One of our favorite online sources for classic kitchenware is Ancient Industries, curated by book cover designer Megan Wilson.

Among her wares: a selection of enameled pieces from Riess, a family-owned company that has been manufacturing enamelware for over 200 years in the hillside town of Ybbsitz, Austria. Each piece in the pastel range is made from a single sheet of steel, fired with four layers of enamel.

Above: Riess enamel pans in a kitchen by London designer Amanda Lambert.

Above: The Palest Blue Measuring Jug is made of light enamel coated steel; $42.

Above: The Pink Porridge Pot is perfect for a single serving of porridge; $40.

Above: The enamel on the Green Milk Pot evenly distributes heat for the perfectly warmed milk; $42.

N.B.: This post in an update; the original post ran on June, 1 2010.

In last week's B&B In de Aap, we couldn't help but notice the clever kitchen cabinetry: owners Emile van den Bergh and Ymke van Zwoll started off with an Ikea base kitchen and added rustic wood cabinet fronts.

Above: The owners installed drawer fronts made from Dutch Kaasplanken (vintage cheese boards), a type of pine.

Above: If you don't want to tackle this as a DIY project, consider LA-based Semihandmade, which offers custom Ikea drawer fronts in different materials.

A roundup of utensil dividers to help you (or at least your flatware) stay organized in the kitchen.

Above: A deep drawer with built-in vertical cutlery storage; photo via Better Homes & Gardens, first spotted on AT.

Above: Expandable Bamboo Flatware Tray from Crate & Barrel: $29.95 (21-inches wide, fully extended).

Above: The Ikea Förhöja Cutlery Tray in birch is $9.99 and measures 9 7/8 by 16 7/8. It's also available in a smaller version for $6.99.

Above: Axis Spring Tension Dividers in natural wood; $18.99 for a set of two.

Knives usually end up hidden in a drawer; here are five ways to stow your kitchen arsenal in plain sight.

Above: Fitzhugh Karol and Lyndsay Caleo, partners in the Brooklyn Home Company added a clever kitchen addition to their brownstone in Brooklyn – a custom island from sapele wood with a built-in knife block.

Above: First spotted on AT—a Vancouver couple renovated their kitchen and didn't want the typical magnetic knife strip or a bulky knife block. Instead, they used a $20 Ikea Kraftig cutting board, created holes to fit their knifes, and sunk it into the kitchen counter. as an in-counter knife block (the knife blades disappear into an empty space beneath the counter).

Above: Kitchen design company Viola Park integrated a knife block into a stainless steel backsplash. The wood knife block holds 12 knives and is available in walnut, rift-cut white oak, and bamboo; $125.

Above: Kaela Porter writes the blog Local Kitchen and lives in a small 1,000-square-foot cottage. Because of space limitations, she needed to come up with a clever storage solution for her knives. She installed a magnetic knife rack underneath her kitchen cabinet, so the knives are in easy reach.

Above: In a house in the Netherlands, designers Ina & Matt added a built-in knife rack in a work table.

If we've seemed a little distracted lately, blame the kitchen garden at Walnuts Farm. It has ruined us for anything else.

Rather than daydreaming, we should be starting to think about what to make for dinner; people are going to be asking soon. But from the moment we spotted this five-acre sprawl of a garden (located about an hour's drive from London), we knew the thing to do would be to grow dinner.

Photographs via Light Locations, except where noted.

Above: We immediately pulled out graph paper and a ruler, and are sketching our own version of Walnuts Farm: with crushed gravel paths, of course, and bent-willow fences, and enough kinds of loose-leaf lettuces to take us through the salad season. Image via Walnuts Farm.

Above: Built in East Sussex about two centuries ago, the brick farmhouse is surrounded by gardens, meadows, and woodlands.

Above: A galvanized water howser isn't as efficient as a drip irrigation system, but it's more fun to say. We also are laying out the necessary Valves and Drip Zones, Bubblers, and Backflow Prevention Devices, as back flow is not anything we want to lie awake worrying about. (To configure: The Drip Store.)

Above: With pigeonholes, a dovecote offers plenty of shelter for nesting birds to lay eggs. We have sketched in a similar bird house just below an eave (as Above). You may prefer a freestanding birdhouse.

Above: The Lead Roof Buckingham Dovecote can accommodate up to six pairs of nesting doves and comes painted in Farrow & Ball's Old White (for £675); the Milford is £395; both at Saville's.

