Turkish towels! Absorbent woven cotton or linen gets softer the more you use it, doesn't pick up unwanted sand, minimizes frizzy hair, rolls into a small bundle for easy packing, and doubles as a wrap, blanket or tablecloth.
Louvre door, Paris. When I lived in Memphis I had a beautiful security- wrought iron- door. Never thought of paining it a bright color. I wonder if they would customize something like this??? keeper