The addition of a farm table in your dining room, kitchen or office adds a beautiful mix of old and new. Typical American farm tables have planks that run from end to end with straight legs. Often made from reclaimed wood, the stunning slabs are meant to last.

one:  Dempsey table, available at Goebel & Co.

two: Thomas O’Brien Gallery trestle dining table, by Century Furniture, available at KDR Designer Showrooms.

Bring the outdoors in with touches of natural materials in your home décor. Wood, stone, grasses and other organic elements celebrate the beauty of our natural surroundings.

one: Plantana chairs, by Roost, available at Savvy Surrounding Style.

two: Woven rattan trays, available at West Elm.

three: Log ice bucket, available at The Porch.

Kick up your heels and enjoy an afternoon snooze on a comfortable yet chic chaise lounge. These luxurious loungers have been around since ancient times and are as functional as they are gorgeous.

one. Oviedo leather double chaise, available at Restoration Hardware.

two. Sansa chaise, by Precedent, available at Savvy Surrounding Style.

three. Ralph Lauren Home Temple Club Chaise, by Ralph Lauren Home, available at KDR Designer Showrooms.

St. Louis is fortunate to have a community of antique dealers with a passion for collecting beautiful, historic objects with a storied past. Each has his or her own niche showcasing unique American and European finds from different periods with an array of styles. Meet eight antique-enthusiasts whose knowledge is second to none.

Anthonino’s Taverna on Macklind Avenue serves up a nod to a multinational, cuisine-centric upbringing and homage to the shared food experience.

Since opening their first Greek-Italian fusion restaurant on The Hill in 2002, brothers and owners Anthony and Rosario Scarato have perfected their own twist on this fare, offering dishes peppered with recipes from both countries, and marrying sentimental favorites into their own thing. Greek on their mother’s side and Italian on their father’s, they meld Mediterranean flavors onto one eclectic menu that still honors the classics.

Carl Harris moves you with a few strokes of his pen. Up-down, left-right, the layered lines in his ink drawings create tones that pull you right into the picture. It’s an unexpected sensation, particularly since his current subjects – massive stone churches, turn-of-the-century row houses, the Arch – don’t budge. But when you peer into a darkened window, or drift along with the clouds, you realize that you’re not just observing Harris’s work, you’re participating in it.