Pillow Size Guide for Twin Beds

THE BEST SIZES

BEST LUMBAR SIZES: 
  • you can do a lumbar that's anywhere from 24" wide, up to 40" wide (I wouldn't go smaller than 20" wide) 
BEST SQUARE SIZES:
  • 20x20 (you can fit two side-by-side)
  • 26x26 
  • 28x28 

ARRANGEMENT IDEAS

OPTIONS WITH ONE LAYER OF DECORATIVE PILLOWS:

  • Option 1: one long lumbar such as a 12x24, 13x25, 14x26, 14x30 or 14x38 
  • Option 2: one large 28x28 pillow (a 26x26 euro also works)
  • Option 3: one custom 24x40 pillow that is tall enough to hide not-so-pretty sleeping pillows in the back and is wide enough to take up the full width of the bed 

OPTIONS WITH TWO LAYERS OF DECORATIVE PILLOWS:

  • Option 1: two 20x20 pillows and one long lumbar in front (20x20 is the largest square size that you fit two of side-by-side)
  • Option 2: one large 26x26 or 28x28 pillow and then either one 20x20 square or one long lumbar such as a 14x26 in front
  • Option 3: one custom 24x40 pillow and then one long lumbar in front

EXAMPLES

Twin bed with a 12x24 lumbar decorative pillow

Twin bed with a 13x25 lumbar decorative pillow
Golden Yellow Velvet pillow

Twin bed with two 20x20 pillows and a lumbar in front
Pyne Hollyhock Indigo Blue designer pillows | two 20x20 on twin bed | interior design by Carissa Stevens
Pyne Hollyhock Indigo Blue floral pillow

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photo credits: 1 & 2 - Nancy Marcus, 3 - Judy Betlyon, 4 - Carissa Stevens