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The Architect Is In: The Secrets of Workspace Design with Cary Bernstein
If you're fortunate enough to love what you do, and if you secretly (or not so secretly) love to spend time at the office, your surrounding work environment is all the more important. This week,...
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Flower Arranging a la Parisienne
Go outside and pick a few flowers. Tiny daisies and Gypsophila? You'll need the Minuscules vase. Violets or cyclamen? Those are for the Violettiers vase... Cécile Daladier creates vases inspired by...
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5 Quick Fixes: The Efficient Utility Room
SPONSORED POST While the aim of an off-the-kitchen utility space might draw from a rustic sentiment, its fundamental purpose is domestic efficiency. So whether you're an urbanite or a rural dweller,...
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LA Woman: At Home with Hollywood's Style Guru
LA-based Estee Stanley advises Ashley Olsen and Jessica Biel on style matters and calls Justin Timberlake "the brother I never had." What's the draw? Her aesthetic is subtle and sophisticated; she...
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5 Favorites: Mirror in the Kitchen
Noticed lately: kitchens with mirrored (or stainless) surfaces, good for adding light to otherwise dark spaces. Above: Templeton Architecture used burnished glass tile backsplashes in this South...
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Design Sleuth: Noirish LA Bedroom
Spotted on the blog of one of our favorite lighting designers (Atelier de Troupe): the Los Angeles bedroom of one of our favorite fashion bloggers (Lizzie Garrett of Tomboy Style). Recreate the look...
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Grandeur in Brooklyn: the Notorious BnB
Live like a robber baron (or at least sleep like one) courtesy of Jessica and Doug Warren, who restored a 19th century Clinton Hill mansion built by the Pfizer family and now rent out rooms to...
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New from Bend in LA: Cruelty-Free Trophy Heads
Gaurav Nanda of Bend Seating in LA has come up with a new take on the mounted trophy head: Geometric Trophy Heads, digital versions of the real thing, made from wire. Above: The Papa Buffalo is $195....
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Modern Meets Classic: A Sleek Home in Los Angeles
A grand 1922 Los Angeles home gets a modern makeover while paying homage to the original architecture. When Cynthia Carlson (a partner in DCM Design Inc.) was asked to undertake an extensive remodel...
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Color Couture: A Luxurious Shade of Blue
Pedro Felguerias, a London-based lacquer and historic paint techniques specialist, has earned the well-deserved reputation of “custodian of old techniques"; the man to go to if you want the paint on...
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Steal This Look: Eric Pike's Glamorous NYC Bath
We've been admiring the clean and simple look of this industrial-accented bathroom, part of the downtown New York City apartment of Martha Stewart Living Creative Director Eric Pike and Selldorf...
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Instant Architecture: Trompe l'Oeil Wallpaper
Noticed everywhere recently: trompe l'oeil wallpaper, for creating the illusion of architectural detail (or bookshelves or wood paneling or even concrete or brick) with minimum intervention. Here's a...
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A Glamorous Retreat for Modern Mad Men
Beaux arts grandeur meets modern Manhattan in the form of the NoMad Hotel, with atmospheric, dimly lit interiors by famed French designer Jacques Garcia. Located in a grand turn-of-the-century Beaux...
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Bohemian Glamor with a Santa Monica Stylemaker
A visit to the Santa Monica home of actress and holistic maven Shiva Rose, courtesy of LA-based fashion designer Jenni Kayne. Kayne met Rose a few years ago (through their mutual friend singer...
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Stealth Luxury: Cashmere Blankets Made in LA
Greg Chait is an unlikely purveyor of luxury. The bearded, sandaled Venice, CA-based designer behind cult luxury brand The Elder Statesman set out to make the world's softest cashmere blanket a couple...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Chandeliers
We've covered Glass Globe and Halo Chandeliers; now, in the spirit of our Stealth Glamor theme for the week, here's a roundup of our favorite fantasy chandeliers for the modern palace. Above: The...
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5 Favorites: Industrial Bar Carts
Industrial carts with casters, repurposed as bar carts, add an edge to a very sophisticated proposition. Here are five that will create an instant party vibe wherever you take them. Above: An...
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A Challenger to the Spanish Wine Glass
Several of us at Remodelista fell for the Spanish wine glass a while back (the short, sturdy vessels used in tapas bars throughout Spain). Here's a challenger from Morocco that's we're adding to our...
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Old World Grandeur in Downtown LA
On our radar of late: Bottega Louie, an unlikely restaurant, market, and bar that brings turn-of-the-century Viennese Kaffeehaus grandeur to downtown Los Angeles. The palatial 10,000-square-foot...
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High/Low Woven Laundry Basket
This is for you, Shiva Rose: That basket you're obsessing about from Mecox Gardens? We found something similar for a quarter of the price. Above: Hand-made Woven Baskets made of banana and mesthea...
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