Simplicity Reigns: An Architect’s Pared-Down Summer Home in Denmark
To get to her weekend home in Sjællands Odde, Denmark, Karen Kjaergaard takes an 80-minute ferry ride from big coastal city Aarhus to little port Odden on the peninsula. Once there, life slows down and...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Calm, Quality-Conscious Kitchen in Denmark
In the design of her single-story dream house outside of Copenhagen, 80-year-old Frida called on firm Entasis to realize her vision. The clean and modern kitchen, at its core, is supplied by Danish...
View ArticleArchival-Quality Danish Design: Hotel Petra from &Tradition in Copenhagen
When I was last in Copenhagen, I found myself picking up a daily coffee at Lille Petra, a cafe designed and operated by &Tradition and tucked into the courtyard of the brand’s showroom. Now,...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: The Scandinavian Dining Chair
Beyond the Wishbone and the Ant (insider shorthand for Hans Wegner’s CH-24 Chair and Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 Chair), a new wave of designers is reimagining the classic midcentury Scandinavian dining...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Vipp Aluminum Island in a Young Couple’s 1928 Fixer-Upper
To spot Jens and Eva’s 1928 house, look for the brick Art Deco entry. They describe their place as having “a warmth and soul that you just can’t replicate.” But what made them buy it was its future...
View ArticleYour Weekend Project: A Leather-Detailed Wooden Doorstop
It’s the summer of DIY: This year, every other Friday, we’re revisiting some favorite, easy-to-tackle projects from the archives, like this one: There’s no need to get fancy when it comes to propping...
View ArticleA Brooklyn Brownstone Reimagined, with Interiors by a Rising Design Star
If you’re familiar with the much-loved, much-lauded boutique empire Bird in Brooklyn, you know that the shops defined indie style in the borough for more than a decade (see the NY Times piece Saying...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Midsummer
Happy midsummer; happy summer solstice. Next week we’ll be diving into our (deep) archives and surfacing with our favorite start-of-summer stories from years past. We’ll be back with new content on...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Carly Krieger and Therés Loren
Pop into this NYC atelier IRL and you’d find not one brand but two: two creatives, two visions. So it’s only fitting that today we’re dishing up a Quick Takes twofer. The duo? Carly Krieger, founder of...
View ArticleTwo Swedish Surfers at Home in Sri Lanka, Guest Camp Included
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: Indoek, an LA-based surf culture website, spotlights wave riders living in...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Laid-Back Living Room on Patmos, Greece
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: Greek interior designer Pallas Kalamotusis fine-tuned an abandoned...
View ArticleObject of Desire: Simple Covers to Keep Fruit Flies Away
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: Through the hot summer months in our kitchen, my partner and I are in a...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Window Air Conditioner Units
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: If you’re looking for a temporary A/C that packs a punch, the window-mount...
View ArticleDIY: Razor Clam Pendant Light
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: One sure sign of summer in my family: Aunt Sheila coming in from the flats...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Couple’s Summer Kitchen in a Former Lobster Shack
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: Last summer, arriving for a weekend stay in a small cottage built over an...
View ArticleShipshape and Refreshed: A Considered Renovation of an 1898 Cabin on Maury...
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: Maury Island, in Washington’s Puget Sound, is small. You’ve likely never...
View ArticleSummer Refresh: 10 Seasonal Updates for the House
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one: After a winter cooped up indoors, every home deserves a refresh. Here are...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Design Rewind
Happy weekend. Ahead, chic fabric lampshades, a new way to conceal the TV, in-water dining, and other joy-making developments: Among Annie’s highlights from 3daysofdesign: the inventive Structures of...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Arthur Parkinson
We have a treat in store for you today: a Quick Takes column with Arthur Parkinson, everyone’s favorite gardening wunderkind who famously befriended the late Duchess of Devonshire (when he was just...
View ArticleOn the Market: Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen’s Latest Estate Flip in Upstate...
“We change houses, not spouses,” actor/builder Corbin Bernsen likes to say. His partner, Amanda Pays, long ago shifted her focus from acting to interior design and the two have been on a decades-long...
