1. Go with natural fibres

Natural fibres such as Egyptian Cotton and Flax Linen are great at offering perfect insulation during the colder months while ensuring your skin is able to “breathe”.

2. Insulate your mattress

Did you know that 30% of the warmth you generate in bed is lost through your mattress? Keep the warmth where it belongs with a luxury mattress topper. Designed like a fitted sheet, they are soft and puffy, warm as toast and double up as a mattress protector.

3. Snuggle at Club Duvet

Duvet inners come in so many varieties it can be difficult to choose the right one for you. Our favourite is down, either goose or duck. Choosing the correct weight or tog is the trick. Autumn weight (10/11 tog) is the one we would recommend for South African winters. Even though a pure down duvet can be pricey, if chosen well you will use it for decades.

Need to rethink your winter bedding? Start browsing at shop.faluccalinen.co.za, get in touch with us at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call 082 548 4703. 

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Oysters have always denoted luxury and charm. Not only are they a delicacy to enjoy at the table, the oyster is known to turn a grain of sand into a beautiful pearl. It’s this organic pearlescence that’s offered in our new colour palette; a touch of silvery white in the cool morning light turns into a warm glow in the afternoon sun.

Nothing comes close to the feeling of waking up in your own bed (the bed you chose because it has just the right combination of firm to soft), and feeling your equally familiar bedding snuggled around you. Imagine if you could take this feeling with you wherever you travel? With our beautiful, high quality bed linen, we believe you can enjoy this amazing feeling no matter where you rest your head.

“A touch of silvery white in the cool morning light turns into a warm glow in the afternoon sun.”

The Falucca Fine Linen Signature Collection is made using high quality Egyptian Cotton fabric in our Cape Town studio. We check and double check every detail to ensure the final product is not only perfect but long-lasting too, so that you can enjoy your Falucca for years to come.

Here are just a few ways the Oyster palette will elevate your sleep experience and bedroom decor:

African plains

Escape the frenetic energy of the city, and feel as if you’ve been swept off to the wide, open space of the African plains the minute you slip into your bed – beautifully made up in the Falucca Linen Oyster with a single satin stitch detail in Shadow.

The natural tones of the Oyster makes it perfectly suited to being incorporated into an earthy decor look.

Boudoir in Paris

Spend a languid and sensual morning in bed catching up on rest and indulging in the finer things in life. Luxuriate in the satin-like texture of your high quality Egyptian Cotton Oyster bed linen from Falucca Linen and feel truly 20th Century Parisian!

For this look, we chose a double Oxford border in Oyster. It’s an understated yet luxurious detail that offers unfussy elegance. For something a little different, we used Shadow as the first border.

Casual coastal

Let the sound of laughter and waves lapping the beach be the inspiration for your Oyster palette decor direction. Imagine the simple pleasure of cool, natural bedding enveloping sun-kissed skin after a wonderful day spent outdoors. The fresh ocean air and the high quality Egyptian Cotton fabric combine to give you the most outstanding sleep experience.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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Charcoal has been instrumental through the ages in every part of the world, serving as both an essential fuel, and a tool for artists.

You’ll love the colour charcoal in our 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton fabric. It’s inspired by the warm, earthy tones of the original substance and works so well with a variety of beautiful interior styles.

To demonstrate this, we’ve created three beautiful bedroom looks from the grand masters of Dutch art, to a touch of the Afropolitan, and finally, a nod to Contemporary luxe.

As the focal point of the room, your bed is critical in your bedroom decor.

By using classic detail in your bedding, for example, an oxford border or a satin stitch, the Charcoal colour palette will set the tone, becoming the foundation of your bedroom decor style. But most importantly, Falucca Linen’s Signature Collection in Charcoal is utterly luxurious and comfortable, so you can get the best night’s sleep, time and again.

Which bed decor style do you love most?

Grand masters

Bed linen style: Single satin stitch in charcoal. A subtle, yet deeply luxurious detail.

Chiaroscuro shadows are offset by pastoral scenes abloom with spring flowers in many Renaissance painters’ landscape scenes. To achieve this look, opt for pastel velvets to intermingle with botanical prints. Add a ceramic water jug and perhaps a knitted throw as a finishing touch.

Afro pattern

Bed linen style: Criss cross single satin stitch in Oyster creates beautiful linear detail that directs the eye across the bed.

Pattern and textures play harmoniously against the earthiness of the charcoal to achieve a warmth that invites you in with just the right amount of sophisticated showiness.

