Earn your stripes

Pendleton’s National Parks blankets celebrate your favorite outdoor spots from Yellowstone to Crater Lake with vivid colors and cozy 100% virgin wool perfect for the season’s dropping temperatures. The updated classics are well worth the price for both quality and their timeless style. E.H.

$168-$298; Pendleton Woolen Mills, pendleton-usa.com

Squeaky Clean

If you’ve been using the same overly processed commercial soap for years, it’s time to switch over to something better for your body and the earth. The vegan, organic soaps from Prunella Soap make it possible to teach an old dog new tricks. Suds up with the cold process soaps made in small batches in downtown Portland. Invigorate in the morning with Stumptown coffee-infused soap or relax at night with a lavender/vanilla/oatmeal/mint combo. You’ll feel squeaky clean and have the satisfaction of knowing you aren’t putting anything bad for the environment down your drain. E.H.

$4.50-$6.50; Prunella Soap, etsy.com/shop/prunellasoap

Garbo Glam

On the one hand, the zebra print Garbo chair commands attention. On the other hand, the high back offers hiding when you “vant to be alone.” It’s a complicated contradiction — just like the enigmatic silver screen star. V.M.

Garbo chair by Jessica Charles, about $1,390, at Parker Furniture Design Center in Beaverton and Edman Furniture in Eugene