Castle’s new 100% Belgian linen is dyed the softest ice grey you’ve ever seen, says Rachel Castle. “All wintery in winter but oh so summery in summer, I personally love sleeping in linen, and love the way it washes over time into that antique scrunchy ‘I’ve had it forever’ kind of look so I’m dead excited about this range. ”
We’re giving you the chance to win some (read how at the end of this post).
“Our quite serious and grown up bed (ooh, never let us grow up entirely!) still has a twinkle in its eye, the antique wash pillowcases to match come printed with rust clouds, charcoal scallops and our signature white spots,” Rachel adds.
“We’ve wanted to do linens for so long now. We needed to find the right supplier, the right linen, just the right mix of look and feel, and all for the right price (they’re excellent by the way), so we hope you love them too. A nod to classic with a big cheeky wink. Who said sophistication couldn’t be fun?”
For your chance to win 2 x grey plain linen pillow cases in grey, the 100% grey Belgian linen flat sheet, fitted sheet and quilt cover, worth a total of $650, complete the form below. Good luck!
This season, Sheridan collaborated with renowned Australian stylist, Steve Cordony, and asked him to show us how to transform your home with hotel inspired luxury.
“The hotel luxe look is about checking into a lovely hotel and having crisp sheets and warm towels – so why shouldn’t we apply this to our everyday lives? As with everything, it’s the small details that make your space beautiful and more importantly make you feel special,” Steve says.
Hotel Luxury: three different ways.
“Structure is important when creating a hotel luxe bedroom. Clean crisp lines, and tailored pillows create a sense of elegance and formality. I love layering with European pillows, with standard in front and a smaller breakfast accent cushion in front. I love having a throw at the base of the bed and using a bed topper and deluxe feather and down quilt all create a luxuriously indulgent looking bed. Each look is about creating a contemporary, luxurious space that feels indulgent and super chic while remaining warm and inviting.”
Contemporary chic. Everyone knows hotel luxury begins with layering of high quality 1200 thread count sheeting. With Palais Luxe in Dove, I wanted to make sure the environment was light, airy and more feminine. I love using shades of grey and this particular tone of grey is warm but still contemporary. I kept the accessories monochromatic and accented with a touch of gold to give a hint of the unexpected.
Palais Lux 1200TC Queen Quilt Cover $599.95, Tailored Pillowcase $99.95, Tailored European Pillowcase $99.95, Standard Pillowcase Pair $109.95, Queen Flat and Fitted Sheet $269.95 in Dove, Lanham Silk Pillowcase in Snow $99.95.
Boutique style. The classic Millennia receives a boutique-hotel makeover in a new midnight tone. Deep navy is one of my favourite colours as it has so much depth and the subtle stripe pattern of the bed linen adds that touch of sophistication. I accented with a tonal colour palette of natural rattan on the bedhead, which gives great texture, aged brass, gold, mirror and chrome.
Millennia 1200TC Queen Quilt Cover $599.95, Tailored Pillowcase $99.95, Tailored European Pillowcase $99.95, Standard Pillowcase Pair $109.95, Queen Flat and Fitted Sheet $269.95 in Midnight.
Graphic and masculine. Anyone who knows me, knows I love black and white – it’s a classic and luxurious palette. For styling 1200 thread count Palais in Silver I wanted to create a graphic, more masculine look. Keeping the shapes strict and formal with accessories and furniture work perfectly with the structure and subtle pattern of the linen. Think Tom Ford meets Palm Beach.
Palais 1200TC Queen Quilt Cover $599.95, Tailored Pillowcase $99.95, Tailored European Pillowcase $99.95, Standard Pillowcase Pair $109.95 and Queen Flat Sheet $269.95 in Silver. Vachon wool throw in Smoke $249.95.
Create a sanctuary. The bathroom is one of the most important rooms in the home. It is a sanctuary that should feel personal and comfortable and styled like any other room in the home. Simple ideas such as rolling or folding hand towels on a side table beside the bath with some fresh flowers and a scented candle adds an elegant touch. There is nothing more indulgent than monogramming and having personalised initials on your towels – it’s all about the details!
