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From colourful cushions to statement seating, summer’s freshest stripes refuse to stay neatly between the lines.
1. Naram bath towel by Bongusta (starting at $75), shop.vanspecial.com
2. Footed pot by Akimbo in off-white ($54.95), oldfaithfulshop.com
3. Bombom outdoor sofa by Joana Vasconcelos for Roche Bobois (starting at $13,610), roche-bobois.com
4. Utsådd dog toy by Ikea ($4.99), ikea.com
5. Dipping Light table lamp by Jordi Canudas for Marset (starting at $875), robinsonco.ca
6. Gaetano Pesce Up5 armchair and Up6 ball for B&B Italia ($6,991), inform.ca
7. Ocean Master M1 outdoor umbrella by Tuuci in marine blue ($5,995), livingspace.com
8. Super Stripe bolster pillow by Verloop ($114), shop.vanspecial.com
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Katie is a Vancouver-based writer and editor specializing in travel, food, and design. Over her 20-year career, she’s written hundreds of articles, snapped dozens of published photos, and spent a decade on staff at NUVO, a national luxury lifestyle magazine.
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