Sleep Well: 5 Bedding Sales to Shop This Week
How’s your sleep these days? If you’re anything like us, getting into bed is the best part of the day. Sleep is finally getting its due as an essential component of good health, not a luxury or a mark...
View ArticleKitchen(s) of the Week: 5 Made-in-America Kitchen Companies
Here at Remodelista, we are eternally on the hunt for thoughtfully designed kitchens stocked with fresh ideas. The spaces that meet those qualifications tend to fall under three categories: entirely...
View ArticleThe Bold and the Brutal: 5 Favorite Brutalist Projects From Our Archives
It’s not every day that an architectural style makes global headlines, even if indirectly. By now, you likely have heard of The Brutalist, which was nominated for ten Oscars and won three earlier this...
View ArticleA Modern Twist on Italian Luxury: Remodeled Suites at The Venetian Resort Las...
There’s nothing like staying in the comfort of a well-appointed hotel. Unlike at home, where the chaos of daily life makes certain luxuries unlikely (always-fresh towels and sheets, a clutter-free...
View ArticleOld Recipes & Proud Traditions: Linolie & Pigment in Haderslev, Denmark
We recently learned about the work of Danish paint company Linolie & Pigment from architects Mentze Ottenstein, who utilized the brand’s Aqualinum paint on the interiors of their Dinesen country...
View ArticleLe Moulin: Architect-Designed Lodgings in Provence
“In Lourmarin, Provence, sits Le Moulin, an old mill transformed into a hotel and village shop. Sitting opposite the chateau, it is a place to meet people and stay the night, a spot for locals and...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Turning Toward Color
Depending on when you’re reading this, spring is at most five days away (but who’s counting?). To bid winter farewell, we’ve been turning our attention to color-infused rooms, Danish-made pigments,...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Phoebe Sung
Phoebe Sung describes her design style as jolie-laide, a French term that directly translates to “pretty-ugly” but really refers to unconventional beauty. This sensibility is imbedded in Cold Picnic,...
View ArticleSpring Ahead: 17 Glimpses of Green All Over the House
With spring around the corner, is it time to inject a dose of green into your space? From fringed chairs and light fixtures to a simple splash of paint, green adds instant freshness and proof of life...
View ArticleMoody and Mysterious: Casa Soleto in Puglia by Studio Andrew Trotter
We’re longtime fans of British designer Andrew Trotter and his sun-bleached, meticulously restored villas in Puglia, Italy, so we took note when we came across Casa Soleto, which he restored with his...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Verdant London Kitchen with Vintage Inspiration
When creative director Charlotte Simpson and her partner, Gavin, tackled the renovation of their first house, a Victorian terrace in southeast London, they began with the kitchen. With a manhole in the...
View ArticleYour Leafy Greens: Herbarium, New Botanical Wallpaper from Sandberg of Sweden
The Sandberg Wallpaper creative team perused centuries of botanical art as inspiration for its just-launched collection, Herbarium. Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden, the workshop has since 1976...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Electric Composters for the Kitchen
When I was living in San Francisco, I took for granted the robust composting program of Recology San Francisco. I became accustomed to composting all food scraps, paper products, cardboard, and even...
View ArticleBooks Are Good Company: A Design-Minded Bookshop in Lisbon
When I’m heading to a new city—no matter where—my Must Visit list is always consists of 1. pastry shops and 2. bookstores. You can see where my priorities lie. Bonus points if they’re beautifully...
View ArticleKitchen(s) of the Week: Green Kitchens Make a Fresh Comeback
Remember the Great Emerald Kitchen Trend of 2018? We do. And we’re here to report that after a brief hiatus, green kitchens are back—this time not in deep jewel tones but in lighter, brighter shades,...
View ArticleLabor-of-Love House Rescue: Two Designers Revive a 1975 Ruin in Gainesville,...
Skylights galore, textured walls, solariums, and terracotta-tiled floors. Midcentury fans, are you ready to broaden your vocabularly and embrace the 1970s? Designers Andrew Deming and Rachel Gant are....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Printemps
Happy weekend, dear reader. Ahead these first days of spring: a ceramics sale, a garden that embraces wear, a Paris opening, and more. Read on: “Aptly for the start of spring, the French department...
View ArticleA Slow and Soulful Renovation: Heather Shaw’s Victorian Home in Toronto
Revisiting the interiors of Toronto-based artist Heather Shaw of Pi’lo is particularly special to me: Her house was the first interiors post I wrote when I joined the Remodelista editorial staff in...
View ArticleStandout Pet Built-Ins: 8 Integrated Designs for Dogs and Cats
Our beloved pets’ beds, bowls, and litter boxes typically fall into the category of underfoot eyesores. The solution? When building or renovating factor in these accessories and construct an ideal...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Making the Most of a Small Kitchen in Vancouver
One of the more popular kitchens we’ve featured recently? Photographer Gillian Steven’s full kitchen remodel in Vancouver. The calm and pure off-white kitchen has a timeless appeal: From marble...
