Fancy duct tape works as hard as the plain stuff. Easy to find in the tool drawer! $4.99 each. Staples, 2044 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton Commons, Bridgehampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Hammer Time (2 of 5)
Where are they when you need them? Brightly patterned, this will be easier to find. $35. Unlimited Earthcare, 2249 Scuttlehole Road, Bridgehampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Step Lively (3 of 5)
Folding step stool with great graphic presence. Plants and children will sit on them, cats will perch and so will you. $21. Other colors available. General Home Store, 100 Park Place, East Hampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Snap, Snap! (4 of 5)
Chopping herbs or covertly shredding papers, these multiblade snips will do the trick in a jiffy. $24. East Hampton Gardens, 16 Gingerbread Lane, East Hampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Make It Work (5 of 5)
Equestrians, and others, appreciate work boxes that don’t rust when they get wet in the barn, by the pool, or in the garden. Tack Trunk, 137 Main Street, Amagansett. Photo by Durell Godfrey
This decoupage glass plate from John Derian features an antique scientific print. $70. Cursive, Amagansett Square, Amagansett. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Off the Charts (2 of 5)
Gleaming sailboats hold your books on course. $95 the pair. Decorum, 248 Main Street, Amagansett. Photo by Durell Godfrey
To the Lighthouse (3 of 5)
This useful little beacon keeps the table shipshape, by stacking napkin rings when not in use. It comes with four rings. $40. Harbor Marina, 39 Gann Road, East Hampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Anchors Aweigh (4 of 5)
This nicely nautical brass door knocker, vintage Victorian, is one of a collection. $325. Ruby Beets, 25 Washington Street, Sag Harbor.
Photo by Durell Godfrey
Officers’ Mess (5 of 5)
Maritime signal flags spell out “East Hampton” on a wooden cheese board. Cleat handles make for easy portage. $155.
The Monogram Shop, 7 Newtown Lane, East Hampton. Photo by Durell Godfrey
Jade-colored toile in an Asian motif with cinnabar accents was a detail in a bedroom designed by Tobi Fairley and Landon Shockey. Right, grays in many tones enriched the staircase in the foyer designed by Nina Freudenberger.
Durell Godfrey Photos
Silas Marder, seated, has put his curatorial eye and his family business experience to work in a new line of outdoor furnishings, including poolside loungers and side chairs with “stretched-scaling.”
In the East Hampton Historical Society show, there are plenty of items for sale in the $500 to $1,000 range. For people looking for something special and willing to pay for it.