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10 Parisian-Style Net Bags
The market tote's more compact sibling? The Parisian-style netted cotton grocery bag. While it seems to me that the bags had some popularity in the 1990s, lately we've been noticing a resurgence—and...
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The Summeriest Restaurant in New York?
Matt Lambert, an Auckland native, and designers Alexander Evangelou and James Waterworth of London-based Alexander Waterworth Interiors are behind the newly opened Musket Room in Nolita, possibly the...
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10 Summer Entertaining Tips from a Hostess Extraordinaire
One of the first foodie people I began slavishly following online was Karen Mordechai of Sunday Suppers. A stylist and photographer, Karen manages to creatively bring together all the essential...
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An Instant Backyard Room for Summer Guests
Designed by Australia-based ArchiBlox, there instant Backyard Rooms—well, practically instant—create extra living or studio space (no building permit required). All you do is pick a size, configure,...
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Steal This Look: The Ultimate Summery Outdoor Kitchen
I'm a skeptic when it comes to outdoor kitchens (who needs anything more than a grill and a set of tongs?). I'm revising my thinking, however, after spotting—and swooning over—the ultimate setup from...
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Beyond the Barbecue: 10 Serious Outdoor Kitchens
Spotted lately, fully equipped outdoor kitchens for plein air dining (no trips to the indoors fridge or sink required). Here are 10 standout examples. Above: LA design collective Commune created this...
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Indoor/Outdoor Living, Napa Style
I had admired my friend Renee's Napa Valley house from afar long before I got to know her (it was hard to see the home hidden behind the wooden gate, but the low fencing and graveled outer garden gave...
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Best Design Professional Office Space Winner: Kate Monckton Interior Design
The winner in our Considered Design Awards, Best Design Professional - Submitted Office Space category is Kate Monckton, a London-based designer who created a home office space that manages...
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Current Obsessions: The Last Month of Summer
As we head into August, we approach the last stretch of summer. That is why, in part, why we got most of the outdoor entertaining ideas out of our systems this past week. This weekend, we'll be...
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An Artist at Home in London, Family Included
For an artist and his wife, a warehouse building in south London was the perfect live/work space—until their family expanded by one. The couple worked with London architect Dingle Price to create, as...
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5 Quick Fixes: Canvas Drop Cloths as Instant Decor
One of the easiest—and most underutilized—interior design strategies? Drape your furniture in simple cotton canvas painter's drop cloths. Above: Wrapped in a drop cloth, a sofa becomes a Christo-like...
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A Rustic Potter in Ireland
Derek Wilson is "a twenty-first century hybridization of studio potter and conceptual artist," as he says, sculpting a diverse range of objects that blend the abstract and the familiar and extend...
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Il Buco Alimentari and Vineria in NYC: Kitchen as Still-Life
Restaurateur Donna Lennard opened her downtown NYC spot Il Buco on Bond Street in 1994, and it's been a mainstay ever since. More recently, she opened Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria on nearby Great...
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Divine Providence: UK Edition
Twenty-five years ago, Tim and Kathy Ritchie were living in an unfinished house in Portland, Oregon, where they made their first piece of furniture—"a simple little side table"—which inspired them to...
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DIY: Artful Graphic Painted Lampshade
Simple white lampshades made interesting with a swirl of black paint in the loft of Johannesburg artist Kudzanai Chiurai, easily replicated with a can of black paint and a brush. Above: A simple...
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Best Design Professional Kitchen Space Winner: Mark Reilly Architecture
The winner in our Considered Design Awards, Best Design Professional-Submitted Kitchen Space category is Mark Reilly Architecture, a San Francisco-based firm that modernized the floor plan of a...
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Steal This Look: Cape Cod Artist's House
In the late 1930s, a group of émigré European Modernists—Marcel Breuer, Serge Chermayeff, Walter Gropius, and Eero Saarinan—began to build summer homes on Outer Cape Cod, mostly in Wellfleet. "Though...
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Ceramics Inspired by 20th Century Dishware
Just when we thought we'd had our fill of minimalist white ceramics, along comes Brooklyn-based Clam Lab, a line of handcrafted pieces from designer Clair Catillaz. Clam Lab focuses on "elegant,...
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Best Professional Bath Space Winner: Chambers + Chambers Architects
"Everyone's idea of luxury is different," says Barbara Chambers of Chambers + Chambers Architects. "Some clients want a wine cellar, some want a large walk-in closet." For one Mill Valley couple, who...
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A Rustic Farmhouse and Artist Studio in Pope Valley
Californian sculptor and artist Richard Carter restores a farmhouse with painstaking attention to detail, embracing its natural imperfections to create a simple home where humble materials take center...
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