Above: We spotted these heads of cauliflower in the kitchen garden that belongs to The French Laundry in Yountville, California, where the harvest informs chef Thomas Keller's menus. Cauliflower seeds; from $1.75 to $3 per packet, from Landreth. Image via Eat a Duck I Must.

Above: Flexible willow rods, tied with twine, delineate the border between plants and paths. Many varieties and colors of Willow Rods are available from Blue Stem, for $35 per bundle of ten. Image via My Tiny Plot.

Above: Even with a drip irrigation system, there will be water emergencies. God bless you if you can find an antique howser. As a backup, there's the Hosto watering can, via Ikea, for $9.99.

Above: Low trellises are useful for training peas...or edible nasturtiums, which we were shading in, around the time the children finally wandered into the kitchen to ask, "What's for dinner?" Image via Terrain.

Above: Each segment of The Low Vine Trellis, $78 from Terrain, is 42 inches long.

Above: "Go see what looks good in the garden," we told the children, doodling rows of Red Velvet Lettuce ($3.50 per packet of seeds, from Landreth). Image via Eat a Duck I Must.

Above: Then we added purple kale, for good measure. Image via Eat a Duck I Must. (For a similar variety, consider Brassica oleracea 'Redbor'; it's $4.95 per packet of seeds, from Johnny's.)

Above: Purple kale and a purple hose—what are the odds? Perhaps it's destiny. The Heirloom Garden Hose is $58 at Terrain.

Above: A few minutes later, the children skipped back inside, carrying a basket of kale and lettuces and artichokes. Image via Eat a Duck I Must.

Above: "Can we have salad for dinner?" the children asked, setting down the Original Sussex Trug as gently as if this all were happening in a dream. Or a daydream. Which, we admit, it was. We sighed (there was still the question of dinner looming), and put away the graph paper. Image via Ben Pentreath.

Above: And as the sun set on Walnuts Farm, we walked to the refrigerator, stood at the open door—falling into another sort of trance altogether—and wondered: Would it even be possible to train children to like purple kale?

Erwan Lévêque and Alphonse Sarthout of French firm Ciguë are nonconformists on a mission; they describe their projects as “landscapes of experimentation.”

The design duo met in 2003 as architecture students at L’École d’Architecture de Paris la Villette and started Ciguë SARL d’Architecture in 2008. Seeking an alternative way of designing through making and building, they continually look to renew what is around them without becoming attached to the past. To see more of the firm's work, go to Ciguë.

Above: A kitchen from Cigue's Sevres House Rehabilitation project just outside of the center of Paris; eschewing nostalgia, they reuse the layers of the past to inform a new vision.

Above: The kitchen sink sits on a counter made from wood pallets.

Above: The cabinet doors are wooden frames with metal screens, enabling a muted transparency (L). Carcasses from wooden boxes are repurposed as kitchen cabinets, while blocks of wood are used as shelving (R).

Above: A vintage sink inset into a reclaimed countertop.

Above: Straps of leather function as cabinet pulls.

Above: The construction of the midcentury table and chairs reflects an honesty in the materials favored by Ciguë.

Driving past the middle school in Berkeley, California, Alice Waters assumed the place was abandoned: graffiti, dead grass, weeds growing through the asphalt.

That was 18 years ago. Today Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School has a one-acre farm garden that Prince Charles considered a must-see the last time he visited Berkeley. It's the first—and most famous—of seven Edible Schoolyards that chef Waters helped create nationwide. Students harvest and cook hundreds of varieties of vegetables and berries (and fruit from the school's trees). Coming soon: an eighth edible schoolyard, in Sacramento. Here's how it may one day look.

Photographs by Aya Brackett, unless otherwise noted.

Above: In a three-year study, UC Berkeley researchers followed 238 students' eating habits, and, concluded that access to healthy food at school (combined with a curriculum that teaches cooking and gardening) increases consumption of fruits and vegetables. Fifth graders, for instance, ate nearly an extra serving of vegetables every day.

Above: Garlic from the garden.

Above: Food is an academic subject in Berkeley, where students learn about photosynthesis from observing the garden's plants.

Above: A one-acre garden replaced an old parking lot. The first step was to plant a cover crop to improve soil quality. Now there are chicken coops, and a compost heap, and science class under a vine-covered pergola. Image by Michael Layefsky, via Flickr.

Above: In the pergola, students sit on hay bales.

Above: Cardoons, a relative of the artichoke. Image by Marc, via Flickr.

Above: Rainbow chard.

