Checkerboard rugs towels and cushions: a Remodelista Trend Alert

Checkerboard rugs towels and cushions: a Remodelista Trend Alert
Familiar-yet-fresh, orderly and upbeat, bold checks are the pattern of the moment (see our recent Trend Alert). Here are a dozen low commitment ways to live with checkerboards.
Photograph by Oskar Proctor.
Checked Rugs
A dhurrie of hand-spun hemp from Vanderhurd’s Checkerboard collection designed in collaboration with 8 Holland Street of London and Bath.
The all-wool Konya rug, handwoven to order, is from Archival, Tom Delavan’s standout 16-piece collection for Beni Rugs.
From Revival Rugs, our go-to for affordable floor coverings, the jute Checkered Hart, shown in olive, starts at $199 for a 4-by-6 foot rug.
Morrow’s Azia, a hand-knotted wool shag, is available as a 7-foot runner, $850, and a 6-by-9-foot rug, $2,609.
Photograph courtesy of of Mjölk.
The Goodweave-certified Jute Weave rug from Nordic Knots is a new addition to Mjölk-proprietors John and Juli Baker’s Ontario kitchen: see more of their farmhouse in An Antique Stone House Revived and Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home.
For rug sourcing advice, see How to Track Down Ethically Made, Eco-Friendly Rugs, 12 Tips.
Checked Towels
French line Ott Design’s bath linens are made in Portugal of 100-percent GOTT-certified organic cotton.
Baina’s organic cotton towels are designed Down Under and made in Portugal.
Hay’s Check Towel is currently on sale for $48 (marked down from $60) and the Check Bath Mat is $28 (down from $35) direct from Hay and also from DWR.
From UK chain USDA’s George for Good line, the cotton Checkerboard Towel Range starts at £5 for the hand towel.
Photograph by Sanne Hop.
More Checks
Instagram star Sanne Hop of Atelier Hop tipped us off about Australian line Little Tienda’s textiles, shown here Chez Hop. This block-printed Zesty Check is currently only available as cotton-linen napkins; $60 AUD (approximately $39 USD) for a set of six.
From Naples, Italy-based housewares line and social enterprise In Casa by Paboy, a Patchwork Beach Blue and Green cushion (with signature red zipper running down the back) is €120.
Above The Fritz Bed for lucky dogs, $149, has a machine-washable canvas cover and a cottony insert made entirely of recycled PET bottles.
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