Current Obsessions: Shiny New Finds

In this week’s Freshly Picked issue, we spotted 10 on-trend silvery pendant lights, eight pros deft at turning regular houses into passive ones, seven spa-like sunken baths, and one new camp-style lakeside retreat. Plus, 17 more finds:

Above: An old height-of-summer favorite, featuring found flowers. See more in The House That Craigslist Built: A Bare-Bones Farmhouse in Midcoast Maine. Photograph by Greta Rybus for Remodelista.

• About that new lakeside retreat: Our friend, designer Hollie Velten-Lattrell, recently stayed at Prospect resort in the Berkshires: “It was an absolute delight. Swedish countryside meets Mill Valley meets Upstate. Just heaven.” For more on the lakeside cabin resort, see Margot’s story.
• Do we need a pink sofa? Now that we’ve seen this one from Howe London, we think yes.
• So many of our favorite makers, architects, designers, and creatives are in the Wallpaper* 400 (see: Lindsey Adelman, John Derian, Rita Sodi and Jody Williams of The Commerce Inn, ceramicist Virginia Sin, Laila Gohar of Gohar World, and former Remodelista Considered Design Awards judge Sheila Bridges). Bravo to all, and browse the list here.
• It’s not September yet, but for those who can’t resist school (or office) supplies, Margot’s admiring this good-looking board for keeping everything in order.
• “I’ve loved stationary designers Goods Gang forever, and now they’ve got a paperless version on offer,” says Annie. “Wish I was having a summer party so I could send it out.”
• A summer house in all-over green.
• And a low-key, totally unfussy bungalow in Austin.
• Ooh, rhubarb + rose + stripes.
• Saunas for indoors and out, coming soon.
• Proof that olive can be a neutral.
• A free online video course on how to save seeds? From Floret? Count us in! (Hat tip: Laura.)
• Currently coveting: limited edition dishes borne of a collab between Heath and Salmon Creek Farm.
• Pamela Anderson is on a roll. (And we love it.)
• Scroll through this peak-summer gallery of photos when it’s dark, cold, and gloomy in a couple months.
• How dreamy is this garden shed?
• And now, kintsugi with wood? Taking notes…
• Looking for native shrubs for a shady garden? Here are Marie’s picks.