Limewashing a brick exterior can yield surprising and beautifully paint-like results. Lime is porous and allows the brick to breathe, unlike paint, so it is long lasting, but it does eventually age.
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.
epic structure - Landmark commissioned by the city of Senftenberg in Brandenburg, Germany called "Landmarke Lausitzer Seenland". Designed by Stefan Giers and Susanne Gabriel, architects.