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We wanted to share this great Houston home featured in Cote de Texas.  We love the light colors, well edited accessories, soft draperies and slipcovered furniture.  The total effect is a calm and stylish family home. Visit The Linens by Didriks  website to see our full line of Belgian linen towels, sheets and fabrics. Read More →

Spice Things Up.

Posted on March 18, 2010 By Lynda (Edit) Leave a Comment
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Simple design and neutral colors are what often come to mind when you think of linen.  However, the Vernazza collection is anything but neutral.  Spice up a bedroom with the beautiful bold colors from this Libeco Home collection.  Imagine warming up your room with Magenta, Paprika and Squash.  Mix and match these hot colors with their line’s striped pattern... [Read more...]

Freshen Up Your Kitchen

Posted on March 17, 2010 By Lynda (Edit) Leave a Comment
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It’s time for some spring cleaning. Why not start with the most lived in room in the house - the kitchen?  Take some quality time to clean out cupboards, weed out the Tupperware and thoroughly wipe down the appliances and cabinets.  Your whole home will feel fresher. While you’re at it throw out all your tired and dingy kitchen linens and replace them... [Read more...]

Belgian Style

Posted on March 12, 2010 By Lynda (Edit) Leave a Comment
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We love the look of Belgian style.    Belgian designer Greet LeFevre blogs about classic Belgian style and we love the homes and places she writes about.  Here is a recent post about a lovely Belgian B & B that really inspires us.  Take note of all the classic Belgian design elements such as worn light woods, linen slipcovers and unique hand crafted... [Read more...]

From Flax to Linen

Posted on March 8, 2010 By Lynda (Edit) Leave a Comment
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While we are all familiar with cotton, many people don’t know that linen is made from the flax plant.   One of the few crops still grown in Western Europe, this region is perfectly suited for growing flax.  In addition to well suited soil and climate, Belgian flax growers have a long standing tradition of caring and cultivation of the flax plant.  They... [Read more...]

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