Bed throws

Bed throws are my version of Shakespeare...To have or not to have. Bed throws are smaller blankets that come in small sizes depending on the preference of the buyer and can be used for both functional and decorative purposes. Throws are usually light weight and are draped across the foot of the bed. The throw should be wider than your bed.
This concept is usually found in hotels and not our individual homes and so it can be understandable when someone chooses to pay no attention to this simple but visually transforming accessory.
For functional purposes, bed throws are used during the cold season to give extra warmth or for those times when you just want to have a good snuggle. In this case the throw will be made from heavy material such as fur, velvet and yarn and may be full or half the size of the bed.
Bed throws also help protect your duvet from dirty feet be it yours or your lovely children who can never get enough of jumping onto your bed without any thought as to whether their feet are clean. In decorative terms bed throws are fun. They take away the monotony of a well laid bed sitting right there in the middle of a room. It is even more fun and chic if they are patterned, textured or brightly coloured.

Application
If your beddings are mostly plain adding a patterned throw at the foot of the bed will go along way to spruce things up. If however your beddings are patterned, then a solid, plain throw would be most appropriate picking the colour from one of the colours in the patterned beddings.
You can either choose to purchase these from a bed and baths shop, interior furnishings house or even better still have one made to suit your taste.
-Gloria Kawuma is an interior designer