Current Obsessions: Layered and Lived-In

Ahead this weekend? A lovingly lived-in house in Finland, checkered blankets, a newly opened garden in Philly, and some fungi Halloween inspiration for good measure.

And if you’re considering pre-ordering our new book Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden: From Oct. 1 through Oct. 13, our publisher is offering a 20 percent discount when you order via their site. Use code: GARDENISTA20 at checkout.

Take care, and read on:

Above: A breakfast corner from Kitchen of the Week: A 1960s Los Angeles Ranch Home Gets a Modern, Earthy Glow-up, featuring autumnal ceramics and a clutch of dark flowers. Photograph by Shade Degges, styled by Lisa Rowe, courtesy of Patrick Bernatz.

• We love everything about this house in Finland that’s “lived in, and lived in well.”
• Breaking news: Nordic Knots just released a bedding collection. “So much of the bedding market seems to be full of unmade beds, croissants, rumpled linens,” CEO and cofounder Fabian Berglund told T mag in this week’s T List. “We iron our sheets. We want our bed to be perfectly made. Like a great outfit, put together with intention.” We’ve always been team unfussy bedding—but for a cozy blanket like this, consider us curious.
• Ooo, admiring this limited-edition collab from Tulip, the ingenious light cover-up co.
• A dozen designers on the rise, from the London Design Festival.
• “I like these rustic lights,” reports Margot. “They remind me of children’s book illustrations.”
• On butter molds, courtesy of our friend Ajiri Aki.
• Love this signature (sorry) curtain.
• And Pottery Barn goes across the pond.
• Remember Fan’s story about sunken baths? She just came across more inspired examples.
• The reviews are in for the newly opened Calder Gardens in Philadelphia: Alexander Calder x Piet Oudolf = brilliant.
• Hahahaha.
• This photo of a backpack-wearing dog scattering seeds will make your day. (Hat tip: Kier.)
• A plea from Maya Lin and Perfect Earth Project. (To learn more about eco lawncare, read this.)
• Here are pics of people dressed up as mushrooms for the Telluride Mushroom Festival. You’re welcome.
• What sound says autumn to you? Is it this? (Hat tip: Annie.)
• Got yardwork to do? Here’s how to save money, labor, and the planet.
• Topiarist Charlotte Molesworthy is a treasure.