Every Summer Bed Needs A Cool Coverlet
Come summer, a coverlet is great alternative to quilts or heavy blankets and adds an extra layer of comfort, color and decoration to the foot of a bed.
Traditionally made of matelassé fabric, the stitching mimics quilting, but isn’t truly a quilt (which has a layer of batting between the two sides). Perfect for cottage bedrooms or bunkies, here are some examples of breezy coverlets from the H&H archives that will give your bedding a shot of summer style.
In this Muskoka cottage, a thin knit coverlet can be pulled up on cool nights and blends in with the neutral palette.
A modern patchwork coverlet picks up the tones of the riotous floral wallpaper in this Quebec, country home.
The channeled coverlets on these twin beds in this Quebec guesthouse create an earthy, tonal look that grounds this bedroom.
This picnic fresh gingham coverlet brightens the mornings of owner Rosie Daykin in her West Coast bungalow.
It’s no surprise that Deb Nelson’s Chester, Nova Scotia home sports nautical stripes. In her principal bedroom, a fresh combo of blues is bracing and perfect for summer.
Pretty matelassé paisley coverlets pull a bedroom’s twin beds together. Old school quilts, antique furniture and fixtures are modernized with crisp white walls in this PEI home.
A heritage Hudson Bay Point Blanket is a classic cottage essential. In designer Fenwick Bonnell’s New Brunswick cottage, the colorful stripes and sunny accent pillow are fun and functional.
At this Bowen Island retreat, the focus is on the natural beauty, so the bedding is white. To give a juicy hit of color, a coral Hay Mega Dot coverlet with a raised circular pattern is trimmed in a grey.
In this Muskoka cottage, the beige tassled trim is a fun touch for this quilted coverlet. Along with the woven pendant, this coverlet gives the room a tropical resort vibe.
Designer Deb Nelson mixes a soft, rosette-patterned coverlet with an oatmeal throw for a quaint, layered look that’s highly personal.
Nubbly knit blue throws inject a shot of color in this West Coast cottage on Lake Whatcom. On these platform beds, the bedding is tucked tight under the mattress for a neat, orderly look.
In this West Coast cottage’s principal bedroom, two throws are layered together to enliven the white bedding, and mimic the striped pillows.
Along with a nubbly rug and pine panelling, a casual rumpled linen coverlet with a raw-edge injects subtle texture into this B.C. cottage on Bowen Island.
Pale, shell-pink twin coverlets are a subtly sweet way to warm up a neutral scheme in this Florida golf cottage.
This chevron stitched coverlet looks cool, offers some lightweight comfort and is a pristine counterpoint to the medallion-print bedspread.