When I lived and worked in London, pre-children, I studied Interior Design at the KLC School of Design at Chelsea Harbour and had a particular love for home accessories and dressing the interior space. Ever since, I have wanted to create beautiful blankets and throws that would look gorgeous in any home, make you feel amazing, and be kept for years to come as a special heirloom.
But of course, blankets are everywhere. You can buy blankets at just about any department store or online, but I set out to create special, natural, high-quality blankets that would last a lifetime because memories are so important to me.
Think of treasuring your family picnic blanket for decades and even handing it down to your children. And when it’s a quality blanket, it can look new for a lifetime with proper care. [link to care]
Picture a loved family blanket that has always been there for years of movie nights, living room picnics, evening snuggles, and long, cosy meals with friends. And not only is this trusty blanket a constant companion during special family moments, but it makes your space look beautiful and inviting as well!
That’s why a dot + tom blanket is a one-of-a-kind investment that will serve you for a lifetime.
I personally use these blankets all the time. This is difficult because I have favourite blankets for different occasions!
The cashmere home throws are so soft, so beautiful and I’ll always grab one for the sofa.
However, during the spring and summer as we move into spending more of our time outside I can’t get enough of our picnic rugs and wool blankets, which are the perfect al fresco accessory. I also love to dress up plain garden furniture with blankets for a pop of colour!
I’m especially proud of our cashmere children’s blankets with their gorgeous patterns and unbeatable softness. My boys can’t get enough of them! My six-year-old son is a mega-fan of his ‘monkey’ cashmere blanket and won’t sleep without it.
I love starting the design process for a new blanket or hearing stories from happy customers about how their families are in love with our products.
Both creating and using these pieces brings me so much joy! I hope they bring more beauty, softness, and happiness into your life as well.
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]]>When we think of decorating and transforming the mood of a room, we often think of changing up the furniture, a different paint colour, or adding a bunch of accessories. However, those things can cost a lot and/or be very labour-intensive.
A blanket is one of my favourite ways to dress up a space in a flash, and for very little money.
Here are a few tips for transforming your interior space with blankets that are both functional and fashionable!
Here are a few questions to ask yourself in order to choose the right blanket:
These questions will help you select your blanket because you’ll have a better idea of the look and texture you want and also how much you want to spend.
This also affects placement, because you’ll want to display your blanket close to where it will be used. For example, if you plan to snuggle up in your blanket on the sofa during the evenings with a book and a cup of tea, you’ll probably want to store your blanket near the sofa!
Blankets are the ultimate functional home accessory, but they can add artistic flair to any space!
In our large open-plan lounge at home, we have four beautiful woollen blankets arranged stylishly on a wonderful wooden ladder, adding gorgeous texture to the room and enhancing the white walls with subtle colour. These can be changed in seasons or throughout the year, almost like art.
What I love most is that not only are blankets completely practical and functional, but they also bring a warm, inviting mood to any room. They’re just as cosy to look at as they are to wrap up in!
Blankets often shine best when they add a pop of colour and texture to a room, or when they complement the colours of what’s already there.
When choosing a blanket for a space, try looking up a colour wheel and playing with a few different colour schemes.
If you’re going for a dynamic look, try a complementary-coloured blanket. If you want a soothing, sophisticated look, try a blanket similar to your current colour scheme to add some subtle texture.
Of course, you can also throw caution to the wind and simply pick the blanket that calls to you. This is a great way to bring a fun, eclectic mood to a room.
I find this works best with children’s blankets! One of our amazing icon blankets can instantly add personality to a child’s room and be a lifelong accessory.
If you like an artsy look, our wool throws come in a wonderful range of colours from muted grey tones to bright yellows and pinks, and can make great accents to sofas, beds, and chairs.
Blankets are one of my favourite ways to instantly spruce up a space.
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]]>I absolutely adore summer. I love being in nature, waking up to the sound of birdsong, listening to people on the beach, and the sound of crashing waves along the shore. There’s nothing better than the summer smells of fresh-cut grass and BBQs with friends, or the feeling of the sun on my skin and sand under my feet as I walk along the beach at sunset with a cashmere blanket thrown around my shoulders.
When I think back on my favourite summer memories and traditions, blankets have always played a role somewhere.
I’ve spent a few weeks in Portugal each year since I was very young, and now that I’m a mum with three boys of my own, I take them to many of the same places I loved as a child. We always pack our favourite blankets to accompany us on our adventures.
All of us are very active and we spend a lot of time running around our favourite spots along the coast of Portugal, playing tennis, or swimming in the wild, refreshing Atlantic ocean. All of my boys love to dry off and then cosy up on the sofa and wrap up in their chosen blankets to wind down from an afternoon of playing in the waves, and you can often find us picnicking on the beach with our gorgeous wool picnic blanket.
There’s a restaurant in Portugal that I just love called Maria’s at the bottom of the red cliffs in Vale do Lobo. It has changed so dramatically over the lifetime that I have been going to Portugal, but I love it all the same. There is an African rice side dish called Marie’s Special Rice, which is the tastiest and most wonderful rice ever. I love it with grilled king prawns, a green salad and a nice cold glass of rose… perfect!! The smells, the sights, right on the beach with the fierce Atlantic Ocean, is just heaven. It’s the most amazing place for people to watch and pass the time while children can play happily on the beach. So relaxing, so wonderful.
One of my favourite feelings in the world is to sit on an outdoor patio like this with a glass of wine and a light, summery merino blanket when the evening cools down.
Back home in Jersey, summer is just as active and beautiful for my family. My parents have always had a swimming pool, so I have a lot of summer memories of swimming in and lounging by the pool. The house they have now in Jersey is just across from a beach, down a dirt track, which is amazing and so fun to get out of the pool and walk down to the beach.
We also go to a lot of backyard barbecues. I often stay up late to drink a glass of wine under the stars with a blanket wrapped around my shoulders.
And I’m ALWAYS helping friends dress up otherwise boring garden furniture with bright blankets! Why shouldn’t your outdoor decor be as beautiful as your indoor design, especially in the summer?
I love how the summer term at school for my boys is so fun, action-packed, outdoors, and healthy. They get to enjoy so many activities living on an island, on land and in the sea, and I feel so grateful we have this on our doorstep.
Through all this beach time, long summer meals, late nights outside, and leisurely afternoon picnics—the blankets are always there, adding a pop of colour, comfort, and beauty to every experience and making the memories just that much more special.
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