Object of Desire: Surrealist Table Linens from Maison Balzac
Admired recently: Maison Balzac, founded by a French-born Hermès alum living in Australia. We particularly like the surrealist embroidered table linens; have a look: For more whimsical tableware, might...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: Studio Maclean Creates a Bespoke Harlequin Design for...
When designers Jason and Jenny Rose Maclean relocated from London to the Cotswolds in 2022, one of their neighbors turned out to be Lulu Guinness. Years back, Jenny worked on Lulu’s fashion team...
View ArticleBy Reader Request: Three Direct-to-Consumer Sofa Companies
A designer emailed recently to ask: What are some good direct-to-consumer sofa companies? First, some pointers when sofa shopping: Look for frames that are 100 percent hardwood (ideally kiln dried) and...
View ArticleAn Updated Cornish Longhouse by Tuckey Design Studio
Located in the shadow of Saint Michael’s Mount on the coast in southern Cornwall, an agrarian longhouse was re-envisioned by Tuckey Design Studio who defined an entirely new living space while...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Subtle Color
Noted this week: how to dip your toe into color (in the tiniest room in the house), a home office in a springy hue, and more: Spotted: a robin’s-egg-blue home office for the founder of Sézane. Fans of...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Carol Song
Carol Song is always trend-spotting. “Every season I was like, What’s the new concept?,” she told us, talking about her time as the fashion director for Opening Ceremony. Lately, the new concept is Dae...
View ArticleFor Aesthetes and Surfers: A New Vipp Guest House in Denmark’s “Cold Hawaii”
The latest Vipp guest house sits on its own in a coastal stretch of Denmark known as Cold Hawaii. Vipp is the family-owned Danish design company that gots its start in 1939 with the invention of a...
View ArticleRemodeling 101: A Solar Panel Primer, Eclipse Edition
In honor of today’s eclipse, we’re revisiting all kinds of solar power… If you’re looking to reduce your utility bills and your carbon footprint, solar power could be the way to go. The big question:...
View ArticleHigh/Low: A Modern Ceramic Sconce, Two Ways
Browsing West Elm’s offerings recently, we spied a familiar-looking wall-mounted sconce. Here’s a look at the original version and its low-budget doppelgänger: High Low More high/lows: High/Low:...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Small But Complete Kitchen in Brooklyn Heights
This pint-sized kitchen in an 1890s building in Brooklyn Heights was designed by owners Peter Dolkas and Michelle Ficker of Studio Dorion. The kitchen was initially a remodel from the eighties that...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Canvas Lounge Chairs
While we appreciate the enduring quality of a leather sling lounge chair, there are some settings, and some seasons, which call for lighter materials. Enter the canvas lounge chair: softer, lighter (in...
View ArticleWhy It’s Better to Wash Your Clothes in Cold Water, Eco Edition
Chances are you’ve been washing laundry the wrong way for years. Maybe you were taught that only hot water really gets things clean—especially white loads. No longer. These days, cold water does just...
View ArticleThe Case for Letting the Dishes Pile Up: Stacked Plates On Display
Have you noticed? Lately we’ve spotted dinnerware stacked all over: on carts and windowsills, piled high on sideboards and countertops, and always a little messy looking. Time to stop straightening and...
View ArticleKitchens of the Week: 5 Creative Reuse Designs by Retrouvius, Salvage Edition
“Our work is underpinned by a philosophy of reuse,” writes London designer Maria Speake. “Materiality is part of the fun of life in our studio—we always try to incorporate reclaimed materials and...
View ArticleObject of Desire: An Easy-Lug Laundry Bag (Ideal for Apartment Dwellers)
Admired in a recent editorial meeting: a handy laundry bag from Steele Canvas, ideal for hanging from the back of a bathroom door, toting around the house, even lugging (as a backpack) to the...
View ArticleThe Red Thread: A Thoughtfully Restored Townhouse in Charleston by Serious...
We’ve been following the work of low-key design savant Helen Rice for more than a decade now (we first profiled her creative agency, Fuzzco, which she cofounded with Josh Nissenboim, back in 2014). And...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Clean Sweep
After this week’s Deep Clean issue (see: a streamlined guest house in Denmark, the ideal laundry bag, and should you make the move to cold-water washing?), we’re ready to open the windows and let...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Cassandra Ellis
“Your home should be your storyteller—the weaver of the red thread and a marker of you and yours.” “The rolling hills are almost human in their falls and curves.“ “It’s not the fanciest house, but if...
View ArticleIn Tokyo, Two Design Store Owners Build a Modernist House for Themselves and...
Akira Tani and Kim Hyunsook met in Paris. Both were in their twenties and had come to immerse themselves in the language and culture: Akira, who is Japanese, sold vintage finds at a flea market, and...
