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Steal This Look: An Outdoor Pool Pavilion, Shower Included
On Monday we featured a Charleston, SC, open-plan bungalow designed by architect Heather Wilson. Today, we're dissecting the pool pavilion and sourcing key elements for recreating the look, including...
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Summer Towels in Sherbet Shades
Yes, neutrals lend a sense of Zen to the bath, but every once in a while, we have a yen for color. The color of sherbet and cotton candy, these towels in crisp linen and cool cotton evoke memories of a...
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DIY: Instant Summer Hammock
Summer is just a few weeks away and we can't help but think about outdoor sleeping arrangements. Our favorite option: a cozy canvas hammock. Here's a utilitarian example that we love for outdoor...
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Beyond the Barbecue: 13 Modern Outdoor Kitchens
Spotted lately, fully equipped outdoor kitchens for plein air dining (no trips to the indoor fridge or sink required). Here are 10 standout examples: Above: LA design collective Commune created this...
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2014 Considered Design Awards Prizes, FAQ, and Official Rules
Table of Contents: Prize Frequently Asked Questions Official Rules Prize Winning projects will be covered with full posts on Remodelista or Gardenista, and winning entrants will receive a Jielde...
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10 Easy Pieces: Outdoor Umbrellas
Once again, the perennial question of garden shade is upon us; here's a roundup of some our favorite solutions: Above: The Tuuci Hexagon Shade is designed by Dougan Clarke and made of teak and aluminum...
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Left Coast Luxury, Table Linen Edition
We've had our eye on Los Angeles-based designer Heather Taylor (also a writer and gallerist) for a while now. Her table linens have a distinctive West Coast vibe—not too fancy, but luxurious...
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DIY: Built-in Picnic Table Wine Bar
Here's a clever idea that we spotted at the Medlock Ames Winery in Healdsburg, CA: a picnic table as wine tasting bar. Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, the firm responsible for the outdoor area,...
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The World Is His Oyster: Saltwater in Inverness, CA
Aquatic farmer and champion of native oyster restoration Luc Chamberland opened his own restaurant on Tomales Bay, north of San Francisco, to rave reviews. With the exception of Manka's Inverness...
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Design Sleuth: Shade Sails
When temperatures rise, awnings are an essential weapon in the cooling arsenal—blocking direct sun and creating zones of shade. The best development we've seen in a while is the tensioned shade sail, a...
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Remodeling 101: How Shaker Peg Rails Saved My Summer Sanity
With summer on the horizon, and the imminent arrival of my teenage sons' out-of-town friends to our place in Connecticut, the thought of all those wet towels, clothes, and bathing suits on the floors...
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A Mobile Brocante in Australia
A vagabond shopper takes her wares on the road in her native Australia. When she lived in London, Kara Rosenlund (see House Call) made frequent sojourns to France in pursuit of vintage treasures and...
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Palettes & Paints: Architects' Top 10 White Exterior Paint Picks
Choosing an outdoor shade for your house is a big commitment. White is a classic, but go with the wrong one and you end up with a very expensive mistake. To take the guesswork out of selecting the...
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Shiny Happy Furniture from Melbourne
Possibly the cheeriest patio pieces we've seen yet: indoor/outdoor furniture from Tait of Melbourne, made for "all the brilliant weather that Australia can throw at it." Owned by husband and wife team...
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Wild Beauty: Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia
Shop owners Lauren Bieber and Tom Crowe find it easy to keep an eye on what's happening at Fowlers Flowers in Melbourne, Australia, because they also own the coffee shop next door. In fact, it was...
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12 Tips for a Perfect (and Easy) Barbecue in a Public Park
If there was one thing missing from my life in New York for the past three summers, it was easy access to a grill. On hot summer nights the smells wafting from our neighbors' grills would taunt me as I...
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Bicycle Bags from Save the C
For the eco-conscious cyclist: clever bicycle bags made from reclaimed sails by Save the C in Finland. Save the C was founded by two sailors in Hamari, a village where the river Porvoo meets the Baltic...
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The Hamptons Come to Cape Cod: Salt House Inn in Provincetown
Provincetown, located at the tip of Cape Cod, has always been a bit scruffy (in a good way). Now, NYC-based hotel veterans Kevin O'Shea and David Bowd up the ante in Provincetown with Salt House Inn, a...
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10 Easy Pieces: Portable Outdoor Grills
For nomadic picnickers or city dwellers with a sliver of outside space, a grill that can travel to a park or a beach (or a fire escape) is an essential. Above: From Finnish designer Klaus Aalto for...
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The Cult of the Courtyard: 10 Houses with Amazing Interior Light
Interior courtyards blur the boundaries between landscape and architecture. They make adjacent interior rooms feel larger and offer a unique combination of fresh air and privacy. We all want to spend...
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