We’ve admired Fabien Baron’s ombre rugs for Elson & Company for a while now; the designs are based on Baron’s Liquid Light series photographs taken on the coasts of Eastern America, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean.

Below: Fabien Baron Tibetan wool rugs in ink for Elson & Company.

Below: We were interested to spot Urban Outfitter’s 4-by-6-foot Ombre Rug, woven of wool and cotton and available for an affordable $49.99.

Inspired by the bow of a Venetian gondola, the Venezia Chair is a versatile seating choice that moves easily from the outdoor dining table to the indoor home office desk. Available in eight colors, the stackable Venezia chair is made of polyurethane reinforced with fiberglass; $199 at Bauhaus to Your House.

The Kelvin W Wall Lamp is currently on sale at Y Lighting for $234.

Located on a vertiginous cliffside in Praiano, on the spectacular Amalfi coast overlooking the Mediterranean sea, Hotel Casa Angelina is a pristine white sanctuary featuring Philippe Starck lighting (Flos Rosy Anglelis tripod lamps, originally designed for NY’s Royalton Hotel), Paola Navone Ghost sofas and chairs, and Kelvin lamps in the bedrooms.

On Saturday, July 18, NK Shop (the retail store of LA-based interior design team Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe) is hosting a sidewalk sale with Lawson-Fenning, Rewire Lighting, and Reform Gallery at 730 North Highland Avenue from 9 am to 5 pm; call (323) 957-0370 for information.

Above: Lawson-Fenning Trousdale sofa.

Above: A pair of architects chairs from Nickey Kehoe.

Above: Rewire Custom Painted Brass Wall Sconce.

Above: John Kappel Bench at Reform Gallery.

Modernica’s warehouse sale—Los Angeles Magazine calls it “the best modern furniture discount sale”—takes place Saturday, July 18, at the Southern Pacific Freight Terminal; for those not in LA, the online sale is July 18 from 7 am to 7 pm. More than 1,000 new and vintage pieces will be on sale, including Eames fiberglass shell chairs.

Ultimate simplicity: a wall-mounted shelf in lieu of a bedside table, from the portfolio of Swedish stylist Jakob Solgren.

A future classic? One of our favorite architecture firms, Stockholm-based Claesson Koivisto Rune, has designed a bedroom wall light for Swedish lighting company Wästberg. Available at Design Within Reach, the energy-efficient Claesson Koivisto Rune w081w Wall LED Light comes in white, green, or charcoal and is $420.

A portfolio of serene, minimalist white bedrooms, well suited for summer.

Above: A French interior from Cote Bastide.

Above: A bedroom in the Ten Broeck cottage by New York City architects Messana O’Rorke.

Above: A pristine country bedroom.

Above: A white bedroom from the Office for Word and Image.

Above: A bedroom from the portfolio of photographer Henry Bourne.

Above: A bedroom in the East Village, via the New York Times.

Above: A bedroom from the portfolio of photographer Paul Massey.

Above: A bedroom from the portfolio of Alan Kaplanas.

Above: A bedroom from the portfolio of Daniel Hertzell.

We’ve rounded up our personal favorites in the bed linens department, from budget sheets to high end (prices are for queen-size sheet sets). For excellent guidance on sifting through bedding options, consult Shopping with Julian Tomchin in the New York Times. Tomchin is a veteran of the linens business, and has this to say: “Once you get beyond 400 threads per square inch, be suspicious. The standard for counting is to add each warp (vertical) and filling (horizontal) thread per square inch. The most that normally fits is 400, after which the threads are thinner and weaker. Some companies use two- or three-ply threads and multiply the count.”

Above: Sarah’s favorite sheets are Coyuchi’s organic percale 100 percent cotton sheets, available in white or ivory; the Coyuchi Queen Flat is $60 and the Fitted Queen is $66.

Above: Julie’s favorite reasonably priced sheets are from The Company Store; the crisp, no-nonsense 280-Thread Count Solid Bedding sheets. A Queen Flat Sheet is $28.99 and a Queen Fitted Sheet is $28.99.

Above: The four of us covet the Matteo Stitch 300-thread-count cotton bed linens; the Matteo Stitch Flat Sheet is $95 and the Matteo Stitch Fitted Sheet is $95 at Bobby Berk Home.

Above: Janet’s all-time favorite basics come from the White Company in London, which offers high quality at a great price. The 200-thread-count, Egyptian cotton percale sheets are made in Italy; the Queen (called Double in England) Fitted and Flat Sheets are £24 each.

Above: Martha Stewart Collection 280-Thread Count Sheet Set features hemstitch detail on the flat sheet and pillowcases; $80 for a queen set that includes fitted sheet, flat sheet, and two pillowcases at Macy’s.

Above: Julian Tomchin recommends Wamsutta Pinpoint Egyptian Cotton 360-Thread Sheets; the Queen Flat Sheet is $29.99 and the Queen Fitted Sheet is $29.99 at Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Above: Signature Hemstitched Percale Sheets from Garnet Hill; Domino magazine called this sheet “a cut above the other moderately priced cottons—with a crisp, classic finish right out of the dryer.” The Queen Signature Fitted Sheet is $50 and the Queen Signature Flat Sheet is $55.

Above: Francesca relies on Pottery Barn for basic bedding: PB Organic 400-Thread-Count Supima Sheet Set; $189 for the queen set (includes a pair of pillowcases).

Above: We aspire to someday own Sferra’s Grande Hotel Sheets (the no. 1 choice of hotels all over the world) made of 100 percent Italian Egyptian cotton percale; $241 for the queen set.

Above:  Organic Undyed Cotton Frayed-Edge Sheets from West Elm; $99 for the queen set; Julian Tomchin owns these.tYour order requires more information.