Contemporary luxe

Bed linen style: Plain oxford

The beautiful metallic trend is perfectly suited to the deep charcoal palette. Incorporate several different metallic references without fear to create something truly spectacular.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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Still sleeping in the ever-popular white? Studies have shown that darker colours promote better sleep, and natural greys are high up on the list.

“All the beauty of life is made up of light and shadows.” ~ Leo Tolstoy

At once calming and unassuming, with a warm undertone, Shadow is easy to work with to create breathtaking bedroom decor suitable to a vast range of styles.

Experience truly sensual sleep when you slip into your Falucca Fine Linen bedding. The natural fibres of the Egyptian Cotton offer ideal breathability, working to regulate your body temperature.

The Scandi touch

Traditionally styled with touches of flax linen and wool to create texture, we’ve given the Scandinavian style an update by incorporating natural tones that still adhere to the style’s principles of harmony and simplicity. A simple Oxford border offers a neat, classic detail that frames a beautifully styled bed.

Understated luxury

By adding a single satin stitch detail in Oyster to the Shadow, we bring a modern interpretation of a classic detail. We think this detail deserves formal styling to accentuate the clean, crisp line of the satin stitch.

All our Egyptian Cotton fabric is woven using a sateen weave, which achieves a satin-like feeling against your skin. It also gives the fabric a beautiful sheen when ironed, adding an opulent lustre showcased particularly well in the colour Shadow.

Ultra monochrome

The deep, warming Charcoal and soothing Shadow are merged in a reversible duvet cover in this look to create effortless style.

We add the finishing touch with bold border pillowcases that use Charcoal in the oxford border. It’s a “no frills, no fuss” look that’s easy to put together.

Love these looks or have a specific style idea for your bed?

Got a few questions? Email Falucca Fine Linen at info@faluccalinen.co.za or call Cherie on 082 548 4703.

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We don’t all have the privilege of having a fireplace in our bedroom, but by imitating some of Mother Nature’s tricks we can easily cozy up our bedrooms this winter.

1. Warm glow

Light colour has a huge influence on our perception of temperature. Yellow light creates a warmer atmosphere, while white light can feel cold and clinical, so change the globes in your bedroom to “warm white” to create a warm ambience.

2. Paint a wall

Choose a feature wall and paint it a dark, warm colour or choose a wallpaper with texture and depth. Whether charcoal grey or brick red these colours all have a warming effect.

3. Light your own fire

Create your own “fire” with a collection of scented candles. Choose candles in heavy glass holders or beautiful stands with warm winter aromas of sandalwood, cinnamon and vanilla.

4. Get the feels with texture

Mother Nature if full of textures. Bring them into your bedroom in scatter cushions, upholstery, throws and carpets to create depth and ultimately, a cosy look and feel.

5. Snug in a rug

Insulate the floor around and under your bed with well chosen rugs and remember keep the colour neutral. A slightly higher pile in a bedroom works well. If your floors are carpet-free, a loose rug is the answer. Remember to get the size right; you should be able to walk comfortably around your bed on the rug.

6. Draw those curtains

Cold penetrates glass very quickly so create a barrier using block out lining on curtaining to keep the cold at bay. It also has the benefit of keeping out the light for a great afternoon snooze, but remember that just as they will keep out the cold, heavy curtains will also keep out the sun, so fling them open on those sunny days and let in the warm sunshine.

Learn how to feather up your bed this winter to turn your bed into the coziest hibernation spot this winter.

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“Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.” ~ William Shakespeare

The result is truly wonderful, highlighting how important your bed is in the overall styling of your bedroom. Stick to these styling principles to achieve this look time and again:

Start with colour scheme

Your colour scheme is the foundation of your overall look. For our French classic, we chose two colour schemes using muted tones, and a white base for our bed linen. Warm pink and beige hues offered a romantic, whimsical accent, while soft blues and greys created a dreamy, masculine feel.

Choose good furniture

Pieces such as your headboard, bedside tables and bedend should contribute to the overall look, but be versatile enough to work with different bed linen styles. That way, by simply changing your throw, scatters and one pair of pillowcases, you will be able to transform the overall look.

Keep detailing minimal

Less is more when it comes to your bedding detail. It means that it can be used in a variety of style settings. A simple oxford border on the bedding works to soften lines and is also a nod to timeless style.

Muted colours play a big part in achieving the French classic look, echoed through the soft Oyster tone of our Signature Collection. The bedding in this collection is made from 800 thread count Egyptian cotton fabric, woven using a sateen method which gives this high quality cotton a luxurious satin feel.

