Grain is a design studio based in Bainbridge Island, Washington that is dedicated to social and environmental responsibilities. They introduced two new houseware collections at ICFF this past weekend: the first is a line of hard goods that includes the Dish Table, which was inspired by hand carved African stools, new stitched mirrors, and new candle stick holders. The second is a natural dye collection of cotton pillows and woven towels. 

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Name:

Benjamin YC

Location:

Singapore Singapore

Square Feet:

549

Division:

International

What I Love About My Small Home:

Generous bay windows that let in the sun with a view of lush greenery, the local tropical bird population, and an occasional small fruit bat at night, while I curl up with a book and hot chocolate. My tiny, but functional, kitchen(ette) which is easy to clean up, but has the capacity to handle (modestly-sized) dinner parties. And the sunken marble bath - a touch of real luxury - that cleverly makes full use of the limited bathroom space, and lets me soak the stress away after a long day.

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Food just tastes better outside, doesn't it? With Memorial Day next week, we feel the outdoor eating season is officially open. Here are ten of our favorite seasonal salads to pack up and take on a picnic.

• 10 Picnic-Ready Salads to Eat Outside
  The Kitchn

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I'm warning you — if you've never clicked over to CuffHome to check out the shop's offerings, your Pinterest board is about to get a workout.  A fluffy ottoman with tiny gold feet peeking out, a 70s-inspired channel chair, a chain-wrapped ball lamp, a sleek blue velvet sofa, a rope-wrapped chandelier... although these glamorous yet organic, sensuous yet industrial pieces are rooted in a vintage aesthetic, they're completely modern. 

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Name:

Alexandra

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

254

Division:

Teeny-Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

Winters make the place a cozy little cave, and summers without AC give us a reason to spend more time outdoors. Plus, we never have to walk further than three steps to find what we need!

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Last week we officially launched our new book The Art of the Party at the chic temple of style, Bergdorf Goodman.  To celebrate the launch, we also created a series of hand-made art pieces (called Paper Tales) exclusively for the store, inspired by paper sculptural pieces that are both featured in our book and have proven  so popular that our we are often asked for them to be available outside party environments.  

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Name: Beatriz Macias of Mid Mod Mom
Location: Mission Viejo, Orange County CA
Size: 120 square feet
Years lived in: 10 years, but only used as an office for 2 years.

Beatriz has the great advantage of working from home in this converted office space. Once a bedroom, she redid the floors in cork and transformed the closet to a work bench for her vintage goods and artwork. With amazing taste in design and her everyday hunt for vintage finds, I love how bright and "no fuss" this workspace is. 

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The elegant new stereo console by Symbol Audio connects to a record player or Bluetooth-enabled device. Plus there's a place to store your records!

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A midcentury-inspired chair, with a little twist. By UK designer Yinka Ilori. 

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Spotted at the Wilsonart booth: this chair by University of Oregon student Katie Lee, covered with tiny pieces of laminate attached to canvas.

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