Winter holidays are the time to be adorned with jewelry for the season. Jeweler Julie Cristello created these beautiful duo tone ceramic beads using Heath's very own clay and glazes. The single statement bead measures 2.75", fitted to a brass choker that is 16.5" long.

This Cocktail Set is the answer to easy and elegant holiday entertaining. Each piece is a beautiful object on its own; together, they make for a sophisticated display. Included is a Jose Reguiero square walnut tray, 4 Holmegaard water glasses, 4 glass Dharma straws and a cleaning brush, 4 Native Organics gauze napkins, 4 Sara Barner brown leather coasters, an Iacoli & McAllister hex bottle opener, Morris Kitchen Spiced Apple Syrup, and Morris Kitchen Ginger Syrup.

Frosty winter days call for staying warm from the inside out. Now in Winter Seasonal colors, the Rim Stack Mugs are the perfect vessels for your favorite cold weather beverages (or soups!).

Warm wintry grey is a nod to the season in this Appetizer Set, which includes a mini condiment plate, and Edward Wohl cutting board and pate knife.

Three different serving plates in an array of winter blue, grey, and white make for easy holiday entertaining.

Olson Kundig Architects' Delta Shelter, in Mazama, Washington, is a 1,000 square-foot steel box home with a 200 square-foot footprint. Photo by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects/TASCHEN.

The iconic bud vase design gets a coat of a clay-like glaze that highlights the raw material while creating a lightness and texture reminiscent of the snow. "Warm earth tones, cool greys, and pops of rich turquoise make a well-rounded collection, evoking a cozy and frosty wintry day."

The classic Multi-stem Vase Set gets the same wintery treatment as the bud vase with warm earth tones, cool greys, and pops of rich turquoise in an ombre for a snowy effect.

Located in California’s Sugar Bowl neighborhood, this shadowy lair by Mork-Ulnes Architects looks like something out of fairy tale. "We call the house Troll Hus, with a reference to the otherworldly beings in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore that are said to dwell in remote mountains," architect Casper Mork-Ulnes says.

HotBox: Michaela MacLeod and Nicholas Croft (Toronto) A mysterious monolith on the landscape, this warming hut, a cubic room wrapped in rubber and egg shell crate foam, provides a space for socialization.

An enclosed courtyard, bordred by ipe, is arguably the most distinctive feature of the house that the Phil Kean Design Group created for Adriana De Azevedo, Daniel Coelho, and their two daughters in Winter Park, Florida.

Accordion-style glass doors open the living room up to a lanai, or covered veranda, that in turn opens via a pair of retractable screens onto a pool deck. The effect is to create a single seamless space that merges the living room with the outdoors.

Ipe makes another appearance in the living room, creating a strong indoor-outdoor connection. Kean sited the transom windows to capture views of the moss-covered trees in the backyard.

The floors in the kitchen are polished concrete.

A deep-red door adds a pop of color to the ipe-enclosed front courtyard of this modern home in Winter Park, Florida. Maintaining an indoor/outdoor connection was important to the family, as was a simple and sustainable material palette that includes wood and polished concrete.

Serve treats on a tray as rich as dessert itself with the marble-and-walnut Duo serving tray from Bower.

The kitchen counters and islands reflect a relatively simple material palette.

What everyday item would you like to see made domestically? We would love to see more of the technology we use in our daily lives—everything from laptops to smartphones—produced here, but the manufacturing side of our economy has historically focused on industrial products. Duo Server by Bower, $180.

INES DUVET COVER We love the earth-toned gradients in this duvet, shown here in the sand colorway. It’s made from 100 percent linen, a material that wicks away moisture to keep you cool while you slumber.

Snowcone: Lily Jeon and Diana Koncan (Ryerson University, Toronto) A welcome burst of color against the white landscape, this geodesic, kaleidoscopic take on the warming hut was inspired by the natural shape of a pinecone and the insulating properties of an igloo.

Centro Duo Oval Free-standing Bathtub by Scottsass Associati, produced by Franz Kaldewei GmbH& Co. KG.

A handsome duo of chairs also by Channels.

Driftwood Throne: DM_Studio (London) Standing like a sentry on the beach, this angular sculpture assembled from reused timber hides a small bench below a raised viewing platform.

Tina Frey Striped Square Vessel, $36.99–$59.99 at the Dwell Store This Striped Square Vessel is a versatile piece that can be used as a bowl, planter, or as storage for small items. The vessel is cast in a two-tone—providing a bright pop of color in its yolk-yellow top half, and a stark white base that is a nice counter to the saturated upper half. Regular price: $50–$80

Side table by Urban Hardwoods, Rustic Wood serving tray by Grayworks Design, Crushed Silk shams by Eileen Fisher for Garnet Hill, Egg Press Dot sheet set by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co., City throw by Bryce & Co., Ines Duvet cover by Area.

Stainless steel may be the modern flatware standard, but warm-toned metals are making a comeback and we love this line designed by Cutipol, a Portuguese company schooled in the fine art of cutlery craftsmanship.

Julie bought the sofa at in auction in Stockholm, and loves how it blends into the midcentury modern look and feel of the home.

La Girotte dam in winter

The money shot! This black and white photo of a man feeding a flock of avians in wintery Kraków, catapulted Polish photographer, Marcin Ryczek, into an overnight online star. Via Marcin Ryczek Fotografia. (Pin)

Oriented to absorb the afternoon sun, floor-to-ceiling doors comprise two-thirds of the home’s west-facing walls, which open to an elevated deck overlooking Island Bay. Combined with extra-thick building insulation, this passive element provides sufficient heating for the home, even during winter months—a true feat given the region’s cold seasonal winds.

Michael Johnson’s answer to having little buildable land to work with in his design of Ruth Hiller’s Winter Park, Colorado, house was to elevate and cantilever the kitchen, living, and dining space over the carport, nearly doubling the home’s living area.

Modern Two-Tone towel rack by West Elm, $49 A perky rack with a straightforward purpose and a price to match. The wood can help add a warm touch to a cold bathroom.

Two Tone chair by Ichiro Iwasaki for Discipline.

Doug’s mother, Julie, visits with Melissa, Doug, their daughter Simms, and Birdie the dog.