Vintage Point You may recall Meeps (2104 18th St. NW; 202-265-6546) as a thrift-store-ish, second-hand clothing shop in AdMo. Leave it to Cathy Chung and Katerina Herodotou, t...

Wristy Business An armful of bangles is great for teenage bloggers or gypsy fortune tellers. But Lou Lou’s new beaded cuff (shown, $25, multiple local locations, see Louloub...

Cap It Off Bad hair days can strike at any time. Be prepared with the Weller hat from Nobis, the fashion-forward Canadian outerwear retailer ($50, Nobis.ca). This unisex, hand...

It’s been a long time since homespun equaled homely, a fact driven home by country-cool Old Town Alexandria’s Red Barn Mercantile’s chic new store, opening Saturday at 1...

Kale Me, Maybe Why should basil have all the fun? Radici of Tuscany’s gourmet kale pesto is an earthier-tasting, more super-foodie alternative to everyone’s favorite pasta...

A Cob Well Done Last time we checked, your greasy paws weren’t invited to the shindig. Keep ’em clean with Butter Baby corn holders ($8 for 4 pairs, Home Rule, 1807 14 St....

Following a bout with skin cancer, cosmetics queen Susan Posnick set her sights on skin protection. Her Brush on Block is an easy-to-apply formula that guards flesh against UV...

Oldie, Goodie! Yes, 1990s fashions now get called vintage. But grunge-era flannel has nothing on the old, cool stock at Delray’s Amalgamated (1904 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandri...

Your uphill pedal to work has resulted in a lifted, firm tush. Give your buns the attention they deserve with a KIY (knit it yourself) bike seat cover kit ($12, Fredflare.com)...

Over the Moonshine Think of Spodee as the Converse sneakers of liquor: It goes with just about everything. The moonshine wine was clandestinely brewed during the Great Depress...

Meat Cute Sugar and fire have long been summer lovers (e.g. s’mores). Williams-Sonoma’s new barbecue sauces ($15, Williams-Sonoma stores or Williams-sonoma.com) do a simil...

Blade A Though fans both ceiling and tabletop do a good job of cooling your digs, they usually do very little to make them LOOK cool. The Stadler Form OTTO Fan ($200, 2modern....

Queen Elizabeth fetes her Diamond Jubilee this weekend! Huzzah?! We didn’t know what that meant, either, but apparently, HRM (who ascended the British throne in 1942) gets a...

Clean Up on Aisle Cute When it comes to adorable dish-drying methods, West Elm’s beach-themed tea towel wipes out the competition ($9, Westelm.com). The kitchen cloth, part ...

Christine Caj has her hands full: The Alexandria jewelry designer behind TinnLily is furiously whipping up gritty-yet-pretty wrap-bracelets in cheery colors like grapefruit or...