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Posts tagged “bedding & blankets”

Throw Blankets Made From Vintage Saris

We are smitten with these delicate blankets, made by women in Calcutta who are paid fairly and work from home, according to designer Jeanette Farrier. They are handstitched using five layers of vin...

Intergalactic Quilts by Jimmy McBride

We’ll go ahead and say it because we just can’t help ourselves: these colorful solar system-inspired quilts by artist Jimmy McBride are totally out of this world. ...

10 Etsy Finds for Fall

We woke up this morning with lovely little ice cubes where our toes were supposed to be, but we decided to make the best of it and search out some handmade and vintage house wares and artwork to cel...

Easton Star Quilt from Garnet Hill

The temperatures dropped precipitously last night. Perfect time to start focusing on the delights of chillier weather. Cozy quilts are one of those and this one from Garnet Hill offers an unusual ...

What is Your Small Luxury?

For me, nothing beats my favorite perfume for a hint of luxury that lasts &mdash even if I'm standing, sweaty from walking to work. At home, that feeling comes from my Garnet Hill linens, which are ...

Hanging Hammock Indoors?

As summer fades, we think of ways to maintain the spirit of relaxation that accompanies the receding season. When we spotted a photo of an indoor hammock in the recent issue of Interior Design maga...

Inmod Design Your Own Duvets: New Styles!

About a year ago, we posted about Inmod's design your own duvet covers. Turns out they've revamped their styles and added a slew of new patterns to their product line......

Good Question: 'Man-Up' This Emerging Bedscape?

Hi Apartment Therapy! My wife and I are in a dilemna. We are decorating our first official bedroom and cannot agree on what to do. The only thing we have agreed upon is the colour we will use on the...

Using Quilts for Upholstery

Nothing says old New England like a lovely quilt. (Well, sure there are a few other quintessential New England icons that could fit that sentence but you get the gist...) The idea of using an old ...

Denyse Schmidt "Single Girl" Quilt from Pottery Barn

We've coveted Denyse Schmidt's quilts for a long, long time. She's an outstanding textile artist. So we were delightfully surprised to see her making a relatively less expensive piece for Pottery B...

Bemz Now Selling Daybed Covers — Over 100 Styles!

We're big fans of daybeds but it's not always easy to find stylish off-the-shelf daybed covers. So we were excited to learn this morning that Bemz, the Swedish company that sells reasonably priced s...

How To: Sew Your Own Bedding
Nicole Marie's February Jumpstart Project 2009

To Jumpstart Page Info and All Entries Title: Brand New Bedding! Name: Nicole Marie Time: A weekend Cost: $200 Nicole Marie's instructions for making your own bedding are very detailed and descrip...

Pleated Linen Bedskirt from Garnet Hill

Our bed can't accommodate a bedskirt but if it could this pleated skirt from Garnet Hill would be a strong contender. The textured stripes and straight cut gives it a modern feel but the linen adds...

Best Product: Pure Beech Modal Sheets

Few things are as delightful as sliding into clean, soft sheets and, as focus shifts to the bedroom here on AT, we thought this bedding basic was a great place to start. We first discovered Pure Bee...

LADAK handcrafted blankets

Industrial, elegant, utilitarian... these are some of our favorite words to use in design. Its not often we get to use them in the same sentence with "handcrafted", but then we saw these. LADAK bl...

Velvet Quilts from Pottery Barn

With the drop in temperature, we're daydreaming about a cozy nest of a bed. And we've always had a soft spot for velvet. So when we spotted these diamond patterned quilts at Pottery Barn, we were ...

Swans Island: Hand-Dyed, Hand-Woven Blankets in Maine

A couple of years ago on a drive through Maine we discovered a local company, Swans Island, that hand-weaves the most beautiful blankets. They're on a rustic 17-acre farm in Northport Maine and w...

Inmod: Design Your Own Duvet Covers!

A few years ago AT New York blogged about Inmod, an online modern furniture and housewares company. One of their products worth highlighting is their "design your own" bedding line. The duvet cov...

Throws and Blankets by Utility Canvas

It's inspiring to see everyday materials re-purposed in a new way. Add industrial to the mix and we'll take two! These quilted canvas coverlets and throws by Utility Canvas were inspired by vintag...