Palais Hand Towel $32.95 and Bath Towel $54.95 in Silver and French Blue, Personalisation additional $15.00.
Kate & Kate have come a long way since launching a small collection of cotton blankets in 2013. Now, sisters-in-law and best friends Kate Pascoe and Kate Pascoe Squires create two seasonal collections a year, and their Summer 15/16 range, The Great Escape, may just be our favourite yet.
Their self-proclaimed “most adventurous season to date,” features the cotton blankets, linen throws, bath sheets and hand towels we’ve all come to love. But there’s also some very exciting new additions, with a beautiful range of linen cushions, linen napkins and beach towels added to the repertoire. “Brand new this season is our collection of 100% linen, hand screen-printed cushions each of which come with custom feather inserts,” explains Kate Pascoe Squires. “We also have gorgeous linen napkins and beach towels in both adult and kid sizes — they’re my favourite, super lush and they look amazing. We have lots of colour and excitement this summer!”
With a definite nautical undertone, seen through references to maritime and signal flags, the ocean-loving duo were excited to take such direct inspiration this season. “Being inspired by the ocean means this season’s colour palette is incredibly soft and light, with a base of navy and soft greys. It was beautiful working on the softer side of the colour scale and really allowed us to get into that summer frame of mind.”
Available to pre-order from today, stock will be arriving towards the end of August.
Aha! I do believe when it comes to blankets, I have found something which fits (perhaps loosely) into the category of homewares, therefore I can blog about baby stuff sans guilt. Am I right?!
This baby of mine has more blankets than you can shake a stick at but they’re actually all getting used in rotation because let’s face it, in this weather, you can never be warm enough. It’s actually pretty hard keeping a baby warm in this weather. Our power bill is going to give me a heart attack this quarter, I just know it! So here are 10 of my favourite baby blankets; many of them Australian, half of which we already own and the other half Seb wouldn’t mind adding to his rather impressive collection.
This is our latest acquisition and current fave in the blanket department. Made of baby alpaca and pima cotton, this is double-sided and oversized so super warm. I may or may not have stolen it a few times for my lap on the couch. And we love everything foxy and/or navy in this house so this was always going to be a winner. You really have to see and feel this blanket — which comes in its own cloth bag — to appreciate its quality, which is extremely high. Rightly described as heirloom quality in my opinion, it would make a gorgeous gift for a new mum. They have other designs too.
I’m a fan of a neutral when it comes to most linen, even baby linen, but this one hits a very happy medium with its touches of pale blue and bright yellow. This one always gets comments. Its 100% Egyptian cotton makes it a nice light option which we often fold double in Sebastian’s bassinet or pram. The cotton holds the Okeo-tex® Standard 100, which guarantees the highest sustainable and ecological practices in textiles. I also love that this one’s made in Melbourne.
I’ve long been a fan of Kate & Kate’s grown up blankets, so no surprises I love the mini versions too! This is a simple design but it’s the details that count, like the lovely blanket stitching around the edges and the cloth bag it comes in. Another 100% cotton option, this one also gets used in Seb’s bassinet. It also happens to match his blue and grey pram (the Bugaboo Bee3 with bassinet) perfectly!
If you love an old fashioned crochet blanket, a la Princess Charlotte, you need this GatherKids option. We have the bassinet size in grey and love it. Because it’s smaller we often taken it out with his capsule or in his pram. I just love how this looks like it could have been passed down generations but is in fact brand new! It’s a beauty! These are made in New Zealand and individually knitted, pre-shrunk and tumble dried.
This is a great size for bassinet or pram and you can’t go wrong with grey and white, especially if you’re buying for a baby whose sex is as yet unknown. I love the navy version too and at $49 it’s great value. Cotton/acrylic blend.
