Extraordinarily absorbent towels and other Argyll House highlights

FROM THE JOINT DESK OF SYLVIE & ILANA 📍Litchfield County, CT

Jun 05, 2026

FROM THE JOINT DESK OF SYLVIE & ILANA
📍Litchfield, CT

In our previous letter, we mentioned Argyll House, a boutique home rental in Litchfield County, Connecticut. This weekend, we had the pleasure of spending a few blissful days amongst its manicured lawns, stone walls, and delightfully whimsical rooms. We cuddled by the fire, pulled pasta-themed (!) tarot cards, ate delicious food prepared by a local chef, and skipped around the lawns trying our best to avoid the inevitable ticks.

The house is full of treasures. In the morning, we’d gather in the kitchen to discuss all the things that caught our eye and all the things we took pictures of so we could bring into our own (far less estate-ly) homes.

Here are some of the goods we saved for our current (and future) homes:

Shinto Inner Pile Towels were in all of our bathrooms. At first I was worried because the towels are quite small… but they’re the most extraordinarily absorbent towels I’ve ever used and everyone in the house came downstairs remarking just how impressed they were by the small but mighty cloth.

A seat or a tabletop, we adored these sweet Vitra Cork Stools that were scattered throughout the great room. How fun that there are so many shapes you can pick from!

The kitchen was well stocked with sturdy Fat & Felt Tableware, a Philly based handmade ceramics company that makes fairly affordable dishware sets in all the best colors and sizes.

Two Beata Heuman Paper Bag Bell Pendants hang about the kitchen island and they’re perfect. They’re a bit out of our budget, but our brilliant friend Jenna suggested we could probably commission someone to make a linen skirt for a pendant and make a pretty great dupe.

Must admit, we’ve always been skeptical of Flamingo Estate. Can something this viral actually be good?! The candles are. They really are that good. Flamingo Estate Candle in Agrogento Olive Tree & Tuscan Rosemary to make your home smell really good.

An iconic Camaleonda Sofa, in a French-ish blue, anchors the Great Room. Designed in 1970 by Mario Bellini, it achieves a rare firm-to-squish balance: surprisingly comfortable, fully nap-able, and infinitely modular thanks to its characteristic cable, hook, and carabiner system.

Bonus mention of this Pasta Tarot set, which was beginner-friendly for us novice-card readers and taught us about many pasta shapes we didn’t know existed!