10 Easy Pieces: Modern Wood Dressers
If you can't have your own Modernist house on the East End of Long Island or on the Outer Cape, you can re-create similar interiors with storage furniture that is as appealing as is it efficient at...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: La Soufflerie's Handblown Glassware
Julie and I recently discovered that for the past two years, we've been collecting the same handblown bottles and bud vases that look unearthed from another era. And cost surprisingly little. I found...
View ArticleThe Brick Barn: A Modern English Farmhouse
Admired on UK real estate site The Modern House: a 17th-century barn in the North Norfolk village of Thursford, converted by Lynch Architects of London into an idyllic, clean-lined-meets-crumbly...
View ArticleBest Amateur-Designed Living/Dining Space: Brigitte Gfeller
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Amateur-Designed Living/Dining Space is Brigitte Gfeller of Hudson, New York. Her project was chosen as a finalist by Remodelista editor in...
View ArticleBefore & After: The $350 DIY Kitchen Overhaul in Two Weekends
What do you do when you're not at work? Brooklyn ceramic artist Suzie Ryu and painter/furniture designer Kana Philip both have demanding jobs by day—she does marketing for architecture site Architizer...
View ArticleThe New Geometry: Tiles from an LA Artisan Company
We've been following Granada Tiles since 2012, when we first took note of their Feliz Tile at Intelligentsia Coffee in LA. Now we're obsessing over their latest collection, a collaboration with...
View ArticleBest Professionally Designed Kitchen: General Assembly
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Kitchen is Brooklyn design firm General Assembly and founder Sarah Zames. The firm's project was chosen as a finalist...
View Article5 Favorites: Scandinavian Modern Oilcloth for the Summer Table
For those of us with kids or a nostalgia streak, consider the stainproof, indoor-outdoor tablecloth. There are a lot examples out there—look for oilcloth, treated cotton, and chalk cloth yardage—but...
View ArticleTrending on Gardenista: The Untamed Garden
"August is not a month to rein in anything," says Michelle. Find out where the wild things are on Gardenista this week. And while the grasses grow—and Michelle's husband plants his first marijuana...
View ArticleBest Professionally Designed Bath: Daleet Spector Design
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Bath is Daleet Spector Design of Los Angeles. The firm's project was chosen as a finalist by guest judge Will...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Celeb Spaces
Here are a few things that caught our attention this week. Above: It's on the market: The Andy Warhol Eothen Compound ("from the east") in Montauk. Photograph by Evan Joseph. We're fans of Kathryn Hahn...
View ArticleBest Professionally Designed Living/Dining Space: CWB Architects
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Living/Dining Space is Brooklyn firm CWB Architects and principal Brendan Coburn. The firm's project was chosen as a...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Best of Summer
Summer is drawing to a close; here are a few of our favorite design moments from our favorite season. Above: A summer bunk room by Portland, Oregon, designer Jessica Helgerson. Monday Above: In...
View ArticleScandinavian Simplicity: A Reimagined Swedish Summerhouse
Erik Persson of Stockholm-based General Architecture is a preservationist in the best sense; when it came time to build his own summerhouse, he found a derelict barn, dismantled it, and moved it to a...
View ArticleSteal This Look: The Endless Summer Kitchen
Jamie Blake of Blakes London applied a high/low mix of materials—from marble to readymade beadboard—in his design for a sun-splashed kitchen. We featured the house in Endless Summer in a London...
View ArticleDomestic Science: A Magic Fly Repeller
An old-fashioned summer staple in the Napa Valley where I live is a plastic bag filled with water and hung from farmhouse back doors. It took me a while to realize that this not-so-glamorous device is...
View ArticleIkea Upgrade: The SemiHandmade Kitchen Remodel
LA creative director and designer Sarah Sherman Samuel and her husband, Rupert Samuel, thought nothing of tearing out the cabinets in their LA bungalow with their own bare hands. We've been watching...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Wall-Mounted Shelving Systems
The advantages to wall-mounted, modular shelving systems are myriad: They can be engineered to fit any space, and unlike built-ins, they can be disassembled and reinstalled if you relocate. Here's a...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Splatter Patterns
Spotted all over of late: splatter patterns on wallpaper, sheets, tableware, even lampshades. Above: Merci in Paris is doing brisk business with their splatter enamelware from US manufacturer Crow...
View Article10 Favorites: Hanging Beds (Plus a $350 DIY Project)
In the lazy heat of summer, nothing feels better than a gentle nap taken on a hanging bed; all the better when there's a breeze included. Here are 10 favorites. Above: A rustic bedframe offsets the...
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