How cool is this?! No wonder it’s currently sold out. In true Kip & Co style it’s totally out there but who said all baby blankets had to be pastel and pared back? I love the pom poms! In peach and red 100% merino wool, I’d say this is a unisex option. (We love the nap wraps they recently gifted us too).
Atelier/Child is the new luxury children’s knitwear label founded this year by ex Vogue Australia deputy editor and founder of The Grace Tales Georgie Abay and communications consultant Jessica Baird Walsh. This on trend blanket is made of a cashmere/wool blend.
There’s something wonderfully old school about this rocking horse design and I do love a neutral option. This Australian-designed, reversible cotton knit blanket is the perfect size for a pram or bassinet or perhaps just snuggling on the lounge! Little Bonbon also sell some lovely baby shawls, including this one which is rather reminiscent of Princess Charlotte’s!
Everyone RAVES about their oversized muslin wraps for swaddling, so it goes without saying aden + anais’ organic muslin blankets would be something pretty special. They promise to get softer with every wash. This 100% organic cotton four-layer blanket is the ultimate in breathability; warm in winter and cool in summer.
This on trend geometric is just one of the fun designs by Weegoamigo, available from The Little Linen Company (who also sell the Airwrap, the safer cot bumper alternative). A premium double-layered knit blend of 30% bamboo rayon and 70% cotton, this one’s nice and warm and comes gift boxed.
Disclosure: Blankets marked with an asterisk were kindly gifted to Sebastian with no promise of coverage.
We first heard about the Mark Tuckey + Cotton On collab months ago and have been hotly anticipating it hitting stores. It’s now available in store and online so I thought I’d showcase my favourites. It’s a lovely range; casual, colourful, easy to mix and match and with a few shots of Tuckey’s trademark timber. It’s great value too and you’ll find pieces for your kitchen, living and bedrooms. Whether you love your neutrals or colours, you’re catered for!
Mixing their American east coast heritage with the laid-back mood of California, the Spring/Summer GANT Home range is full of vibrant colours and soft materials.
Inspired by their signature shirting patterns (it cannot be forgotten that GANT’s global success began with the one humble shirt), they have updated their patterns like madras, tattersall and tie prints into relaxed Pacific shades. Partnering this with vibrant palms and bright pastels in 340-thread-count and GANT Home have created a bedroom of pure luxury with a quintessentially cool LA vibe.
Into the bathroom and their accessories are also colourful and elegant. Their towels feature a rainbow palette of apricot, yellow, green and blue and have been left untwisted for an extra soft finish; and their soft classic robes in sorbet shades and elegant soaps with scents reminiscent of the wild Pacific, offer that holiday feeling without having to leave the comfort of your home.
The GANT Home range also features beautiful linen cushions that have a subtle and elegant sheen. In soft pastels and bright sorbet hues they’re made to elevate sofas all season long. Perfect for our current dreary days!
GANT Home’s Spring/Summer range will be in stores the first week of July. Find your nearest store.
Don’t you wish you could make your bed look all effortlessly stylish and inviting like they do in the magazines and on The Block; done but not too done?! Well, you can! Follow the straightforward hints and tips from Deb Clifford-Ames of Aussie business Sheets on the Line in our latest video.
She shows our reporter Lauren Ellis three different looks and how to achieve them. And answers the age old question: can you ever have too many cushions?!
You know how there’s those artists and designers who in your eyes can just do no wrong?! Well Rachel Castle, of fun, colourful and whimsical brand Castle, is one such person.
Her new range of cushions and pillowcases are perfect for adding some variation to your living room and bedroom. I just love their simplicity; and how they focus on plush fabrics and full colours, rather than all those crazy patterns that seem to be everywhere at the moment.
I also love how Rachel explains the range: “If our new tightly edited cushion range had Show and Tell, this is what it would say. ‘Good morning everyone. I’m a true eclectic. Look how I chuck together a printed graphic linen with a flock spot, round with square, and tie it all together with an essential two-tone velvet. I’m light and I’m shade. I’m velvet and I’m linen. I’m sorbet coloured and cobalt spotted. I’m a bit of everything good rolled into one. Please sit on me, even though I’m not being very humble and love myself rotten.'”
