In the spirit of timeless and tranquil design, I’m sharing my own favorite textiles around the house. Rustic Belgian Linen, European Grainsacks & Turkish Linens are bound to charm if you’re into laid back luxe European country style. Even if you are not shopping for them just now, do PIN AWAY to save this story for the future! BTW…not every link earns this blog a commission…I love helping you discover resources!

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Belgian Linen, European Grainsacks & Turkish Linens
Hello Lovely’s Home With Belgian Linen
If you have a preference for unfussy as I do, there are few textiles more durable, timeless, and easy to live with than this linen.

Perfect for upholstery, curtain panels, and even accents in a kitchen.

You know I love my white linen robe!
Summer Essentials: Turkish Towels
Lightweight, versatile, natural and charcoal stripe Koressos Peshmetal Turkish Towels from THRIAE are just right for summer living and LIVE LARGE.

I especially love when decor is useful and not just hanging around to add color or filler. Turkish towels make ideal beach towels since they dry quickly…

These towels also work well for sarongs, scarves, picnic blankets,

Psst. Are you pro-aging, like me? Do you also not care to spotlight a gobbly gobbly aging neck?

A linen this soft and versatile can become a sweet scarf friend and will provide a little protection from the sun on your shoulders. 🙂
A favorite way to live with “whites?” Mix them (warm and cool tones) and no need to think about about matching.

And here’s an example of how the natural tone of these Turkish towels is neutral enough to blend with everything.

When the weather cools in the evening? Boom.

Our sweet secret French courtyard didn’t get used to much this summer since my health has been so shaky and we haven’t entertained.

Somehow my castoff furniture made it through another season and gets a boost from these beachy towels.
European Vintage Grainsacks
Don’t you love collecting them!?!

The very old German one on my former dining table is from A Beautiful Mess Home in Agoura, CA.

I have used it for decoration in various ways in various homes, and it would be beautiful framed and hung on the wall as well. Sometimes I use them to make pillow covers, and the authentic French examples below were scored from a seller in France on Etsy.

Sometimes reproduction grainsacks can pass for the real thing. I’m fairly sure these pillows from RH purchased many years ago are reproduction:

Their nubby texture is divine, and whether they are on a window seat or our bed, I am still not tired of them.


Here’s a custom pillow made from grainsack with a cobalt blue stripe found on Etsy. The neutral tones means it works everywhere, indoors and out. It has been washed countless times and only improves.

Belgian Linen Love at Home
Maybe you have noticed over the past decade and a half I have a thing for linen.
I’m over the Belgian moon for you, linen.

Our Belgian linen (sand) dining chairs from RH are still lovely in spite of daily abuse from a variety of humans and creatures. These are very similar:
As you browse these linen chairs, benches, and seating options below, make sure you read the full descriptions of all things marketed as linen.
Sometimes “linen” is used as a descriptive term for linen blends or upholstery that happens to be dyed a linen color.

A Mix of Dining Chairs




Desk Chairs & Accent Chairs

Belgian Linen Chaise



Psst. Need a rustic Brutalist style oak MCM sideboard like mine? I found one HERE.

Not enough room in this post for all of the beautiful Belgian linen love, so we’ll continue the journey in PART 2 HERE!
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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