Welcome Peach Fuzz!
By Camilla Swart What a name for a colour that is not really peachy or fuzzy! The Pantone colour for 2024 was announced at the end of 2023. It is Pantone Peach Fuzz – #13-1023. Peach Fuzz is an expression in colour of a mood. The desire for a safe haven. It is a cheerful […]
Look Back In Wonder
By Camilla Swart What is wonder? Children are filled with perpetual wonder, especially when they are little and just discovering the world around them. For adults it is something different. It is that moment that you stand still, everything in your mind and body paused, and contemplate that which is in front of you. Hopefully […]
How To Wash Everything
By Camilla Swart The simplest tasks can often be the most hazardous. Laundry day is full of pitfalls, and we can all attest to the unwanted disasters of colours running, shrinking, and fading that can happen during the laundry process. There are some very simple rules – hopefully they will change your laundry day! White […]
It Only Takes One Pillowcase
By Camilla Swart You can shop the world – ‘buy with one click’ is easy and effortless. So why would you decide to buy from a South African company, located in a small Boland town? Quite simply – the Linen Drawer Values. At Linen Drawer we are not unique in that we have strong core values, which underpin […]
How To Choose The Correct Table Linen
By Camilla Swart Humans are characterised by their fondness for eating together. Sharing favourite dishes, chatting, laughing, and having a good time around a table is a wonderful experience. If you have a table you can entertain. If you have a table, you need table linen. You might have some questions about tables and table […]
Sleep For Thirty-three Years
By Camilla Swart Apparently, we are supposed to sleep 30 to 60minutes more every day during winter. The word ‘hibernation’ leaps to mind. Should you wish to follow this advice, I can tell you how to make your bed thoroughly, using all the different components to ensure comfortable and lengthy sleep. Imagine your bed entirely […]
How To Buy Correctly Sized Bedding
By Camilla Swart There is nothing more uncomfortable than sleeping on a bed with the incorrect size fitted sheet and/or duvet cover! Unfortunately, most of us have experienced this. This situation can befall anyone who has bought bed linen without really knowing their bed/mattress size or has bought a ‘bargain’ which shrank more than anticipated […]
Viva Magenta Viva!
By Camilla Swart Introducing the new Colour of the Year by Pantone: What a colour! What a year it’s going to be with Viva Magenta as our backdrop. This colour vibrates with vigour and life. Expressive of strength and change this shade is rooted in nature as being part of the red shades that are […]
Bleach Is Not The Solution
By Camilla Swart How often have you bought beautiful white bed linen, only to see it becoming dingy and not quite white as time, and washes, go on? Hopefully this article can help you maintain and care for your white bed linen. I know it seems a great deal to take in. The care you […]
What A Year It’s Been
By Camilla Swart It is with extreme gratefulness that I look back at 2022. It has been a year of unexpected blessings, which is the best kind of year to have. In February we celebrated our first batch of machinist trainees, realising a long-held dream of a training school at Linen Drawer. We have carried on […]
