Current Obsessions: Simple and Great

On our radar? Bouquet carriers, rugs inspired by Welsh blankets, and a brand-new, first-ever design sample sale going on this weekend. Read on:

• Save the date for two events with Frances Palmer at Nickey Kehoe shops in LA and NYC.
• Gasp. How brilliant is this?
• For those who have a habit of buying cut flowers every week, a most unique bouquet carrier.
• This is our kind of fall gardening chore list: a don’t-do-list.
• Municipal leaders, take note: a free app that allows citizens to adopt the trees on their street (hat tip: Margot).
• Speaking of which, did you read this sobering N.Y. Times story on the multiple plagues attacking trees in the U.S.? (For further reading, check out our own reporting on beech leaf disease from a few years ago.)
• Root cellar porn.
• And lol. (“I feel seen,” says Fan.)
• Ooh, longtime Copenhagen favorite (and editor haunt) Atelier September pops up in New York.
• Are you going to The Spoils, the first-ever sample sale from the Shoppe Object folks? Going on this weekend in NYC.
• Joy and more good things, coming soon from Maira Kalman (and a chance to meet her on October 24).
• “Working on this week’s Ravenhill light story and came across this,” writes Fan. “Swoon! A design lover’s dream!”
• These rugs, inspired by Welsh blanket patterns and Savile Row stripes, are perfect for layering season (hat tip: Margot).
• File under: dream workspace.
• And for your backyard inspo board: this gorgeous sauna by Nuud Studio.
• “I’m always on the hunt for great PJs,” writes Annie. “These patterned pairs are latest on my list (the stripey ones are inspired by Goodnight Moon).”
• ICYMI, a stunning front-yard before/after.