Start with foundation pieces with clean lines and varying surfaces, as in the slate and rustic metal of this BoBo Intriguing Objects table. The glassware from Bluefish Home emulates Benrud's favorite handblown glass urn from France. The coral is from Oceanstore1.

#FNT-BIO-SIS Folding Zinc Table, $1,495-BoBo Intriguing Objects, Available from Mecox Gardens, 800/487-4854; www.mecoxgardens.com. #100197 Blown Glass Wind Light on Foot with Folded Border, clear, $89; #100200 Blown Glass Wind Light Anduse on Foot, clear, $129-Bluefish Home, 770/509-8472 ext. 106; www.bluefishhome.com. Coral-OceanStore1, www.oceanstore1.com.