{"product_id":"toucan-bird-cotton-quilt","title":"Toucan Bird Cotton Throw","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;\"\u003eSofa throw or bed cover — which size am I actually buying?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoth sizes are the same cotton throw with the same toucan design; the larger one simply keeps going.\u003c\/strong\u003e The way to decide is to picture where it ends up when nobody is using it, because that's where it spends most of its life.\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\u003e150 × 200 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIt lives on the sofa or the armchair, one person wraps up in it in the evening, and it folds over the arm the rest of the time.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e200 × 230 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIt's going on the bed as the top layer, and you want the pattern to be the first thing you see from the bedroom door.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf it's for a spare room that doubles as somewhere people sit, the larger one covers both jobs.\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;\"\u003eWill the colours survive being washed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA toucan design is mostly saturated colour against pale ground, and that's the hardest combination to keep looking right — the brights bleed and the ground picks it up.\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton makes this manageable, provided you never wash it warm.\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;\"\u003eDo this\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFirst wash cold and on its own, so any loose dye from the bright areas goes down the drain instead of into your sheets.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWarm or hot cycles. Cotton relaxes and shrinks a little at temperature, and the pattern pulls slightly out of shape with it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLine dry in shade, or take it out of the dryer while it's still slightly damp.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDrying it flat in the sun. Strong light takes the intensity out of the coloured areas long before the white ground shows any change.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eShake it out and drape it while damp — cotton drops most of its creases on its own that way.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBleach and optical brighteners. They attack the printed areas first, so the toucan goes before the background does.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eCotton wrinkles — that's the trade for how it feels — and the folds relax out within a day of being on the bed. \u003cstrong\u003eThe step people skip: hanging it up straight out of the machine.\u003c\/strong\u003e Left in a damp heap for an hour, it sets creases that then need ironing; hung immediately, it needs nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA bird loud enough to make the rest of the room look deliberate.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe problem with a room that's been decorated entirely in safe colours is that it never resolves — you keep adding cushions, and it keeps looking unfinished. What it's usually missing is one object with a subject on it. A toucan across a cotton throw does that job in a single move: strong shape, strong colour, and something for the eye to land on when you walk in. Everything else in the room suddenly reads as a considered background rather than as beige by default.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Toucan Bird Cotton Throw spread across a bed\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/download_6_d754e976-bfde-4c39-a23f-c4ab69c2b436.jpg?v=4503766405%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCotton is why you'll actually use it rather than just look at it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecorative throws usually get bought for the pattern and then quietly abandoned, because the fabric that holds a bright print best tends to be synthetic — slick, faintly plasticky, and unpleasantly warm the moment you're under it for more than ten minutes. Cotton behaves differently. It breathes, so it doesn't build up heat against you, and it can be pulled over a duvet on a cool night or used on its own in summer without becoming clammy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also improves with use, which almost nothing synthetic does. Cotton softens as the fibres relax with each wash, so the throw that arrives with a bit of crispness to it becomes noticeably more pliable over the first month and drapes closer around a shoulder. The pattern sits into the weave rather than on top of it, which is the difference between a design that looks printed on and one that looks like part of the cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e150 × 200 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the sofa size. Long enough for one person to stretch out under, and it folds down neatly over an armrest without swamping a two-seater.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e200 × 230 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the bed size. Covers a double as a top layer with enough width to hang down the sides, so the toucan is fully visible rather than half of it disappearing over the edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Toucan Bird Cotton Throw showing the printed toucan detail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/download_10_9dc33719-6963-4b09-a32f-62291bb1a9fe.jpg?v=4503766405%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\u003eToucan Bird Cotton Throw\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Size, ready to use as it arrives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCotton construction, so it breathes rather than trapping heat the way a synthetic throw does\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA large toucan design that works as the focal point of a room, not as a repeating background print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo sizes: 150 × 200 cm for a sofa or armchair, 200 × 230 cm as a bed top layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftens with each wash instead of degrading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUsable year round — over a duvet in winter, on its own in summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold machine wash, separately for the first cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLine dry in shade and hang it immediately out of the machine to avoid set creases\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":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"150 × 200 cm","offer_id":53892810834214,"sku":"DHOD4-NM213001","price":134.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200 × 230 cm","offer_id":53892810866982,"sku":"DHOD4-NM214001","price":239.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/download_3_9dc9e942-bec0-4d22-af24-23e89f286f45.jpg?v=1789684564","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/toucan-bird-cotton-quilt","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}