Design Vignettes as “The Special Sauce”: The Wms&Co. Loft in Downtown New York
“Design is at the root of everything we do,” write Allison and JP Williams. “To say it’s an obsession would not be overstating things: it has transformed our habits and our habitats.” The two met as...
View ArticleNew Do-It-All Basics for Small Spaces, from Muji
In Get-the-House-in-Order Season (commonly known as January), we often turn to Japanese emporium Muji for well-designed bins, boxes, and even planners for a new year that’s clutter free (or close to...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Blush Bedroom in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
German design firm Studio Oink has a way with pastel. Case in point: the main bedroom of a Brooklyn townhouse, done in a deep shade of blush and accented with rose-brown tones, from paint to linens and...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Pleated Surface Mount Ceiling Lights
Be it staggered concentric circles or hand-folded paper, here we present a selection of our favorite ceiling-mount lampshades with the sense of being folded or pleated. With Scandinavian midcentury...
View ArticleSuperarchitettura: 1970s Italian Style at Primo’s in TriBeCa, NYC
At Primo’s, the bar at the Frederick Hotel in NYC’s TriBeCa neighborhood, owner Aisa Shelley serves up astringent cocktails and late night cacio e pepe in a distinctive setting featuring bespoke...
View ArticleKitchen(s) of the Week: 10 Tiny NYC Kitchens from the Archives
When I lived in New York City, I once looked at three apartments in one day. Option 1 had a support beam directly in front of the kitchen sink. Option 2 had a microwave in lieu of an oven. And Option 3...
View ArticleCross-Cultural Exchange: A London Designer Sends a Shipping Container of...
We love it when we can play matchmaker, connecting a Remodelista reader to a featured designer. Recently, we heard from rising British designer and antiques dealer Georgie Stogdon that an American...
View Article10 Favorites: Winter Blankets and Throws in Jazzy Geometric Patterns
Are you, like us, currently hiding under the covers? Newly noted—and admired—all over: wool blankets and throws in cheerfully bold abstract patterns. Many use traditional weaving techniques in a...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: LA on Our Minds
This week we are reminded that home is not just a structure but a collection of memories, a connection to what we love, a safe space to retreat to, where years of planning and life savings take the...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Sally Kohn
You’ve probably seen Sally Kohn on the news—through her work as a political commentator, community organizer, writer, and communications strategist, that is. Or, perhaps, maybe, you’ve seen her work...
View ArticleRemodelista Reconnaissance: Lemony Curtains in a Copenhagen Flat
“Where are the yellow curtains from???” reader Sophie was eager to know. The curtains in question are in a favorite space of ours: the sunny Copenhagen kitchen of art gallery founder and creative...
View ArticleRequired Reading: The World of Atelier Vime Distilled in a Paris Apartment
Ten years ago, Anthony Watson and Benoît Rauzy bought an 18th-century town house on the Rhône River in the Provençal village of Vallabrègues. The discovery that their place figured in a once...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Glamorous Shower and Ensuite Bath in London
London-based jewelry designer Rosh Mahtani joined forces with boyfriend Fred Rigby of Fred Rigby Studio to remodel her Clerkenwell apartment. The apartment occupies the two lower floors of a...
View ArticleTrend Alert: Stainless Steel Cups and Saucers
The stainless/chrome trend is going strong—but if you’re not ready to outfit your kitchen tip to toe in the material, here’s another option: Lately we’ve been spying shiny, indestructible, and often...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Round Velvet Cushions
We’ve been obsessed with velvet cushions for a long while now (our favorites come from UK designer Kirsten Hecktermann). Lately we’ve noticed a new trend: the round velvet cushion. Here are our...
View ArticleBorgo: 8 Ideas to Borrow from the NYC Trattoria, Layered with Detail
Since 1998, Andrew Tarlow has been responsible for opening some of Brooklyn’s coziest neighborhood restaurants. His newest spot, Borgo, brings his signature warmth to Manhattan for the very first...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: An American In London Creates Her Dream Ikea Hack Kitchen
Several years back, I received a kitchen remodel alert on Instagram from an avid Remodelista reader. “Ferren Gipson is an art star in the UK,” she wrote. “I love what she’s done.” We did, too, and, in...
View ArticleObject Lessons: The Paper Planners and Diaries with a Cult Following
Remember the Filofax? Mine looked like an overstuffed club sandwich and I lugged it everywhere. I’ve been fully digital since then, grateful for my streamlined data center. But this year, I find myself...
View ArticleBankston Architectural: Design-Focused Fittings and Fixtures from New Zealand
Spotted (and admired): a newish line of architect-designed hardware for the well-considered home. “Door hardware is often chosen at the last minute after other elements have been specified,” says Emily...
