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Simplicity Redefined at Cortez Restaurant in LA
When master gardener and chef Marta Teegen and her partner, Robert Stelzner, owners of Cookbook in Echo Park, opened up a companion restaurant last year, we took note. "With Cortez, we wanted to open...
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5 Quick Fixes: Countdown to an Effortless Dinner Party
SPONSORED POST At Remodelista, we all love to entertain, even on weekday nights. We're constantly dashing out of the office just in time to throw together an impromptu dinner party (let us know when...
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Lighting Fixtures with a Cinematic Appeal
There's something very cinematic about the lacquered wood candelabras and lighting fixtures from Dunes & Duchess, a newish homewares line from a photographer (Michael Partenio) and a stylist...
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7 Secrets from the Set Designers: A Q & A with Roman and Williams
Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the duo behind the New York-based design firm Roman and Williams (their projects include some of the city's chicest venues, including the Ace Hotel), met in the...
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Current Obsessions: Signs of Spring
The temperature might be low in most of the Northern Hemisphere, but blooming magnolia and plum trees don't lie. Here's what we've been reading, watching, and making this past week: • Admiring the...
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A New York-Style Loft in Barcelona
A former textile workshop transformed into a New York-style loft is located in the center of Barcelona, in a century-old industrial building (lots of ideas to steal here). Original details (rough-hewn...
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10 Toothpastes for the Style Obsessed
Alas, my attention to detail in the bath flags somewhere after the soap dish. But I do admire my friends who take WC-style all the way, right down to the very last detail—the toothpaste. Here are some...
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A Step Up: A Ceramic Wash Basin from Note Design
We like the idea of hardworking fixtures in the bath; the kind that go beyond expectations and offer something more than a standard function (have you seen the Toto toilet, for instance?)....
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A Disappearing Act: Infinity Shower Drains
A solution for the shower drain dilemma: Infinity Drains that virtually disappear. Infinity Drain recently introduced two drain systems that should be on the list for any bathroom remodel or shower...
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Architectural Details: 10 Skylights in the Bath
A well-detailed skylight in a bathroom (minimal frame and soft diffused light) can transport your daily ablutions to a plein air experience. A poorly detailed skylight, on the other hand (too much...
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Currently Coveting: Strand Copper Lamps
Why are architects so good at lamp design (one to mention is the Grasshopper floor lamp by architect Greta Magnusson Grossman)? Our new favorite is the Strand table and floor lamp, by Dublin-based...
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Steal This Look: Compact Danish Bathroom
Spotted in Bolig Magazine: a simple, compact bathroom created by a DIY-loving Danish couple, who make clever use of a small space. A tiled unit, topped with a long shelf for toiletries, houses the...
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High/Low: A Fog-Free Shower Shaving Mirror
For years, I have deprived my husband of one of his favorite morning activities—shaving in the shower. Why? All because I couldn’t a find a fogless mirror I liked. Here’s a solution we both endorse—a...
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Design Sleuth: Work Sink from Germany
A humble bucket sink in the Old Library Restaurant washroom, designed by Australian firm Hecker Guthrie, is elevated by the addition of exposed copper piping and a painted wall mimicking tiles. To see...
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5 Favorites: The Best Water-Conserving Toilets
The recent "New York Times" headline "Thin Snowpack Signals Summer of Drought" has us thinking about household water guzzlers. The No. 1 culprit? Your toilet. One of the thirstiest fixtures in a home,...
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Architect-Designed Bath Accesssories from Germany
Designed by architect Theo Keller and manufactured in a locksmith's shop in Southern Germany, the stainless steel bathroom series for Thomas Hoof Produkt won a Red Dot Award in 2004. All...
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5 Favorites: Fluoro Brights in the Bath
We admit it: At Remodelista, we gravitate toward pristine, all-white tiled baths; this collection of baths featuring dashes of fluorescent color might just make us change our minds, though. Above: A...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Bathtubs
We've covered Classic Freestanding Bathtubs in the past, but what about the modernists among us? We've rounded up 10 of the best modern freestanding bathtubs across the pricing spectrum. Above:...
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Functional Tiles: The Dutch Think of Everything
Leave it to the Dutch to figure out a way to integrate function into the concept of tiling. "We love tiles so much that we do not want to interrupt that grid for any reason," say the designers. Dutch...
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5 Favorites: Makeshift Bath Trays
For the bath enthusiasts among us, we've sleuthed out our favorite bath trays made from found objects, each with the sole purpose of holding bath brushes, reading material, and accompanying libations....
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