These hand-painted Chinoiserie Panels by Bob Christian are truly stunning. The first is titled “Chinoiserie with Butterfly” and the second is “Chinoiserie with Bird“. Both have a rich green background and come in hand-painted frames. These would be a stunning addition to a dining room in any home.

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Ammara’s fitted shift dress features rectangle shaped sleeve tabs with beige leather detailing. Perfect for everything from a bridal brunch to an office function.

Adesso’s Meli White Wood Hoops are the perfect every-day summer accessory.

This linen pintucked dress has a sophisticated mandarin collar and can be worn alone or with some slim fitting slacks.

Simply chic with an organic edge, this antique south sea shell currency with a large diamond embedded in it hangs on a strand of pyrite beads.

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Who doesn’t love a cocktail ring? This Charlotte Bjorlin D’elia Rose Gold Plated Quartz Nugget Ring is sure to make a statement with it’s claw-like prongs and milky white stone.

100% Capri’s Linen Dress with deconstructed pleats is perfect for those scorching summer days.

Lera Lee’s Moonstone Teardrop Earrings are understated, chic, and worth every penny.

This white Dotted Swiss Dress from Plenty by Tracy Reese is a must for summer basics. From Sunday brunches all the way to the office, this frock is a staple piece for any wardrobe.

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Elizabeth Stockton’s aptly named “Unwind” is a 24” by 36” oil on canvas and is guaranteed to keep you centered, calm, and cool on even the hottest of summer days.

Found’s nicely priced square garden stool is perfect for pool house or porch, the sunroom or summer house—and even a living room with upholstered furniture that’s been dressed for the season in ticking or white duck.  Buy more than one—they’re just the place for cocktails, a glass of lemonade, or a stack of summer reading.

We love a slipcovered room in summer, but that fresh white sofa and matching armchairs will require some updated pillows. This linen embroidered version comes in our favorite blue summer neutral and is also the perfect size (22” square).

This metal “olive basket” from Iris & Co. delivers a seriously powerful style punch to almost any room of the house. It would look great filled with everything from seashells and summer kindling (think fabulous found driftwood) to beach toys or the weekend newspapers.

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This Aztec pottery lamp from Digs is priced far below similar “designer” versions and comes with a chic cream paper shade. Best of all, it combines summer’s best colors—creams and beiges, browns and blues—to serve as a great looking neutral.

This “Ocean Box” frayed linen pillow is another perfectly-sized throw (22” square) in our favorite summer blue and white.

Found’s raffia covered cube offers instant summer seating that is both practical and chic—and that can follow you from room to room.

Roll up those dark Orientals and replace them with Gregory Newham’s diamond texture handwoven rugs. Shown in a color way that incorporates three different shades of blue with a natural white, they can be made in any size and color. We love the lovely lift they lend to summer rooms, as well as their feel under foot.

Everyone knows that there is nothing sweeter than mom, but these gourmet chocolates and goodies come awfully close!

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Mom will delight in this selection of 18 hand-painted chocolates from Christophe Chocolatier. And why stop at 18 when there is an equally charming 28 count available as well?

A beautiful expression of Spring just for Mom! A white chocolate bar with candied violets and roses from Cacao Chocolates.

The aptly named Mother’s Day Collection from Sucré features a refreshing medley of dark chocolate raspberry ganache, fragrant rose petal, and lemon infused milk chocolate.

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Experience a little nostalgia with a jar of chocolate buttons. Each mason jar contains milk, 65% dark and white buttons dusted with pearl powder.

Sucré’s White Chocolate Lavender Macaroons are the perfect treat for mom… Delicate Parisian cookies filled with a lavender infused white chocolate mousseline and finished in a purple luster.

Mix it up with Christophe’s Chocolate Covered Orange Peels for a zesty treat for mom.

The Bride is not the only one who needs something blue. Be the best dressed guest at the ball in these blue frocks and accessories.

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This Funktional Mullins Dress is an asymmetrical paneled dress that features studs and a draped hem. This dress is perfect for a night out on the town or any semi-formal occasion.

Something old is new again. The iconic swim cap classic becomes a modern day must have in the form of a floral clutch. The bright colored zipper secures the bag and turns it from functional to fabulous.

This dynamite dress with structured paneling can be worn in every season, year after year, and is truly a wardrobe must.

Nam Cho’s Spike Blue Sapphire Earrings are edgy and cool. Perfect for adding a touch of chic to your wedding ensemble.

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Jerome Rousseau makes a mean shoe, and this bright blue crocodile pump is no exception.

The varying lengths of this Karolina Zmarlak dress give it an eye catching design. The short front and slightly longer back are offset by the classic bustier top.

This Cuff by Bounkit is composed of alternating London Blue Topaz and Rock Crystal Quartz and is truly a stunner!