View ArticleCity Slick: A Cool Apartment for a Couple “Who Lives and Breathes Urban Life’
We get why so many urban dwellers we know prefer bikes to cars. Aside from the environmental reasons, finding parking for four wheels on city streets can be a real doozy, while finding parking for two...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Texture Study
On our radar lately: a book of mid-century New Zealand houses, a bed with hidden storage (on sale), and making lamps from found objects. Have a good weekend, and read on: “This nightstand makes my...
View ArticleQuick Takes With: Raisa Sandstrom
If you’re looking for a sign to forget *resale value* and create a space that’s for you: This is your sign. “This” being Raisa Sandstrom’s home. “Raisa’s initial plans for her kitchen were entirely in...
View ArticleThe DIY Duplex: The Owners of Glass Workshop La Soufflerie Designed and Built...
A while back, Julie and I discovered a collection of handblown vases and bottles that look unearthed from an ancient era—see Design Sleuth: La Soufflerie’s Glassware. On a trip to Paris last year, I...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Small, Chic Kitchenette for a Creative Studio in SF
When you have a super-small kitchen—with only open storage, to boot—every detail is writ large, and there’s little room for error. Fortunately, this minuscule but mighty office kitchenette was dreamed...
View ArticleNext-Level Storage: Sætter Cup Shelves from Copenhagen
Kids need boundaries—or so parenting wisdom goes. Shelves, it turns out, benefit from them, too. Copenhagen interiors stylist and September Edit blogger, Caroline Birk Bahrenscheer was on maternity...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Tiny Silver Finish Cabinet Knobs
Noticed recently: tiny silver finish cabinet knobs used en masse in the kitchen or bath. Just as appealing on a single drawer, we like them both ways and the look has us considering a new hardware...
View ArticleHot Off the Press: 8 Design Trends for the Year Ahead
A new year means new design details on our radar (and some that are still going strong). Without further ado, here are our annual predictions and trends we love for the year ahead. 1. Lived-In and...
View ArticleKitchen of the Week: An Architect’s Own Custom Kitchen in London
When Luke and Estelle Chandresinghe of London-based Undercover Architects renovated their 19th-century townhouse, the kitchen is what gave them the most trouble. In fact, they did it twice. “The...
View ArticleCurrently Coveting: Playful Glassware, Made in India
On our trend forecast? Glassware that riffs on shape, form, and volume—and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Like, for example, these borosilicate versions, designed by LoQ and hand-blown in Uttar...
View ArticleObject of Desire: Tortuga Forma Baum Lamp
Sometimes—most times—low-tech, time-tested ways are better than high-tech, newfangled methods. On our list of things that are better the old-fashioned way: real books (nothing like dogearing a page and...
View ArticleThe Right Formula: A Restrained Renovation by A British Jeweler
Anna Jewsbury is the founder of the cult jewelry and homeware brand Completedworks. When we saw her artfully restrained London home featured on The Modern House a while back, we were curious to find...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Pressing Pause
This week we looked to the trends we want to embrace: Here’s to lived-in, laid-back spaces and embracing delight in the little things—something as simple as hardware that brings joy every time you open...
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.” You’d be forgiven for thinking this a line from a gorgeously written novel. But Cassandra Ellis,...
View ArticleA London Victorian Terrace House Recast in Living Color
It was either time to jump ship or to reinvent their north London townhouse. After nearly 40 years of living under the same leaky roof, Russell Vandyk and Alan Martin Day, both retired, daringly chose...
View ArticleTrend Alert: A Renaissance of Studio Pottery Table Lamps
As the world supply of handmade mugs and platters comes close to saturation point, a number of ceramic artists have begun making table lamps. Their work celebrates the maker’s hand and the endless...
View ArticleSteal This Look: A Blue-on-Blue (on Blue) Bedroom
Does anyone else feel like turning their bedroom into a hibernation cave? This layered blue boudoir, highlighted by Fan in Double Drenching: Should You Try the Latest Paint Trend?, makes the case for a...
View ArticleChristina Lundsteen’s Velvet Pillows: “Mixing Colors and Patterns Like...
“Colors makes people happy,” says Christina Lundsteen of the potent hues and patterns on her velvet cushions. The Danish designer initially worked in fashion; in 2006, she launched her own workshop and...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ Yellow Paint Picks
Every architect has a favorite shade of white, but what about the bold, specific shades that stand out? Take yellow for example, a shade we’ve been drawn to recently in the more buttery vein, but also...
View ArticleHôtel Dalila: Color (and a Nod to a Cabaret) in the Middle of Paris
For her first solo hotel project, interior architect and Auguri Studio founder Giovanna de Bosredon reimagined two 1970s buildings in Paris’s creative 18th arrondissement. The newly-minted Hôtel Dalila...
View ArticleGame Night-Ready Table Linens, Three Ways
Here’s (one of) my intentions for this year: more game nights. I’m not going to be fussy about it—there will be no cleaning the baseboards beforehand. Come as you are for some whipped-up pasta or...
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