Labor-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...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason
It makes sense that Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason first met as high school students on an HBCU tour: Ever since that fateful day, the couple has been building a life that revolves around the exploration...
View ArticleShopper’s Diary: Mango Home Glassware and More in Mediterranean Colors
Mango, the Barcelona-based fashion chain, has clearly been keeping tabs on the interiors world and on brands such as Zara Home and Hay. Mango debuted its first home accessories in 2021. Now it’s...
View ArticleMarvila House: A New Modern Extension for an Old Charming Townhome in Lisbon
In an old, industrial area of Lisbon, Portugal, architect José Andrade Rocha (of Atelier José Andrade Rocha) has reimagined a modest townhouse, transforming it into a minimalist home that is as...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Rustic Modern Kitchen in the Netherlands
Here’s a kitchen we love that never gets old: At Jan de Jong Interieur in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, designer Christien Starkenburg built out a modern kitchen with a white, charcoal, and pale gray...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Delft Remix
Our prediction: Delft is about to be everywhere. From classic tiles to riffs on the theme (in ceramic, wallpaper, even fabric), the examples we’re noting all pay homage to delft’s blue and white...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: All-in-One Kitchen Workstations
When it comes to rental appliances, we’re partial to the European style of installing your own kitchen gear: investing in a good oven and refrigerator and taking it with you from one rental to the...
View ArticleColor Without Compromise: 11 Questions for Ruth Mottershead of Little Greene
It’s no secret that here at Remodelista, we’re obsessed with the way paint can completely transform a room—for relatively little time and commitment. And though we think that it’s always a good time to...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: The Dinesen and Garde Hvalsøe Kitchen in Aarhus
At once novel and traditional, a kitchen in Aarhus comes to us by way of two Danish design standbys: Dinesen, makers of wide plank wooden flooring, and kitchen design company Garde Hvalsøe. It’s not a...
View ArticleFuture Collectibles: Ikea’s Stockholm 2025 Collection, Out Today
Every once in a while, Ikea introduces a piece that goes on to become a hard-to-find, oft-sleuthed-for collector’s item. This week they released a whole bunch. Stockholm 2025, released to mark 40 years...
View ArticleLa Maison Bernard: A 1959 French Villa by Edith Schreiber-Aujame Restored by...
When it comes to Parisian heritage restoration, architects Léa Cottreel and Rosalie Robert of RREEL are the latest studio du jour. With expertise in 19th and 20th century building construction (they...
View ArticleObject of Desire: Limited-Edition Furniture from Donald Judd + Yves Saint...
My late mother was a devotee of Yves Saint Laurent’s Rive Gauche perfume; she left a trail of his soigné scent in her wake in the 1970s. Perhaps that’s why I was so entranced to discover a...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Pep Talk
It’s April, and everywhere we look there’s a fresh dose of design energy. For color encouragement, Ikea’s latest Scandi-cool releases, a glorious new garden book, and one thing we’re eyeing at Salone...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Sarah Espeute
If you’ve come across Sarah Espeute‘s trompe-l’œil tablecloths, you know just how irresistible they are. Her brand Œuvres Sensibles started when she crafted one of her charming embroidered textiles for...
View ArticleSave the Sofa: 5 Easy, Good-Looking Ways to Protect the Favorite Seat in the...
If you’re sitting right now, chances are you’re on your sofa. I myself am in a full recline writing from mine. The most used seat in the house deserves some preemptive measures to keep it not only...
View ArticleOrganic Architecture, Turned Up: A 1960s West Marin Retreat Redesigned by...
In 1968, legendary architect Alex Riley built his own house overlooking Tomales Bay in Inverness of West Marin. As with his other projects, the 1,000-square-foot house is based on principles of organic...
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