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Living room textiles & rugs

For cosiness with character

It’s hard to relax in a space that doesn’t feel like you – no matter how comfy it is. But with living room textiles – like cushions in a pattern you love, curtains in your favourite colour and a rug that’s just your style – it’s easy to create a space that’s as big on personality as it is on comfort.

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Inspired by flowers and farmhouses
Close-up of ÅKERKULLA rug with low pile and a floral pattern
“With the ÅKERKULLA textile collection I was inspired by old Swedish country weddings, unmatched textiles, delicate summer flowers, etc. The old wreaths and medallions on the wallpaper in my grandparent’s house were also with me when I painted the patterns.”
Designer Eva Lundgreen
ÅKERKULLA
Rug, low pile
1,990 THB
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ÅKERKULLA Rug, low pile 1,990 THB
When childhood memories are transformed into textile patterns
After living in Japan for five years and Italy for 13, Sweden and Swedishness are more important than ever for designer Eva Lundgreen. That’s why working with ÅKERKULLA textile collection was very sentimental. A longing for her homeland combined with nostalgic memories of spending summers on her grandparent’s farm when she was a child. Now she captured it all on a quilt cover, cushions and rugs.
Swedish folk art patterns and folklore are close to Eva Lundgreen’s heart. So when she was asked to design a textile collection based on old Swedish folk culture, Eva shouted for joy inside. Maybe it was because she was in the middle of Tokyo at the time, a world that is very far from the farm in northern Sweden where she spent her summers as a child. It was just the memories and feelings from those summers that determined the colours and designs on the ÅKERKULLA textile collection.
Eva browsed through old books of crochet patterns and looked at lots of old photos, but it was medallion wallpaper, floral porcelain and her grandmother’s heavy silk quilt that inspired her the most.
“I loved country life on the farm – and in my memory, it’s glorified and nostalgic. I remember large strawberry fields and potato and carrot crops, all the animals on the farm and the memory of riding in a hay cart,” says Eva with a tinge of nostalgia in her voice.
It was actually during a trip to Malaysia at Christmas time that the memories came back to her – and the ideas started to roll. In that relaxing environment, inspiration flourished and Eva sketched and painted several patterns that she then collected in a little folder with her basic ideas for the collection. A folder that she would later send to IKEA in Sweden.
“I had thought a lot about the foundation that I wanted to base the collection on. There’s an underlying Swedish tone in everything I do, where there’s room for cheerfulness and playfulness in the midst of the somewhat strict,” says Eva. That really went home with IKEA. Nearly all of Eva’s initial sketches were used to create the ÅKERKULLA textile collection. Here you can find florals in all forms. On a panel curtain, a quilt cover, cushions, rugs and metre fabrics. Just like in Eva’s grandparent’s home.
Designer thought Eva Lundgreen:“In my work with the ÅKERKULLA textile collection I was inspired by old Swedish country weddings, unmatched textiles, delicate summer flowers etc. Memories of the old wreaths and medallions on the wallpaper in my grandparent’s wooden house were with me when I painted and worked on the patterns. So were the heavy silk quilts and my grandmother’s fine breakfast porcelain. It became a collection filled with all different types of florals.

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    Soft furnishings are a quick, affordable way to make your living room a comfortable and unique place to relax. We have a big choice for you, from thick living room rugs to keep your feet cosy to blinds to stop sunlight shining on your TV. You’ll find lots of styles of soft furnishings, from contemporary to traditional, so you’re sure to find something you like. Hanging up new curtains or changing a cushion cover or two is easy and inexpensive. So with soft furnishings you can create a look that suits you today – then quickly change them to welcome a new season or just when you feel like something different.

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    Getting the look you want by mixing and matching a few cushions and curtains and a throw or two is fun and easy. Going for a really coordinated look is easy, too, because many of our soft furnishings belong to textile collections. And we also have lots of other things that will go nicely with your choice of soft furnishings, from lamps to coffee tables. If you’re looking to give your living room a complete textile makeover, you can get new covers in lots of colours and styles for most of our fabric-covered sofas and armchairs, too.