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An LA Institution: Joan's on Third
Whenever we're in LA, Julie and I head straight to Joan's on Third (it doesn't hurt that it's across the street from Noodle Stories, our favorite clothing shop in the city). Joan McNamara founded her...
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A Denim Apron Straight Out of Central Casting
The ultimate, Downton Abbey-worthy work apron? We think so; Kelly Dawson and Scott Ogden of Dawson Denim have spent the last 15 years working in denim; they hand-make their selvage workwear aprons in...
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Where the Brits Are: Palihouse in LA
Hotel-meets-loft-living in this "one-of-a-kind urban lodge that conjures up the ideal pied-a-terre" as Palihotel describes itself. Conveniently located in West Hollywood between Sunset and Melrose the...
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A Barbican Flat Goes Glamorous
Combining striking views of London with 1970s Brutalist architecture (lacking in warmth and personality for some) can pose an interesting design challenge. This English and Italian couple wanted their...
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5 Quick Fixes: How to Display a Flat Screen TV
Love them or loathe them, the flat screen TV is part of the domestic landscape. Here are five clever suggestions for integrating one into your life. Above: In a Brooklyn loft, the TV becomes part of...
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Slaughterhouse Chic, Los Angeles Edition
Our friend David John of You Have Been Here Sometime recently turned us on to Bestia, the latest addition to LA's burgeoning downtown Arts District. Here's what John has to say: "Across the street...
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A Single Man in a Singular Home
A few months after the release of Tom Ford's first movie, "A Single Man," my brother-in-law asked me what I thought of the film. I said that I loved it and thought it was beautiful. When he (a...
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DIY: TV Display Easel on Wheels
Earlier this week, we posted on Swedish designer Axel Bjurstrom's TV easel, but Tricia Rose of Rough Linen might have beat him to it. Tricia Rose, our Marin County-based friend, designed and built her...
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A Romantic Legacy Re-Bourne
Last summer there was a different kind of star in the Bourne Legacy, and it wasn't Jeremy Renner. No, the character that stole the show was the home with the soaring spiral staircase—played by the Dr....
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5 Favorites: Stylish Home Theaters
Subtly designed home theaters are surprisingly difficult to find; here are five inspirational spaces for the cineasts among us. Above: A stretched canvas serves as movie screen; image via Malwine...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Glass Globe Chandeliers
Add a glimmer to your interiors with a glass globe fixture—some priced in the stratosphere, others more down to earth. Below are our 10 favorite glass globe chandeliers (on the modern tip) in a mix of...
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Black and White Drama in Hollywood Hills
Xten Architecture blend their own brand of Los Angeles drama with thoughtful Swiss restraint into a sculptural remodel of a 1960s house in Hollywood Hills. A house in the hills of Los Angeles comes...
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10 Favorites: Architectural Hardware as House Jewelry
It used to be that when my husband was in the doghouse, the peace offering would be a pair of earrings from our favorite jeweler, Ted Muehling (we’re talking serious doghouse). These days, I ask for...
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Simplicity Redefined at Cortez Restaurant in LA
When master gardener and chef Marta Teegen and her partner, Robert Stelzner, owners of Cookbook in Echo Park, opened up a companion restaurant last year, we took note. "With Cortez, we wanted to open...
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5 Quick Fixes: Countdown to an Effortless Dinner Party
SPONSORED POST At Remodelista, we all love to entertain, even on weekday nights. We're constantly dashing out of the office just in time to throw together an impromptu dinner party (let us know when...
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Lighting Fixtures with a Cinematic Appeal
There's something very cinematic about the lacquered wood candelabras and lighting fixtures from Dunes & Duchess, a newish homewares line from a photographer (Michael Partenio) and a stylist...
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7 Secrets from the Set Designers: A Q & A with Roman and Williams
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the duo behind the New York-based design firm Roman and Williams (their projects include some of the city's chicest venues, including the Ace Hotel), met in the...
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Current Obsessions: Signs of Spring
The temperature might be low in most of the Northern Hemisphere, but blooming magnolia and plum trees don't lie. Here's what we've been reading, watching, and making this past week: • Admiring the...
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A New York-Style Loft in Barcelona
A former textile workshop transformed into a New York-style loft is located in the center of Barcelona, in a century-old industrial building (lots of ideas to steal here). Original details (rough-hewn...
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10 Toothpastes for the Style Obsessed
Alas, my attention to detail in the bath flags somewhere after the soap dish. But I do admire my friends who take WC-style all the way, right down to the very last detail—the toothpaste. Here are some...
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