Above: The tool shed; gardening gloves hang from clothespins. Image via Sunisa.

Above: Mashing avocados in the garden's kitchen.

Encourage creativity in the kitchen with brightly colored linen aprons from France, available from Alder & Co.

Above: The Children's Aprons are available in red, rose, and orange; $48 each from Alder & Co. in Portland, Oregon.

Above: Aprons on display.

Above: A detail of the canvas straps.

Above: Six-year-old Theo, a friend of Alder & Co., wears a bright red apron.

On your next weekend hike, be on the lookout for a sculptural, sturdy branch—you'll need it, once you see this easy DIY idea.

We've spotted this idea for hanging utensils and colanders in a couple of interiors recently; all you need is a foraged branch, a bit of rope, and a few S hooks.

Above: A branch in the kitchen of Tarifa Beach Houses. See Hotels & Lodging: El Cancho Beach House on the Costa de la Luz.

Above: A white painted branch hangs from a few strands of rope from VT Wonen. Consider the Grundtal S-Hook from Ikea to hang pans and tea pots; $2.99 for five.

Above: A branch propped between two shelf supports makes an instant kitchen storage rail with the addition of S hooks in the house of photographer and interiors stylist Kjerstis Lykke.

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Searching for gift ideas for the soon-to-be graduate in your life (or anyone else, for that matter)?

Here's an idea: Lost Crates is a subscription service that delivers design-minded goods like kitchen wares and stationery directly to the recipient's door. Like a CSA box for design aficionados, Lost Crates can be sent monthly or quarterly, and themes like Eco, Foodie, and Housewares ensure you'll find a crate to please even the most choosy person on your list. Ideas for new graduates include the stylish Letterpress Desk Calendar (perfect for the college freshman) or a chic Coffee Maker (for students burning the midnight oil). Prices are reasonable, starting at $20 for Petite Stationery Crate, and goods are also available a la carte.

N.B. Lost Crates is offering $10 to the first 100 Remodelista readers who order a crate by subscribing and using the code REMOD10.

Above: A gift for the whiskey enthusiast, Teroforma's soapstone Whiskey Stones are $20 and part of the Housewares Crate.

Above: A minimal Roll Pen Case from Delfonics in Japan in orange (shown), beige, and gray; $23 and part of the Stationery Crate.

Above: Great for setting an outdoor table, the Concrete Tea Lights are $13.50 for a set of two and part of the Housewares Crate.

Above: The Leuchtturum 1917 Pastel Notebook is available in five different colors (shown here is cornflower) for $13 each.

Above: The Brooklyn Slate Cheese Board is hand cut in New York and is part of the Foodie Crate; $24.

For the mobility minded: Kitchen tables and islands on wheels make a lot of sense, allowing you to position your workspace according to the needs of the moment.

Above: A rolling kitchen island from House Call: Spring Street Cottage in St. Helena.

Above: A kitchen island on wheels from Joeb Moore & Partners.

Above: A kitchen by NY designer Thomas O'Brien.

Above: A stationary island features a small addition on wheels by Hansen Kitchen.

Above: A modern yet rustic kitchen with a steel table on wheels. Photo from by Pieter Estersohn for Martha Stewart Living.

Wedding gift alert: Heath's newly released seasonal collection features the pottery's signature pieces rendered in shades of California poppy and grapefruit.

Above: The Tray & Tumbler Set includes a quartet of cups; $195.

Above: Heath Bowl & Book Set; Matte orange hues of California Poppy and Grapefruit saturate both classic Heath shapes and new designs.

Above: The Bowl & Board Set includes a handmade Ed Wohl cutting board and a Belgian linen Vero tea towel from Libeco; $190.

Above: The seasonal Bud Vase Set is $70.

With the opening of Hendy’s Kitchen as a weekend adjunct to his Home Store, British chef, photographer and design impresario, Alastair Hendy is set to become the Domestic God of Hastings.

Alastair Hendy has created the obvious complement to Hendy’s Home Store with his Home Store Kitchen where guests who have come to explore the shop and peruse the wares can also stop for a bite to eat. The atmosphere is small, cozy and domestic. “A seafood kitchen serving simple plates of fish,” says Hendy, "where the food is for eating, rather than just for the pages of magazines."

Above: The Home Store Kitchen is a new building behind Hendy's Home Store. Hendy won over the planners of Old Town Hastings by designing a building that is sympathetic to its surroundings.

