With today’s Easter Sunday announcement of Harlingen’s Algodon Club Royal Court, I thought it fitting to highlight the role of cotton in today’s home textiles. When it comes to the vast uses of cotton fabrics, the list of modern possibilities seems endless. More and more emphasis is placed on using products that derive from the words “sustainable,” “organic,” “pure,” “eco,” and “natural.” Incorporating cotton-based products into your home that were grown through responsible farming practices can help check all of these facets off your eco-conscious list.
When considering purchases in the departments of bedding, clothing, and house wares, think about cotton playing into your selection. This multi-purpose finished product has so many versions, from simple and casual to exquisite and luxurious. You have the option to play down guest bedding to understated and clean or dress up the master bedroom in lavish and rich, all with the same material base. Cotton upholstery fabrics leave consumers with literally countless options for the finish work on couches, chairs, ottomans, and pillows, all the while being an easy to maintain fabric that works so well for active families.
Add cotton elements to your kitchen in your rugs, towels, pot holders, aprons, and placemats. The use of cotton towels, rugs, shower curtains, and toiletries in the bathroom offers you absorbency, variety, and durability, making it a product of choice. Let cotton clothing take the brunt of the rough-and-tumble kid years, as well as fill out the polished and professional ensembles that make up adult closets.
Whether you desire breathable, longwearing, light, durable, or dressy, cotton really is “the fabric of our lives®.”
Congratulations to those selected for the 2011 Algodon Club Royal Court. And may your family have a blessed Easter as we celebrate our Risen Savior.
DesignInMind column; appeared in the Valley Morning Star April 24th.
