Current Obsessions: Signs of Spring

In need of a pick-me-up? We’ve been counting hopeful harbingers this week, among them: exuberant flower arrangements. A potager-to-table restaurant in France (with a bed for you, should you like to stay). Eleven reasons to add yellow! And more:

• On our TBR list: “a Who’s Who of the midcentury greats, many of them women who have yet to become household names,” reports Margot. (We’re hoping that’ll change.)
• Domi makes some of our favorite PJs—and now they’ve launched pillow slips.
• Coming up at Blunk Space in CA: Urushi: Japanese Lacquerwork by Makiko McDonald, on view April 11-20.
• Best-looking bath towels? Fan’s coveting these graphic black and cream designs.
• We’re surprisingly compelled by this peekaboo shower curtain, inspired by Le Corbusier.
• Something to look forward to: Samin Nosrat’s new cookbook comes out in September and she’ll be touring to promote it. Tickets available now.
• The hand-hewn French chair we’re seeing everywhere lately.
• Registration is open for Perfect Earth Project’s day-long May 7th symposium, Managing Invasives: Mindful Ecological Approaches. (Bonus: there will also be “coffee, what we think are the best muffins in the world, and a delicious buffet lunch made by the Café at Blue Hill at Stone Barns.”)
• LOL. Guess the generation based on the front yard.
• Marie recommends signing up for a Central Park Bird Walk, which starts April 10, to spot birds stopping by on their way back north.
• More of this, please, says Laura.
• Looking to zhuzh up your outdoor space? DWR is having its annual Outdoor Sale now through April 21.
• We’ll take flowering branches over cut flowers any day.
• Whoa, the most beautiful pest deterrent we’ve ever seen. (Hat tip: Margot.)
• And the most beautiful hand-made botanical paper cutouts by Kier’s friend Sara Burgess.
• Planning to paint your house? Here’s some color inspiration.
• P.S. You may also want to check out the dreamy outdoor decor rounded up in Gardenista’s latest Editors’ Cut.