A Historic Haven in London Refurbished for a Curator and Art Historian
Situated in the Barnsbury Conservation Area of Thornhill Grove in London, a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse was in need of refurbishment. The clients, an art historian and museum curator, were...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Color Therapy
Happy weekend, one and all. In need of a bit of brightness? Us too. This week we took a detour into vibrant color (and henceforth might be painting everything a mood-boosting yellow). For game night...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Sanne Hop
Sanne Hop is in “the busting out phase of her life,” Margot wrote when we toured Sanne’s live-work atelier in Amsterdam last month. Sanne’s shared her day-to-day creative life with thousands of...
View ArticleStitched from Scraps: Artist Andrew Pierce Scott’s Moveable Feasts
Come take a seat at Andrew Pierce Scott’s table. In his London studio, the American multi-media artist stitches feasts of seafood and wine and cigarettes. His textile banners salute centuries of art...
View ArticleLiving Large in a Tiny Apartment in South London
My first apartment was on the top floor of a brownstone on the fringes of Brooklyn Heights. There were two on each floor, and mine faced the back of the building, with Rear Window-esque views. It was...
View ArticleIn Praise of Embroidery: Tiny, Imperfect Stitched Details, 5 Ways
For months I’ve been noticing tiny embroidered details appearing all over: on socks and lampshades, on table linens and even cafe curtains. It’s a simple way to personalize a gift, spruce up a...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Serene, Subdued Living Room in Rome
The living room at Studio Strato’s Ping Pong House is a study in serenity and subtle color. Here’s how to get the look. Paint Rug Furniture Accessories As for the statues? They’re gypsum statuary...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Sauna Buckets
The winter months in the northern hemisphere have us longing for the warmth and restoration of a sauna. Looking to the Finnish and Japanese, the two top sauna-going cultures on the planet, we’ve...
View ArticleHa’s Snack Bar: A Compact, DIY-Filled Vietnamese Restaurant in Lower Manhattan
After years of running a beloved Vietnamese pop-up around the country, Anthony Ha and Sadie Mae Burns finally debuted a brick-and-mortar Manhattan restaurant in December. Ha’s Snack Bar offers the...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Living-Room-Inspired Minimalist Kitchen in Stockholm
We are loving the anti-kitchen kitchen trend we’ve been noticing of late. Instead of installing monolith walls of built-in cabinets and big shiny appliances, some designers are choosing to treat the...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Amber All Over
It’s not at all surprising that amber, the stone, is warm to the touch. It’s also said to impart balance and protection. A cousin of yellow, orange, and brown in a class all its own, amber is also a...
View ArticleLessons Learned: 10 True Tales of Renovation Regrets from Our Editors
We write about renovations for a living. Still, when it comes to our own remodels, we’re far from immune to the hiccups, road bumps, and outright regrets that so often come along with house projects....
View ArticleHow Architects Remodel: A Design Couple Convert an Old Barn Into Their...
Hands down, the personal homes of architects and interior designers are among our favorites to cover. They tend to be less polished (in a good way), less trend-motivated, more interesting than projects...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Apricity
There’s no denying it: Where most of our editors live, we’re in the depths of winter. But in the stillness and cold, there’s still beauty to be found. In this week’s Midwinter issue, we’ve been...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Alice Saunders
We have a type, and it’s off-grid houses that are good-looking to boot. So when we saw entrepreneur/designer Alice Saunders’ cabin New Hampshire a few years ago—with no running water, no electricity,...
View ArticleCopperstone Estate: A Retreat in Australia’s Byron Bay for Equestrians and...
Where does someone like Nicole Kidman go for a family vacation with horseback riding, a mineral swimming pool, tennis—and no gawkers. She might consider the new Copperstone Estate just inland from...
View ArticleEditors’ Picks: 11 Valentines to Give This Year
For our wedding a little over a year ago, my partner and I chose a poem by Hafiz called “Our Union,” which my aunt read out to all of us gathered under a tree in the November late-afternoon sunlight....
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Sweet Dining Space at Café Petiole
“Prettiest dining space we’ve seen in a while?” Julie wrote recently. “Café Petiole, a recently opened plant-forward cafe in London’s Somerset House, designed by London and Milan-based Duelle Studio.”...
View ArticleStitched Goods for the Sentimentalist, from Scarlette Ateliers
A win for long-distance love: Scarlette Ateliers is “a love story between croissant and paratha, pot-au-feu and butter chicken, Paris and New Delhi.” It began when founder Pauline Bijvoet moved from...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ Red Paint Picks
The power of red is undeniable, particularly when it’s the right shade of red. We asked a suite of architects and designers for their favorite red paint color and an example of the shade in-situ. Here...