View ArticleThe Fish Trend Continues: 15 (More) Favorite Catches
Last fall we started noticing something strange: fish motifs appearing all over interiors, on ceramics and lamps and table linens, and in our favorite shops—subtly at first, and then everywhere we...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Moody Mid-Century/Japanese Mashup
A while back, Alexa wrote about a project by one of our favorite designers, New Zealander Katie Lockhart. What we especially admire about Katie is her deft touch when it comes to mixing different...
View ArticleSimple But Genius: A Low-Commitment (and Free) Way to Switch Up the Bed
Sure, you can change up the look of your bed with new sheets or a duvet cover. But have you considered switching up the headboard (without investing in a new one)? With a favorite blanket, a patterned...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Colorful Bathroom Sinks
For a dose of color in the bath: A selection of characterful basins set the tone for a particular palette or stand out in contrast. Here are our 10 most favorite colorful bathroom sinks. For more...
View ArticleTrend Alert: 7 Folding Screens in the Bedroom (Headboard Edition)
Noticed lately: folding screens as headboards. Here’s a look:
View ArticleHigh/Low: Modern Tiered Suspension Pendant Light
We’re longtime fans of the dramatic Floatation Suspension light, designed by lighting master Ingo Maurer in 1980. So we took note when we spotted an eerily similar interpretation at West Elm. For more...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Colorful 1951 Belgian Design Classic Masterfully Updated
“It was a coup de foudre, love at first sight,” says Francis Strobbe by way of explaining how he and his wife, Idalie Vandamme, came to own a midcentury Brussels landmark. The couple stumbled upon...
View ArticleA Place for Dreaming: An Elemental and Sustainably Built Retreat in Cornwall...
We’ve long admired the artful approach of SASA Works, a workshop-based architecture practice out of London’s Hackney neighborhood headed by polymath Craig Bamford and artist Isik Sayarer. Bamford,...
View ArticleSmall-Space Soirées: 8 Tips from a Paris Apartment, Courtesy of Rebekah Peppler
For Rebekah Peppler, entertaining isn’t a special-occasion endeavor. The Paris-based food and drinks writer, whose new South-of-France-focused book, Le Sud, is out on April 23, frequently hosts dinner...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Hit Refresh
On our list this weekend: a much anticipated new book, peak cherry tree season, a new tile line, and more: It’s rhubarb season in the workshop of artist and designer Jess Wheeler. “Two reasons to visit...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Byron and Dexter Peart
The work of twin brothers Dexter and Byron Peart first caught our eye in 2019, when they pivoted from their cult-favorite brand WANT Les Essentiels to start something new: Goodee, a marketplace of...
View ArticleForward-Thinking Architecture: A Flood-Proof Basement Flat in North London
A basement flat in Tufnell Park of north London had been vacated for some time due to flash flood damage in the floors and walls. The new owner, a journalist and home gardener, enlisted design...
View ArticleColor Theory: The Best Paint Colors for Every Room in the House
Ahead, a post published in partnership with Realtor.com: We all get in a mood sometimes. And sometimes what causes us to feel “grrr” or “ahhh” can partly depend on what color of the rainbow we happen...
View ArticleSteal This Look: The Low-Impact Kitchen
The cover of our newest book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home, features the kitchen of architects Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston of CO Adaptive. Their firm specializes in retrofitting existing...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Brick Floors, Interiors Edition
In the flooring section of our book, Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home, we advise: “Just say no to the synthetic stuff,” and stick to natural materials like hardwood, ceramic tiles, linoleum, stone,...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: 36-Inch Induction Cooktops
In 2022 we made a case for switching to induction cooking. Improvements on kitchen safety, indoor air quality (no more benzene or methane emissions), and energy efficiency are motivating factors, and...
View ArticleShopper’s Diary: 16 of Our Go-To Online Design Shops Now Have Vintage...
Secondhand takes priority around here: keeping goods in circulation and reusing them is the ideal way to recycle. That’s but one of their selling points. Old things are better made and typically more...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: A Creative Couple’s Ikea Hack in Black and White, Tiled...
The clock was ticking. Lena de Casparis and Scott O’Donnell had six months to overhaul their terrace house fixer-upper in East London. “We could only afford to rent somewhere for that time, and we have...
View ArticleDomestic Science: How to Stop Your Washing Machine from Releasing...
Over the course of doing research for our latest book, we learned so much about how to design our homes—and live our lives in them—in a more sustainable, climate-aware way. All of us at Remodelista...
View ArticleChapel of Love: A Converted Seminary Chapel in North Holland by Studio Ina-Matt
In Heemstede, just south of Haarlem in North Holland, a former seminary originally built by Jan Stuyt in 1923 was converted into luxury apartments by Stijlgroep in 2007—all minus the chapel which was...
View ArticleExpert Advice: How to Rid Your Home of Indoor Air Pollution
After reading a 2020 Australian study that compared using wood stoves and fireplaces to “having a truck idle inside your home,” we’ve been thinking about how to clear the air. Remodelista directory...
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