A day bed + a cool breeze + a great book = bliss

Window daybed $539, Mattress twin $479, Bed linens Frayed-Edge queen quilt $169, and Euroshams $39 each West Elm. Cushions Deconstructed Ribbon $44, Deconstructed Rose $49 West Elm; Ritva cotton piqué cover $9, Fjädrar insert $6, Ofelia blad rectangular $20 IKEA; Whisper linen ruffled $165 Elte. Drapery panel Alvine rund $35 per pair. Flooring Tundra $1.49 per sq. ft. IKEA. Headdress feather $645 Snob.

 

A necklace too pretty to keep inside a jewelry box.

Necklace Megan Park $220, Hollace Cluny.

 

Made for weekends by the water.

Towels GlucksteinHome Sculptured Spa Bath $17 each (bath) $12 (hand), The Bay. Starfish resin $8, Pottery Barn. Flip-flops $4, Joe Fresh.

 

S'mores go mod and monochromatic.

Ball clock George Nelson $576, Quasi Modo Modern Furniture. Side table Gino Carollo Vanity for Bonaldo $480, OneTwenty Modern. Coffeepot Kaico enamelled $105, Cookie tray Stine Sandwell $148, Mjolk.

 

Shape and texture are the stars when accessories are all the same colour.

Floating shelves Kole lacquered $48 each, The Home Depot. Child's rocking chair moulded fibreglass $255, Hourglass $49, Vase ceramic $35, Elte. Jewelry trees metal $24 (top shelf), $20 (bottom shelf); Drinking glass Swirl $10; Urban Outfitters. Sphere shell $8, Shell Murex Ramos $16, West Elm. Glove mould porcelain $16, L’Atelier. Frame Ribba $10, IKEA. Votive holder Jennifer Graham stamped $40, Hollace Cluny. Birdcage $45, Accents de Ville.

 

Embossing, scalloping and other embellishments add interest to white tabletop staples.

Accent plate $32, Cup & saucer $45, Creamer & covered sugar bowl $148, Cereal bowl $53, all Wedgwood Intaglio, William Ashley China. Flower napkin rings $16 per set of four, Accents de Ville. Napkins vintage printed $38 per set of four, Pi’lo. Cutlery polycarbonate $4 for four place settings, HomeSense. Platter Fleur de Lys $50, Anthropologie. Macarons Vanilla $2.50 each, MoRoCo.

 

Detail elevates accessories from the everyday.

Lamp KleinReid Aubry porcelain $385, Stool Kosoy & Bouchard pressed ceramic $1,600, Hollace Cluny. Vase raised lace pattern $20, HomeSense.

 

This jewelry stand is a standout.

Jewelry stand iron dollhouse chairs $78, Urban Outfitters.