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10 Favorites: Daring Black Ceilings
It takes a bit of daring to paint a ceiling black; if we lived in a space with lofty ceilings and intricate mouldings, we'd be tempted. Color experts say a dark ceiling helps make a cavernous space...
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Shakespearian-Inspired Tiles with a Touch of Goth
Inspired by Shakespeare's political intrigues and passions, Dutch-born, Sausalito-based artist Hanneke Steenmetz of Studio H created a line of tiles featuring iconic images on limestone. Steenmetz...
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House of Spirits: Jamie Kidson's Mission Revival in Oakland
Jamie Kidson's grand hacienda-style home in Oakland is possessed by a spirit. But it's not what you think. The house was built in 1935 by a woman named Grace Bush, who was inspired by the 1917...
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Current Obsessions: After the Storm
First and foremost, thinking about the wake of Hurricane Sandy, and about the looming election: • Here are two ways to donate to victims of Sandy, courtesy of Brownstoner. • Sarah and Julie got a...
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New Additions to the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory
Since we launched our Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory a couple of years ago, our listings have grown to include more than 150 members, including these five new architects and designers:...
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Row House Chic in Patagonia
In my starving architecture student days, I worked out that dressing in black was the best way to stretch my hard-earned summer dollars. Cheap clothes invariably looked not so cheap, everything...
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DIY Video: How to Weave an Elegant Basket for the Holidays
I've been weaving fabric for some time, but it wasn't until I took a course in basketry from a professional weaver from the Klamath River region that I understood how to weave with wood and reeds....
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A City of Ceramics by Four Dutch Designers
Four female designers with similar design DNA (all 2009 Design Academy Eindhoven graduates) decide to share a studio and work together under the name De Intuïtifabriek. Their first project, launched...
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5 Quick Fixes: Holiday Entertaining Prep
SPONSORED POST What's the key to throwing a party with ease? We believe it's having all the essentials stocked and ready. With the holidays approaching, we partnered with our friends at Dyson to bring...
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World's Best Restaurant Gets a Makeover
Copenhagen restaurant Noma gets a subtle makeover (or maybe we should say makeunder); Danish designers Space Copenhagen have given the interiors a moodier look, with a palette that edges toward black...
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Modern Classics from the Hudson Valley
Drawing on the heritage of the surrounding Hudson Valley, Rhinebeck-based Sawkille Co. creates a line of handmade furniture they describe as Rural American Design. We just got word of the latest...
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Holiday Gift Guide: For the Caffeinated
We felt it was appropriate to start off our gift guides by focusing on the caffeinated individual, as holiday preparations require full vigilance. We have something for the drip coffee devotees,...
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Steal This Look: Creative Color in a Dutch Kitchen
There’s an elegant insouciance that we admire in this kitchen in the Netherlands by Dutch textile designer Hellen van Berke, especially in the nonchalant way the colors come together. After graduating...
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5 Favorites: Brass Faucets for the Kitchen
We've been having a bit of a brass moment recently, and we're guess that we aren't the only ones. Here are five of our favorite brass faucets for the kitchen. Above: The brass Deck-Mounted Faucet with...
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Subtle Splendor in Stockholm: Ett Hem Hotel
It's always news when London-based Ilse Crawford designs a new project; we've been admiring her quietly luxurious hotel in Stockholm, Ett Hem, since it opened not long ago. Located in a 1910 manor...
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World's Most Beautiful Wood Floors
Founded in 1898 by the same family that runs the company today, Denmark-based Dinesen custom makes wood floors featuring unusually wide and long planks. Dinesen sources raw wood—Douglas fir and...
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The Ultimate Arborist at Work
We recently featured Arborica, the West Marin lumber yard of arborist Evan Shively (see The Ultimate Arborist). Today, we visit his workspace, which features an appropriately rustic, woodsy vibe. The...
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10 Easy Pieces: Architect's White Paint Picks
Not all white paints are created equal. A number of factors come into play when deciding on the perfect white: the region (Northwest? East Coast? Los Angeles?), the quality of the natural light, the...
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Pottery with a Sense of Place
Working the old-fashioned way, a potter from the Isle of Wight creates fundamental pieces that echo the chalky cliffs and elemental beauty of her native land. Watching Sue Paraskeva work on her...
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5 Favorites: Plumbing Pipe Fixtures
We've admired the humble plumbing pipe reimagined as storage rails ever since we spotted designers Roman and Williams using the industrial piping in the bathrooms of the Ace Hotels. Indestructible...
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