Ruch’s Nisha Silk Georgette Dress is just what you need for the upcoming wedding season. Between the pleat-like folds and one-inch waistband, this dress is all about adding just enough feminine flare to soften the silhouette.

Also on offer will be a box containing Claridge+King’s His is Hers Linen Original Shirt in both midnight blue and sterling gray. In the summer my mother still looks like a teenager in her uniform of skinny pants, thong sandals, and cotton or linen tunics. After wearing the Claridge + King tops, there’s no going back: the linen is breathable and totally luxurious, the length is long, and the cut is roomy (but nipped in all the right places).  And they arrive in beautiful packaging—a pewter and white striped cotton boudoir-sized pillow sham.

Finally, I am usually the designated shopper on my father’s behalf. So this year, he’ll give her a porcelain and tole version of her favorite flower, lily of the valley, from Vieuxtemps Porcelain. It comes in a lovely clay pot and will be just the thing to mark her place at the Mother’s Day table.   
Happy Mother’s Day!

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Yeohlee’s Metallic Cylinder dress is a low key but supremely chic sparkler. Complete the look with some great shoes and earrings—you won’t need much else to make a statement.

The Carolyne is one of Manolo Blahnik’s most enduring—and flattering—silhouettes. We especially love it shot through with touches of silver.

This topaz beaded evening clutch from Imperio JP has a color we love—warmer than gunmetal and just as versatile. Best of all, the price is also a knockout.

Dusica Dusica’s Ingrid sandal is one of the sexiest sandals we’ve seen. It’s clear plastic vamp allows the senuous straps to do all the talking.

We love the subtle shimmer of Yeohlee’s Gold Filigree Crescent Skirt and Cat Eye Top. The top’s neckline is supremely flattering and the skirt moves brilliantly down any aisle.

Twenty Seven East’s Bridgehampton Clutch is one of our favorite collectible pieces. The color means that it will be go with almost every item in your closet; the crocodile and the craftsmanship mean that it will last a lifetime. Carry it at your daughter’s wedding and pass it on.

Stuart Weitzman’s snakeskin sandal has a fabulous line and a great-looking platform and still manages to be comfortable—the perfect combination!

Lera Lee’s stone drops have only a hint of color—the palest pink quartz hangs from light blue chalcedony. They’d be perfect for mom, or even the bride herself.

Veranda Editor Eugenia Santiesteban Soto shops Taigan for the “Modern Desert” vibe that she is craving. Read about how this sophisticated hippie plans on using her picks.

I’ve spent a lot of time in the Southwest in the last few years since my husband is from Arizona. And while it took me a while to fall in love with the climate (it’s so incredibly drying!), I’ve truly come to love the landscape in all its muted hues and the less-is-more lifestyle. Though I’m truly a classicist at heart, these days I just want to give up my life on the East Coast and trade it all in for a streamlined adobe house with a spare interior and miles and miles of desert surrounding me. No more beach or mountain escapes! This summer, I’m craving a modern desert living.

And George Modern Leather Lantern: I love the combination of streamlined and rugged in this metal lantern, I’d group a bunch of these outside whilst entertaining

Rag&Bone Sigrid Sandal: Rag & Bone designs the clothes I want to live every day of my life in. I can see these sandals becoming a summertime staple — and the touch of orange elevates them beyond the standard sandal.

Giles & Brother Railroad Spike Cuff: There’s a slight Manifest Destiny quality to this bracelet — it reminds of what the settlers building the railroad would’ve found and fashioned into a super-chic bracelet.

And George Handmade Leather Box: The most beautiful catch-all I’ve ever seen — it has an Hermès-like quality to it and it looks like the leather will just keep on aging > and getting better. It’s just the thing I’ve been searching for to corral my mess of mail.

VPL OGJM Salaka Desert Camo Necklace: The combination of materials in the necklace is ingenious — who would’ve ever thought orange rope and brass would be so good-looking? And I love that it would add a little color and glimmer to my sandy-hued wardrobe.

Ann Koerner Antiques Snake Plate: From an antiques dealer in New Orleans whose taste and eye I’ve always admired — plus, I love the sense of humor this piece has!

Rag & Bone Wooster Dress: This is like a cooler, more modern version of a djellabah, minus the bulky sleeves. Or maybe just my version of what to wear in the desert!

Blackberry Farm Heirloom 3 Pack Seed Sampler: Heirloom seeds of basil, tomato, sunflower, or okra — what more could I ask for if living off the land?

Strange Invisible Perfumes Fire & Cream Eau de Parfum: The most wonderful smelling patchouli fragrance ever — and it’s balanced out with orange blossom, sandalwood, and vetivier, all the most delicious smells in the world. I almost want to eat it!

And George Chestnut Leather Tote: Just the right amount of slouchiness in a gorgeous deep terracotta color.

