Collection: Textiles

Fill up with light fabrics and warm blankets in the summer house

When you design your summer home, it makes sense to take into account the Danish summer, which offers everything from rain and debris to high sun. Many people also use the summer home in the fall or during the Christmas holidays. So how do you make sure that the summer home is ready for all seasons?

It's a good idea to fill the shelves in your summer house with basic textiles so you're prepared for a little bit of everything:

• Bedding in light and breathable material that keeps you cool on hot summer nights.
• Lightweight blankets made from natural materials such as cotton or wool, to put over the bed or take out onto the terrace.
• Towels and bath mats made of lightweight materials such as bamboo, so they take up minimal space and dry quickly.
• Cushions in durable materials for the terrace, so the furniture can withstand the many changes in weather.

Blankets and embroidered pillows

You can never have too many blankets in your summer house. A good sleeping blanket invites you to pure relaxation and can be used on the sofa or taken with you to the terrace or the beach.

A warm blanket can have a calming and cozy effect when you wrap yourself up in it. It can also be a way to calm down and create a little break in a busy everyday life. So please don't go down on blankets.

When we go to a summer house, most of us long to unwind. For some, that means long walks by the beach, and for others, it's a good book or creative activities.

Embroidered cushions or tea towels are totally retro. If you want to get into embroidery, here are a few tips to get you started:

• Choose a pillowcase, tea towel or other piece of fabric made from natural materials such as cotton or linen, as they are easier to embroider on than synthetic fabrics.
• Once you know what you want to embroider, you can draw it on the fabric with a pencil or embroidery pen so you have something to embroider after. You can also transfer a pattern using carbon paper.
• You may want to mount your fabric on an embroidery hoop while you embroider. This makes it easier to embroider precisely when the fabric is held taut.
• The thinner the needle and the thinner the thread, the finer the result. But of course, it's a matter of taste. A rougher look may also be what you're after.

Sew a patchwork blanket from recycled fabric

If you need a larger project that can last all summer (or winter), you can start with a patchwork blanket. Use recycled fabric with a retro pattern, for an extra cozy and nostalgic effect. Maybe you (or your parents) have some old bedding from childhood that can be used? Mix and match old fabric scraps with new, solid-colored fabrics and create your very own personal patchwork blanket for the summer house.

Fabric scraps can be used for all sorts of things. You can use old sheets, tablecloths, curtains, T-shirts, and jeans. Anything you can find in the back of a closet or in a box in the attic can be used. Sew scraps together into larger pieces of fabric and make new pillowcases, storage bags, or picnic blankets from them.

It's a fun way to give your summer house a personal touch and it also reduces waste and environmental impact. So get out your sewing machine and give those old fabric scraps a new lease of life.