Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week:
• This Nordic Park Slope Flat and this Cobble Hill Parlor Renovation.
• Recently opened shop Fivestory in NYC (it's already being compared to Colette in Paris). The NY Times says it best: "If Barneys is the Met of this shopping district, consider Fivestory more of a Frick Collection."
Above: Alexa is coveting this Carven Wool Jacket.
• We've always wondered how a Swedish Hästens bed is made.
Above: Lost for hours on Sarah Anderson's pinboards.
• The autumn issue of Llamas Valley (Sarah's been perusing).
Above: Julie is browsing this Parisian site.
Above: Posted on Instagram: olives from the garden, almost ready for picking. For more scenes from life in the Napa Valley, follow @saralonsdale1.
• Revisiting this Swedish film inspired us to bake an apple cake.
Above: Justine's post this week got Christine thinking about unearthing her crochet hooks and looking into vintage-style crochet and knitting/sewing.
Meanwhile, over at Gardenista:
• After obsessing over the $140 Ultimate Gardening Boots, Michelle stumbled across the men's Hunter Bormios on sale for $90.99 at Zappo's—and promptly bought them in a woman-ish size.
• Michelle went garden hopping with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers; to see more of what was blooming yesterday in some of Northern California's prettiest private gardens, follow @MSlatalla.