A summer essential: the canvas cot. Add a few pillows and throws and it becomes an instant daybed. Here are 10 we're admiring (plus sourcing details).
Above: Gardenista contributor Erin Boyle of Reading My Tea Leaves (she's an expert on tiny apartment living) found her vintage army cot on eBay; it replaces a couch with a larger footprint and frees up valuable floor space.
Above: Designed in 1962 by Ole Gjerlov-Knudsen for his son, who was embarking on a camping trip (Kundsen wanted him to travel in comfort), the OGK Safari Daybed is $620 from the Dwell Store. Photograph via French by Design.
Above: Athens-based Topos Workshop offers a Foldable Camp Bed; go to Topos to find a dealer.
Above: End-to-end camp cots in the Catskills home of Kiran and Stephane DiTullio create a long daybed. Photograph by Ball & Albanese via Lonny. For something similar, consider the Maine Heritage Cot from Byers; $99.
Above: The OGK Safari Daybed is now available with a black-stained beech frame, black-dyed natural linen cover, and black-dyed sisal ropes via Goods We Love in NYC (it's newly available at The Line in NYC).
Above: Australian stylist Kara Roselund tops a small vintage camp cot with slouchy pillows for an instant resting spot.
Above L: A camp cot as daybed in a photo by Stellen Herner via Desire to Inspire. Above R: An army cot via Bodie and Fou.
Above: LA outfit Hedgehouse makes down-filled covers for daybeds; go to Hedgehouse for more info.
Above: A vintage cot in a post called Places to Nap via Le Marché St. George.
Above: Designed by Anita Johansen, the Menu Daybed is made of light oak with a felted wool cover (also available with a black-stained oak frame); $2,300 from Y Living.
Can you tell that we're mildly obsessed with cots? Further proof: 7 Classic Canvas Cots for Summer Slumber and High/Low Wood and Canvas Camp Cots.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on June 9, 2015, as part of our Scandinavian Blues issue.
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