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7 Favorites: Minimalist Brass Pendants
We've long admired the elegant industrial lighting designs of Brooklyn architects Workstead and have recently noticed that several other studios have been taking the same minimalist approach. Here are...
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Restaurant of the Moment: Skye Gyngell's Spring at Somerset House
If there is one chef who could turn a former government tax office into an atmospheric restaurant with indoor garden, it's Skye Gyngell. After all, she made her name cooking from a shed at a plant...
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10 Easy Pieces: Architect-Designed Flatware
Most of us are not destined to live in a domicile designed by an internationally celebrated architect. But you can add world-class architecture to your daily life with flatware by current notables,...
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Kitchen of the Week: A Culinary Space Inspired by a Painting
London couturier Anna Valentine was a ballet dancer before becoming a designer. And, with her former business partner, Antonia Robinson, she deftly made her mark in the fashion world by dressing...
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Object Lessons: The Most Elegant Stacking Chair
A British classic with a distinctly continental flair, the Ercol stacking chair was designed by an Italian immigrant brought up in London's East End. Lucian Ercolani founded Ercol in 1920, and during...
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Artful Minimalism: 6 Lessons in Display from Edmund de Waal
If you've fallen under the spell of UK phenom Edmund de Waal (as we have), you might find yourself obsessively rearranging your pottery in an attempt to replicate his inspired groupings.Ā "How to live...
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At Home with Rosa Park of Cereal Magazine
As founder and editor of Cereal, a magazine devoted to travel and style, Rosa Park has the enviable task of flying around the world, visiting and researching cities to share with her readers. Park, a...
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Remodeling 101: Butcher Block Countertops
Warm and accommodating, butcher block is an affordable countertop material with a lot going for it. Maintain it regularly and your butcher block will reward you by aging gracefully. But without proper...
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Currently Coveting: Ilse Crawford's New Collection for Ikea
"They are helpful background pieces, not showstoppers," says designer Ilse Crawford of the collection of 30 pieces that her London studio has created for Ikea. The mandate was to use natural materials...
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Astley Castle: A Ruin Reinvented (and Available for Rent)
Britain's Landmark Trust is a charity devoted to "giving buildings a new life as inspiring places to stay." It has a large roster of rentals in notable historic structures (mostly in the UK, but also...
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Trend Alert: 5 Minimalist Graphic Ceramic Tiles
Spotted lately: tiles so subtly patterned they require a second look. Above: Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec say theirĀ Pico Tile for Mutina has a "matte finish with a sensual surface feel. With its...
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Trending on Gardenista: Small-Space Gardening, London-Style
This week, Michelle and team headed to the UK with us to explore tiny, inventive urban plantings. They also took detours to plan Easter DIYs, egg posies included. Above: 11 Garden Ideas to Steal from...
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Expert Advice: Monochrome for the Minimalist (and Maximalist)
This month, Brooklyn-based British interiors stylist Hilary Robertson comes out with her latest book, Monochrome Home,Ā inspired by Scandinavian Pinterest boards she discovered after digging deep into...
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Current Obsessions: Rabbit Rabbit
Read on to find out what's grabbing our attention this holiday weekend.Ā Above: Bun Wallpaper from Lake August features a running bunny pattern on clay-coated paper. Out-of-the-box methods for...
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Table of Contents: Spring Closet Clean Out
Ready for a fresh start? Join us for a week of putting things in order. Along the way we'll be visiting calm and collected interiors, presenting strategic organizing tips, and extolling the...
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The Uncluttered Life in London
Daniel Lee, founder of a London-based software development house, works in the digital world but is an architectural enthusiast and designer on the side. For aĀ late-19th century, 3,000-square-foot...
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11 Favorites: Display-Worthy Clothes Hangers
Have you noticed? Clothes hangers are getting interesting. You don't need a closetful; just one or two will doāfor displaying a favorite frock or a collection of scarves or necklaces. Above: The...
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Closet Clean Out: The Only 10 Pieces of Clothing You Need
I have only good memories of walk-in closets, except for the time I was rummaging around in the back of oneāand suddenly came across a high-top sneaker with two kittens sitting in it. It was a charming...
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Steal This Look: A Well-Organized Closet on a Budget
Last month I moved into an apartment that is just shy of 400 square feet. Its two closets each are a generous seven (or so) square feet, but they fit no more than 20 garments on the existing hanging...
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Improper Bostonians: Jeffrey and Cheryl Katz at Home on Beacon Hill
In 1984, designers Jeffrey and Cheryl Katz purchased a four-story townhouse in Boston's historic Beacon Hill. A corner tenement with a winding stair, the building had long-haul potential: "It was a...
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