the perfect office

Gil Schafer's office, which I have always loved, is in his new book,  The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now

white paper art by maija luutonen

"Ilse" candlestick by Ilse Crawford for Georg Jensen. 

john pawson designed sailboat

outdoor chair

book exchange

Lots of villages in the UK have turned red telephone boxes into mini libraries, just take a book and leave one behind....from booklending.com

perfect smoke alarm

a simple smoke alarm with low profile design...by Kidde  at amazon.com