10 Favorites: Zinc for Outdoor Spaces with Terrain

NYC-based designer Zak Profera of Zak + Fox partners with UK-based Sofa.com on a new line of bespoke upholstered sofas and chairs. The result? Couture furniture at off-the-rack prices.

When it comes to picnic baskets, I'm a traditionalist (think wicker). This Danish-designed basket has me reconsidering.

Have you ever been in love with a bench? I can safely say that I have been (actually, put that in the present tense) in love with a bench.

Chicago store Brimfield is filled to the brim with furniture and retro vintage finds, in a Michigan summer camp kind of way.

Scout Regalia and Reunion's new pale pink and green canvas Lean-To tent has us inspired to camp (even my 12-year-old daughter might be tempted).

For the past couple of years, the online magazine This Is Paper has been one of our favorite daily reads, so when they launched their own shop we took note.

It doesn't take us much convincing that the botanical world is an intoxicating one. But in case there are any non-believers out there, let us introduce you to Amy Stewart's latest book, The Drunken Botanist. In this encyclopedic little volume, Stewart catalogs the plants that have played central roles in the great drinks of the world. An introduction to botany through the lens of the cocktail? We'll take it.

Summer baths need summery soap dishes; here are our 10 favorites.

Building on its mission of engaging the public with contemporary art and supporting the revitalization of American downtowns, 21c Museum Hotels renovated the 100-year-old Metropole Hotel building—a historic landmark in downtown Cincinnati—restoring it into a contemporary art museum and cultural center against the backdrop of Cincinnati's Backstage District.

An easy way to add some freshness to a bathroom is to switch out an old shower curtain for a new one. Here are five we like, all of which have a summery feel to them.

Spotted in the San Francisco flat of Nir Stern; an industrial steel hutch turned into a freestanding sink console. Pure genius.

Yesterday we posted on West Marin's newish restaurant, Sir and Star, located in the old Olema Inn. The roadhouse-style restaurant inspired us to sleuth out the key ingredients of its stripped down, Shaker-like look (taxidermy included).