ and made exclusively for Wallace Cotton. Discover our duvet covers, pillowcases, quilts, sheet sets, fitted and flat sheets, bedding essentials, duvet inners and pillow inners. Sourced from ethical and sustainable suppliers we use the finest natural and sustainable fabrics for our bedding collections.
Trending Bed Linen for Spring 2026
Yarn dyed cotton bed linen
Choose fresh tones for your spring bed with bed Iinen crafted from yarn dyed cotton for long lasting pattern and colour. In pretty pastel hues reminiscent of summery gelato cones, After Glow reversible bed linen features a soft pink, white and natural stripe. A fresh and simply beautiful design for those who love pink (and ice cream). Create a comforting place to slumber with Clover bed linen made from a softly textured cotton seersucker in a nostalgic green and white gingham check. Featuring a small-scale gingham check designed in fresh green and white.
Linen bed linen
Fall in love with the relaxed softness of pure linen for a beautifully simple bed. Our Loft Linen bed Linen is crafted from a responsive European linen fibre to keep you cool in summer and warm in winter. And the more you launder your linen, the softer it becomes, making it a lovely place to wake up in. Choose from classic white and soft natural for an enduring look to love. Our Loft Linen bed linen is stonewashed for extra softness and is available in a duvet cover set, sheet separates and a range of pillowcase sizes.
Cotton sateen bed linen
Bed linen made from high thread count cotton sateen fabric feels sumptuous and smooth. The high thread count gives cotton sateen bed linen a heavier weight. For a luxurious, simple yet classic white bed, discover our 1000 thread count Imperial bed linen. Or if you prefer a little sophisticated detail, our 750 thread count Monarch sheets, pillowcases and duvets cover sets feature a double band of embroidery for elegant and beautiful style. Our cotton sateen bed linen is available in duvet cover sets, bed sheet sets, separate fitted and flat sheets, standard pillowcases, oxford pillowcases, European pillowcases and the larger Lodge pillowcase.
Linen/Cotton blend bed linen
Offering a grounded, natural feeling for spring, our Cove bed linen features simple stripes in beautiful tones that lends itself to versatile styling. Effortless and enduring for every bed in every season. Designed in yarn dyed stripes of russet, sage green, pale blue, white and a woven green and white stripe. Made from yarn dyed fabric comprising 55% natural linen and 45% cotton. Available in a duvet cover set, standard pillowcases and European pillowcases.
Organic cotton bed linen
Our top picks for organic cotton bed linen this season are our Petal Mirage bed linen and our Ever After bed linen. Offering a soft, ethereal feel, Petal Mirage bed linen celebrates nature inspired styling for the season. An expressive design of painterly petals in dusky tones, perfect for a serene sleep sanctuary. Made from 300 thread count organic cotton sateen for a luxurious look and feel. Discover blooming beautiful blooms for spring styling with our Ever After bed linen. Featuring large-scale painterly magnolias in cool tones for a fresh look to love. Made from 250 thread count organic cotton.
Buying the best for your bed
Bedding Essentials
A good nights' sleep is essential for our wellbeing, so we recommend making your bed with the best bedding essentials you can afford. Start from the foundation with a bed skirt or valance to dress your bed base. Add a breathable mattress topper made from either certified organic cotton for summer or a luxurious feather and down topper for winter for cushioning comfort all night long. Layer a washable cotton mattress protector over the topper, to keep your base layers fresher for longer.
Duvet Inners
It’s worth investing in quality, well-made duvet inners that will last for years to come. We carefully source the best natural fibres for our bedding NZ range. Our GOTS certified organic cotton duvet inners are designed for the warmer months of spring and summer. Perfect for the cooler months and colder climes, our ethically sourced duck and goose feather and down duvet inners are lofty and luxurious. Discover beautiful quality duvet inners that are comfortable, sustainable and perfect for all the beds in your home.
Plump Your Pillows
Whether you’re a side sleeper, a back sleeper or a restless sleeper, finding the right pillow is key to a good nights’ sleep. It’s important to have a pillow that offers good support for your head and neck while you sleep, but ultimately it’s about personal comfort. Our range of Downtime pillows made from ethically harvested duck and goose feather and down include a firm style, a medium support and a soft ‘light as a feather’ goose pillow.
Layered Styling with Accessories
Complete your bed with beautiful bed covers, elegant quilts, cosy blankets and throws. Made from natural fabrics in colours and patterns to suit all interiors and designed to easily coordinate with our bed linen collections. For stylish timeless layers, choose from classic waffle blankets, plush velvet quilts and soft cotton quilts to use in every season.
NZ Bed Linen FAQs
What is linen and bedding?
The term linen has two meanings. Linen can mean general bedding such as sheets, pillowcases and duvet covers made from any fabric. This term is also used when referring to your ‘linen cupboard’ when you store your bedding. Linen is also a type of fabric woven from linen fibre to create bedding that is beautiful, breathable and comfortable. Bedding is a broader term than linen, which encompasses all the items you would use to make your bed including fitted sheets, flat sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, quilts, bedspreads, comforters, bed covers, bed skirts, valances, mattress toppers, mattress protectors, pillow inners and duvet inners.
What is bed linen?
Bed linen is a general term which covers all the types of bedding you would use on your bed. Bed linen includes fitted sheets, flat sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, quilts, bedspreads, comforters, bed covers, bed skirts, valances, mattress toppers, mattress protectors, pillow inners and duvet inners.
Which bed linen is best?
The best bed linen is crafted from high quality, natural fabrics using sustainable methods and is designed to last. Bed linen that is made from high thread count fabrics such as Egyptian cotton and cotton sateen are often thought of as the best bed linen and feel luxurious to sleep in. A high thread count is considered 750 thread count and above which means the threads are tightly woven to create a heavier weight fabric.
How to care for your bed linen?
Our bedding is made from beautiful natural fabrics which makes them easy to care for. We recommend washing all our duvet covers, pillowcases and sheets (whether they are made from cotton, organic cotton, cotton sateen or linen) in a cold machine wash using a gentle laundry detergent. Avoid using fabric softeners and do not use bleach. Turn delicate items inside out for laundering to help protect any embroidery detail. Line dry in the shade where possible as too much sunlight will ‘cook’ your bed linen making it difficult to iron and will fade coloured prints. Warm iron.
All our bedding has specific laundering and care instructions to follow on the reverse side of the Wallace Cotton label, which is stitched into the seam of every bed linen product. Duvet inners, pillow inners and quilts require specific laundering and are sometimes dry clean only.
Our store locations
With stores across NZ and multiple stockists, you can visit us for the look and feel of the product before purchasing.
We have store locations in Rosedale | Cambridge | Christchurch | Dunedin | Mount Maunganui | Napier | Newmarket | Ponsonby | Queenstown | Takapuna | Te Aro | Warkworth | Wellington Central.