La Vie en Rose: An Emerging Fashion Star in Upstate New York
After spending a decade in Brooklyn running a Williamsburg children's clothing shop (it was called Mor Mor Rita, after her Swedish grandmother), designer Ryan Roche moved to a 17th-century Dutch stone...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Low-Key Kitchen in South Africa
Casual elegance via a limited palette of black, white, rough-hewn wood, and glass vessels. Here's how to get the look. Above: A kitchen in South Africa by Casa Doreen design consultant via Homestories....
View ArticleThe DIY Motel: The Spruceton Inn in the Catskills
"I’m a born and raised Brooklyn girl who turns out to have a soft spot for the country," says Casey Scieszka. "Before moving to the Catskills last year, I lived around the world in places as far-flung...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Handmade Dinnerware from Ceramics Studios
The ultimate luxury in our opinion? A set of handmade pottery, complete with slight imperfections, for the everyday table. Here are our favorite ceramic dinnerware sets made by US and Canadian studios....
View ArticleSevil Peach Studio in Primrose Hill
Primrose Hill in North London is a neighborhood known for its clusters of modestly scaled artists' studios; one such house, built around 1873 for Frederick Barnard, an illustrator of Charles Dickens'...
View ArticleNow Online: Erica Tanov's Home Collection
Whether designing a tunic or tablecloth, Erica Tanov has our rapt attention. Now celebrating the 25th anniversary of her fashion label, Berkeley's ambassador of bohemian chic has expanded her home line...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: An Artful Aerie in Mill Valley
After 14 years of living with their 1960s kitchen, a Mill Valley, California, couple—she's an archaeologist, he's a fitness program manager, and they have two young daughters—turned to a team of...
View ArticleDecoding BTUs: How Much Cooking Power Do You Really Need?
The last time I bought a new gas range was over a decade ago. I was lured (and somewhat intimidated) by the upper echelon of professional-style ranges with their 12,000 BTUs of cooking power....
View ArticleBlank Slate: Wall-Mounted Kraft Paper
As irresistible as a brown paper package tied up with string: a kraft paper dispenser at your fingertips. Above: The design is the work of George & Willy, a New Zealand duo devoted to making "life...
View ArticleRescued Relic: A Romantic Atelier in Japan
Two far-flung sisters—one based in LA, the other in Hong Kong—set their sights on the relic next to their childhood home in Kanagawa, Japan, as their own bohemian work quarters when they're in town....
View ArticleThe Japanese Art of Sashiko Stitching
Riding the tide of the indigo trend, Japanese antique boro cloths have become increasing popular in design. Rustic and textured, these patchwork textiles lend not some color to a room, but also a sense...
View ArticleThe Art of Display: 10 Rooms with Cutting Boards as Decor
Too attractive to hide in the drawer: wood cutting boards of all shapes and sizes. Here's a roundup of ideas for displaying your collection. Above: Vintage cutting boards in a summer house in Umbria...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: Spring Awakening
This week Michelle and her team celebrate the onset of spring with a roundup of tiny potting tables, garden ideas to steal from Martha Stewart, a new line of minimalist outdoor furniture by a Danish...
View ArticlePine & Crane in Los Angeles
Pine & Crane owner/chef Vivian Ku, a Harvard premed grad who segued into food, named her restaurant in LA's Silverlake after her grandfather's 1950s noodle shop in Taiwan. Ku likes to keep things...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Pastel Appeal
Take a look at what's been grabbing our attention this week. Above: Our favorite throw pillows, made of hand-dyed velvet by London stylist Kirsten Hecktermann, are 20 percent off through April 12; use...
View ArticleTable of Contents: London Minimalism
Meet the new minimalism with a British accent: timeless, tactile, and radiating human warmth (and discipline). This week, with spring cleaning on the to-do list, we're celebrating the London look....
View ArticleArchitect Visit: Herringbone House in London
In our DIY-enthused culture, there are some who might think they don’t require an architect’s design skills even for a ground-up construction. A project like Chan + Eayrs’s Herringbone House in...
View Article13 Favorite Minimalist British Kitchens
In recent months, we've seen the term "minimalism" increasingly diluted with each passing pin, social post, and tweet. One person's minimal is clearly another's cluttered nightmare, and plenty of...
View ArticleMinimal Furniture by David Chipperfield
A new family of minimal yet vaguely rustic furniture by British architect David Chipperfield, inspired by the countryside, launches at Milan's Salone Mobile in April. Above: The collection includes the...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Discreetly Luxe Bedroom Suite in London
When Dyer Grimes Architects took on a South Kensington remodeling project for a Swiss couple living in London, they turned the top floor into a spacious bedroom suite (including a sitting room and roof...
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