10 Easy Pieces: Portable Cordless Lamps
What if your table lamp was portable? You could move it from the desk to the kitchen to the outdoor dining table. You could place it in the center of a round dining table without a trailing cord across...
View ArticleDesign Travel: An Italian Chef and a Danish Baker at Marigold in Rome
On my travel wish list this year: a stop at Marigold in Rome, helmed by Domenico Cortese (a chef from Calabria) and Sofie Wochner (a baker from Copenhagen), plus an international team of baristas,...
View ArticleTrend Alert: The Art of the Handwritten Note
I’ve been enchanted to see handwriting appear in unexpected places lately (and—at the risk of sounding ancient—relieved, too, given all the hand-wringing about its slow disappearance). As characterful...
View ArticleTiny Kitchen of the Week: A Communal Homestead for Summer Rayne Oakes and...
Chances are good you’ve digitally crossed paths with Summer Rayne Oakes. The author of How to Make a Houseplant Love You, she’s the host of the popular Youtube series Plant One on Me and the new...
View ArticleSpring Things: 7 Finds for a Seasonal Freshen-Up from the Remodelista Editors
When spring finally arrives, we all get the itch to clear away clutter, do a deep clean, and switch things up in the interiors department. Today we’re sharing the contents of our recent email chain,...
View ArticleA Considered Renovation in Old Versailles by Architect Saba Ghorbanalinejad
In the historic Saint-Louis quarter of Versailles, Paris-based Iranian architect Saba Ghorbanalinejad renovated and restored a 90-square-meter (about 970 square feet) apartment for a family of three....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: The Spring Table
Grown-up Easter eggs, a colorful new monograph, and more this early-spring weekend: We’ve all been coveting artist Emma Kohlmann’s whimsical painted lampshades, and now we’re admiring Watercolors, her...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Sandeep Salter
If you’ve coveted a billowy nap dress in the past few years, or a pair of bloomers, you can thank Sandeep Salter. From Salter House, the “shop, design house, and cafe” with outposts in Brooklyn Heights...
View ArticleInstant Mood-Booster: Splashes of Yellow All Over
“I was once told that wearing yellow makes people think you’re friendly,” Brooklyn-based Mya Gelber told Cup of Jo recently about her primary-colors-filled wardrobe. “So, I’ve always had yellow in my...
View ArticleBy Instinct: A Colorful Project by Designer Sophie Rowell That Follows ‘No...
Why follow rules when you can follow your instincts? Much more fun that way, we say. And so would longtime fashion stylist-turned-rising interior designer Sophie Rowell of Côte de Folk. Sophie was...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Two-Tone Color in a Small London Kitchen
In a color-splashed renovation in central London from Bradley Van Der Straeten, the bright kitchen is set with mint and teal cabinets, oak, unfinished brass, and orange and grey Poulsen pendant lights....
View Article“A Complex Tapestry of Emotions”: Zak + Fox’s Earthy New Autobiographical...
How many cultural references, personal tales, and feelings can you layer into a fabric design? At Zak + Fox, Zak Profera’s textile house in NYC, each pattern comes with stories, both hidden and told....
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Low-Maintenance Indoor/Outdoor Rugs
When the line is blurred between indoor and outdoor living spaces, a versatile rug is essential. Here is our edit of outdoor rugs that are just as suitable for indoor or liminal spaces, all in neutral...
View ArticleArchive Dive: Powder Rooms, Tiny Space + Big Personality Edition
If you’re color-curious but timid about making any bold design moves, we suggest you start with the smallest room in your home: the powder room. Here are seven ways to bring a shock of color into the...
View ArticleObject 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...
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