{"product_id":"classic-cotton-floral-apron","title":"Classic Cotton Floral Apron","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eCamel or Beige?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSame cotton, same cut, same floral — the two shades sit only a step apart, and the deciding factor is what is behind it when you wear it.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hold each against your kitchen cabinets in your head before you pick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCamel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour kitchen is white or pale grey and you want the apron to be visible rather than blending into the cabinetry. The deeper of the two, and the more forgiving after a messy Sunday.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeige\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou have wood, terracotta or warm stone already going on, and you want the floral to read softly instead of standing out as a block of colour.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCamel if it is for you and you cook properly. Beige if it is a gift and you do not know their kitchen.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eCotton and cooking — what actually stains it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCotton holds dye well and washes hot, which makes it the right fibre for something that gets splashed daily.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its one weakness is oil, and oil needs handling before it goes near the machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eComes out easily\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eTreat first\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFlour, batter, most sauces, coffee splashes, soil and water marks — a normal warm wash handles all of these\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eOlive oil, butter, turmeric and beetroot. Dab, do not rub, and hit oil marks with a little dish soap before washing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOtherwise: machine wash warm with like colours, mild detergent, no bleach on a printed cotton. Tumble dry low or line dry, and it can take a warm iron if you want the front flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: dealing with the oil spot the same day. Once a cooking-oil mark has oxidised in the cotton it turns a permanent yellow-brown, and no amount of later washing brings it back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eYou stop cooking in a t-shirt you have already decided you do not mind ruining.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a specific kind of household laundry casualty: the shirt with one small dark spot on the front from a pan of something spitting. It happens because the apron is in a drawer, and the apron is in a drawer because it is a slab of dark canvas with a rope neck that leaves a red mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a cotton apron with a floral print across it, in two shades that were chosen to look right in a kitchen rather than to hide dirt. It is the sort of thing you put on because you feel like cooking, not because you are bracing for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Classic Cotton Floral Apron shown in use while cooking\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/4_f8664de6-c481-4256-8ec6-99014034b10d.jpg?v=4503764520%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy cotton is the right fibre for an apron\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn apron takes more abuse than almost anything else in a kitchen — heat from an open oven, steam off a pot, oil, hot water and a wash cycle every week. Cotton is the fibre that handles all of that. It tolerates hot washing without degrading, which matters because that is how you get grease out. It does not melt or scorch near an oven door the way a synthetic blend can. And it takes dye deep into the fibre, so a floral printed on cotton keeps its definition through repeated hot washes instead of going pale and woolly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a comfort argument too. Cotton breathes, so standing over a hot stove in it does not turn into standing over a hot stove wearing a plastic bag. It also softens with age — a cotton apron a year old drapes better than a new one, which is the opposite of how synthetic workwear behaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe two shades, up close\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCamel\u003c\/strong\u003e — a warm mid-tan with real depth. The floral shows in clear relief against it, and the colour is dark enough to carry a day of cooking without every splash announcing itself. Looks especially good in a kitchen full of white tile, where it becomes the only warm thing in the room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBeige\u003c\/strong\u003e — lighter and softer, closer to raw linen in tone. The floral reads gently rather than graphically, which makes it the calmer of the two and the one that disappears comfortably into a kitchen that already has a lot going on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Classic Cotton Floral Apron lifestyle shot in the kitchen\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/1_9ee48113-eed1-4451-aac1-919979a99bd3.jpg?v=4503764520%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Classic Cotton Floral Apron\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo colorways\u003c\/strong\u003e — Camel and Beige\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCotton\u003c\/strong\u003e, which tolerates the hot washing that gets grease out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFloral print dyed into the fibre\u003c\/strong\u003e, so it keeps definition through repeated washes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBreathable\u003c\/strong\u003e to stand over a hot stove in, and softens with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine wash warm\u003c\/strong\u003e with like colours, mild detergent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo bleach\u003c\/strong\u003e on the printed cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTumble dry low or line dry\u003c\/strong\u003e; takes a warm iron if you want it flat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTreat oil marks the same day\u003c\/strong\u003e with a little dish soap before washing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upperhouseliving","offers":[{"title":"Camel","offer_id":53893301043494,"sku":"DWOD4-NM019002","price":97.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Beige","offer_id":53893301076262,"sku":"DWOD4-NM019001","price":97.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/8_cd922549-8690-4763-8115-5907c610cede.jpg?v=1789687413","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/classic-cotton-floral-apron","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}