Rachel’s a bit of fun and so are her pieces! Shop online.
Global icon Royal Doulton, is celebrating their 200th anniversary in style, with the launch of a range of bed linen in collaboration with Legend Australia.
Celebrating the best of British design, Royal Doulton and Legend Australia worked with an eclectic mix of designers and artists, to create a single collection that encapsulates current London style.
With six distinct designs plus cushions, sheet sets, bathroom towels and a throw, the overall colour palette is a mix of crisp white, navy and charcoal, with highlights of red, pewter and pops of primaries. Made with mixing and matching in mind, the patterns and textures draw inspiration from folk drawings in children’s books, modern takes on the classic herringbone and even elements of the Pop Art movement.
Decorative quilt covers are 100% cotton sateen while the Archer sheet story is 100% Egyptian cotton sateen in a 400 thread count. Features and detailing of the bed linen include cotton embroidery and self-coloured or contrasting single and double flanges.
Cushions within the range are in a selection of 100% cotton slub, brushed velvet or 100% cotton canvas — some feature cord piping or hand embroidered beading. There is also a chunky knit throw and plush 100% combed cotton towels.
Royal Doulton bed linen by Legend Australia is available nationally from Myer department stores and bed linen specialists. For details on local stockists.
Is it just me or does looking at these photos get you seriously hungry?!
Inspired by the changing seasons and good local produce, Dandi have created the perfect homewares and napery for your Easter table. Starting with the 100% organic cotton succulent design tablecloth and napkins available in Feather Grey or Citronelle Green, the naturally inspired hues of this chic print can be paired with Dandi’s sustainable bamboo platters and plates for serving up delicious festive fair. Add some interest with seasonal leaves or florals in ceramic pots for a striking centrepiece, or layer some delicate feathers with your napkins for a natural addition to your decor.
To bring in elements of Easter symbolism, Dandi decorated with chocolate eggs and tactile nests for a delicious and eye-catching arrangement. The key to their Easter table is keeping things simple; they recommend using repetition and natural earthy tones, which will let the food be the hero of your celebration.
Create your special moment this Easter with Dandi’s stylish Succulent and Bamboo collections. Shop online.
There’s nothing like layering on the texture to make your home feel more cosy for winter and I have just the place for you to head for this season’s homewares: our old favourite, Country Road! Heads up, a new drop of homewares are in store tomorrow (Wednesday 1 April) and we love what we see.
The signature bedding collection includes quilt covers, European pillowcases, standard pillowcases and coordinating pillowcase and sheet sets for queen size and king size beds. Find everything you need to update a designer home with new winter decor including the latest colour trends, textured blankets and new pattern prints.
Decorative accessories are designed with modern simplicity featuring premium timber, porcelain, marble, wool and handmade glass. Votives, candle holders, candlesticks, decorative cushions, storage boxes, baskets, throw blankets, picture frames and vases add the finishing touches.
Set the table and serve with coordinating dinnerware, silverware, table linens, serving dishes and utensils including plates, bowls, mugs, cutlery, stemware, glasses, jugs, pitchers, coasters, platters, trays, chopping boards, serving utensils, tea towels, table runners and placemats.
If ever a country’s lifestyle demanded a quick-dry towel, it was Australia’s, and premium home and lifestyle brand Sheridan have come to the rescue!
There’ll be no more damp and soggy thanks to its brand new Quick Dry Luxury Towel, featuring exclusive Nanospun technology. What’s that when it’s at home? It’s the latest innovation in towel craftmanship, developed following an extensive period of development and testing. And don’t worry, it doesn’t mean sacrificing a quality look and feel for something wafer thin either.
I think I’d better buy some because my husband is always telling me off for not hanging towels up properly so they don’t dry. I know, role reversal or what?!