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Play with pillow composition

A beautiful classic bed requires a generous number of pillows, including the pillows you’ll be sleeping on, your king pillows and your scatter cushions. Lay these out in various combinations to create different looks. Sit your pillows up against the headboard, or lay your pillows down to create a linear, more masculine look.

Instead of adding your scatter cushions in the front, place three scatter cushions against the headboard with your sleeping pillows in the foreground. Three scatter cushions composed this way makes your bed feel like one unit instead of two sides.

If you choose good basics, you can put your personality into the mix of things. Don’t be afraid to give your bed the styling focus it deserves and remember: there are no rules to styling. It’s perfect when you love it!

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Just as the birds spend time meticulously lining their nests with soft down feathers and other insulating bits and pieces, so we should ensure our beds offer us maximum warmth and comfort.

Down and feather inners

Down is the very light, soft fluff found closest to a bird’s skin which helps to moderate its body temperature, insulating it from the cold air. On the other hand, feathers are heavier, and do not have the same insulating properties as down. Moreover, feather quills tend to push through fabric casing. This is why those in the know opt for inners with a high percentage of down in their inners.

A pure down duvet inner is one of the best investments you can make to improve your sleep experience.

The higher the down content is in a duvet inner, the lighter, more insulating and longer lasting it will be. A pure down duvet inner is one of the best investments you can make to improve your sleeping experience. On the other hand, the higher feather content the lower your insulation and the heavier your duvet will be. 

At Falucca Linen, we have decided to only manufacture pure down duvet inners to ensure you experience the highest quality sleep.

Spot duvet inner quality

Make sure you read the label. It might refer to an inner as a “down” inner when the percentage of down is actually very low in comparison to the feather fill. Look for inners with a down percentage of at least 70% if you truly want to enjoy the benefits of down.

High quality down inners are made using 100% cotton, down-proof fabric and all the seams will have double-edged stitching. Box-stitched inners have become very popular and ensure that the filling remains evenly distributed across the duvet.

What is tog?

Tog is how we measure the “thermal resistance” of a material and is widely used as an indicator of the warmth of down duvet inners. A summer inner should have a tog of between 3 and 4.5, an autumn inner should be around 10, and winter inners can have a tog as high as 20, but these are not appropriate for our Southern Africa climate.

During winter in South Africa, a summer and autumn down inner clipped together is a perfect weight and the two duvet weights on their own give you all the choices you need for a comfortable night’s sleep the year round.

Find the right pillow

Just like Goldilocks was searching for the bed that was neither too hard nor to soft, so you should be basing your search of the perfect pillow on a similar maxim.

Chamber pillows are a great option as they are layered pillows with three different compartments. The outer compartments are filled with pure down and the centre compartment with feathers. The outer layers of down give a luxurious feel and the inner spine of feather offers support when you are sleeping on it. The amount of fill in the centre compartment creates the different pillow densities.

Get a decent pillow protector

A pillow protectors is a small but essential detail that prevents your pillow from yellowing and offers good overall hygiene, ultimately prolonging the life of your pillow. Make sure it’s also made from natural fibre and not polyester, as you would lose the benefits of your natural pillow by placing it inside a synthetic protector. We recommend going for quilted 100% cotton outer and fill pillow protectors.

Falucca Fine Linen offers a collection of pure down inners in goose and duck down with chamber pillow options in soft, medium and firm.

All down is ethically sourced from Europe. It is a byproduct of the meat industry and is not plucked from live birds. High quality down inners are also a sustainable option as they are long-lasting and not likely to end up in a landfill. According to the  International Down and Feather Laboratory and Institute, down and feather fill has the lowest carbon footprint of any fill material, both synthetic and natural.

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Here are a few important tips on how to make this space irresistably epicurean:

Texture is vital for sensuality

This is especially true for your bedding choices since this comes in direct contact with your bare skin. If you’re planning to spend a lot of time frolicking – and resting – in bed, then it makes sense to kit your bed out with luxury bedding that not only feels great, but is also kind to your skin.

Natural fabrics are essential to ensure comfort and yet still offer textural variation that will help enhance the sensual experience. High quality Egyptian Cotton in a sateen weave is satin smooth to the touch, while true linen is feather light with a handsome texture.

Comfort really is key

Your mattress

First off, is your mattress comfortable? If you’re finding any sagging in your mattress, it’s time to consider investing in a new one. A good mattress is the foundation for great rest, so don’t compromise.

