Sketchbook: Neutral

Form doesn't necessarily follow function here. Instead, the two meet and mingle happily. Lush neutrals create a smooth, cultivated ambience that is blissfully organic in feel. Modern designs blend with rustic, eco-friendly offerings in civilized disorder, spotlighting tactile materials such as wool, wood and leather. An emphasis on art objects leads to an unstudied arrangement, easily moved around to accommodate the next big find.
All prices are suggested retail.

Vases and wall decor Salvaged wood translates into exceedingly chic works of art from Rotsen Design, including the Ferpas wall sculpture ($2,453) and carved Bola vases ($590 to $897).

Part of the Dunemere Collection from Martha Stewart for Bernhardt, the streamlined, textural chaise speaks to a casually chic aesthetic.

Ibolili's screen-slash-sculpture boasts reclaimed teak branches and can be grouped as a room divider for maximum appeal ($136).

Finished in Coffee Bean, the dramatic horn-like sculpture from The Platt Collections offers acid etching on cast aluminum.

Leather shag cuts an S-curve through Foreign Accent's two-tone, fine wool Chelsea rug ($592, 5×8).

Sophisticated meets modern in Palecek's natural Finial lamp, featuring turned wooden base and hand-mottled finish ($378).

Made from reclaimed floatwood, PTMD's mirror series retains the naturally aged wood color for an authentically rustic effect ($105 to $180).