Square Deal
Lacquered tables in lime green or orange come in twelve-inch ($100) and twenty-inch ($150) cubes at Bloomingdale’s.
Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave.; 212-705-2000

Eternal Flame
Triple-wick, 100-hour Burn candles are $55 at Barneys New York and Malin + Goetz.
Barneys New York
660 Madison Ave.; 212-826-8900
Malin + Goetz
177 Seventh Ave.; 212-727-3777

Do The Twist
Lilla P’s summer tees are $39 at Kiwi.
Kiwi
78 Seventh Ave., Park Slope; 718-622-5551

For more information, visit lillap.com.

Drain Brains
Circulon’s five-quart nonstick colander is $30 at Macy’s.
Macy’s
151 W. 34th St.; 212-695-4400

Transcendental Wristwear
Jeanine Payer’s sterling-silver bracelet, engraved with a Thoreau quote, is $440 at Roslyn.
Roslyn
276 Columbus Ave.; 212-496-5050

Play’s The Thing
DKNY’s “Play” sheets, in seventeen vintage-style fabrics, can be adjusted from king to queen with a simple drawstring pull (from $50 for a pillow cover to $75 for a sheet to $250 for a duvet cover at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s).
Macy’s
151 W. 34th St.; 212-695-4400
Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave.; 212-705-2000

How Does Your Garden Grow?
Rizzoli has just re-issued C. Z. Guest’s First Garden: An Illustrated Garden Primer, with illustrations by Cecil Beaton and a forward by Truman Capote ($19.95, in bookstores nationwide).

Handle It
CarryBag, a sporty grocery-style basket with an aluminum frame that folds flat, is $45 at Loom.
Loom
115 Seventh Ave., Park Slope; 718-789-0061

Photographed by Joe Scafuro.

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