Editors' Picks: 12 Summer Tabletop Finds for Under $25
No need to get fancy. Here are a dozen low-commitment life enhancers for entertaining indoors and out. Above: Julie's favorite Ikea discovery of late: The clear glass 365+ Pitcher with Cork Lid;...
View ArticleEnter to Win: $1,000 Gift Card from Blu Dot
Experiencing furniture fatigue? Take note: Minneapolis design company Blu Dot is giving away a $1,000 gift card to one lucky Remodelista reader. To enter, sign up for emails from Blu Dot and...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Summer Drinks Dispensers, High to Low
For keeping yourself (and your party guests) hydrated all summer long, 10 state-of-the-art drinks dispensers at a range of price points. What are you planning to put in your dispenser? For recipes, see...
View ArticleTiny Footprint: A Prefab Home for Two, in 183 Square Feet
How simply do you want to live? The question prompted South African architect Clara da Cruz Almeida to design a 183-square-foot prefab house—for two people to share. "You can learn to live without...
View ArticleObject Lessons: The Classic Canvas Tote
The canvas tote bag is America's answer to the multipurpose French market basket, but instead of tightly woven palm fronds we use a distinctly American vegetation: cotton. Made of canvas typically so...
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, undertook a top-to-bottom renovation of their shingle-style house in the Hamptons. Having designed many...
View ArticleThe Best of Blu Dot: Remodelista's Picks
Blu Dot is giving away a $1,000 Gift Card to one lucky Remodelista reader (see details below). A longtime Remodelista favorite, the Minneapolis design house makes a full collection of goods for the...
View ArticleSummery Ceramics from an Avid Gardener
One of my favorite stores in LA on Abbot Kinney is Chariots on Fire. The shop is a rigorous collection of objects sourced by owner Ritz Yagi (her father is the award-winning art director Tamotsu...
View ArticleRemodeling 101: Soapstone Countertops
Look to science labs for the evidence: Soapstone is the material of choice for countertops designed to take a beating. A durable and hardworking natural stone that is virtually maintenance free—is...
View Article10 Favorites: Serene Guest Bedrooms
Of course there's always the worry that idyllic guest quarters will turn you into an unpaid hotelier. But kindhearted souls with room to spare, take note: Not all guest rooms are equal. Here are 10...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: Vacation House Gardens
What could be better than a beach getaway, garden (and crushed seashell path) included? Follow the Gardenista team this week as they gallop from South Africa to Sweden—and Cape Cod, too. Above: A...
View ArticleBedding Disrupters: Luxury Linens for Less, Online Edition
Last month we told you about seven mattress startup companies aiming to take a bite out of the multibillion-dollar American mattress trade. (See The Sleep Disrupters.) The next industry in the...
View ArticleLinen Logic: 20 Tips for Taking Care of Your Bedding
New York–based Swedish designer Anki Spets has been making luxuriously minimalist bed linens for the past 25 years. I discovered her company Area via my favorite cotton blanket, the...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Summer Still Life
Here's a look at what grabbed our attention this week. Above: Calvin Klein's Miami home designed by Axel Vervoodt is on the market. Do you love your house enough to get a tattoo? Good news for...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Summer Kitchen
Join us this week as we prep for the Fourth by heading into the kitchen, indoors and out. Stay tuned for architect-endorsed classic faucets, no-fuss tabletop ideas, and bright and simple cooking setups...
View ArticleA Country House Reinvented by Jersey Ice Cream Co.
Full-service remodelers Tara Mangini and Percy Bright of Jersey Ice Cream Co. are vagabonds who move where their work is—and live in their project until it's done. Not long ago, they holed up for eight...
View ArticleEditors' Wish List: 15 Accessories for the Summer Kitchen
An unstocked summer house kitchen awaits. What would you bring to it? We've been happily picturing this scenario for weeks now and here are our answers. For the Outdoor Table Above: All of us would...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: Simple Brass Napkin Rings (from the Hardware Store)
On a recent trip to London, I had breakfast at Nopi, star chef Yotam Ottolenghi's restaurant in Soho. He has three other cafe-delis dotted around the city, but this one, located north of Piccadilly...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Summer Scandi Table, New York Edition
When Sofie and Frank Christensen Egelund hosted a dinner party recently at their TriBeCa loft, they enlisted the help of cookbook author/photographer Karen Mordechai of Sunday Suppers, the communal...
View ArticleShades of Sherbet: Kitchen Linens from By Mölle
Currently coveting: tea towels from eco-minded Dutch interiors company By Mölle, founded by two sisters, Marianne and Eveline, who source their linen from the oldest flax mill in Lithuania, founded in...
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