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Living La Vida Local
Those of us who live in the Bay Area may think we've got it covered when it comes to local, sustainable food (we are on Alice Water's terroir, after all), but Jordan Colón of EAT in Brooklyn takes...
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Victorian, Revamped
When a sculptor wanted to bring more light into her Brooklyn Victorian brownstone, she called on Elizabeth Roberts to help her radically reshape the space without compromising its historical details....
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High/Low Bridge Faucets
Bridge faucets are a link back to the turn of the century, when newfangled indoor plumbing was first implemented. We spotted a handsome version in designer Elizabeth Roberts' renovation of a...
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A Magical Kitchen in Brazil
Architecture as magical realism: Guilherme Torres' kitchen in Sao Paolo, Brazil (first spotted on Arch Daily). We haven't seen this before, a pristine white box opening onto a tree-filled atrium, with...
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Copper Scouring Cloths
Weary of rusty steel-wool scouring pads? We are too; so we were pleased to discover copper scouring cloths, a much more appealing sinkside option. Above: New at Sur La Table, Redecker Copper Cloths...
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High/Low Beni Ouarain Moroccan Rugs
Is it just us, or are we all coveting a Moroccan Beni Ouarain rug? Here are a couple of options spotted recently. N.B.: For sourcing ideas, investigate Breuckelen Berber. Above: West Elm is currently...
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Houseplants as Camouflage
Your mother-in-law's tongue belongs under the bathroom sink, and you can tell her designer Chad McPhail said so. Or, for the sake of politesse, call it Sansevieria laurentii. This humble house plant,...
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Design Sleuth: Porcelain Ceiling Fixtures
An idea we haven't seen before: porcelain ceiling sockets arrayed in a semicircular pattern, a device for adding drama to a whitewashed interior. Above: A living room in southern Sweden, via Emmas...
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The Ideal Washer and Dryer
Remodelista contributor Allison's laundry room has long been my object of envy. So, who better to talk to when I was recently in the market for a new washer and dryer? Allison's choice was a...
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Rope Handles and Pulls
Neatly tied or left frayed at the ends, a good piece of rope can add an unexpected touch to dressers, bureaus, even doors. Here are five ideas, easily emulated. Above: Spotted in the interior of Folk...
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An Architect and a Collector at Home
The architect in me is always interested in seeing how other architects inhabit their space. I recently caught up with New York-based David Mann and his partner Fritz Karch, the editorial director of...
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Style Counsel: Red Tights for the Color Courageous
I am not the most courageous when it comes to color, but I've been won over by Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbook's orangey-red tights—and now I'm seeing red everywhere. Swanson is all about neutrals with...
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Piecing Together an A.P.C. Quilt
We've long admired cult French fashion label A.P.C.'s quilts, but have shied away from the price tag. Luckily, we've come across way to take home a small piece, thanks to Anthropologie. The A.P.C....
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Two Glass Lamps: One High, One Low
We've had our eye on Ochre/s Cherubino lamp for a while now, so we couldn't help but notice an eerily similar lamp at Ikea recently. Above: Ochre's Cherubino light is $490. Above: The Ljusås Uvås lamp...
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Mini-Blackboards for the Garden
I'm a megalomaniacal gardener with a lot of pent-up demand by the time winter finally ends. I plant too many kinds of tomatoes and carrots and lettuces and tomatoes and radishes. And tomatoes....
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5 Quick Fixes: White Paint Solutions
Elevate humble household objects and vintage furniture with a quick coat of white matte paint; here are five ideas. Above: A collection of wine bottles spray-painted matte white creates a decorative...
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The Perfect Store for This and That
One of those impossibly tiny shops specializing in a little bit of this and that, Top Hat, on the Lower East Side, stands out because each of its choices is surprising and delightful. Top Hat is the...
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Calm and Composed in the West Village
Some of our favorite things about this West Village townhouse are what's not here: no grandstand kitchen, no fussy entryway, no statement lighting, no tub in every bathroom. Instead, a refreshing...
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Subtle Splendor in London
Interior designer Rose Uniacke's newly refurbished villa in London is refined yet rough, understated yet impossibly grand. Five years in the rehabbing, the Grade II–listed Victorian villa in Pimlico...
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Flora and Fauna from Marthe Armitage
UK-based designer Marthe Armitage has been making her hand-blocked wallpaper for 40 years, using a century-old offset lithographic printing press and hand-cut lino blocks. Her papers, printed in...
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