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Rustic and Refined: Chadhaus Furniture in Seattle
Chadhaus, a young Seattle furniture upstart (we first covered them in 2009), has evolved into a quietly sophisticated design shop with clients such as Olson Kundig Architects. Here, our favorite...
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DIY: Ikea Clock with Leather Belt Hanger
Here's a genius idea from Norwegian blog Brigg, spotted on La Maison de Anna G.: a simple Ikea Bondis wall clock suspended from a hanger made from H&M leather belts. Jacques Adnet would be...
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Report from LA: Legends of La Cienega Recap
Every May, a consortium of designers and showrooms in LA splash out a three-day design event called LCDQ Legends (for La Cienega Design Quarter). Julie and I made the pilgrimage a week ago to take in...
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Steal This Look: A Brick Bathroom, Romantic Green Tub Included
Sarah Trotter, principal of Melbourne interior architecture firm Hearth, is the mastermind behind her team's artful conversion of an old garage into a studio apartment—take a tour of the project on...
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Bare Necessities: A New Bathroom Collection from Norm Architects
Spotted on Dezeen and unveiled at this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan: a new four-piece bath ensemble by Norm Architects of Copenhagen, featuring a tub, washbasin, modular wall unit, and pendant...
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Trend Alert: 5 Baths with Floral-Patterned Tile
Confession: When I first saw the floral-patterned tile in my friend Michelle's London bath a couple of years ago, I wasn't entirely sold. Now I'm thinking she was ahead of the curve; here are five...
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10 Easy Pieces: The New Pale Leather Lounge Chair
Pale wood and pale leather: The combination is popping up everywhere. Here are 10 lounge chairs we're currently coveting. Above: The folding Saxe Chair by Mogens Lassen has an oak frame and a natural...
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Macramé Revisted: Cafe Gratitude in Downtown LA
If you watched the last episode of Mad Men and/or groovy is a word you're ready to put back into play, you're likely in the perfect mood for Cafe Gratitude's latest branch in Downtown LA. As the signs...
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Small-Space Living: 13 Radical Tiny Cottages
I spent the first 18 years of my life occupying Harry Potter–size quarters in an otherwise spacious house—and feeling as if I was the lucky one. And though I've since gained a bit more elbow room, I've...
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Kitchen of the Week: Epoch Films' Friendly-Industrial Loft Kitchen
Lots of Hollywood offices have movie-star swagger, but few are as stylishly original as the Epoch Films setup in a 1940s Beverly Hills warehouse that had been a brass foundry. Originally designed back...
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Remodeling 101: How to Choose the Perfect White Paint
We’re on an eternal quest for the home design Holy Grail: the perfect white paint. And given that spaces, lighting, moods, and personal personal preferences all vary, there are many factors to be...
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Color Stories: Pretty Spring Pastels from Colonel of Paris
In a cheery palette lifted from the makeup counter, Paris design company Colonel's new furniture collection is detailed with summery rattan. Above: Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet are the design duo...
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The New Homesteaders: Grain Design's Craftsman Quarters on Bainbridge Island
How do you link good design, smart business practices, and a social conscience? James and Chelsea Minola have been having this discussion since they met as RISD industrial design students on a...
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Trending on Gardenista: Landscaping 101 (and a Chelsea Flower Show Sneak Peek)
Looking for budget-friendly backyard updates? How about garden ideas to steal from Wolf Hall—or the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show (which opens its door today)? This week's Gardenista covers a lot of fertile...
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Expert Advice: 11 Tips for Making a Room Look Bigger
As a former New Yorker and current owner of a wee Cape Cod cottage, I am quite familiar with both the charm and challenges of small spaces. When done well, they can feel like cozy, zen-like retreats....
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Current Obsessions: A View of One's Own
Here's what's been piquing our interest this week. Above: Next week, we're exploring the life aquatic. First stop: an Amsterdam houseboat, wallpaper included. The future of sustainable materials....
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Table of Contents: On the Waterfront
Now that it's unofficially summer, we're heading straight for the water. Join us for a week of nautical chic, hammocks and houseboats included. Above: On-the-lake living in Victoria, Australia (see...
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A Boathouse with Royal Connections
With a sleight of hand, London architect Alex Cochrane transformed a Victorian boathouse overlooking a lake in Great Windsor Park in Windsor, England—and rumored to have once housed royal pages—into a...
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Object Lessons: The Nautical Hammock
When Christopher Columbus set out to find Japan in 1492, he might have discovered futons, but instead he found the Bahamas and hammocks. The name came from a word meaning "fish net," and the West...
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The Off-the-Grid Riverside Cabin, Rental Edition
After decamping from London for life in the country, designer-maker Rupert McKelvie established Out of the Valley, his Devon, England, workshop devoted to building sustainable, off-the-grid, "efficient...
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