Pinterest Winner: Remodelista Holiday Gift Box
Last week, we invited readers to submit pinboards titled "Remodelista Holiday Decor" with a mix of favorite winter holiday DIYs and decor ideas for a chance to win a Remodelista Holiday Gift Box. And...
View ArticleSteal This Look: An Urban Cabin in Brooklyn
Yesterday we featured Workstead's remodel of a Brooklyn Heights flat; today we're sourcing some of the key elements of the kitchen and living room based around a color palette inspired by the antique...
View Article5 Quick Fixes: Repurposed Doors as Decor
Old doors as decor? We've been noticing repurposed vintage doors used in a variety of ways; here are five examples we like: Above: A wall paneled in reclaimed doors via the master of reclamation Piet...
View ArticleAn Urban Oyster Bar in NYC
On a quick visit to NYC a couple of weeks ago, a group of us were desperate to dine at Fat Radish on the Lower East Side. No luck. Instead, we headed across the street to Silkstone's new venture,...
View ArticleCeramic and Driftwood Utensils from Coastal California
Surfer and inveterate beachcomber/paddlerboarder Linda Fahey lives in foggy Pacifica, just south of San Francisco; on her beach walks she collects driftwood, which she uses in her ceramic creations....
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Christmas Tree Ornaments
A roundup of our favorite ornaments for the tree, including one that benefits a special fund set up for the families of Sandy Hook. Above: Short Dutch Mill ornament; $8 at Anthropologie. Above: The...
View ArticleA Midcentury Cabin in Amagansett
How do you add 250 square feet to a 1,400-square-foot house without compromising the purity of its midcentury box form? Simple: hire the original architect to enlarge the box. After purchasing their...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: The Elusive Red Espresso Pot
Ever since we spotted this statement-making red espresso maker in an Italian kitchen, we've been on the hunt for a similar pot. Anthropologie to the rescue. N.B.: See more kitchens featuring a similar...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Fireside Tools, Courtesy of Commune in LA
Fireplace tools and screens are surprisingly hard to source (well, good ones are), so when we spotted these from Commune, we took note. The five-piece fire place set is hand made from steel finished...
View ArticleInto the Wild: Faviken Restaurant in Northern Sweden
Six hundred miles north of Stockholm, on a remote hunting estate near Jarpen, Magnus Nilsson mans the kitchens at a restaurant straight out of ancient agrarian times."We do things as they have always...
View ArticleThe Enormous Christmas Stocking, Scandi Edition
Certain things are just better oversized, one of which is a Christmas stocking. Noticed recently on Seventeen Doors, the black-and-white printed socks are made from 100 percent cotton by By Nord....
View Article10 Favorites: Stocking Stuffers for Grownups
Perhaps the most exciting part of Christmas for me is filling stockings with a myriad of treats. It all harkens back to childhood memories of waking early and my siblings and I feeling and guessing...
View ArticleA Modernist Spa Retreat in Norway
Here's a novel concept: an über-modern Scandi hotel whose proprietors are so fixated on reconnecting guests with nature that they lament having to charge a fee. (But, yes, you still have to pay for...
View ArticleA Graphic Designer's Studio in London
Graphic designer Noma Barr has a gift for manipulating negative space (the term used for describing the space around an object or a figure). A recent visit to his studio in North London reveals that...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: For the Anglophile in Your Life
Gifts for the Anglophile in your life, from your London editor: Above: Umbrellas are a big deal in our family (fun fact: the 18th century philanthropist Jonas Hanway, related to my husband, was the...
View ArticleChris Lehrecke's Studio in Dutchess County
This acclaimed furniture designer’s reverence for wood comes through in every piece he makes, the quality of his craftsmanship running like deep roots through every step of the creative process. Local...
View Article5 Favorites: Firewood Holders
We recently remodeled a home that originally had two fireplaces. To create a better flow in the house, we unfortunately had to put a sledge hammer to one of them (we debated back and forth for about...
View ArticleAn Alpine Hut That Bends the Rules
When a modern-design fan purchased a plot of land approved for construction of a traditional Slovenian hut, his architects created a very modern cabin that still technically follows the rules. The...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Camp Stove
The founders of Biolite started the company with "a strong sense of responsibility not just to develop products that work well but also to create businesses that make a positive contribution to the...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: For the Camper
Here's a roundup of goods for the hearty rugged individual. N.B.: To make sure we've got everyone on your list covered, see all of our gift guides to date in our House Gifts section. Above: The Joey...
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