View ArticleThe Editors’ Cut: 11 Beguiling Shades of Blue
Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: Blue might be the color most mused about by poets, artists, and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Our New Book: ‘Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden’
We are excited to announce that our newest book, Gardenista: The Low-Impact Garden: A Guide to Creating Sustainable Outdoor Spaces, will be arriving in bookstores October 14 and is available for...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Beach Cottage Kitchen, Starring Ikea
“I had never worked with a blue palette before,” says Glenn Ban, a designer better known for neutrals and organic pieces. But, inspired by the blues and whites in Tiina Laakkonen’s (now closed) shop in...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Colorful Lightweight Curtains
Recently, we’ve taken note of colorful curtains in their diaphanous form. Often utilized in floor-length, these sheers offer variable transparency while filtering light and dividing space. Here are our...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Flemish-Inspired Contemporary Farmhouse Kitchen
The client grew up in the area riding ponies in the fields that surround his Georgian house near Belfast, Ireland. He returned after many years in London and purchased a farmstead in disrepair. Wanting...
View ArticleMini Edit: 5 Sales We’re Noting This Long Weekend
Ahead, a handful of homewares sales our editors recommend this long weekend: Calling all remodelers: Rejuvenation‘s warehouse sale is on this weekend, with up to 60 percent off outdoor furniture,...
View Article‘Clarity, Simplicity, and Thoughtful Restraint’: A Timeless Bungalow in...
We were so charmed by Michael Breland and Peter Harper’s Spanish courtyard project in Silver Lake, Los Angeles (see Julie’s post about it here), we’ve been visiting and revisiting their website for...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: The Cooldown (And an Announcement)
In need of a bit of respite? Here are 20 things that feel like a breath of fresh air—plus, news about our latest book. Would anyone else like to be here? Just when we thought we couldn’t love Merci any...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Solenne de la Fouchardiere
If you’re followed along here for a while, you’ll know we’re longtime acolytes of Ochre. (Truly. We first wrote about the furniture and lighting brand way back in 2011.) Founded by designers Joanna...
View ArticleNext Stop, Montecito: Once a Train Depot, Now a Minimalist Sanctuary
We love it when the designers we’ve featured on our site check in with us to report an update to their home, a new project, a new venture, a relocation. Like a high school teacher visited by former...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Creative Plywood in a London Kitchen
The creative re-arrangement of a 1920s townhouse kitchen in London is the results of Nimtim Architects’ creative approach. Cabinets made from birch plywood, a countertop made of white formica, and...
View ArticleDenton Reserve: Reimagining Rural Luxury in the Yorkshire Countryside
Think global, act local. A simple phrase, but it resonates deeply with Cal and Nick Bailey and the visionary team behind the rethinking and re-wilding of the 2,500-acre Denton Reserve, near Ilkley, in...
View ArticleMeanwhile, on Gardenista: Interior Design Moves Out
Welcome to Meanwhile, on Gardenista, in which we take a look at the goings-on over on our sibling site. In this week’s edition: What happens when architects and designers head outdoors? Pathways and...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ Favorite Of-the-Moment Green Paint Picks
Noticed recently: a distinctive spectrum of green emerging in the latest interior spaces. This unexpected hue, a chic, deep pistachio shade, has become a favorite among architects and designer both...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: An Organic Copenhagen Kitchen from Felled Oak Trees
Presenting a non-linear kitchen in an 1891 apartment remodeled by famed architects Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter. Located in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro region, the 170 square meter apartment (about...
View ArticleIs It Worth It? The Lowdown on Luxe Sheets by Sferra
I’ve always believed that, budget allowing, it is better to invest in well-made products. Not only do goods that have been painstakingly crafted from the finest materials bring more “joy,” as Marie...
View ArticleCurrently Coveting: Slow Ceramics from Estudio Vernís in Spain
When I need inspiration—and a workday break from screens—I like to wander through the impeccable Viand Mercantile in Portland, Maine. (Highly recommend if you’re stopping through town this summer.) On...
View ArticleA Portuguese Farm with Guest Cottages—and Nearby Beaches—in a Nature Reserve
Guests at Quinta do Pinheiro stay in white-washed cottages within touching distance of a swimming pool created from the farm’s water tank. Located on the grounds of a still-working 19th-century...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Hot Spell
Happy weekend, dear reader, and hope you’re keeping cool. Speaking of cool: This week we celebrated the non-linear in our Curve Appeal issue (do you need a rounded kitchen counter? we think so). Next...
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