Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: August is for icebox cakes, tomato sandwiches, cartons of berries on the counter, and ice cream dinners. Time to lean into the unplugged, old-fashioned, slightly retro kitchen, where you can toss together a meal from summer’s bounty and call it a day. — The R/G Editors
Enamel Colander
Above: For rinsing big hauls of summer berries (and eating them leaning over the sink). Shop now.
Stainless Steel Ice Cube Tray
Above: Go into the icebox for this buy-it-once, plastic-free tray; the XL cubes make even a glass of lemonade feel fancy. Shop now.
Gingham Kitchen Hand Towels
Above: We love Caravan’s thick linen kitchen towels, hardy but sweet in a mix of ginghams. Shop now.
Mechanical Kitchen Scale
Above: This analog scale comes in handy for baking summer pies and tarts—and adds a certain old-fashioned delight to the process. Shop now.
Metal Cookbook Stand
Above: For cooking from an actual cookbook—drips, splatters, and dog-ears included. Shop now.
Ceramic Egg Holder
Above: Made in Portugal exclusively for Nickey Kehoe, this stoneware tray holds a dozen eggs and can go from fridge to counter to table. Shop now.
Shortwave Dish Rack
Above: There’s something appealingly retro about this all-stainless drying rack, designed by Leon Ransmeier for Hay. Shop now.
Also On Our Radar
- Put down your phone; use a retro kitchen timer instead.
- A pretty butter keeper, anyone?
- Start a kitchen garden right on your windowsill with these vintage-y pots.
- And colorful clips to keep chips fresh for tack a note to the fridge (“Gone for a swim; back soon”).