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As we embark on our second beach vacation of the summer, imagining that we’re in Helsinki rather than Hilton Head (sorry, HH; you’re just so…domestic), I’m charmed by this series of “Tiny City” prints by artist Stephanie Levy.  The design details are divine–check out the delicate renditions of mid-century modern furniture–and the rooms are empty, allowing you to transplant yourself into the interiors.

All the travel, with none of the baggage.  Sorry, Helsinki.

I collect old maps, and my prize possession is an 1833 hand-colored engraving of Berlin from The Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.  You really should come over to see it.  If my home ever catches on fire, I’m ripping it off the guest room wall (after securing the husband, daughter, and pets, of course).

When you visit, I’ll let you use my powder room, which is bedecked with the antique map’s modern counterpoint: a photographic, exquisitely detailed wallpaper with panoramic views of Berlin.  I can’t rip that off the walls, but at least I can buy another one.