Add simple sophistication with a bed shawl
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- Written by Erin Coman-Beckett, Hotel Home
No longer do accommodation properties need to have the same look as everybody else in their area, with lesser quality imported products that were most often not made to withstand commercial use.
Products including hotel coverlets, flat cap tops, luxury covers and an array of fancy and functional hotel cushions have been added to the menu for managers and property owners, all looking for a distinctive and quality bed covering look for their rooms to satisfy today's more discerning accommodation guest and that also ticked all of the boxes for longevity and laundering and came within budget.
The feedback to manufacturers from the accommodation industry, after many years of being offered boring and older retail styled bed covering, was to produce practical and stylish products that could handle rough treatment if necessary, whilst most importantly meeting price criteria and always presenting perfectly to their guests after many years of service. These very successful bed covering product additions have been woven and manufactured to commercial specifications for the smarter end of accommodation. The heavy duty commercial specs on this bed covering were mandatory, so that this bed covering could go the long distance and along with all of the other benefits, it would end up being the sensible and most cost effective choice.
Another bed covering look that is used extensively in some of the world's best hotels throughout Europe, UK, US and the Middle East, is the bed shawl. A similar style of product is already seen in some of Australasia's leading hotels, many specified by designers and made from expensive domestic fabrics that can require very special attention in a hotel environment. The good news is that the new more affordable and commercial version of the bed shawl with co-ordinating hotel quality cushions, is now available in a wide range of fabrics and finishes for all levels of the accommodation market.
This bed cover style made from a double layer of semi upholstery fabric, sits at the bottom of a bed, draping over a triple sheet presentation or a white quilt cover. It hangs down past the mattress and partially covers the bed valance with approximately one half of the total bed fully covered. The bed shawl tends to introduce a very simple yet sophisticated and "big look" to a hotel bed. To maximise the effect of this luxurious bed cover style, the correct placement of exposed pillows and cushion styles need to be carefully considered.
This is a bed cover look that can suit the most modern property, with plenty of vibrant colour if required with subtle trims, or naturals trimmed with black and charcoal. No matter what the preferred combination, it is the overall look that paints the total picture required and it becomes the striking focal point of any hotel room.
For the more traditional and very sophisticated properties, the soon to be released "cut velvet" styled chenille's will be a welcome addition to this bed cover style. These latest chenille's, woven in Australia from the finest Italian yarns, just ooze class and quality. They are also rated heavy duty and are fully washable, taking hotel rooms to a whole new level of style with the benefits of being easy care and very luxurious indeed.
The bed shawl concept now completes the offering of this wide range of bed covering options to our industry.
No matter what the style of property, location, or standard of accommodation being targeted, an Australasian designed and manufactured bed cover look is waiting to take your property to the next level.
