Current Obsessions: Layered and Lived-In

by Remodelista Team

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.

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Take care, and read on:

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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.