To me, nothing beats those cooler summer nights when there’s just enough breeze to warrant a lightweight quilt. Snuggling down beneath a cool cotton blanket or crisp linen sheets would be your best denouement of a day of fun in sunlight. — Justine from Design Skool
Organic Plissé Blanket – $79
I adore the crisp quality of West Elm’s natural Plissé blankets. In bleached bone and deep clay, then they even have an earthy feel.
Etsy
Handmade Sleeping Bag, Cotton by Good Speeches – $199
Toss the nylon and neon. Even camping can be fresh and floral with Good Intent’s cotton sleeping bags.
Matteo
Americana Quilt – $245
Matteo’s washed-cotton quilt in pale French stripes is so soft it feels as though it were decades old.
Anthropologie
I Travel The Walk Quilt – $2,400
An heirloom in the making, this luxury quilt is a work of art which has hand-stitched words which tell a bedtime story.
Jess Brown Design
Throw Sized Quilt – $585
Famous for her one-piece dolls, Jess Brown has recently launched a home line too. Among my favorites in this impressive collection are these sublime handmade quilts, fashioned from vintage linen.
TOAST
Pallavi Bedspread – GBP 165
Cottage chic at its finest, this subtle blue and gray Pallavi quilt is on my list because of my son’s room.
Brook Farm General Store
Ebbtide Day Blanket – $225
Together with the matching moniker “Ebbtide,” these hand-loomed cotton and linen blankets game all the colors of waning waters.
Pod
Cotton Ruffle Pillowcases – $40
These cotton ruffles remind me of summertime bedtimes when I was a girl. With just enough frill to make them more fun, they are still very much for grown-up girls.
Alder & Co..
French Linen Striped Pillowcase – $45
Nothing says a summer cabin or cabin like blue ticking stripes. These cushion cases in soft French linen are the perfect touch for any summertime bed.
Les Indiennes
Quilt, Veronique/Antoinette – $392
A subtle mix of cabin style with a bit of an exotic touch, Les Indiennes’ quilts are handmade from pure cotton and natural dyes.
Father Rabbit
Silk Duvet – NZD 639
Covered in cool cotton sateen and full of natural mulberry silk, this comforter makes you feel like you’re sleeping on a cloud.
Lost & Found
Dosa Bedcover, Melange Indigo – $675
In deep ocean blue with ocean foam trim, Dosa’s cover reminds of camping outside in the beach. And you do not need to take care of all that sand!
Rough Linen
White Orkney Duvet Cover – $250
As fresh as the season, Rough Linen by Tricia Rose is the purest linen mattress for the ideal summer sleep.
TOAST
Oleron Quilt – GBP 295
Nothing says summertime like lively stripes, especially in colors of crimson reefs and sea blue.
Pod
Edith Linen Throw Blanket – $210
Natural and Soft, Anki Spets’ Edith throw feels as though it has been washed in a mountain stream.
Father Rabbit
Yellow Stripe Blanket
Streaked with sunflower stripes, this knit cotton throw is as welcoming as the morning sunshine.
Society Limonta
Violetu Bedding
I’ll know my boat has come in the day I sleep in an whole bed made up of Society Limonta linens. Until then, I can only dream.
ABC Carpet & Home
Paisley Bedding Collection – $40
To get a coordinated but not so matchy-matchy appearance, the Paisley Collection in ABC Carpet and Home offers complementing layouts of Indian cottons in sets of blue, peach, cinnamon and plum.
Sundance Catalog
Medallion Pickstitch Quilt – $245
With just a sprinkling of color, Sundance’s Medallion Pickstitch Quilt feels just like a rainbow in the morning mist.
Alder & Co..
French Striped Blankets – $175
Made in France, these jaunty striped throws are the perfect additional summertime layer.
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