Above: The white wall tiles are handmade and recreated from original Victorian tiles. The floor is made from reclaimed brick, which has been sealed for hygienic reasons.

Above: The galvanized wall lights were sourced from an antiques market: Hendy frequents the international antique and collectors fairs at Newark and Ardingly.

Above: On the weekends, when Hendy is down from London, he will cook at the end of the zinc-covered island and serve his guests around the table; seating around six. Another six guests can be accommodated in a small dining room. The fresh-off-the-boat seafood comes from the local fishermen huts at the beach.

Above: A view of the kitchen from the courtyard, where there is outdoor seating to accompany Hendy's outdoor barbecues, weather permitting. A collection of Hendy's galvanized boxes and buckets frame the doorway.

Breaking news: On Tuesday, April 17, I'll be appearing on the Martha Stewart Show, talking beer garden style and presenting an on-air Steal This Look of one of our favorite San Francisco biergartens. (Bonus points: Sam Mogannam of Bi-Rite Market in SF will be on the same episode.)

Hope you'll be watching: The show airs on Tuesday, April 17th, at 10am ET/PT (9 AM CT) and 2pm ET/PT on the Hallmark Channel; for more information, go to Martha Stewart. As a sneak preview, we came up with a roundup of classic biergarten tables, hands-down our favorite furniture for outdoor entertaining.

Above: A collection of vintage beer garden tables provides seating at Suppenkuche's outdoor beer garden in San Francisco. For something similar, consider the Antique Biergarten Table, available at Williams-Sonoma for $599.95.

Above: An antique beer garden table painted white; photo via Light Locations.

Above: Another favorite beer garden: the Standard Grill & Biergarten in Chelsea, NYC.

Above: The Biergarten Folding Wood Table and Bench is available in natural wood (shown) and orange for $549 from Oktoberfesthaus.

Above: The kids' table just got better with this folding Children's Table and Bench made of fir, spruce, and metal; $199 from Beer Garden Furniture.

Above: When the weather turns, the tables can be folded and stowed away. Shown above is Napa Style's Vintage Biergarten Picnic Set for $499.

My friend Carolyn Leonhardt (a former graphic designer) has spent the last few years "rescuing houses," as she says.

In this case, she rescued a tiny, dilapidated 1920 gunshot cottage in the Napa Valley, stripping it down to the studs to create a contemporary rustic cottage. "In California, life today takes place in the backyard," Carolyn says. "But these old houses are oriented toward the front, with the street as their focus." To bring the cottage into the 21st century, she deftly flipped the structure's orientation, moving the living area to the back and placing the bedrooms toward the front of the house.

Photography by Douglas Sterling.

Above: The front yard consists of low-maintenance crushed gravel; the window frames are wood, with exteriors clad in steel. "I like the experience of walking into a house and the rhythm of entering a space," Carolyn says.

Above: One of Carolyn's many challenges was how to create an entryway. Her solution: to turn the front hallway into a gallery with two long ledges to display art and other objects.

Above: The kitchen was designed with maximum flexibility in mind.

Above: The kitchen counters are honed black granite with a textured leather finish.

Above: Carolyn created a wall of white-painted pine cupboards on either side of the refrigerator; the widely spaced slats allow for ventilation (and make it possible to tuck a microwave within).

Above: The island on casters can be easily repositioned; the shelf beneath is made of hog wire.

Above: A row of Brightwood Classic Pendants with Opal Flat Glass Reflector Shades from Rejuvenation Hardware provides illumination in the kitchen.

Above: Carolyn preserved the original fir plank floors (much more durable than pine, which is typically found in houses of the period). She stripped the wood surfaces and treated them with iron sulphate, a chemical process (as opposed to a stain) that creates a variegated surface. A galvanized pipe mounted on the wall provides a venue for displaying art.

Above: Carolyn added zinc patches to the floor in areas where there was damage.

Above: In the master bedroom, Carolyn wanted to recreate the feel of an old summerhouse; a row of windows floods the room with sunlight.

Above: In the bathroom, Carolyn has repurposed shutters as cabinet doors, a custom-built vanity with black granite countertop, and storage shelves made of hog wire beneath the sink.

Above: At the rear of the house, French doors open onto the backyard; the small deck is built around an existing mulberry tree.

Above: Across the back yard from the house is a garage (to the right ) and a small guest unit with an en suite bathroom. The standing-seam metal roof is a reference to California's farm buildings of the past.

New from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a book that situates midcentury California style in its original context.

