Westward Ho in Seattle
Channeling Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic mixed with a dash of vintage yacht club, chef Josh Henderson and designer Matthew Parker of the Huxley Wallace Collective have created Westward, a restaurant...
View ArticleSteal This Look: The Affordable Summer Clubhouse
Our favorite urban answer to summer is a houseboat in Rockaway Beach, New York, that belongs to eight young creatives who pooled their resources and pulled off a weekend escape that's reachable by...
View ArticleOaxen Krog & Slip: A Marine-Inspired Restaurant in Stockholm
Almost exactly two years ago, Magnus Ek and Agneta Green opened Oaxen Krog & Slip, their twin restaurants on the island of Djurgården in the center of Stockholm. Since then, both establishments...
View Article5 Favorites: Summer Boathouses
Yesterday's visit to a Boathouse with Royal Connections has us dreaming of our own waterside hideaway. Here are five perfect spots for warm-weather living, boats welcome. Above: A boathouse by Dutch...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Ceiling Fans
When the summer swelter moves in, we rely on ceiling fans as our first line of defense. (And they're on in winter too, to keep the warm air circulating.) Here's a roundup of our current favorites in...
View ArticleArchitect Visit: A Louvered Beach House on the Arabian Sea
Built on a coconut plantation outside of Mumbai, India, on the Arabian Sea, Studio Mumbai’s Palmyra House is a place of refuge, not only from the city but also from people (houseguests possibly...
View ArticleNet Gains: 5 Fishing Baskets as Sculptural Lights
Call it net gains: Mesh and bamboo fish traps—and weavings inspired by them—make sculptural, softly glowing pendant lights. And you can create your own. Above: A vintage fishing basket repurposed as a...
View ArticleTrend Alert: The Return of the Captain's Chair?
Based on the Windsor chair, which originated in England in the early 1700s, the captain's chair, a low-back version of the Windsor, started appearing in New York and New England in the 1950s. Lately...
View Article10 Favorites: The Urban Galley Kitchen
Feeding the masses? Long favored by restaurants, the galley kitchen is designed for efficient meal production. Derived from the kitchens of ships and airplanes, the setup, also known as the corridor...
View ArticleLake Luxe: The Bespoke Scandi Houseboat, Australia Edition
Anna Pipkorn and Jane Kilpatrick's Melbourne interior design firm set sail with a surprise commission: They were asked to create a minimalist-luxe interior for a custom houseboat built for three...
View ArticleHigh/Low: Space-Saving Retractable Wall Hooks
Lately we've been admiring polished versions of the retractable wall hooks used on planes, trains, and boats. Here are three versions at three very different prices. Now if only our clothes, tools, and...
View ArticleThe Book of Life: A Library and Garden by the Sea
For a bookworm client, Paris architect Antonin Ziegler built a freestanding library annex onto a country house in Senneville-sur-Fécamp, on the northern coast of France. Sited on a cliff above the sea...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: Roses, Trugs, and Other Signs of Summer
Let the summer countdown begin. Michelle and crew have been out mowing this week—and exploring ways to "make the world feel green and cool on even the hottest afternoon." Above: Stylish Planters from...
View ArticleNetscapes: 9 Stairwells with Nautical Enclosures
Spotted lately: ropes, netting, and tension wire cables as stairway enclosures and balustrades. Above: A safety balustrade made of net stretched from floor to ceiling via Savio Fabrizzi Architectes....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Adventure Time
Here's a look at a few things that caught our attention this week. Above: Just opened: The Chequit Hotel in Shelter Island Heights, New York, from the team behind the Salt House Inn. Around the world...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Summer Refresh
Time to throw open the windows, air out the house, put away the winter woolens. Above: Nothing says summer like billowy white sheets. Monday Above: Horseshoe crab as decor? We're on board. Tuesday...
View ArticleThe Brewsters at Home in Little Compton, RI
Dara and Dan Brewster share a serious wanderlust: Both longtime media veterans, they’ve cumulatively logged visits to more than 100 countries over the years. And most of that travel of late has been on...
View Article12 Summery Spaces, Horseshoe Crab Decor Included
Last summer I admired a shellacked horseshoe crab installation in a friend's Little Compton, Rhode Island, cottage—so much so that I went on a hunt for more examples of horseshoe crab as decor. For...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2015 Remodelista Considered Design Awards
Today we're thrilled to be launching the third annual Remodelista Considered Design Awards, in which we honor our readers' design prowess and remodeling ingenuity. Read on to learn more about the...
View ArticleSteal This Look: East Hampton Kitchen by Sawyer | Berson
There's something reassuringly familiar about this Hamptons kitchen by New York firm Sawyer | Berson: the chalkboard message board, the schoolhouse clock, the beadboard paneling. Get the look with the...
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