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Georgina Reid & Friends: Fixing the World, One Garden at a Time
"We listen. To our clients, the site, ourselves, and the wind." Georgina Reid, a gardener, writer, and photographer based in Sydney, can make even a business manifesto sound inviting. No wonder her...
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Alice in Wonderland in Australia
Decaying glamor with a heady mix of industrial and vintage is the look that Debra Cronin achieves in her Woollahra home, or as she describes it, "Alice in Wonderland meets The Addams Family." When...
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Kidnapped: The True Story of Eucalyptus
"Invasive" is such a harsh word. Can't we try for once to see things from the eucalyptus tree's perspective? Picture the red bloodwood gum tree, minding its own business—along with about 700 other...
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A Shop Where Less Is More
Sarah O'Neil, the owner of Smallspaces, likes to live simply: "Have less and invest in better-quality pieces that you can engage with on multiple levels" is the advice she offers. The idea for opening...
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Garden-to-Table Dining in the Heart of Sydney
Heating up the Australian food scene: Matt Moran's latest venture, Chiswick Restaurant, is located on the verdant grounds of Chiswick Gardens in Woollahra. Housed in a former Woollahra farmhouse,...
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Rugged Sophistication in Australia
Contextual, sustainable, and modern; Hill Plain House in Metcalf, Victoria, by Australian firm Wolveridge Associates ticks all the boxes, despite its intentionally dark interiors. At first glance,...
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Atomic Vision: The Sorrentina Stovetop Espresso Maker
Thank the Australians for reintroducing a design classic from Italy: the Sorrentina espresso maker, designed by Giordano Robbiati, and otherwise known as The Atomic. Milanese-born Robbiati created the...
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Industrial Chic in Melbourne: The Outpost Dining Room
Located in South Yarra, in an emerging neighborhood near the train tracks, the newly opened Outpost Dining Room is attracting a new wave of diners to an old industrial precinct. The interiors,...
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Our Favorite Gardeners Reveal Their Top Tools
If the house caught fire and on my way out the door I could grab one item—my most precious possession, the thing I can't live without? I'd save my Felco pruners. I got my left handed, rotating Felco...
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A Poolhouse as Holiday Retreat: Herbst Architects in New Zealand
New Zealand's countryside is dotted with little timber shacks called "baches"—modest houses originally designed as bachelors' holiday retreats—that charmed architects Lance and Nicola Herbst the first...
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The Architect Is In: A Utility Barn as Architectural Moment
According to Christine Albertsson, every building—including a humble utility building—is worthy of careful thought and is an opportunity for good design; thereby transforming the prosaic everyday into...
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Editors' Picks: Brooklyn Plays Chicken, and Other Links We Love
It's official (well, practically): Soon there will be more chickens than humans in Brooklyn. A coop on every stoop, via Brownstoner. TV crews from Sweden and Japan can barely believe it either, via...
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Color Connection: Herne Hill in London
On display in this Victorian house in Herne Hill in London: clashing (but complementary) color schemes. We like the way pea green is juxtaposed with aubergine walls in the living room and a dusty...
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Design Sleuth: Ben Wolff Black Clay Pots
Spotted (and admired) in today's House Call: Herne Hill in London on Remodelista: succulents growing in a black planting pot. For a similar look, consider high-fire black stoneware garden containers...
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5 Favorites: Wall-Mounted Space-Saving Furniture
Wall-mounted furniture: a saving grace for small-space living. Here are five of our current favorites, from outdoor bars to desks to dining tables. Above: From Mash Studios, the LAX Series Wall...
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DIY: Rose Petal Honey
On my last day in India, I had my first taste of rose petal honey, swirled into the yogurt I ate for breakfast as I sat on a balcony watching the Taj Mahal shimmer through a haze of humidity. Back...
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Summer Screened Porch Roundup
Forget air conditioning: the most effective way to combat summer heat (and facilitate summer cocktail parties) is the screened porch. Here's a roundup of some favorites. Above: A midcentury modern...
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Summery Linens from Santiago
Santiago, Chile-based textile designer Karen Barbé works as a freelance artist and sells her own whimsical textiles online. Her handmade collection is inspired by traditional crafts and everyday...
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A Verdant Bakery in Vienna
Not your typical Viennese pastry shop: the Bakery at the Hotel Daniel in Vienna is a greenery-filled oasis in the center of the city. Designed by Atelier Heiss Architects, the interior features a mix...
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A Surprise Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show
Although wildflowers are adored in the garden by bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, they don't usually wrest center stage away from the more traditionally formal plantings at the annual Chelsea...
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