View ArticleMonastic Frivolity at Casey Casey’s Showroom and Atelier in Paris
Many of us at Remodelista have long admired Casey Casey, a Paris-based under-the-radar clothing brand found in the likes of Dover Street Market. To love Casey Casey, you must have a love of...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Romantic Design by The Misfit House for New Kitchen...
Isla Porter is a fresh out-of-the-box New York kitchen company dedicated to mixing 21st century know-how with age-old cabinetmaking. As they put it, “We combine AI efficiency with premium craftsmanship...
View ArticleA Colorful Yet Restrained Family Home That Doubles As an Art Gallery
When Tanya Grigoroglou founded RAW Editions, a London-based gallery that focuses on post-war and contemporary prints, she imagined sharing her collection in a warm, intimate environment. “As a dealer,...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Love Letters
Happy Valentine’s Day, a little bit late—though we plan to keep it going all weekend and beyond. Ahead, some good news, goings-on, and inspiration that crossed our screens this week. We’re coveting...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Theresa and Corinna Williams
What’s on your weekend to-do list? Laundry? Same. But if sisters Corinna and Theresa Williams have anything to say about it, the process doesn’t have to be a chore. The sisters have backgrounds in...
View ArticleThe House of Dinesen, Reimagined by Copenhagen-based Mentze Ottenstein
We’ve long written about the work of Dinesen, a multi-generational, family-owned Danish company specializing in exceptionally wide plank wooden flooring. In 2017, we covered the restoration of the...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Moody Mid-Century/Japanese Mashup
A while back, Alexa wrote about a project by one of our favorite designers, New Zealander Katie Lockhart. What we especially admire about Katie is her deft touch when it comes to mixing different...
View ArticleHigh/Low: The Shaker Tissue Dispenser from Japan
We’ve been delighted to discover that Shaker design traditions are alive and well—in Japan. First we came across the work of Nagano master artisan Masashi Ifuji, maker of some of today’s most prized...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Lozenge-Shaped Cabinet Knobs
Designed as an elongated oval that feels ergonomically pleasing in the hand, this style of cabinet knob reminds us of a lozenge. A classical shape, the balanced oval is also known as a potato shape,...
View ArticlePast Future: The Drei Berge Hotel from Ramdane Touhami in Mürren, Switzerland
Suspending time in a cinematic atmosphere, the Drei Berge Hotel in the Bernese Oberland Alps of Mürren, Switzerland, can only be the creation of Ramdane Touhami. The French-Morrocan creative polymath...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Dutch Interior Designer’s New Setup for Cooking,...
The bright, new first floor of Suzanne Pardijs’s family home near Utrecht in the Netherlands came about largely due to an accident. In January 2021, during the height of the pandemic, Suzanne was...
View ArticleThe Surprising Appeal of a Cedar-Lined Closet, DIY Edition
Now presenting the latest in a series of posts by Sally Kohn— journalist and CNN political commentator, TED talk giver, and design aficionado—chronicling her adventures in remodeling. In this...
View ArticleA Culinary Love Letter: Juliet Restaurant in Gloucestershire, England
Discovered via the excellent Tat London blog—”an online jumble shop with a blog attached, run by me, Charlie Porter”— Juliet Restaurant, a new and subtly chic dining venue named for owner/sculptor...
View ArticleTwo Flats Are Turned Into One Perfect Home for a Family of Five
Over the past few years, we’ve covered a number of projects by Barcelona-based design firm Conti, Cert. They all share a similar aesthetic—white-ish walls, high beamed ceilings, clean lines, a light...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Dreaming of Spring
Do you follow Good News Movement on Instagram? (It’s worth a look, if you need a little levity.) In that spirit, here’s this week’s Good News Roundup, Design Edition: sweet handmade lights! Free...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Hollie Velten-Lattrell
“Interior designer Hollie Velten-Lattrell has a unique of getting to know her clients,” Fan wrote in this kitchen tour. Specifically? “She doles out a deck of cards with prompts like ‘I left my heart...
View ArticleRelaxed Luxury: A Tour of Erica Tanov’s Atelier/Showroom in Berkeley
All of us at Remodelista are devoted fans of Bay Area-based designer Erica Tanov, so we took note when she recently opened a Design Studio and Showroom in the heart of Berkeley showcasing her entire...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Playful Minimalism in a Parisian Kitchen
To be filed under Spring Inspiration: the dramatic full renovation of a two-floor Parisian flat from 1830 by Hélène Pinaud and Julien Schwartzmann of Heju. Soft pastel colors, stocked bookshelves, and...
View ArticleDear Reader: We Want to Hear From You! (Plus, a Giveaway)
Calling all Remodelista and Gardenista readers far and wide: Have a column you want to see more of? A suggestion for our newsletters? Something else you want us to know? We’d love to hear from you....
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