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The Outermost House: Modest Modernism in Wellfleet
If you grew up spending summers (and sometimes winters) in Wellfleet, it was normal to run into architectural giants like Serge Chermayeff at the grocery store, to sweep the floors of Lilian Saarinen's...
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Dinnerware Simplified, Jasper Morrison Edition
Jasper Morrison calls his design philosophy "super normal," and describes it as a celebration of ordinary house objects. "Things which are designed to attract attention are generally unsatisfactory,"...
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DIY: A Wall-Mounted Leather Knife Rack
I like to see how other people store their kitchen knives. It's a detail I often zero in on when visiting a new kitchen or looking at photos of kitchens. Are the knives tucked away in a stealth...
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Lush Life: Ginger & Fig in South Africa
After working 10 years in IT, Pretoria, South Africa, native Zane Figueiredo decided to shift gears. He quit his job and enrolled in Pretoria's Pru Leith Chefs Academy, from which he graduated with...
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Remodeling 101: Standing Seam Metal Roofs
When we surveyed members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory for their favored roofing material, they readily responded. Did the recommendations vary: NO. Were we surprised: YES. Hands...
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A Simple Modern House in Uruguay, Coastal Edition
Argentinian architect Martin Gomez Arquitectos, who specializes in beach houses in Uruguay and Argentina, is "obsessed with contextualizing his works within the landscape," he says. This simple,...
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High-Style Storage From Henrybuilt
Last year, Seattle-based Henrybuilt, maker of kitchen systems, launched Opencase, a storage system that caters to a multitude of domestic needs in the kitchen and beyond, including the wine cellar,...
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A London Cafe Takes a Shine to Copper
Exposed copper plumbing aficionados will want to take note of London firm TwistInArchitecture’s use of copper pipes in Trade, a new restaurant and coffee shop on Commercial Street in the city’s East...
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10 Favorites: Warm Wooden Stairs, Modern Edition
Stark white hallways and stairwells get a dose of warmth via natural wood stairs. Above: Ritch Holben of RH Design, photo by Keller + Keller via The Boston Globe. Above: A Dinesen oak staircase by...
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Expert Advice: How to Achieve a Low-Key Luxe Look at Home
Richard Ostell is a British-born, NYC-based designer with impeccable taste. His interiors manage to achieve that fine balance between being understated and luxurious—and calm and comfortable too. We...
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10 Favorites: Stealth Glamor at ICFF
At New York's ICFF and satellite design shows, amid the big and the bold, we discovered a refreshing undercurrent of summer-camp arts and crafts presented in high-style ways: woven leather baskets,...
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Trending on Gardenista: Garden Ideas for the City Mouse
Looking for a patch of green to call your own? This week the Gardenista team has been visiting inspired balconies and terraces—and fire escapes, too. Above: This week's Garden Visit is one of our...
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Architect Visit: The Strange House in London
Getting a toehold in London isn't easy, particularly for an architect looking to design his own family home. Hugh Strange presented himself with the challenge of building on a small, oddly scaled pub...
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Current Obsessions: Summer Whites
What's on our radar this weekend? Read on: If we could, we'd make room for this hammock in the Remodelista SF office. Looking for the ultimate hangout? We love a screened porch. Easy summer spruce...
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Weekend Spotlight: Park McDonald Renovate an Iconic Midcentury House
We're capping off Modest Modern week with a spotlight on the work of LA architecture firm Park McDonald, a recent addition to the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory. Founded by husband-and-wife...
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Table of Contents: Indoor/Outdoor
This week we're embracing summer ease, and allowing the lines to blur between day and night, work and play, indoors and out. Join us in celebrating the start of lush living. Above: The ultimate...
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The Ultimate Indoor/Outdoor House?
What do you do when you love your house and where you live but your needs have changed? Most people would renovate to accommodate, but in the case of this family in Charleston, South Carolina, they...
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World's Most Beautiful Porch Light
“The idea was a jelly jar,” New York designer Deborah Ehrlich told the New York Times. But Ehrlich's porch light is no ordinary jelly jar light: the shade is hand-blown Swedish crystal, the base is...
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Coming Soon: The 2014 Remodelista Considered Design Awards
Have a kitchen you're insanely proud of? A bath that's a labor of love? A bedroom that lulls you to sleep? Every day, we show you the spaces we love; now it's your turn to share. Above: Photograph by...
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Summer in the City: The Musket Room in Nolita
Matt Lambert, an Aukland native, New York-based restauranteur Jennifer Vitagliano, and designers Alexander Evangelou and James Waterworth of London-based Alexander Waterworth Interiors are behind the...
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