A small terrace outfitted with an H55 easy chair by Björn Hultén offers a view of the San Francisco Bay.

Twenty-foot-wide doors from Solar Innovations offer easy access to the deck. “Solar Innovations was the only manufacturer at that time that had a pocket multi-slider with a good ADA threshold,” says architect Erick Mikiten. “They almost look like steel, but are thermally broken aluminum.”

A PK 22 Easy Chair by Poul Kjaerholm for Fritz Hansen adds a dash of yellow to the breakfast room.

Moreland House

Pillow smartphone rest by Snarkitecture, $85 at shop.snarkitecture.com Riffing on Snarkitecture's large-scale installation work, their desktop piece appears plush but is cast in durable white gypsum cement. It serves as a resting place for a smartphone; a small niche on the bottom holds a charging cable.

With its easy access, the flat roof is never hard to maintain.

It requires roughly ten hours for a craftsman to weave paper cord across the curved frame of this oak Easy Chair (1950) before it’s complete. Another example of Wegner melding design and material without unnecessary fuss or adornment. Photo courtesy Carl Hansen & Son.

Looking like a jewel box at dusk, Scott Stafne’s Canti-lever House rests easy in the middle of the Washington woods. With miles of hiking trails, lakes, and waterfalls to explore, Stafne’s property provides almost unlimited opportunity for outdoor adventures. The strong and sturdy house acts as a warm respite from the elements when the weather won’t cooperate, which is often—horizontal rain and whipping winds can be the norm.

Choosing your living room's go-to lounging piece just got easier with these editor-approved easy chairs.

Portable and easy to move should the couple relocate, the pods rest lightly on the lawn behind the main house.

IKEA chairs rest next to the woodstove.

Jorge’s office is on the basement level which provides easy access to the outside.

The OGK Lounge Chair was designed in 1962 by Danish architect Ole Gjerløv-Knudsen. The chair is comprised of sustainably harvested beech, which is met with natural jute slip that makes up the seat and chair back. Originally designed for Gjerløv-Knudsen’s son’s camping trip, the chair is designed with portability and easy assembly in mind.

"Capitello, Easy Chair" by Studio 65.

This daybed and lounge chair was originally designed in 1962 by Ole Gjerløv-Khudsen for his son, who was embarking on a camping trip. Comprised of a sustainably harvested soaped beech frame and natural jute, the Portable Daybed and Lounge Chair are easily transported and can be used in indoor and outdoor spaces. This photo shows the easy assembly for the daybed, which requires no tools or hardware.

Sabi’s Mirror proves that a bathroom mirror can change the personality of the space. The calming circular mirror becomes the centerpiece of a bathroom, and the way the mirror mounts makes it appear to float from the wall. This adds a sense of ease and elegance to the accessory, and the unobtrusive frame allows the mirror to blend in to its surroundings.

A thin layer of hardwood is applied to the flat surfaces, providing the cardboard-constructed furniture with enough durability for everyday use.

This encapsulated yogurt maker by T-fal is like a scientific experiment—just add milk and starter cultures into the machine and seven serving sizes of additive-free homemade yogurt will appear right before your eyes.

The H55 Easy Chair is crafted in teak, fabric, and stainless steel. The chair features an adjustable frame that can be raised or lowered to create your desired level of lounging. The canvas seat is accompanied by a head pillow, adding to the chair’s comfort.

Celebrated architect Frank Gehry designed an innovative furniture collection for Heller in 2004. The collection, including this easy chair, is characterized by its striking resemblance to sculpture. Although the pieces are suited for daily use, they also look quite lovely on their own—the sleek surfaces, coupled with the gentle curves and flowing lines, allow the collection to be admired for its beauty, as much as it is utilized for function.

Easy Chair by Jerszy Seymour for Magis.

The carafe handle was designed for comfort and to be easy to grip.

Rest sofa by Anderssen & Voll for Muuto (2011)

The Harris family rests easy on their new back patio abutting the Belvedere lagoon. The first order of business for this green remodel was to reconnect the house with its surroundings.

Despite its popularity, Gehry halted production of the Wiggle Side chair only two years after the collection launched. Production on the Easy Edges collection resumed in 1986, when Vitra reissued four central pieces.

The bedroom has no wall to divide it from the rest of the building; blackout curtains can shut out the light entirely.

This bedroom makes use of the same monochrome simplicity of the rest of the house, another nod to the integrity of the exposed pine boards.

The blue-tiled master bathroom stands in contrast to the muted tones of the rest of the house. The tile is recycled glass from China.

A group of workers at rest on large pipes. Photo by Gervasio Batista.

This incredible rare prototype of the Easy Edges collection dates to 1969 and was purchased directly from Gehry.

6X6 Demountable House (1944) Prouvé created these temporary bungalows as postwar housing for Lorraine, France, via a commission from the Ministry of Reconstruction and Town Planning. To reinforce the ease with which these structures were assembled and dissassembled on site, one model was built and then taken apart every day during Art Basel Miami 2013.

Frida Erson and Martin Eckerberg, co-founders of the Stockholm firm Formellt, designed an easy chair with upholstery that envelops the frame like a cocoon.

The ground floor, which opens to the rear driveway and a pond in the private side garden, allows for easy indoor-outdoor dining and entertaining.

The 510 Cabin is one of Leggitt's designs, executed with the help of student apprentices.

The creekside Fish Camp prototype rests on oversize flood-rated pylons, one of many foundation options the Camp units can accommodate.

Owner Stacey Hill was instantly drawn to this shipping container’s existing blue color and chose to leave it unchanged. Architect Jim Poteet added floor-to-ceiling sliding doors to allow light in, as well as a cantilevered overhang to shade a window on the left side, which houses a small garden storage area.