Temperature control

Controlling temperature is the next item on the comfort agenda and it need not be high tech. To start off, place a rug beneath the bed to insulate the bed area from any cold air coming up from the floor, and so that your bare feet don’t have to come into contact with any cold flooring as you climb into bed. Even if your bedroom has wall-to-wall carpeting, adding a rug beneath the bed creates a feeling of luxuriousness, helping to highlight the bed as the main feature of the room.

Next up, opt for black-out curtains in your bedroom as this will enable you to shut out the world at any time of the day, control the room temperature more effectively and turn your bedroom into a cosy personal sanctuary.

Pillow talk

Two different sets of pillows, each of different densities give you the option of more or less support depending on your bedtime activity.

Throw out the distractions

Be strict with yourself and keep phones, tablets, laptops and even televisions out of the bedroom.

We’ve heard it many times before, but it’s worth hearing again: the glowing screen light from electronics has a significant impact on your body’s ability to rest. Not to mention that if your device keeps lighting up with notifications, you’ll struggle to stay focused on the sensual experiences in your bed.

Add a sensual touch

The bedroom is meant to offer a serene ambience to help you leave everyday worries at the door, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t have some character. While your dominant colour palette might be tranquil tones, throwing in a few brighter colour references will help keep things stimulating and sensual. Opt for removeable colour pops such as scatter cushions, throws or blankets.

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While there is a 30cm difference in the width between the two bed sizes, standard South African duvet inners and covers stay a resolute 230cm in width regardless. Yet, the King duvet is 20cm longer which seems strange given that the King and Queen beds are the same length.

The problem that arises is the drop-down length of the duvet on either side of the bed. On a Queen size bed you will have a drop down of approximately 40cm on either side, but on the King size bed you will only have a drop down of 24cm which is why a King duvet and cover often does not cover the mattress on the sides of a King size bed.

For those of us after a well made-up bed, this exposed mattress is definitely less than ideal. But more than that, not having the correct duvet size to match your bed can make sleeping with a partner tricky since you’ll end up fighting over the duvet if it is too small.

Standard duvet sizes

Below is a size guide (with width measurements), indicating which duvet inners and covers are best suited to the standard bed sizes in South Africa. Make sure you get the right size for your bed:

Single Beds 92cm – Three quarter duvets and covers, 150cm

Three Quarter Beds 105m – Double duvets and covers, 200cm

Double Beds 137cm – Double duvets and covers, 200cm

Queen Beds 152cm – Queen duvets and covers, 230cm

King Beds 183cm – Super King duvets and covers, 260cm

Extra Length duvet sizes

Extra Length beds are only 10 to 13cm longer than standard length beds and therefore do not have much impact on duvet sizing. However, this size difference does need to be taken into account when purchasing fitted sheets.

Love the opulent look of an extra-large duvet or are you just tired of fighting for your share of the duvet?

Extra-large duvet sizes in inners and covers!

Super King extra width 280 x 230 and the Emperor King 300 x 240 is available in our Signature Collection 800 thread count Egyptian Cotton fabric, as well as in pure duck down block-stitched duvet inners in summer (4 tog) and autumn (10 tog) weights.

Find perfectly sized Egyptian Cotton bedding over at the Falucca online store.

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1. It’s timeless

White bedding offers up the classic look on which to accessorize. Use colourful throws, chunky quilts or vibrant cushions without having to fork out thousands of money every time you update your bedroom decor. Invest in good quality white linen and never go out of fashion.

2. It’s luxurious

Huffington Post’s Associate Lifestyle editor Suzy Strutner puts it in a nutshell: “Turns out white is a symbol of luxury, and the bet is that you’ll feel more luxurious — and sleep more luxuriously! — in a white bed.” It’s the reason that many five star hotels opt for crisp white bedding in their suites. Not only is it luxurious, if taken care of properly, white linen has a feeling of newness no matter its age.

3. It’s calming

Your bedroom is where you wind down and find peace which is why it’s important to start with a crisp white as your base. Build on this white bedding with neutral tones in your pillow cases, throw or flat sheet to create the sense of serenity you crave after a hectic day.

4. It’s a ‘space-saver’

When space is an issue, white linen helps make a room feel bigger and full of light thanks to the reflective quality of the white. It also makes the area feel less cluttered, fresh and clean.

5. It’s easy to maintain

Good quality white Egyptian Cotton bedding is really as easy to take care of as your cotton socks. Minimal effort gets maximum goodness. Just check out these easy care instructions for Falucca for all the information you need.

Discover your favourite white bedding styles over at shop.faluccalinen.co.za

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