If you want to add a dose of summer inspiration to your home, consider woven accessories and furniture. They evoke afternoon barbecues, sun soaked days in the garden, and picnic-inspired dinner parties. They're quintessential summer pieces, perfect for when the weather is hot and the parties are casual. More

Not only are all these tools display worthy, porcelain enamel is made from glass and steel, making it durable and food safe. Its non-porous, smooth surface is easy to clean and extremely hygienic. What's not to like? More

Custom Family Glassware
• $12 each
• Uncommon Goods

I feel like I spend half my day picking up random glasses around the house and bringing them to the sink. So I was recently thinking to buy each family member a different looking glass (for water, primarily) that would be theirs for the entire day and these family glasses are a super cute option.

Specialty: Products by art and design students
Price Range: ($$) Mid-Range to ($$$) High-End

Art and design students often create some of the most inventive product designs around. The only problem is that it can be difficult for those students to get their products into the hands of consumers. New e-commerce site Vespoe is solving that problem. More

You can find many useful cooking gadgets and doodads, but a handmade wood cutting board makes for a beautiful and purposeful kitchen accessory. More

Specialty: Home store totally focused on fun and quirky items
Price Range: ($) Budget to ($$$) High-End

It's hard to classify Judy Maxwell Home. It's kind of a gift shop but it's also a house of curiosities. It's an art gallery where you can also pick up a lifesize talking Power Ranger. Oh, and you might run into owner Joan Cusack, too. More

Specialty: Patterned pottery serving wares and decor
Price Range: ($) Budget ($$) Mid-Range

The handmade pottery of Texas-based artist Susan Rodriguez is well made, functional and, to put it plainly, really fun. More

Q: I love blue and white china and have registered for some Spode blue Italian as well as some gorgeous blue with red Polish porcelain I found on Amazon. I love the dishes, but all of the tablescapes I've seen online are way too gussied up or precious: white tableclothes, napkins spilling out of tacky blue goblets. More

We love the new housewares and designs offered by The Bay, and were excited to see the limited edition series of Canadian Designer Tea Towels with Ulster Weavers Home Fashions. More

The staff at Southern Living Magazine have partnered with Ballard Designs to create what they deem "instant heirlooms." Check out some of the pieces from this new tabletop collection after the jump… More