The ground-floor sauna, one of the home’s central gathering spots, is built from stained alder. The electric heater is from the Finnish company Iki.

The Color Pop Mini Notebooks from Korean stationery company Paperways are slim, small notebooks that are ideal for taking in a purse or messenger bag. Each set of three notebooks is available in a soft yet vibrant color—pink, yellow, and blue—and contains 48 pages. The pink books include graph paper, the blue books include ruled paper, and the yellow books include a distinct hexagonal graph paper.

A group of Woolly Pocket planters can be put up in an afternoon. Each planter's hook requires one screw to hang.

Japanese stationery company Postalco's spiral-bound notebooks (seen here in Size A6) have a water-resistant, starch-pressed cotton fabric cover, so rest assured, they will outlast any great adventures that you embark on. Available in red, light blue, and navy blue. $25

To maximize the limited square footage, there are few swinging doors in the house; instead, each bedroom has a pocket door that slides into the wall.

Moleskine has debuted a new white notebook in its online store. Inspired by the concept of a black canvas, as well as icons like the Beatles' The White Album, Le Corbusier’s white blocks, and Malevich’s pivotal White on White canvases, this fresh twist on the classic 192 acid-free page notebook is sure to be an instant classic.

Unobtrusive and easily mounted, the Leaning Wall Pocket, a simple but sturdy storage pouch, is made in Belgium from plywood and comes in 12 different colors of felt.

Embracing the natural environs of their family home—a 1970 Deck House nestled among 175-foot-tall tulip poplar trees—residents Darren Selement and Cathryn Rich updated the kitchen with a rich material palette of wood and stone. Cherner barstools are paired with custom, cherry-stained alder cabinets by Holiday Kitchens, Barocca soapstone countertops, and flooring from Globus Cork.

Our tranquil excursion would require this bundle of camping-themed notebooks by Subtle Acts for jotting down nature-induced inspirations. $28. Photo by James Ransom.

The unfinished sketches that populate the pages of Geary's Elevated Journal leave space for your own artistic expressions.

The utility and durability of the Spiral Journal, which features discarded watercolors, make it perfect for producing colorful creations of your own.

Linda Geary is cofounder of the Painting Expanded Symposium, a program that promotes discussions around contemporary painting. Her series of vibrant notebooks aims to continue that conversation. The Stack Book contains 32 color swatches that formed the basis of one of Geary’s collaborative art projects and encourage you to get creative, too.

The Archimetric Notebook and Drawing Tool Set is an elegant notebook designed for architects, designers, or anyone who is interested in scaled drafting. The pages of the notebook are ruled at a scale of 1/100° and 1/50° for precision drafting, and the book also includes blank pages for notes or freehand sketches. The grey pages are lined with white, making the graphs almost appear to fade away from the pages. The result is a surface that sets drawings apart form the lines, letting them stand on their own. The Arhimetric set also includes drawing instruments, including a scale ruler, protractor and t-square, and a bookmark.

The Fake-Jacket Journal, also by Russell, comes with two reversible jackets, which allow you to present four different faces to the world depending on your mood.

Russell's Drawn to Music notebook, which features a built-in record sleeve, encourages you to doodle while listening to your favorite tunes. A line at the bottom of each page prompts you to note what you’re listening to as you draw.

For cosmetics company CO/CO, Tatabi created the branding and packaging design. Taking a cue from nature, the simple packaging almost transforms the beauty goods to food products.

Seattle-based studio Ample's Hip Pocket table is a side table with a bonus: an elegantly integrated sling that gobbles up your magazines, tablet, e-reader, or whatever else is cluttering up your living room.

Wine Pocket: Money Tree, $18 (Item no longer available)

The thin Corrugated Notebook from Nomess Copenhagen is available in white, black, and brown, and features contrast binding and a bookmark ribbon. With a cover made of corrugated cardboard, the notebook has a pleasant, tactile feel, and the slim silhouette makes it a good choice for commuting.

Public Supply’s Dot Paper Notebook is designed with simplicity in mind. The five- by eight-inch notebook includes 96 pages of dot paper, inviting just enough order to focus penmanship, but enough open space for users to feel free to sketch or create their own note-taking system.

Jason Polan, known for his ambitious project to draw every person in New York City, has created a series of journals that help people take note of the world around them. The ultra-portable Observation Notebook features eye-shaped cutouts on the back cover, making it ideal for conducting covert surveillance.

When it comes to inspiring great work, look no further than Charles and Ray Eames. This bold notebook features a numerical pattern made famous by the pair, and includes an interior pocket, bookmark, and elastic band for keeping the notebook secure.

A view of the interior pages of the Archimetric Notebook, showing one of the drafting tools.

Polan's Collection of Paper Options features twelve hand-drawn patterns, prompting new and inventive creations every time you turn the page.

With 272 pages ruled at 1/100° and 1/50° scale, as well as others left blank for freehand sketches, the Archimetric Notebook and Drawing Tool Set is the ideal place to devise your renovations, additions, and more. This set includes a scale ruler, protractor, t-square, and bookmark.

This Marimekko Notebook is defined by its bold floral pattern. Named Siirtolapuutarha—the Finnish word for allotment—the print is inspired by the community gardens allotted to city dwellers in Helsinki. This notebook contains 96 ruled pages, an interior pocket for stowing loose papers, and an elastic band to keep the notebook secure.

The Mesh Notebook from HAY takes a simple desk accessory and gives it a design upgrade. The flexible cardboard cover of the notebook has been perforated, alluding to the look of mesh fabrics. Available in four soothing colors, each notebook in the series includes an elastic band that can be used to secure loose items within the notebook, and it can also be used as a bookmark.

A Woolly Pocket wall installed by a professional designer groups together a variety of plantings.

The new Living Wall Planter 2 can be watered once in as long as two weeks' time, during which it "self waters" via a vessel in the back.

Once hung, the planter can "self water" by pulling from the reservoir at bottom, and aerates the plants through the holes in the BPA-free plastic shell.

A thoughtful gift for someone who packs their lunch for work or school, the Marlowe Lunch Bag from Peg and Awl has a charming, retro look. The bag also includes a small pocket for sharing a note, which makes a great place to include a holiday message.

Beth Davis' Transia system is a transportable divider that can be carried between workspaces by a simple shoulder sling.