10 Easy Pieces: Bedside Wall Shelves with Lamps
We like the idea of a bedside shelf and the floor space it frees up in lieu of bedside tables, but the question of lighting comes up. On one hand, a pint-sized cordless LED lamp might suffice, but real...
View ArticleExpert Advice: Halloween Decor Tips from a Master of the Dark Arts
Our go-to Master of the Dark Arts when it comes to Halloween? That would be Claudia Schwartz—proprietor of San Francisco’s dearly departed Bell’occhio—a sought-after SF stylist and shop owner who...
View ArticleThe Witching Hour: 16 Times a Broom Doubled as Decor, from the Archives
This is Halloween, Remodelista style. A humble household object has served as display-worthy decor in several of the homes we’ve featured over the years. Here, 16 favorite examples of brooms as witchy...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A New Century-Old-Looking Kitchen in a Grand Elizabethan...
When you run a U.K. company that makes hand-built wooden kitchens, you sometimes cross a moat to get to work. Such was the case for this commission by bespoke specialists Inglis Hall. It’s set on a...
View ArticlePremium Bohemian: Danish-Designed Cappelen Dimyr Rugs and Coverlets
“We want our pieces to be the final element of a personal and eclectic home,” write sisters Maja and Ellen Dixdotter. The Copenhagen-based Swedish duo together run minimalist fashion label By Malene...
View ArticleThe Treehouse: ‘New England Sensibility With a Twist’
For lovers of old homes, new builds can often feel sterile and soulless. Not this Shaker-inspired four-bedroom new construction in Moultonborough, New Hampshire, on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Design Distraction
In need of a moment of serenity? Scroll down for a quiet backyard escape (with hot tub), pretty glass teapots, and goings-on from Paris to the West Coast. P.S. U.S. readers, have you voted yet? You can...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Emily Thompson
If Wednesday Addams were a floral designer, her arrangements would look like Emily Thompson’s: dripping, clambering, creeping, amorphous, and alive despite being very much dead. We’ve covered Emily’s...
View ArticleNext-Level Flip: A Design Couple Lovingly Transforms a 1630s House in Antwerp
Architect Thomas Maria and designer Ann Butaye are a Belgian husband-and-wife team who have recently dedicated their practice to historic house flipping. In their designs, the two use only natural,...
View ArticleTrend Alert: 12 Artful Folding Screens as Decor
Noticed lately: folding screens as decor. Here are some favorites: Above: A screen by Edgar Jayet featuring a cotton canvas from Chiarastella Cattana’s collection. See more: Trend Alert: 7 Folding...
View ArticleElection Day: V Is for Voting
It’s Election Day, and we’re pausing our regularly scheduled programming to go to the polls. Please join us: You can find your polling location and hours (or check on the status of your ballot) at...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Classic Teakettles
Ever spent hours sleuthing for something as seemingly simple as the perfect teakettle? We have. We’ve taken notes from each other, sifted through all the options, and narrowed down our selection to 10...
View ArticleRest Your Eye Here: 9 Spaces Enveloped in Wood
Rooms wrapped entirely in wood are all over the place these days, and we recently read an insight about why: Wood, evidently, offers a subtle nod to the outdoors and sense of warmth that’s soothing to...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: Rethinking Perfection in a Cabinetmaker’s Own Kitchen
Ben Block has hand-crafted countless kitchens all over the state of Maine via his company, Block Brothers Custom Cabinets, based in Northport. But the one he sent our way this spring is by far his most...
View ArticleTrend Alert: The Storybook Look
In the design world, a homey popularism is ascendant. The sustainability movement’s celebration of all things vintage has led to a new appreciation for furnishings that are cozy, robust, and firmly...
View Article7 Tips for Creating a Calm, Low-Key Bedroom with Tricia Rose of Rough Linen
We can always rely on Tricia Rose, the doyenne of Rough Linen, for a bit of bedroom advice. Here, she tells us how to achieve a calm, low-key bedroom, scented candles not included. 1. Get comfortable....
View ArticleA Place for Dreaming: An Elemental and Sustainably Built Retreat in Cornwall...
We’ve long admired the artful approach of SASA Works, a workshop-based architecture practice out of London’s Hackney neighborhood headed by polymath Craig Bamford and artist Isik Sayarer. Bamford,...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Take Care
Dear readers, hope you have a haven to hunker down in this weekend. It’s a good time to declutter, hang some art, gather around the table, and take care of your space. And if you’re looking for a...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Heidi Lachapelle
Three words Heidi Lachapelle channeled for her recent interiors project? “Color and pattern and layers.” Come to think of it, that pretty much sums up the kind of warm, considered interiors we’re...
View ArticleA Scottish Fisherman’s Cottage Gets an Update, with Make-Do-and-Mend Spirit
On the rugged coast of Scotland’s Isle of Mull, a small stone cottage sits just feet from the chilly water. The old bothy was a fisherman’s refuge and a sheep pen before it was purchased by Peter...
