A Neo-Hippie Opens a Parisian Cafe
Park Slope comes to Paris: The newly opened Folks and Sparrows features a Brooklyn vibe, with folk tunes playing in the background, bunches of wildflowers on the tables, and butcher-paper-wrapped...
View ArticleRemodeling 101: Where to Locate Electrical Outlets, Kitchen Edition
Appliances, faucets, countertops, and cabinetry. The to-do list for a kitchen remodel is daunting. An often overlooked but crucial detail? Strategically placed electrical outlets that enhance the...
View ArticleLocal Heroes: 14 Made-in-America Kitchen Classics
We work hard to source our food locally, but what about the tools we use to prepare it? Here's our collection of all-American accessories that deserve a place in your kitchen. Above: Despite all the...
View ArticleThe White Album: 13 Favorite US Kitchens, High to Low
A baker's dozen: a roundup of our favorite white kitchens, some at the high end and others budget renovations. Above: A kitchen renovation in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, by Ole Sondresen Architect. Above: A...
View ArticleOld World Meets New World in the Napa Valley
Stacia and Edwin Williams, the owners of Cairdean, a newly opened 58-acre winery just north of St. Helena, California, named their venture after the Scottish Gaelic word for "friends." So when the...
View ArticleField + Supply: An Elevated Arts and Crafts Show in the Hudson Valley
Save the date: On the weekend of October 11 and 12, on a farm field in High Falls, New York, interior designer Brad Ford is hosting an arts and crafts fair with "a modern, elevated approach." We'll be...
View ArticleThe One-Month Makeover: Beth Kirby's Star-Is-Born Kitchen
"A cast iron skillet and a camera" is Beth Kirby's moniker. But that only begins to touch upon what she does in her kitchen. Out of her decade-old, "generic little house built by a builder," in North...
View Article11 Italian Kitchens, Dolce Vita Edition
From the country that taught us how to make ourselves fully at home in the kitchen: 11 memorable designs—rustic, clean-lined, and effortless-looking combinations of the two. Above: The ultimate marble...
View ArticleDIY: Instant Pasta-Drying Rack
Here's a brilliant idea for those who like to make their own pasta: a DIY pasta-drying system involving nothing more than a set of thin wooden dowels and an electric drill. Such is the secret to Linda...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: How to Get Curb Appeal
Now that it's fall, the Gardenista editors are sprucing up their front entries—for less than $100—and doing a lot of garden-to-table cooking. And we think they've discovered the perfect year-round...
View Article7 High-Style Italian Kitchen Ranges
Years ago I borrowed an Alfa Romeo from a friend and was loath to return it. I was smitten—not with the engine power (there was a lot), but with the tiny design details of the interior handles and...
View Article16 Made-in-Italy Kitchen Essentials
On my recent vacation in Italy, so many accessories caught my attention: an all-glass cooking pot that had me wide-eyed and wanting, tiny glass wine tumblers for pouring civilized quantities of red...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: The Stars Align
Take a look at what's on our radar this week. Above: A movie star's SoHo loft is for rent (if you've got $12,500 a month); via Architectural Digest. We're thrilled to see the rise of design-worthy nail...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Belgian Masters
Are you thinking of cloaking your rooms in austere grays paired with raw wood accents? Is a black steel range in your future? Then, like us, you're in the thrall of the Belgian minimalists. This week...
View ArticleOn Top of the World: A Belgian Antiquarian Designs a Penthouse in NYC
Robert De Niro fell under the spell of Belgian design impresario Axel Vervoordt after discovering his work at the NYC Winter Antiques Show (others who have succumbed include Sting and Kanye West, as...
View ArticleJos Devriendt: The Insider's Belgian Designer
Spotted in some of the most interesting Belgian interiors of late: simple vases, lamps, and other objects that resonate with the intensity of minimalist sculpture. They're the work of artist-designer...
View ArticleRequired Reading: Vintage Industrial
There's a poetry to the spare, nothing-but-essential shapes of industrial modern furniture—which explains its popularity and proliferation of late. Forthcoming book Vintage Industrial reminds us that...
View ArticleDIY: The $15 Hardware Store Clamp Light Transformed
With a minor tweak, a $10 lamp from the hardware store is personalized—by way of color choice—and elevated. It's our kind of DIY: affordable materials, a low time investment (it took me just a couple...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Luxe Belgian Living Room
We've long admired the work of Belgian interior architects Daphné Daskal and Stéphanie Laperre (see Architect Visit: Daskal & Laperre in Brussels). M Residence, a standout project by the firm, has...
View Article5 Favorites: Modern Leather Sling Chairs
Is Belgian designer Michael Verheyden's G55 leather sling lounger the "it" chair of the moment? We think so. Here it is, along with some strikingly similar options (including a reissue of Vernon...
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