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The Next French Laundry?
Chef Joshua Skenes and sommelier Mark Bright launched Saison as a pop-up restaurant in San Francisco's Mission District a few short years ago; it's since skyrocketed to the top of the city's culinary...
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Steal This Look: A Spanish-Inspired Black and White Kitchen
In her overhaul of a Portland, OR, kitchen in a 1926 Mediterranean-style building, designer Jessica Helgerson took inspiration from the building itself, called, appropriately enough, the Alhambra. But...
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Invisible Plugs? Step 1: Recessed Outlets
We've all been there. You want to push a piece of furniture or a countertop appliance close to the wall and a protruding plug stands in the way. And let's not even talk about the wall-mounted...
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15 Life-Changing Storage Ideas for the Kitchen
If you've perused Pinterest lately in search of kitchen storage ideas, you know there are thousands of space-saving tricks floating around. Here's a roundup of our current favorites (we're filing them...
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High/Low: Cut-Crystal Light Bulbs
I'm not usually a cut-crystal type of person, but I'm finding myself coveting a light bulb (or two) from UK designer Lee Broom. They're on the expensive side, so we found a couple of lower-priced...
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5 Favorites: Champagne Flutes
A roundup of high-style Champagne flutes, perfect for New Year's toasting. Above: Hand-blown Champagne Glasses designed by Ilse Crawford and Michael Anastassiades; £129 a pair at Sigmar in London....
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10 Easy Pieces: The Perfect White Sofa
The only certainties in life may be death and taxes, but add to that the need for a perfect white sofa. Here are ten that fit the bill. Above: Ghost 4-seat Sofa by Italian designer Paola Navone for...
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DIY: Dramatic Floor Stencils
Spotted (and admired) in the showroom of Chairloom in Philadelphia: rough-hewn factory floors embellished with dramatic stencils. Read on to discover how to achieve a similar look. Chairloom founders...
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Superfront: An Instant Upgrade for Ikea Cabinets
Remember Bemz, the slipcover company that lets you revamp an ordinary Ikea sofa? Well, this time it's all about the cabinet hardware: Superfront allows you to upgrade your run-of-the-mill Ikea cabinets...
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The World Is His Oyster: A Modern Fishing Shack by the Sea
Leave it to the French to devise the world's most elegant oyster shack (complete with office and dining areas), located on a waterfront site in the south of Brittany. Raum Architects, a studio founded...
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Manor House Stables, A Champion's Home Reborn
On April 25th, 1946, a postwar crowd gathered on a lovely spring day to cheer on Lovely Cottage as he galloped across the finish line at UK's Grand National. It was a day of triumph for Manor House...
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DIY: Curtain Rods from Leather Straps
We've featured curtains hung from plumbing pipes and painted branches, but this may be the most novel solution yet: curtain rods fashioned from leather straps. Above: Designer Mary Chan of Studio...
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Architectural Elements: Sliding Barn Doors
A celebration of a Remodelista favorite: traditional sliding barn doors artfully used in interiors. Whether they're new or reclaimed, barn doors lend their rustic, practical sensibility to a space....
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The Great Vacuum Debate: Dyson vs. Miele
Until now, the Miele-Dyson debate really was about whether you preferred the old-fashioned canister-style vacuum to the newer upright style. But an introduction from Dyson may tempt even hard-core...
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10 Attic Loft Bedrooms, Rustic Edition
What is it about bedrooms under the eaves that is so appealing? Here are ten we love: Above: The Amsterdam bedroom of designer Ulrika Lundgren at Maison Rika. Above: The Degree Stool by Patrick...
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Expert Advice: 10 Ways to Live with Less from Zero Waste Home
When Bea Johnson, her husband, Scott, and their two children moved from a large house to a temporary apartment while they were looking for a new home in Marin, California, they put much of their...
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World's Most Stylish Light Bulb
When it comes to fluorescent lighting, we look to the design-worthy light bulb from Plumen. The popular European bulb is available in a US version (110V), saves 80 percent on energy, and lasts eight...
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5 Low-Tech Essentials for Keeping the House Warm
My family of four lives in a sweet cottage built almost 100 years ago in the Napa Valley. It has great bones and many original features (double-hung single-paned windows, for instance.) Charming in the...
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A Tabletop Bookcase for Small Spaces
Currently coveting: Book/Shop owner Erik Heywood's tabletop bookshelves inspired by Bruno Mathsson's Book Crib, but designed to pack flat, slotting together for an instant set up. The shelves are...
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On the Road: A Makeover for a Maine Bus
An instant guest bedroom on wheels? That’s what Portland, ME-based architect Will Winkelman of Winkelman Architecture was asked to create from a 1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus. Winkelman’s client was...
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