For the love of Linen – Belgian Libeco Linen Rugs

 

I can’t hide I do have a preference for linen !  I love to use linen in clients projects, as in this living room I nearly finished.

I might think that our renowned Belgian decorator & antiques dealer Axel Vervoordt has influenced a lot of us, designers, to bring in linen fabrics in our projects. He introduced us, in particularly, to the world of the slipcovered seats. And I have to admit, I wasn’t immune to this gorgeous new look !

For my client’s living room here, I have chosen linen fabrics for the window treatment as well as for the seat upholstery. Linen provides a full range of colors. You can be sure to find that subtle shade you are looking for. As to notice here in this living room, I was looking for a particular color shade for the bergère upholstery to have a match with the old rose marble color of the antique chimney piece. And I found this lilac shade of Belgian linen in the collection of our Belgian company LF-Trading.

 

I am currently looking for a linen rug to bring in here.

Interior design Greet Lefèvre for Lefèvre Interiors - Paneling & seating furniture Lefèvre Interiors - Window treatment Natalie Haegeman Interiors - Linen fabric for curtains and blinds C&C Milano - Belgian linen for seat upholstery Lf-Trading  (Photo by me)

 

Today, I would love to introduce you to the beautiful 100% Belgian linen rugs by the Belgian linen company LIBECO.

This Libeco linen carpet, has a more rustic look, combining old green with chalk, old red and blue.

This Penny Lane rug could work in this room up here !

Libeco Penny Lane rug 100% Belgian linen

 

 

Belgian architect Frederique Glorieux

This Libeco Big Wave rug could be an alternative to bring into the room above. The design of this rug is inspired by vintage surf boards.

Libeco Big Wave rug 100% Belgian linen

 

 

Living room in a Belgian country house.  Source Homes & Gardens Magazine FB Page - Photo credit Mark Luscombe-Whyte

Linen rugs in neutral colors work beautifully in nearly every room in the house. My personal choice of rug for this living room up here : Libeco Portobello Road carpet, in flax or gray.

Libeco Portobello Road rug 100% linen

 

 

Interior design Greet Lefèvre for Lefèvre Interiors - Seating furniture Lefèvre Interiors - Belgian linen for seat upholstery Lf-Trading -  Belgian Libeco linen for curtains - Kelim cushions Natalie Haegeman Interiors  (Photo credit Montse Garriga)

This fall I would love to see the Libeco Cambridge rug on the floor of our orangery. One of the Cambridge rug’s colors will certainly match the linen upholstery and Kelim cushions.

Libeco Cambridge rug 100% linen

 

For more information about all LIBECO rugs, please visit the LIBECO website HERE.

Or browse the latest LIBECO CATALOGUE HERE.

 

LIBECO catalogue

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LEFEVRE INTERIORS for more information, contact info@lefevre.be

NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS for more information, contact info@nataliehaegeman-interiors.be 

LF-TRADING for more information, contact info@lftrading.be

LIBECO for more information, consumer contact here ; wholesale contact here

 

 

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Thank you LIBECO team !

 

I am pretty sure that I don’t need to introduce you anymore to our famous Belgian company of linen weavers, LIBECO-LAGAE .

But did you know that this company has started her own blog since a few months?

I am so pleased to announce that Belgian Pearls is mentioned as one of the blogs the Libeco team is following!

 

www.libeco.com

LIBECO blogTo read the article on the Libeco blog, click HERE.

 

Libeco.Lagae is one of the largest linen weavers in Europe. They produce decorative fabrics, apparel linen, technical canvas, embroidery linen and are manufacturers of finished products.

In their finished products collection you find bed linen, table linen, lounge and night wear, kitchen linen, bath linen and linen accessories.

Read more HERE.

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

Image www.libeco.com

 

Maybe you will remember my last year’s blogposts about the redo of our orangery (here), where I told you about the Libeco linen we chose for the sofa upholstery and for the window treatment.

Picture of our orangery with upholstered sofas in Libeco linen and Libeco linen used for the window treatment. Photo credit Montse Garriga

Our orangery. (Pictures by me)

Libeco linen color range matching the lime paint of the orangery walls. (Pictures by me)

 

Along with lime paint and white oak, is the use of pure linen one of the most essential characteristics for our Belgian interior design style, as you can see on the following images.

Image Axel Vervoordt

Image Historical Ecological Materials via FB

Image Historical Ecological Materials via FB

 

There are a thousand retail stores worldwide to purchase the Libeco Home Products.

If you do not find a retailer near your place, please visit the Libeco Home Stores website to purchase online.

www.libecohomestores.com

 

Thank you so much dear Libeco team for following Belgian Pearls !

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Orangery redo – Final version

 

I am pleased to share with you today the pictures of the finishing part of our orangery-redo. The pictures are taken by me with a cybershot Sony camera, so forgive me for my unprofessional photographie.

