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Inspired by an English picnic and styled with rustic elements, the V.I.P. area of this year's Power Ball in Toronto had loading pallets that served as banquette seating and cocktail tables. Tufted velvet couches and colorful pillows rounded out the mix.

An all-white lounge area set the scene at the the Boca Bacchanal held in Miami in April.

For the Central Park Conservancy's annual "Taste of Summer" event in New York, designer Marc Wilson punched up the all-white furnishings with drapes and throw pillows in bright pink, green, and yellow hues.

Markus Daly Ryan produced Univision's Deportes launch in New York, where picnic tables formed the bulk of the seating and found lumber was turned into cocktail tables for a neighborhood-block-party feel.

On Sunday, Washingtonian magazine hosted its first inaugural ball at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, drawing 800 guests. Decor stayed on theme with white and silver accents, including lit trees in the main space, white florals from Amaryllis, sleek white furniture, mirrored bars, and elegant candelabra and candles with crystal accents. Syzygy provided many of the rentals including bars and furniture.

Custom carpet inlays and wine-colored sofas and ottomans balanced the wall and ceiling design.

The decor included 65 custom sofas and more than 100 coffee tables in ESPN's signature colors of red and black. Paying homage to the host city were 25 five-foot lanterns and 50 gas lamps.