As global warming delivers temperatures in the high 80s around much of the lower U.S., you may not want to pack up the picnic basket and hunker down for cabin living just yet.
I’d rather embrace the butterflies, since there are so many lovely patterns and accents to keep us connected to the prettiest garden bug we know. Inside or out, they let our imaginations take flight:
The Butterfly Jubilee Fabric from Mod Green Pod is 100% organic, featuring our winged friends in bold shades on an elegant field of gold. You can capture the look on your walls, too, in the hand silkscreened paper of the same design.
Mr. Squirrel chases butterlies on this sweet floor pillow from Amenity filled with eco-fibers and naturally retro-inspired, $110.
Modern and glassy, when you buy this butterfly plate from Plates with Purpose you are doing a service to not only your guests but also the Forbes Hospice. $88.
Butterflies seem to land on lots of vintage tableware, including this Seventies Daher Deocrated metal ware serving dish from Lorenz Studio at Etsy.
These gold butterfly Corelle dishes seem to fly out of Etsy and other sites that sell them. Highly collectible, you can still locate this bowl at Mimi’s Back Porch. Fill with poporn and rent Butterflies are Free.
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Observation and reflection: sit back in your garden chair while reading up on butterflies and taking notes about how to stop climate change. The recycled paper journal ($150) is fromMarcopoloni.
While you’re at it, donate a little extra something to butterfly conservation.