15 Ways to Feather Your Nest
Is the feather the new decorating motif of the season? We're starting to think so (and not just because Thanksgiving is on the horizon). Above: A mantel setting via Design Love Fest. Above: A...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: Vintage Cup Holders as Candle Sconces
We like this idea for candleholders in the bath: vintage wall-mounted cup holders filled with votives—as spotted in the loo at Quality Meats, a New York restaurant designed by AvroKo. Above: The...
View ArticleRemodeling 101: Paper Composite Countertops for the Kitchen
Paper as a countertop material? Sounds suspect—and soggy—but think again. When combined with a few key ingredients, heated, and compressed, paper turns into a material that is stone-like in appearance...
View Article6 Château-Style Cooking Ranges for the Luxe Holiday Kitchen
When our midlife crisis hits, we'll be springing for a high-style French (or Italian) cooking range. Above: Belgian architect and designer Vincent Van Duysen equipped his own kitchen with a Castel 75...
View ArticleA Hamptons Kitchen with a Custom Island—Sourced on Etsy
The Scenario: Lisa and Chris Goode, NYC green-roof designers and cofounders of Goode Green, undertake a top-to-bottom renovation of their shingle-style house in the Hamptons. Having designed many...
View ArticleEditors' Picks: 13 Essential Kitchen Gadgets, Holiday Edition
We all have a kitchen tool (or two) that we lean on, particularly at this time of year when we're in full chef mode. Here, our die-hard cooking gadgets that we can't live without. What's yours? Above:...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Entertaining for a Crowd
With the holiday season suddenly upon us, it's time to think about stocking up on entertaining essentials. In the long run, it's more economical to buy than rent, if you entertain frequently. We've...
View ArticleFrench Bohemian via Brooklyn: Table Linens by Amelie Mancini
Brooklyn-based French painter and printmaker Amelie Mancini recently discovered a new canvas: napkins and tea towels that she patterns with her own hand-carved linocuts. Amelie grew up in Lyon in a...
View ArticleHead & Haft: A New Old-Style Woodworker in Cornwall
Chris Thorpe of Head & Haft, in Cornwall, England, describes his outfit as "a multidisciplinary product, furniture, home design, and manufacturing business, adhering to the principles of function,...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: Garden-to-Table Carousing
The Gardenista team has been getting Thanksgiving and the winter festivities started. Have a look at their DIY wreaths, garages transformed into guest quarters, zero-cost tablescapes, and boozy new use...
View ArticleDIY: A Holiday Tablecloth Dyed with Red Cabbage
The last time I experimented with natural plant dye, I was in the fifth grade and away at nature camp. I've always wanted to try it again, and the need for a Thanksgiving tablecloth seemed like a good...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Across the Pond
Take a look at a few things we've been noticing lately. Above: Next week we're heading to London for the first of three Remodelista Markets. Tour the venue on Design Sponge, and RSVP here. Want to...
View ArticleThe Architect Is In: A Passive Solar House for a Family of Stargazers
This weekend Jennifer Beningfield, founding principal of London's Openstudio Architects and a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, talks to us about a passive solar house she...
View ArticleTable of Contents: London Calling
We’re excited to be hosting our first Remodelista London Market this Saturday, November 15, organized in conjunction with The New Craftsmen and held at the collective's exhibition space in Mayfair. In...
View ArticleDurslade Farmhouse in Somerset: The New Bloomsbury?
It's an unlikely love story. High-flying, edge-loving Swiss art dealers Iwan Wirth and Manuela Hauser of Hauser & Wirth (they have contemporary art galleries in London, New York City, Zurich, and...
View ArticleRemodelista London Market Spotlight: Kirsten Hecktermann Textiles
After years of creating textiles and costumes for film sets and magazines (including many features in The World of Interiors), London designer/stylist Kirsten Hecktermann launched her own lines of...
View ArticleArt and Industry: Responsible Plastic Made from Wool
On the vanguard: A new structural plastic made of sustainable wool and bio-resin. Created by Devon-based designers Justin and Hannah Floyd, Solidwool offers a nontoxic and responsibly manufactured...
View Article5 Favorites: New Bath Classics from DXV by American Standard
There's a new line of luxury fixtures and faucets in town: DXV by American Standard, which includes more than 70 pieces in a range of styles spanning the decades and presented in four movements:...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Classic English Kitchen for an Oscar-Winning Set Designer
Oscar-winning costume designer Jacqueline Duran (she's known for her work on Anna Karenina, Pride & Prejudice, and Atonement) commissioned Mark Lewis Interior Design to overhaul her North London...
View ArticleRemodelista London Market Spotlight: Mourne Textiles
Who: Mourne Textiles is a third-generation run workshop Northern Ireland, set up in 1954 by the pioneering textile designer and weaver Gerd Hay-Edie. The studio is currently run by Gerd's grandson,...
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