Two Kinds of Furniture: Things You Sit In, Things You Mount
This group splits cleanly. On one side, seating — hammocks, rope hammock chairs, a basket seat, a double tree swing. On the other, wall-mounted storage: triple shelving systems, Nordic storage panels, pieces that pair knotted cotton with wood. The white cotton hammock reads soft against a porch beam, while the black version makes the knotwork legible from across a room.
Mounting: The Part Worth Doing Slowly
Hanging a seat is a structural decision, not a decorating one. Find a joist with a stud finder, drill a pilot hole into its center, and use hardware rated well above the load you expect — the fixing gives out long before the cotton does. Leave roughly three feet of clearance behind the seat and a foot to either side. Shelving asks less. Fix it into a stud or a proper anchor, and treat the shelf as a home for plants, candles and small ceramics rather than a run of hardbacks.
Cotton Under Load
Cord thickness is quoted in mm, from fine 1 mm strands used for jewelry up to 5 mm rope; the thicker end of that range is what carries weight and holds its shape season after season. Every listing gives dimensions in inches, which matters when a hammock has to span two fixed points. Bring outdoor seating inside during long wet spells, since damp cotton left hanging stays damp, and let anything you rinse dry flat away from direct sun. For knotwork at a smaller scale in the same undyed palette, see the nursery pieces.