Call it deferred gratification; all those items I've had my eye on are now on sale. 

Above: Hand Spun Cotton Khadi Towel by Dosa, originally $95, now $71.25 from the Gardener in Berkeley.

Above: Yumiko Sekine's Fog Linen Cotton Blanket is stitched with the word senovinis, a Lithuanian term that means “old-fashioned” or “pristine”; currently on sale for $89 (down from $179) at DWR.

Above: Natural Napkins from the Ethiopian Cotton Collection at Ochre are usually $15, but with a 20 percent discount online (use the coupon code Ochre1210 at checkout) they are currently $12 each.

Above: The 5-by-8-foot 100 percent wool Pebble Rug is currently $279 at West Elm (down from $299).