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The Lovely Bones: Modern Minimalism in the UK
The term "good bones" is often used to describe a building with intrinsic structural beauty that has been obscured by bad renovations or fallen into a state of disrepair. Restoring these faded gems to...
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Brass Lamps from Maurizio Navone
High on our wish lists: modern classic brass lamps from Italian designer Maurizio Navone of Restart Milano. Recently added to Merchant No. 4's carefully curated collection: A brass lamp by Italian...
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The Inside Scoop on the 100th Annual Chelsea Flower Show
The Chelsea Flower Show is coming to town. This year more than ever we've been able to see that it doesn't just land, like a perfectly formed spaceship, on the banks of the River Thames. Everyone with...
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Fabrics & Linens: Horsehair Fabric from John Boyd Textiles
Founded in England in 1837, John Boyd Textiles is one of the last surviving horsehair weavers in the world. Once used as upholstery stuffing, horsehair-woven textiles became a covetable fabric in the...
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Baths with the Midas Touch
I once had a mere brush with the .001 percenters, when I was invited aboard a 170-foot motor yacht, owned by a friend's father-in-law. It was so fancy that the bathrooms had real gold faucets (as did...
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10 Favorites: Minimal Kitchens in Opulent Spaces
Noticed lately: unapologetically minimal kitchens in wedding cake ornate spaces. Above: In a Boston brownstone kitchen, architects Katarina Edlund and Scott Slarsky (of designLAB Architects) paired...
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A Day at London's Grandest Brasserie
New York has Balthazar, Paris has Brasserie Lipp, London has the Wolseley. Centrally located on Piccadilly, the Wolseley is a modern all-day cafe-brasserie in the European tradition, where grandees and...
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A New York Flat with a Glamorous View
The glamor of New York, for me, has to be the view of its skyline from within the depths of its buildings as an insider pondering the history of the city’s glorious skyscrapers. With their classic...
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DIY: Glass Coffee Table on Wheels
Who has $2,000 to drop on a glass coffee table on wheels? I don't, which is why I'm considering making my own. If you're like us, and admire the pricy Tavolino Con Ruote (a glass table designed by Gae...
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Brass Tacks Glam from Iacoli and McAllister
For the record, Jamie Iacoli and Brian McAllister were using metals like brass and copper long before they were the material du jour. We particularly like their use in their line of Spica lighting,...
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10 Favorites: Exotic Marble in Modern Spaces
Last year I was obsessed with tasteful white Carrara marble (I now have a collection of polished pastry boards and candleholders from Etsy). But recently I've been really into ugly marble. You know the...
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Required Reading: New York City of Trees by Benjamin Swett
Just as pets resemble their owners, the 5.2 million trees that manage to survive in Manhattan and its boroughs closely echo the mad mix of humanity that calls the metropolis home. Some are young and...
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5 Favorites: Dramatic Marble Accessories
When New York's Fort Standard adds dark marble to their mix of offerings, you know it's time to pay attention. Here are our current five favorites in the dark marble department: Above: Fort Standard's...
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Ask the Expert: London Antiques Dealer Will Fisher on Stealth Glamor
Will Fisher, founder of antique and reproduction house Jamb Limited, is known around London as the antique dealer with an eye, which he applies artfully not only to furniture and objects but to the...
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Current Obsessions: Design Fest
This week we'll be heading to ICFF, the 25th annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York; where we'll be checking out some of our favorite West Coast designers showing this year. If...
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10 Summer Cabins from Members of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory
If "cabin" for you conjures small and humble, then admittedly we use the term broadly. Here, ten homes that speak the cabin vernacular; some in east coast style, some west, but all summery,...
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Fabrics and Linens from Danish Oyoy
Danes often dress in colorful clothing, and lately we have noticed those bright colors rubbing off in the design of their home goods. Newcomer Oyoy is no exception. It's not by coincidence that...
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Back to Nature: The Appeal of Linseed Paints
Like many onetime household standbys, linseed oil paint is making a comeback—and we're all for it. When London artist Marianna Kennedy told us about Holkham Linseed Paints (she uses them throughout her...
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DIY: Dip-Dyed Painted Pencil Holders
A friend of mine uses tin cans with votives for outdoor lighting in the summer (the reflection of the light on the tin makes for a good glow). We like this iteration too: pastel color painted tins used...
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Steal This Look: Springlike Yellow Living Room
A while back a reader wrote asking for more color (his words might have been, "I love gray and white, but I need some other ideas!"). We came up with this casual living room featuring a single wall...
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