Published to accompany a major museum exhibition of the same name, Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965 is a comprehensive look at midcentury modernism in California. It examines art, architecture, furniture, and more to illuminate the influences that created the uniquely Californian school of design; the book also examines how the state influenced design in other parts of the world.

Above: Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1930-1965; $60 from Anthropologie.

Above: In this photo, a groovy couple relaxes in an eclectic, modern bohemian setting.

Above: The book jacket's design is straight out of 1965.

Just in time for spring: Spruce up an understated gray wool blanket with a neon-colored hem.

We spotted this blanket strewn across the sofa at the Wonju Residential Resort, designed and styled by Dutch designer Piet Boon, and haven't stopped thinking about all the possible color combinations. If you're handy with a sewing machine, all you need is an overlock stitch—and if not, a quick dash to your local seamstress should do the trick.

Above: A gray blanket gets a makeover from Piet Boon.

Above: Gutermann makes a sturdy cotton or polyester blend thread in a variety of colors; cotton Bright Coral Thread (110 yards) is $1.75 from Amazon. Photo via Chelory Shop, where Gutermann thread is also available.

Above: Tina Ratzer's Twist a Twill Blanket in light gray is $139 from Gretel Home. Another option is Ikea's Henny Bedspread in dark gray for $39.99.

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 Garde's arrival: "Garde is the latest addition to Beverly Boulevard's design-centric community, which includes Heath Ceramics, Lawson-Fenning, Bourgeois Boheme, and Eccola, to name a few. Scotti Sitz, who worked with fashion brands like Calvin Klein and Giorgio Armani, opened Garde to showcase works that that were not being seen elsewhere in LA. She is currently carrying drinking glasses by llse Crawford with Michael Anastassiades that heighten the awareness of drinking something special, as well as work by Lindsey Adelman, the lighting designer, and ceramic work by California potter Sarah Paloma. On the back wall, there is shelving inspired by Donald Judd's 1969 Blue Box sculpture, perfect for showcasing linens and such. It's these small details that make Garde such a welcome addition to Beverly Boulevard." For more information, go to Garde.

Photography by David John.

Above: The storefront on Beverly Boulevard.

Above: The original concrete floors contrast with a wall of raw poplar.

Above: Hand-thrown stone bells on hemp rope made by Michelle Quan; prices range from $135 to $195, depending on size.

Above: Sitz designed custom tables with copper bases and poplar tops featuring painted stripes. The tables are available by custom order, prices available on request.

Above: A selection of blankets and throws from Peru; $425 each.

Above: Brass trivets designed by Masanori Oji for Toyama-based metalware company Futagami; prices range from $110 to $115.

Above: Tote bags designed by Matt Dick of Small Trade Company are available in indigo (L) for $240 and in denim and linen (shown denter and R) for $360. Sitz designed the beaded hanging hooks for display purposes, buts, but has ended up selling a few, due to customer demand.

Above: Danish home interiors line Tine K's Striped Pillows and Quilt are $45 and $150, respectively.

Above: Salt and pepper Bottle Grinders designed by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn. The small set is $62 and the single tall grinder (in ash or carbon) is $55.

Add a primary color jolt to the spring garden with these accessories from Terrain.

Above: Lemon Utility Watering Can; $34 at Terrain.

Above: We had no idea we were desperately in need (make that "in want") of a purple garden hose until we spotted the Heritage Garden Hose at Terrain; yours for $58.

Above: The bright blue Produce Pruner is made for delicately harvesting fruit and herbs in the garden; $24.

We first spotted Kismet Tile at last year's Dwell on Design exhibition—and it's the freshest-looking tile we've seen in a long while.

Kismet designer Tracey Reinberg has always loved cement tile. From her childhood in San Antonio to her adulthood in the South of France, Reinberg has always lived in places where tile is a major feature of local art and architecture. Reinberg describes her tiles as "infinite," referring both to the possibilities of the repeating graphic patterns but also to the limitless custom designs Kismet offers. Prices start at $25 per square foot for the distinctively modern tile, which is made in Morocco using time-tested methods. To order, visit Kismet Tile.

Photography by Laure Joliet for Kismet Tile.

Above: Hexagon #8 in Green Tonal with several Hot Orange accents, in a garden in Ojai, California.

Above: Hexagon #8 tile in blue and gray combination, shown in the O'Brien/Leaver House in Pasadena.

Above: Hexagon #8 in Blue and Gray is always in stock at Kismet, along with Hex #8 in Green Tonal and Hot Orange.