View ArticleKroft: Wooden Shelves and Hooks, Handmade in Toronto
“Toronto’s accidental furniture maker”: That’s the moniker Dustin Kroft earned from us back in 2017 (see this post). And while it’s true he found his way, sideways, into woodworking—first making and...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Acoustic Pendant Lights
Unless you are designing a public space, an acoustic lampshade might not be an intuitive choice, but consider the difference in sound quality between a bare floor and one with a rug. An acoustic...
View ArticleO Canada: 7 Great Design Shops to Visit (and Browse Remotely)
Over the years, we’ve uncovered—in person, through friends, and through the wonders of the Internet—a slew of top-notch design shops across Canada. Here’s our shortlist, whether you’re planning a trip...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: Fieldstone and Oak on an Island in Ontario
This kitchen gives new meaning to “hearth of the home.” Situated on an island in Georgian Bay, Ontario, the space is centered on a generously sized stone island. “The family has a tradition of standing...
View ArticleTravels With an Editor: 5 Places to Go in Old Quebec City
The last time I went to Quebec City, my family came back with a Malamute puppy, a sled-dog reject who to this day remains the best souvenir from a trip, full stop. I returned recently for a weekend,...
View ArticlePine Island Cottage: A Refined (and Appealingly Rough) Lake House on Georgian...
Yesterday, we shared the showstopper of a kitchen designed by Adam Robinson (of Bureau Tempo) and Thom Fougere (of Thom Fougere Studio). Today, we’re excited to give you a tour of the rest of the...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Design Cleanse
All week we’ve been singing our praises for Canadian design (ahem: weekend browsing inspiration, if you need any). With the weekend upon us and April within our grasp, we’re turning our attention...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Matilda Goad
It all started, as most success stories do, with a scallop-edged rattan lampshade. That was British designer Matilda Goad‘s very first release, and its virality propelled her homewares brand MG&Co....
View ArticleBorradill, a Designer’s Scots-Scandi Rental House and Cottage on the West...
“Two early prefab Swedish timber-framed cabins brought to the West Highlands in the late 1990s to a 25-acre woodland where a seven-foot Swedish Viking prince, Borradill, is said to have been buried.”...
View ArticleObject of Desire: Luxury Scissors from Ciselier in Canada
My late mother had a thing about scissors (and all desk essentials, for that matter). And I’ve inherited her obsession; my most recent extravagance was a pair of razor sharp stainless Tres Claveles...
View ArticleSteal This Look: The Design-Minded Country Kitchen, Budget Edition
A while back, Margot wrote about Charlie and Kevin Dumais’s modern-rustic kitchen in their Litchfield, CT, home. Today, we’re going to show you exactly how they designed their characterful kitchen...
View ArticleArtful Cabinet Hardware from Alabaster Studio in Oslo, Norway
We’re always on the lookout (some might call it an obsession) for distinctive cabinet hardware. The latest line to catch our eye? Elegant, classic pieces from Oslo shop Alabaster Studio, made of solid...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Bedside Wall Shelves with Lamps
We like the idea of a bedside shelf and the floor space it frees up in lieu of bedside tables. But then, the question of lighting comes up. On one hand, a pint-sized cordless LED lamp might suffice,...
View ArticleRestaurant Visit: Le Doyenné, a Potager-to-Table Restaurant and Guesthouse
To be filed under the perfect overnight adventure from Paris: Le Doyenné is a destination restaurant and farm—with guest rooms—on the grounds of Château de Saint-Vrain. It’s a culinary lab for...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: Base Cabinets by Ikea, Chic and Colorful Doors by Reform
If we were to describe this kitchen using words only and no images, you’d be forgiven if the word “tacky” comes to mind. Let’s give it a try: This kitchen in Berlin features minimalist cabinets with...
View Article“Look at the Overlooked”: Expert Advice from Alex Crowder, Florist for the...
For most of us, floral design looks like a grocery store bunch of tulips, unwrapped, and dashed into a big vase for the table. But when the surrounding interior is so thoughtful and creative, this...
View ArticleThe Editors’ Cut: 11 Doses of Sunlight for All Over the House
Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: Just a few minutes of sunlight each morning can be a real...
View ArticleItalianate Modern in Full Color: Interior Design Jill MacNair’s Own...
London-based interior designer Jill MacNair has a penchant for color and for idiosyncratic interiors that “feel as great as they look.” In the renovation of her own dwelling, a three-bedroom, Grade...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Signs of Spring
In need of a pick-me-up? We’ve been counting hopeful harbingers this week, among them: exuberant flower arrangements. A potager-to-table restaurant in France (with a bed for you, should you like to...
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