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10 Easy Pieces: Affordable Lighting from a New Crop of Designers
With their experimental approach to material and ability to re-imagine classic designs in innovative (and often more affordable) ways, today's indie designers are heating up the lighting market. Here...
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A Family Restaurant in Brooklyn, Rooster Included
Sometimes simple and humble is best when it comes to design; case in point, the interior of Lulu & Po in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, a low-key restaurant with an industrial vibe punctuated with dashes...
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Design Sleuth: Clip Light as Picture Illumination
Here's a clever idea spotted on SF Girl by Bay: A clip light as picture illumination. For ideas on something similar, go to 10 Easy Pieces: Clip Lamps. Above: Victoria's dining room is an eclectic mix...
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A Converted Stable in Italy—Modern Bath Included
One of the most innovative baths we've seen yet: a free-standing concrete and tile cube in a restored Italian stable; one end houses the sink, the other the shower. The studio, located on a tiny...
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10 Favorites: Loft Spaces with Factory Windows
It's not just the cement floors, brick walls, and exposed ceilings we're admiring in these loft spaces; it's the expanses of metal factory windows that have us hooked. Often these industrial windows...
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Strategic Storage in a Minimalist Loft
For artist Diita Hoeber and her historian/writer husband Frank, home—an open, white, minimalist loft located in a former window factory—is where they work and live; all 3,000 square feet of it. Their...
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Expert Advice: Living in Black and White
The combination of black and white paint can be both simple and dramatic, but it's a look that is not necessarily easy to pull off. We turned to paint expert Eve Ashcraft and interiors writer Heather...
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Counter Chic: Industrial Work Bench on Wheels
We like the versatility of a work bench on wheels—great for small spaces but equally useful in larger ones. West Elm has come up with a covetable industrial version that includes a blackened-steel top...
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10 Favorites: Full Height Sliding Doors and Partitions
Loft living is all about the open plan. Or is it? Sometimes it's good to have the flexibility of being able to close off an area like a bedroom or a bathroom, and this is when the full height sliding...
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A Tribeca Loft by Way of New Zealand
Auckland-based architecture studio Fearon Hay converted a large open loft in a former textile warehouse into a light-filled residence, winning the 2010 Best Gold Award for spatial design in...
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5 Quick Fixes: Instant Burlap Decorating Solutions
Is there anything burlap can't do? It can cover windows, skylights, serve as a table runner, divide a room, and more. Here are five spaces that make clever use of this humble material. Above: A...
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10 Easy Pieces: Wooden Counter Stools
We've posted on counter stools before; now we turn our attention to the classic wooden bar stool—most are available in both bar and counter heights. For more seating options, see our previous posts:...
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Expert Advice: Q & A with Ben Soleimani, the Rug King
At a recent editorial meeting, we started discussing rugs, and it soon became apparent we were in need of enlightenment. But whom to ask? We immediately thought of Ben Soleimani, who, when still in...
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A Design-Worthy SodaStream?
I confess: I've been slow to convert to the SodaStream (unlike Remodelista Sarah, who virtuously carbonates her own water). I have limited kitchen counter space—plus, until now, I've been put off by...
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DIY: A Concrete Stool for Five Dollars
Our kitchen island is currently surrounded by three counter stools (to call them "rustic" is a stretch), and we are in dire need of an update. Here is an option I'm seriously considering: a Bucket...
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Moon & Hey at Home in Tribeca
Moon Rhee and Hey Ja's loft on Rivington Street in NYC makes us want to paint our floors desert-bone white. We recently caught up with Moon and Hey (they're the founder and creative director of the...
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Current Obsessions: March Madness
As March winds down, here's what's piquing our interest: botanical bacchanalia, people wearing vegetation, furniture with handbag fasteners, and more. • Taking a quick look inside this single-family...
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Past Meets Present: Roel Vaessen in the Netherlands
A glimpse into the home of graphic designer Roel Vaessen reveals an alluring mix of the past and the present. Recently spotted (and admired) on Bloesem: the home of Roel Vaessen and his partner Ruud...
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5 Favorites: Chic Storage DIY Projects from an Amsterdam-Based Blogger
"All you need is a mattress, something to hang your clothes on, and something to plant your ass on. Minimalism is about the essence of things, stripping away everything until only the necessary...
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Design Sleuth: Photo Murals from Ixxi
To display 20,000 postcards for an exhibition, a Netherlands design team created Ixxi, a DIY wall art system that lets you clip and hang at will. For years, I have been searching for an inexpensive...
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