Current Obsessions: June Hues

Ahead this weekend: Scandi itineraries, newly opened gardens, and strawberry season in sight. Read on:

Above: Our collective obsession: kitchens by Loose Parts. See more in this week’s Kitchen(s) of the Week: Freestanding Cabinetry by Loose Parts in Upstate NY. Photograph by Jonathan Hökklo.

• When two favorites collaborate: Join “A Shared Table” at King in the West Village location through June 14, with menu specials and custom bar room tables set by TOAST.
• Annie’s heading to 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen next week. On the agenda? Exhibits the city over, a long-table dinner, and breakfast at longtime favorite Atelier September. Keep an eye on the @remodelista Instagram for glimpses.
• Spotted: a look inside the home/studio of artist Adam Pogue (whose work we love—glimpse here).
• Ooh, Ravenhill Studio is offering their sconces in color for the first time; head here to browse.
• This hot springs hotel, just an hour from San Diego, looks great.
• We have to say we’re intrigued by this one-piece loo “with all the mod cons,” as Margot says, from the new Kohler x Studio McGee collection.
• File under Things to Plan a Trip Around: “Aalto Design: Shapes of Wellbeing,” on view this summer at The Architecture & Design Museum Helsinki.
• An underrated use for barstools.
• Add to cart: a very chic beach towel.
• Oooh, new antiques just landed at our favorite new online shop for unique outdoor furniture and accessories, Gallerie Green. (Read Margot’s story about the incredibly curated store here.)
• Introducing the “Meadow Daybed” by Sebstian Cox. (Hat tip: Annie.)
• The Apple House at landscape designer Tom Stuart-Smith’s Serge Hill Project just won a RIBA Award! (Read our story on Serge Hill here.)
• Imagine having a real gardener turn your yard into a beautiful flower garden—for free.
• Big garden news from across the pond: the restored gardens at Benton End are now open to the public. Kendra got a sneak peek (lucky lady); read her story here. And enter the Garden Museum’s raffle to win a free stay at the storied estate here!
• To do this summer: make art outside.
• In the good news department, listen to this short NPR segment about a program in Oklahoma that turns unused land on prisons into pollinator paradises. (Hat tip: Margot.)
• Do you know these 11 iconic mid-century outdoor chair designs?
• P.S. Our summer plans in a nutshell.