Enjoy!

 

 

Coffee table executed by our company Lefèvre Interiors.

 

The existing sofa is slipcovered with the identical linen as the upholstery of the new large sofa opposite.

BeforePhoto credit : Fotografie Claude Smekens

The color of the lime paint is much warmer than the flat cool grey painted walls before.

Before Photo credit : Fotografie Claude Smekens

 

At the upper part of the chimney mantelpiece we hung a group of antlers.

 

To obtain a more straight and clean look, I have chosen for a fixed upholstered large sofa.

 

 

 

This will be my new reading corner!

BeforePhoto credit : Efi De Grande

I just love the color of my antique vase I placed on the chimney piece.

 

 

 

 

The orangery is much warmer, lighter, much airier and more peaceful than before. Aren’t you agree?

For my readers who have missed the orangery-redo in progress and who are interested in reading about it, click here, here and here.

 

Custom made furniture;  seating & decoration : Lefèvre Interiors

Linen fabrics : Libeco

Painting : Dankers Decor

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I am curious about your thoughts!

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Love for Belgian Linen

Last week I had an appointment with the representative of LIBECO, our world-known company for Belgian linen. It was a few months ago since he visited and I really needed some information about new linens, especially about the Libeco Home Collection, table and bed linen.

I am always surprised about all these beautiful, different textures and range of colors ! I just love the natural touch of our Belgian linen.

Since Axel Vervoordt introduced us to the linen slipcovers for seats and chairs, a lot of designers started to work with linen.

In Belgian interiors you will see linen used for draperies and blinds, for seating upholstery, table, bed and bath linen.

I am not aiming to tell you about the history of linen today, I want you to give some ideas how to use linen in your interior.

But if you want to know more about the flax’ history you will find a lot to read at the LIBECO website HERE.

Diane Dorrans Seaks of the Style Saloniste blog wrote a very interesting blogpost about Belgian linen HERE ! It is a most interesting article to read!

source Libeco website

source Libeco website

Click on LIBECO logo to visit the website.

Growing up in the Belgian area, known for the linen industry, will definitely explain my love for linen.

Our orangery where I used linen for the draperies and the slipcovered seats.

Our living room with linen upholstered seats.

I really love the combination of natural materials as here in our library, a combination of an oak woodpaneling and a linen upholstered seat.

There is a wide range of colors and textures available in linen fabrics.

And did you know that from the moment you order a certain number of meters, the LIBECO company will dye the linen in your particular chosen color!!!

So, linen can be used for all your window treatment.

source http://www.patrickponseele.be/

Just love the color of the draperies matching the oak parquetry floor. Beautiful!

Linen sample card LIBECO

source Trouvais blog

Linen blinds.

source http://www.patrickponseele.be/

Linen sample card LIBECO

Seat and chair upholstery.

Window treatment with linen and velvet chair upholstery and table cloth. A perfect combination at this living room.

source http://www.patrickponseele.be/

Linen sample card LIBECO

Table linen.

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source Libeco website

Here you see a sample card of the Libeco Napoli Vintage linen. Beautiful texture and colors for your table linen.

Linen sample card LIBECO

source Garnier

One of my favorite colors is celadon. Libeco offers a lot of shades of celadon linen. The Garnier’s sofa with a celadon slipcover.

source Scapa

We all know by now that Axel Vervoordt introduced us to the linen slipcovered seating. Some of the images below show you different styles of seating, all with a linen slipcover.

Axel Vervoordt

Axel Vervoordt

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source Puylaert Home Basics

source At Ease Interiors

Axel Vervoordt

Axel Vervoordt

Axel Vervoordt

Linen slipcovers for chairs.

I love the mix of these kitchen chairs at the castle of Axel Vervoordt.

Axel Vervoordt

Bobby McAlpine

source Libeco website

source Libeco website

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Again a sample card of beautiful ‘ready made’ Libeco table linen

Linen sample card LIBECO

source Libeco website

source Libeco website

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Linen sample card LIBECO

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A linen skirt for this desk.

Bedlinen.

source Libeco website

source Libeco website

This is the sample card of the bedlinen of the picture here above.

Linen sample card LIBECO

source Libeco website

Axel Vervoordt

Linen wear

source Libeco website

Libeco linen wear sample card.

Linen sample card LIBECO

source Libeco website

And maybe you will find your perfect Christmas present, as this embroidered napkin, browsing through the LIBECO HOME catalogue.

source Libeco website

To browse through the LIBECO Home Catalogue, click on cover.

And finally I want to introduce you to a very beautiful blog about linen, ‘LINENS by didriks’, where you will find a lot of interesting information about Belgian linen!

I hope you enjoyed my post of today!

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