View ArticleObject Lessons: Vico Magistretti’s Carimate Chairs
This may be the chic-est thing ever to come out of a golf club. Vico Magistretti originally designed his iconic Carimate Chairs with rush seating in 1959 for the Carimate Golf Club, just north of...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Lush Country Living Room in the Canadian Wilds
When John and Juli Baker of Toronto shop Mjölk bought an 1800s farming stone house north of Lake Ontario, it was an impulse. In spite of that fact, the interior came together quite thoughtfully...
View ArticleNow Admiring: Wool Throw Rugs for Warmth Underfoot
Feel like bundling up lately? Same. Sweater season is upon us, and it’s time to layer up your interiors, too. Personally I like to add literal and visual warmth with rugs in the cold months, and the...
View ArticleJust Add Blankets: 11 Built-In Reading Nooks, Small Space Edition
Have an unused stretch of hallway, a spot beneath the eves, a spot beneath a window, or an awkward nook that does nothing but collect dust bunnies? Perhaps you need a reading nook. With a platform, a...
View ArticleSonora: Durable Furnishings for the Outdoor Living Room
Creating an outdoor space that’s not only beautiful but also livable and durable can feel daunting. Each garden and climate is different; if you live in a windy area, for example, you’ll want to think...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Serving Platters
A platter for all seasons: Here are our 10 favorite serving platters with perennial appeal. For more serving pieces, see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Serving Trays 10 Easy Pieces: Handmade Ceramic...
View ArticleHigh/Low: Brass Candle Sconces for Shorter Days
My dark secret: I love winter. Each year as the sun sets earlier and earlier, I revel in the dark, hanging a lit paper star in the window, keeping candles lit from the time I have my first sips of...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Furniture Maker’s Cleverly Designed Multifunctional Space
There are small spaces, and then there are really small spaces. The apartment of Craig Ross and his partner, Jessie, falls into the latter category. At just under 400-square feet, their flat in Kentish...
View ArticleSmall Space Solution: The Accordion Door Reconsidered
Belgian architect Arthur Verraes’s family home, a rehabbed wreck in Ghent, is filled with design ideas writ large. But one of its humblest details has been on my mind for months: Verraes sectioned off...
View ArticleMessaging Displays Inspired by a Paris Train Station, Courtesy of Vestaboard
It’s a familiar scenario to many of us: You’re running out the door on a busy morning when you realize that you forgot something. Maybe your partner has an important meeting, or your child has a test...
View ArticleGem Home: Wunderkind Chef Flynn McGarry’s New NYC Café, Vintage Store, and...
When Flynn McGarry wanted to add some color to the dining area of Gem Home, he grabbed the lion-patterned rug off his living room floor and threw it on the wall. The duck-shaped nut cracker, model...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Small Joys
Happy weekend, one and all. This week on Remodelista we leaned into cozy, autumnal spaces—but what stuck with us most are the small design details that bring warmth, surprise, and sometimes a little...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Ferren Gipson
Ferren Gipson wears many hats—so many, in fact, that describing her work doesn’t fit on her Instagram bio. “Art historian, author, artist, broadcaster, etc.”, it reads, the “et cetera” broadly covering...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide 2024: 9 Not-Seen-Everywhere Ideas for the Discerning...
Beyond the scented candle and the grocery store bouquet of flowers; our tried and tested picks for the holiday host/hostess: For more ideas, see last year’s Holiday Gift Guides.
View ArticleThe Cull: 5 Versatile Favorites for Every Room in the House from Unison
When it comes to interiors, there’s a balance we strive for: We want the pieces in our homes to not just fill space but to serve a purpose. Enter Unison, where this philosophy is evident in every...
View ArticleUpstate Update: A Writer’s Warm, Lived-In Catskills Farmhouse
When we first featured the Catskills farmhouse of writer Lisa Przystup, it was the summer of 2017, and Lisa and her husband, musician Jonathon Linaberry, then Brooklynites, had just found an 1800s...
View ArticleObject of Desire: Forged Iron Homewares, As Seen In Stissing House
This just in from chef, writer, and style-maker Clare de Boer: a slim forged-iron martini table and iron fireplace tools that look straight out of ye olden days. Originally designed for Stissing...
View ArticleSteal This Look: An Earthy, Richly Textured Living Area in LA
Timeless and earthy: That’s the sensibility of this 1907 home in LA, redone by Patrick Bernatz Ward. Today we’re taking a closer look at the elements that make up the living area; here’s how to...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Luxury Wool Curtains
Consider the wool curtain: at once an effective insulator and a layer of modern elegance, wool drapery is a centuries-old solution. Light filtering but also warming, panels can be used in front of...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Cost-Conscious Plywood Design, Homemade Backsplash and...
Jannah Field and Rik Vannevel found their house on the real estate equivalent of the discount rack. Located in the Belgian city of Kortrijk in West Flanders, it dates from 1936 and has a well-preserved...
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