Current Obsessions: Snapshots of Summer

At the end of our first-ever Maine issue, we’re hanging on to the last vestiges of summer (and wondering how it went so fast). Here are 11 things on our radar.

• We’re flattered by Emily Henderson’s shout-out on her blog, Style by Emily Henderson: “I think I can say with all my confidence that Remodelista is my #1 source of digital design porn on a daily basis,” she writes.
• Agonizing over whether to conserve or consign your mother’s fancy china? Read Gardenista editor in chief Michelle Slatella’s account in her latest interior design column in The Wall Street Journal.
• Last-minute summer getaways, thanks to the revamped midcentury American motel.
• In celebration of 70 years, Heath Ceramics is launching a new flatware line (in tumbled and polished finishes) and 10 new colors for an iconic collection (coming soon).
• Notice an uncanny resemblance between these two rug collections?
• And, cringe-worthy design, chronicled: @pleasehatethesethings.
• A new collection from Schoolhouse, coming soon—on-trend round pillows included.
• Saying good-bye to a Brooklyn backyard garden.
• The new “it” basket?
• No laundry room? All you need is a closet.
• And, on the virtues of shelf-lessness, via the New York Times.

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