This new technology spins extremely fine cotton yarns, allowing for a higher density weave with an incredibly lightweight feel. The result is a highly absorbent and exceptionally quick drying, lightweight towel with a luxuriously soft and plush feel, crafted for long lasting luxury.
“As the global market leader for towel innovation, we are proud to reveal our Quick Dry Luxury Towel Collection, incorporating the latest in technology and innovation. Saving time and energy, this towel is perfect for an active Australian lifestyle, and ideal for the whole family,” says Paul Gould, group general manager, Sheridan.
The collection is available in eight hues: Indigo, Graphite, Barley, Alpine, Silver, Orchid, White and Slate, and features a face washer, hand towel, queen towel, king towel and bath mat (that’s one bathroom item that could really benefit from drying quicker), ranging in price from $17.95-to-$84.95.
What’s more, the Quick Dry Luxury Towel is available for Sheridan’s Personalisation Service. Embroider names, nicknames or initials for just $15 in addition to product price. I love me a monogram!
In part one, we showed you how getting the right bed and mattress is key to a great night’s sleep and the foundation of your restful bedroom, But there’s so much more to a beautiful sanctuary than that! Here are my top tips for styling your bedroom.
Image: Mrs Darcy
By your bedside
Bedside tables are pretty much the second most important furniture choice for your bedroom. There are few people who don’t need somewhere for their glass of water or morning coffee, book, alarm clock (who am I kidding, mobile phone!), book, watch, and so it goes on!
There are several key considerations with your bedsides. First, make sure the height is right for your bed. You don’t want to have to reach up or down to grab what you need half asleep. It will also look odd if your bedside is too high or low.
Image: King Furniture
When it comes to matching or not, that’s a decision for you. Many people prefer the balanced, symmetrical look of two identical bedsides, but it isn’t the only option. I have seen many examples of two different, but equally fabulous bedside tables, adding interest and character. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box.
Think carefully about how much storage you need and how tidy you are. I, for example, keep a pretty minimalist bedside: book, coffee cup, lamp, and that’s about it. My husband, on the other hand, well, that’s an argument I don’t need to get into again! But suffice to say he has a lot of stuff by his bed. I would never even consider bedsides for us without drawers ever again (been there, lived to see the mess and dust accumulate). Some bedsides even have cupboards (great for those things that won’t fit in a small drawer like piles of magazines, headphones, iPads, need I go on?). Consider the width of the bedsides too, and make sure there’s enough room for them to breathe with a gap either side. There’s nothing worse than wedging bedside-bed-bedside into a narrow room.
Lamps
Bedside lamps are another essential because nobody wants to get out of bed once they’ve got comfortable to turn off the light. Mood lighting from lamps rather than overheads is also an important part of winding down to a restful night’s sleep. You can make a real statement with your lamps so they can be just as much decorative as they are practical. Make sure the width and height of the lamps and their shades (if they have them) is right for your bed and bedsides. Think outside the box here too: lamps not necessarily designed for bedsides can make a real statement. Pendant lights, as seen all too often on The Block, hanging either side of the bed, are another trend and give you extra space and less to dust on your bedside!
Image: Country Road
Linen
Linen is another very personal choice and somewhere you can really have fun. You can either go for something really striking and bold which becomes a feature in itself, or something more subtle. I don’t think either is particularly on trend and both are popular. Brands like Aura and Kip & Co are great for high impact quilt sets. The textural, deliberately creased look of linen works well without pattern and with soft, muted colours or neutrals. Try brands like Hale Mercantile Co and Major Minor.
Image: AURA by Tracie Ellis
Decorative cushions
It seems it’s something men and women will never agree on, but I’m a great believer in the decorative cushion to finish off your bed. No, you don’t actually use them for anything, but they’re a great way to inject colour, pattern and texture, especially if you’ve opted for plainer linen. It’s a low commitment and low-cost way to include the latest trends in your bedroom too. Consider at ottoman at the bottom of your bed, if you have the space, to store them when you go to bed. You can also sit on it to put your shoes on!
