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Pillow Shams That Finish the Bed
Pillow shams are the finishing touch that makes a bed look, well, made and put together. The best pillow shams even dress up your pillows and tie your bedding together into a picture-perfect scene. BEDGEAR pillow shams are made from the same performance fabric as our duvet covers and come in matching sets for performance and style.
BEDGEAR pillow shams come with each Performance® Duvet & Sham Set, so everything matches out of the box. What's more, our pillow shams are breathable, moisture-wicking and easy to wash and dry. Choose from Solid, Arrowhead or Racetrack to match your style.
Key Features of Our Pillow Shams
Here's why our shams are more than just decoration.
Matching Sets
Shams come with your duvet cover, so colors and patterns line up perfectly.
Breathable Fabric
Performance fabric helps reduce heat buildup around your pillows.
Moisture-Wicking
The fabric pulls moisture away to help keep things fresh.
Queen and King Sizes
Queen shams fit standard pillows; king pillow shams fit king pillows.
What Is a Pillow Sham?
A pillow sham is a decorative cover for a pillow. In bedding, a sham usually matches your duvet cover or comforter and often has a flange, or flat border, around the edge. It closes in the back, so the front looks clean.
Shams are mostly about style. They make the bed look finished and pulled together. Many people use them for display and sleep on a separate pillow in a pillowcase.
Pillow Sham vs. Pillowcase
They look similar, but they do different jobs on your bed.
Pillow Shams
A sham is a decorative cover with a back closure, made to match your duvet cover. Shams are the top layer of a styled bed and don't need washing as often.
Pillowcases
A pillowcase is what you sleep on every night. It opens at one end, usually comes with a sheet set and gets washed more often. Shop our Performance® pillowcases for cooling, warming and beauty options.
How to Style Pillow Shams
Start with your sleeping pillows in pillowcases at the back. Then layer your shams in front of them. For a queen bed, two queen shams usually look best; for a king, two king shams fill the width nicely.
Some people also add larger, square euro shams behind everything for extra height. Want shams that match the rest of your bed? Pair them with a duvet cover in the same pattern, and find the right pillow underneath in our pillows collection.
Complete Your Bed
Shams look best with a matching cover and the right pillow underneath. Browse the full BEDGEAR Home collection for more.
Duvet Covers
Breathable, moisture-wicking covers in Solid, Arrowhead and Racetrack.
Shop duvet coversPillow Sham FAQs
Quick answers to the questions we hear most.
What is a pillow sham?
A pillow sham is a decorative pillow cover that matches your duvet cover or comforter. It finishes the look of your bed and protects the pillow inside.
What's the difference between a pillow sham and a pillowcase?
A sham is decorative and closes in the back, while a pillowcase is open at one end and made for sleeping on every night. Most beds use both.
Can you sleep on a pillow sham?
You can, but most people use shams for display and sleep on a pillow in a pillowcase. Pillowcases are easier to wash often.
What size are your pillow shams?
Our queen shams measure 20 x 26 inches, which fits a standard pillow. Our king pillow shams measure 20 x 35 inches for king pillows.
How do I wash pillow shams?
Machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and tumble dry low. Skip fabric softener and ironing to protect the fabric's performance.