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Holiday Gift: The Ultimate Sauna, Portability Included
One-percenters, this is for you: a sauna in a box. Just needs ribbon. Should you be lucky enough to have a spare $41,000 lining your pocket, Matter in NYC offers a fully contained sauna encased in a...
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10 Favorites: Vintage-Style Matches
Every year, my grandmother would light the holiday candles with long golden matches contained in a bold poinsettia box. I have no idea where she got them—some relic from the 1960s, no doubt—but ever...
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Oenophiles and Amateurs Welcome
Featuring over 800 wines that are grouped by weight, rather than varietal or region, the new Urban Grape in Boston's historic South End features a unique organizational system called Progressive...
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5 Favorites: Shiny Holiday Decor
SPONSORED POST Sometimes it seems like humans are distant relatives of birds: we all seem to be attracted to shiny objects. Here are five of our favorite glittering holiday decorations from...
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An Irresistible Farro Recipe
Once in a while, I try a new dish and overnight become obsessed with finding out the recipe. So it was after I tried Stacy Lauer's farro dish at our recent Remodelista Dinner. Stacy, who is not prone...
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Current Obsessions: A White Christmas
Here's a roundup of what's piquing our interest this week: Above: Julie is admiring the Artek High Chair K65 stool in white.• Checking out photos of a replica of Le Corbusier's Le Cabanon shown at Art...
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The Handmade Kitchen: Paula Greif in Brooklyn
Brooklyn-based Renaissance woman Paula Greif set herself a creative goal: to make everything in her kitchen by hand. Greif views her working life as a horizontal line—she started as a graphic designer...
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Style Counsel: Matt Dick's East/West Style
You couldn't invent designer Matt Dick; his approach to style is so personal, so particular, so unexpected. Although he was born and raised in the Bay Area, Matt is clearly a citizen of the world....
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Garde in Los Angeles
On our must-visit list in LA: Garde, a new shop on Beverly Boulevard, featuring stylishly understated housewares and accessories. Our friend David John of You Have Been Here Sometime alerted us to...
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Paris by the Bay: Bell'occhio in San Francisco
In an age where everything is beginning to look increasingly homogenous, an idiosyncratic store like Bell'occhio in San Francisco stands out all the more. Claudia Schwartz, the proprietress, travels...
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Mindy's Barn in West Marin
Nostalgic for the old (pre-glitz) Malibu where she grew up, an LA native restores a West Marin barn by the water. Mindy Marin (yes, that's her name) has been coming to a notoriously publicity-shy town...
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DIY: Leather Shower Curtain Rings
I've been having a moment with leather laces, using them in all sorts of ways: as Christmas present ties, napkin rings, drawer pulls, and now the latest iteration, shower curtain rings. I am forever...
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DIY Video: How to Make a $20 Cabinet Pull for $2
I've been renting my flat in San Francisco for a few years now, and ever since I moved in, I've been bothered (make that incensed) by the cabinet hardware in the kitchen. The real dilemma? Twenty-four...
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Style Counsel: Heidi Swanson's Travel Kit
We're delighted to introduce the first installment of Style Counsel, in which we solicit sartorial secrets from our friends in the design world. First up: Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks. I first got...
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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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Parisian Chic for the Under-Twelve Set
Ever secretly wished your child could pass for a Parisian? California-based Poppy Store is your ally. With two stores on the West coast—one in Marin (shown below) and another in Brentwood Country...
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Erica Tanov: The Ultimate California Romantic
Clothing designer Erica Tanov began her business in New York toting a suitcase with six pieces of lingerie inside made from handkerchief silk. "There was no business plan," she says, "it was very...
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Marin's Most Beautiful Office Space?
We've been prowling around the Marin Country Mart since Jim Rosenfield took it on as a project (he's the force behind the Brentwood Country Mart in Los Angeles). Among the many spaces we admire?...
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Reader Rehab: An Art Nouveau Apartment in Antwerp
When graphic designer (and Remodelista reader) Davy Dooms purchased an 850-square-foot apartment located in an Art Nouveau house in Antwerp, his goal was to create a blank canvas. “In all my work...
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DIY: Dutch-Style Knit Throw
Something must be in the air: in the last month, two of us at Remodelista have knit our own Dutch-inspired wool throws. This DIY throw blanket can be knit up over a short weekend if you're determined...
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