Bedheads
If there’s one trend that’s taken off in bedrooms in the last couple of years it’s bedheads, specifically upholstered ones. Not only are they comfortable to sit up against but they look great too and can make a real feature of your bed. The great thing is, you can invest in a high quality ensemble that lasts you years and change the bedhead relatively frequently if your tastes change or you, for example, move house.
Image: Mexsii
Somewhere to put your clothes
It’s very unlikely there’ll be a time when you don’t have some of your clothes out, whether it’s that day’s discarded outfit or tomorrow’s, ready for the morning. For this reason, one great chair is the perfect addition to a corner of your bedroom. Garments look much better draped over a chair than in a pile on the floor.
Image: Curious Grace
Art
Most rooms cry out for a bit of art on the walls and bedrooms are no exception. That said, in my own, due to having a bold patterned wallpaper and a statement upholstered linen bedhead in a reasonably small room, I don’t think it necessary. If you are hanging art and it’s above your bed, please make sure it is safely fixed to the wall as the last thing you want is a heavy frame falling on your head in the night! Less risky options are lightweight canvas art or the popular juju feather hats.
Rugs
If you have hard floors, rugs are always nice in the bedroom, not least to have something soft underfoot when you get out of bed. A round rug is a nice option to break up a room which is often full of rectangles (bed, bedhead, walls, bedsides, art).
Image: Armadillo & Co
Sleepmaker can help you build your own dreamworld, starting with a great mattress or bed. For more information, visit their website.
Wallpaper is an easy way to inject interest into your space. Dulux’s new Design Wallpaper Paintables range gives you the power to add textured dimension to your walls in your preferred colour scheme. It’s wallpaper meets paint! AND it’s removable.
Comeing in three textures – linen, concrete and pinstripe – this new product offers completely new possibilities for design from bold and striking walls, or used sparingly to create subtle visual interest.
Dulux Colour Trend Forecaster, Andrea Lucena-Orr, says combined with paint, this innovative design solution is simple and cost-effective. “The range not only beautifies walls but easily covers small imperfections, with no stripping, filling or sanding required for slightly damaged walls,” she says.
Gone are the days where the application and removal of wallpaper is an arduous task. Using the latest technology, Dulux Design Wallpaper Paintables can be easily applied and maneuvered for precise application; as well as effortlessly removed by peeling off where the glue does not damage or remain on the existing wall substrate.
“The range is incredibly easy to work with in regards to fixing on the wall and painting because the paper is so much thicker than standard thin wallpaper,” Lucena-Orr says.
There are many ways that wallpaper can be used to complement existing room features by adding an accent above a fireplace, hallways and inner wardrobe walls. “Paintable wallpaper adds texture to your walls that paint alone can’t achieve. Textured wallpaper takes your paint to the next level, allowing you to create a luxurious bespoke look,” Andrea adds.
“It offers homeowners, and even renters, the opportunity to have more control over the design of their living space where you just peel the wallpaper off the wall when it is time to redecorate or move.”
Dulux’s range of paintable wallpaper allows you to transform and hide slightly damaged walls, turning them into the ‘wow’ factor of your home without having to add more costly items such as tiles, stone or textile fabrics.
You can now pick up some sheets with your stationery as Typo extends its homewares offering into linen, launching its first collection next month.
Available online and in select Australian and New Zealand Typo stores, it includes fashionable and affordable quilt covers, sheet sets and pillowcases, all designed to be pared back with their signature printed cushions and throws.
As we head into autumn, the colour palette is about soft pastel tones with mint and yellow mixed in with neutral hues such as taupe, charcoal and white, allowing the most novice of home decorators to create a fresh and vibrant living space.
The new collection will allow Typo customers to refresh their space completely or add items to update it, with the range offering an abundance of new room décor and accessories, including floor mats, textured vases, printed wall hangings, dreamcatchers, light boxes, twinkle lights and brightly coloured candles.
