Tasteful Treatments For Homes

If home décor is a matter of taste, some designers satisfy appetites with wares that resemble food. A banana-peel stopper can prop open the door ($28; moma store.com) to a culinary-themed room, which might include a porcelain horse-chestnut sculpture with a "husk" that splits open to reveal a pair of lifelike chestnuts ($350; uncommon goods.com). Enveloping a tape measure in a sleek red tomato, jeweler Verdura ("vegetable" in Italian) lives up to its name ($100; verdura.com). Visually and environmentally friendly, the Napa Candelabra is a recycled grapevine that holds five tea lights ($215; whotelsthestore .com). Sushi fans can rest their heads on pillows that resemble seaweed-wrapped caviar ($50) or edamame pods ($69; theoriginal sushipillow.com). Loose tea can be stowed in an apple-shaped caddy by Britain's Fortnum & Mason ($150; fortnumandmason-usa.com) or cupcake-shaped canisters ($38; momastore.com).Who says desserts can't be rich and calorie-free?

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