Bright and Shiny

I truly enjoyed the feature in September's Architectural Digest about Hope garden. The garden, in Brooklyn, New York, was rejuvenated by Bette Midler and designer Elissa Cullman as a memorial to Cullman's late friend and business partner Hedi Kravis. Naturally drawn to the symmetry and order, I also admired the pops of color from the iron pieces.

Other publications this month also offered colorful accents that could add a little jump to your outdoor space. The Bamboo Tower Chandelier featured in Coastal Living would be a particularly chic porch light. (Don't look to me for specifics of outdoor wiring and the such; I'm just the idea guy.)

Also in Coastal Living, the Almidi end table would be the perfect spot on which to place your cocktail.

A jumble of these containers by Vellum would be stunning holding autumnal blooms.

Ah, and these. Birdcage votive holders. Enchanting, indeed, scattered amongst the branches of our ancient lilac. In fact, I took a moment to hunt them down at The Conran Shop.

Disappointing, perhaps, but I always seem to see things in black and white.

Image, top, AD, September '08. Photography by Billy Cunningham.

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