“We created the collection after seeing a gap in the market, particularly among university students and young adults, for unique, fashion-driven bedding and room décor at an affordable price,” explains Typo’s head of trend, Jessica Granberg. “The range is all about bright, vibrant colour mixed in with more neutral tones to create a positive, calm and relaxing space to study or unwind after a hard day’s work.”
Staying true to Typo’s value-driven promise, prices start at $24.99 for a cushion through to $149 for a queen quilt set, allowing customers to create a stylish and unique living space without breaking the bank.
Available from next month. Watch this space for more details on the exact February launch date.
Kip and Co are having a four-hour online sale tonight with discounts of 50% off everything INCLUDING sale! The poor loves had some technical issues with their Boxing Day sale and, as promised, they’re back to finish it! Just when you thought all the best bargains had gone for the sales. Not so!
It’s from 5-9pm tonight. But I would get in early if I were you. Make sure to use the promo code FINALROUND and buy some goodies!
It was only a matter of time before I started posting more about nursery decor since being pregnant. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Today, I’m kicking off a new weekly feature on nursery ideas and products from all-Aussie brands. There are so many out there, I couldn’t believe it. I’ve also come to realise that a nursery is one of the most fun rooms you’ll ever decorate. Not to mention how exciting it is, coupled with the anticipation of the arrival of your baby, especially if it’s your first. So, introducing startup Bramwell Designs, who are making a name for themselves with their organic and stylish baby and kid’s room linen.
[contextly_sidebar id=”7MCPl0IZrebdcsb0nnJxN3MbPmbYf1wC”]”Everything is created in our studio by the sea on the Sunshine Coast,” says founder Emma Bramwell, who was inspired to start the business after becoming a mum to two little boys. “My designs are inspired by my childhood and the children in my life; how their little faces brighten up to the most simple things and their appreciation for their natural surroundings. We all need to remind ourselves to simplify our lives, appreciate the little things and take time to play and have some fun.”
Bramwell Designs use soft, luxurious organic cotton for the bedding and organic canvas for the accessories. Many items are one-offs, however if clients love something they have seen, they’re happy to work on custom design bedding for them.
She adds: “We are a young company growing steadily, but enjoying the ride and not taking anything too seriously. The journey is better than the destination, that’s for sure.”
As a mum, designer and business owner, Emma is super busy. “I try my best to be super organised and allocate time for my designs and custom bedding orders, and when I’m with my boys, I’m 100% devoted to them. My bedding collection is an extension of them, being free spirits, having fun on the journey and taking some risks. My passion for business and design drives me to continue and always will.”
Trademark touches of fun fluro feature throughout the range and probably always will, according to Emma! Bassinet sheets cost from $40, pillowcases from $45 and cot doona covers from $130.
Emma’s latest product is a fun kindy sheet set, with the option of hand printed name badges. But there are plenty of new and exciting things planned for this year so watch this space! If you’re a grown up who loves these designs, don’t worry, they go up to king size in some cases! And they cater for kids of all ages too, not just babies.
Christmas is all about gathering together for a feast with your favourite people. Sydney furniture makers Mark Tuckey asked seven of their favourite creatives to create a Christmas table (Some are glitzy, some are glam, some are just plain dotty) and we’re sharing one with you each day this week.
Today, we have artist and bed linen queen Rachel Castle, director of Castle and Things. She used the Tripod Dining Table.
“We need Christmas prep to be quick and easy. We work right up until Christmas Eve, and some customers even drop by the office, and later at night by my house, to pick up orders. I’ve got to say the late last minuters are always the husbands, funny.
“I grab all the circles and offcuts I can from the office and on Christmas morning simply lay the table and then colour everything up with bits and bobs of paper and tinsel and streamers.
“A little spot, funny, totally puts whimsy into anything. My family however, are probably a little over the spot situation. Tough luck peoples, it’s just how we rock ‘n roll! At least I buy them nice presents to make up for it.”