Nga Waiata Amazonite Medium Ring: This ring looks like it was plucked straight from the earth — and the color is subtle and ever-changing, too.

Kai Body Lotion: The all-natural ingredients in Kai’s moisturizer smell like the pure outdoors –in the very best sense of the word.

Neriage Morning Cup in Blue: I never start they day without morning tea of coffee — and I love the Navajo-like quality of this stoneware one. I can just picture getting up to a Western sunrise with this in hand.

Anichini Olga Linen Bath Sheets and Donata Linen Towel Collection: These linen towels come in a dreamy neutral palette of solids and stripes — the perfect complement to an all-natural way of living.

Imperio JP Dop Kit: I’m forever searching for a dopp kit that’s not super-girlie. Even though this is meant for men, I love it for that very reason. And the pebbled leather makes it luxe.

Far 4 Irene Wood Wilma’s Rocks Necklace: As the name implies, this bold and super-size collar necklace is straight out of the Flintstones! And I love the play on scale and shape. It’d be so great to dress up jeans and a T-shirt.

Anichini Italia Cotton Blankets: These creamy blankets would add a little pattern and texture to a neutral-toned interior, just like the one I dream of living in.

And George Turqoise Book: An ode to the the seminal stone of the Southwest — finally, turquoise gets its due in this beautifully photographed coffee-table tome!

Julia Reed  eats, drinks, and shops her way through Los Angeles.

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There is no better place to stay in Los Angeles than one of the guest rooms in Suzanne and Fred Rheinstein’s house in leafy Hancock Park. The one above, featured in Suzanne’s gorgeous book At Home, has the most decadent bed cover ever—a tufted duvet done up in one of the fabrics she designs for Lee Jofa, Glazed Silk in Spinach. The curtains are in the same silk, while the chair and ottoman in the corner are covered in Suzanne’s Garden Roses in Lime Leaf.

Elle Décor is photographing my house in New Orleans next month and  I knew I’d find some much-needed props is Suzanne’s West Hollywood shop, Hollyhock. These fabulous aubergine glass orchid pots will look great in my mostly green living room and they’re so easy. Ditch the cheap plastic pots from the grocery store or florist, shove the orchids in these (you’ve got to get at least one in each size!), and presto, you have instant tablescape glamour.

Suzanne’s book At Home features both her Los Angeles house and her terrific apartment in Manhattan on the Upper East Side, which graces the cover.

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Suzanne’s husband Fred has invested in some of L.A.’s best restaurants (including Joachim Splichal’s amazing Patina). The latest is Thomas Keller’s Bouchon in Beverly Hills. Keller might be a Yankee, but his fried chicken, perfected at Ad Hoc, his casual spot in Yountville, is among the best I’ve ever tasted. Bouchon is beautiful and fun, but one of the best things about it is the fact that you can take the fried chicken home—by the very tasteful bucket full.

My favorite new restaurant in L.A. is Red Medicine, the brainchild of Jordan Kahn, a brilliant young chef from Savannah, Georgia who was he youngest cook ever to work in Thomas Keller’s famous French Laundry kitchen. The menu is reinvented Vietnamese and among the items not to be missed are: the chicken dumplings (insanely delicious chicken meatballs); brussels sprouts with caramelized shallots and fish sauce (so addictive, they should be illegal), and pork belly glazed with malt vinegar and served with lettuce leaves and fresh herbs so you can make your own Vietnamese style wraps. The drinks are as creative as the cooking. In addition to the Pimm’s Cup above, an excellent old fashioned made with cognac, Rittenhouse Bonded Rye, and my favorite Fee Brothers Old Fashioned bitters.

The culinary marriage of Nancy Silverton and Mario Batali at Pizzeria Mozza has resulted in some of the finest pizzas on the planet. Pair one with the tricolore salad and a glass of partner Joe Bastianich’s and you have a perfect lunch.  (If L.A. and Pizzeria Mozza aren’t in your immediate future, there’s no reason to wait on the yummy Italian rosé from Bastianich’s vineyard—it’s available, just in time for the warm weather, from A Wine for All.)

It’s comfortable, breathable, and classic… See our favorite linen essentials for the summer months.

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The Belle by Claridge + King is the dress we’ll be living in this summer. Great with flats and wedges, or worn as a tunic over jeans, the possibilities are endless!

100% Capri is a store full of linen! The Camicia Garza has a frayed edge collar and ties at the waist. Pair it with jeans for an easy summer look.

The Garza di Lino Chic Uomo in navy is a perfect for a warm summer evening. Pair it with the linen blazer (below) to complete the look.

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Quadrille’s linen shirt dress has a fun ikat pattern. It is available in aqua and pink.

100% Capri’s Linen Sportcoat will dress up your summer ensemble without adding too much heat!

Belle Plage’s Drawstring Caftan is perfect for a day on the beach. We love the bright red color and the fact that it’s on sale.