Trend Alert: 10 Canvas Camp Cots as Instant Daybed
A summer essential: the canvas cot. Add a few pillows and throws and it becomes an instant daybed. Here are 10 we're admiring (plus sourcing details). Above: Gardenista contributor Erin Boyle of...
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 ArticleMaximum Light in a Narrow Los Angeles Home
Transforming space constraints into opportunities for good design is a favorite theme of ours; in this instance, LA-based Kevin Oreck (a Remodelista Architect/Design Directory member) has created a...
View ArticleDIY: Homemade Muslin Summer Sheets
When my children were babies, someone gave me a pure white muslin swaddling blanket made of the most delightfully soft fabric and it quickly became a favorite. Long forgotten, I was reminded of it last...
View ArticleHigh/Low Folding Wood Beach Chairs
While attending grade school in Sweden, I took a mandatory hemslöjd (arts and crafts) class where we worked on wood and sewing projects, including making a simple beach chair. Considering that my...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A DIY Kitchen Overhaul for Under $500
A few years ago, when Abbey and Phil Hendrickson and their two young children moved from Buffalo to the couple's hometown of Owego, New York, their 1881 farmhouse came with many charms. But the...
View Article5 Favorites: Fuss-Free Ice Cream Makers
Forget the ice and the rock salt; it's easier than ever to churn a batch of homemade ice cream with a new wave of fully automatic ice cream makers. Automatic ice cream makers fall into one of two...
View ArticlePaint It Blue: A New Wave Thai Restaurant in Vancouver
The bright blue plywood and galvanized metal decor of Vancouver's Kin Kao, designed by local architects (and Remodelista favorites) David and Susan Scott of Scott & Scott Architects, is a perfect...
View ArticleMalfatti Glass in Beacon, NY
Jill Reynolds and Daniel Spitzer, a married glass-making couple, launched Malfatti Glass in Beacon, NY, after friends admired a wonky handblown glass that Jill made on a lark. In homage to the oddly...
View ArticleAll Eras Welcome: A Spanish Colonial Update in LA
LA designer Martha Mulholland is a jack of all visual trades. After the Kentucky native finished her degree in art history (as well as historic preservation and interior architecture) at the Art...
View Article10 Favorites: Terracotta Pendant Lights
We've been slightly obsessed with terracotta pendants ever since we spotted dozens of them hanging from the ceiling of Souk, a Lebanese street-food market and cafe on the coastline of Athens. K-studio,...
View ArticleThe Best 11 Summer Beach Towels
Our favorite beach towels this season are all about simple graphics: bold color blocks and summery stripes in linen or Turkish cotton. And they're often big enough to share with friends, or even to use...
View ArticleBathing en Plein Air: 29 Outdoor Summer Showers
Is there any greater luxury than bathing outdoors? Little more is needed than a showerhead and a modest enclosure (ideally one that offers a glimpse of the sea). We combed through the many outdoor...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Fabric and Fiber
Take a look at a few things we loved this week. Above: Seattle-based kitchen maker Henrybuilt opens its first California showroom in Mill Valley, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco....
View ArticleTable of Contents: Guest Quarters
We're spending the week looking at guest accommodations (it's that time of year, after all). Above: Photograph by Nicole Franzen. For more, see The 186-Square-Foot Guest Cottage on Gardenista. Monday...
View ArticleThe One-Month Remodel: A Catskills Guesthouse by Jersey Ice Cream Co.
Back in June, we featured an 18th-century Catskills farmhouse that wunderkinds Tara Mangini and Percy Bright of Jersey Ice Cream Co. overhauled for a New York family to use as their creative escape:...
View Article10 Essential Tips for Surviving House Guests
I didn't have to get tough on houseguests until word got out a few years back that I was moving to New York City. When you live in Manhattan, suddenly you become a destination. "I'm coming to you next...
View ArticleEnter to Win: $1,000 Giveaway from The Citizenry
Could you use a few heirloom pieces at home? If so, here's your chance: Global home decor brand The Citizenry is giving away a $1,000 gift card to one lucky Remodelista reader. To enter, follow The...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Serene Bedroom Inspired by Gandhi
A while back we featured the Satyagraha House, a guesthouse on the property of what was Mohandas "Mahatma" Gandhi's house in Johannesburg, South Africa, a century ago. Since many of us at Remodelista...
View ArticleBy Land or by Sea: Summery Bedroom Decor from the Netherlands
Guest bedroom decor simplified: Aquarelle-printed summer sheets (and matching art) evocative of the sea and the land, from Crisp Sheets, a new Amsterdam bedding company. "We started with a question,"...
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