An plain pleasure of going someplace new: discovering issues I can incorporate into my life at house. After I was in Copenhagen lately, I spent a complete day in Illum, the division retailer, admiring Scandi flat-weave rugs and Mogensen chairs and wishing I lived across the nook so I may outfit my house tip to toe.
However after all, none of these items slot in a suitcase, notably when you pleasure your self on packing in a carryon (as I do) or when you’re flying Ryanair and declined to pay for further baggage (as I did, and by no means will once more).
When discovering housewares to carry house, I’ve three standards. It should 1) be helpful, 2) be a steal, and three) slot in my bag with out taking on a lot area or including a lot weight. Limiting components, however I like a problem.
I’ve discovered one factor that—reliably—matches the invoice, each time: kitchen towels. I’ve taken to choosing up a pair each time I am going someplace: summery checked variations from a common retailer on the Cape; thick undyed cotton cloths from Dublin; and, most lately, striped linens from Denmark. (N.B.: I’m not the one Remodelista editor recognized to do that! Julie introduced every of us hardy scrub cloths from a visit a number of years in the past—sensible and pleasant.)
I do know what you’re considering: Kitchen towels—boring! Or possibly: twee! Hear me out. Kitchen cloths make an incredible memento. Right here’s why.
- Everybody wants kitchen towels—and I’m prepared to wager there are a pair in your drawer proper now which have seen higher days. This truth principally ensures you gained’t undergo from purchaser’s regret when you get house and the holiday excessive has worn off (additionally, when you have a look at your financial institution statements).
- Kitchen cloths are simple to search out wherever you go, and there’s no scarcity of patterns, supplies, and varieties on the market.
- For the color-curious however commitment-shy like yours actually, you will get a few shiny kitchen towels with out going all in on, say, a blanket or curtains. Cling them from a hook, layer one on a desk, or tack one up as a pseudo sink skirt and bingo. A brand new twist to your kitchen.
- They’re cheap—$30-$40, tops, and sometimes a lot much less. Reader, my delight is quadrupled after I snag a deal.
- They’re light-weight and roll up tiny, taking on nearly no actual property in your bag. You may even make like Julie and get a pair further to present as presents.
- They’re endlessly helpful, which implies you’ll be reminded of the place you picked them up everytime you dry the dishes, wipe the counters, or set out drinks for associates—which is to say in little methods, on daily basis.
Satisfied? Listed here are three suggestions when you’re on the hunt.
1. Search for good supplies, like 100% cotton, and keep away from synthetics.
2. {Hardware} shops, markets, and common shops are the place the nice linens are. These off-the-beaten-path spots will all the time yield higher (and cheaper) finds than vacationer outlets.
And three., and that is the hill I’ll die on: a dangling loop is all the time higher than no hanging loop.
Whether or not you’re two cities over or abroad, you, too, can begin on the kitchen towel hunt. Or, when you’re looking from house, think about these 5 variations I’m admiring, every from a unique vacation spot.
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