The invention relates to a household linen for a double bed with two elongated panels (2.3) that:are linked in at least one region, called the foot, (Rp) intended to be located at the foot end of the bed,are free relative to each other on the major portion of their length up to a head edge (Bt) located opposite the foot region (Rp)and partly overlap at a central longitudinal region (Rm) of the linen, so that the width (Il) of the linen is less than the sum of the width (Ip) of the two panels (2,3), the middle region extending between the foot region (Rp) and the head edges (Bt),characterized in that each overlapping region (Rc) of each panel (2,3) is separated from the foot region by a cut-out (15) substantially transverse to a longitudinal axis of the household linen (M).