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The Sea, the Sea: Textiles for the Summer Bedroom
The beach comes to the bedroom via delicate seaweed-patterned linen fabric from Oxford-based design studio Natural History. Inspired by the antique collection and classification of exotic specimens...
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High/Low: Nautical Rope Light
On a trip to Droog in Amsterdam a while back, I admired (and coveted) the Flax Five Light designed by Christien Meindertsma for Thomas Eyck. Drawing on the traditions of the Dutch sixteenth-century...
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DIY: Tree Branch as Hand Rail
Last week we posted on the guest rooms at Table on Ten in upstate New York; the detail we most admire? A graceful tree branch used as a handrail in the attic stairwell. The biggest challenge, of...
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10 Favorite Nautical Finds—the Best of Etsy
If you can't make it to a coast this summer, we've teamed up with Etsy to bring you a roundup of our favorite picks to add a nautical note to the home. Be sure to check out the rest of our picks...
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Dry Heat: A Private Sauna on a Swedish Fjord
Sitting quietly along the Stockholm archipelago, this private sauna by General Architecture is the ultimate space for those seeking some covert relaxation. Glad in larch wood paneling and heavy glass...
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5 Screened Sleeping Porches
The ultimate luxury: a screened in sleeping porch; here's a roundup of five we love. Above: The Fern House by Robert Swinburne is a screened sleeping porch in the woods for summer naps and overnight...
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7 Classic Canvas Cots for Summer Slumber
There was a period there when my favored summer sleeping accommodations were relegated to the realm of camping dark ages by the emergence of ultra-engineered gear. But for those of us who still prefer...
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Safari-Style Camping in Colorado, Glam Bedding Included
It was on a Kenyan safari that the owners of Cresto Ranch in Cresto, a tiny town in southwestern Colorado, figured out a new use for their historic property: they'd pitch African-style canvas tents in...
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5 Favorites: Classic Oil Lanterns
An entertaining essential for post-sunset affairs: here are our top five oil lanterns for the stylish camper. Above: Toast's Storm Lantern is made in Germany from blue-powder-coated steel with a glass...
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10 Favorites: Headboard Storage
Ever since I lived in a tiny apartment in Tokyo, I have been obsessed with corralling clutter. For some reason, I feel this most in the bedroom, where I want to see little more than a few books and a...
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Design Sleuth: A Simple Bedside Light Fix for $15
Recently admired on the Swedish blog Living by Miriam: an Ikea Hektar Lamp clamped to a wood headboard. The simple metal lamp comes with a clamp, which makes it easy to attach to a headboard....
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Shopper's Diary: Serena & Lily's Bright and Breezy Beach Market
Bay Area-based online retailer Serena & Lily went east to the Hamptons recently to set up their first brick-and-mortar shop; Beach Market, in Wainscott. The all-white, beach-cottage-inspired...
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Artful Utility Blankets from an Artist in Residence
During a recent stint at The Workshop Residence, Jim Isermann, an artist based in Palm Springs and Guerneville, California, reimagined the humble utility blanket, creating a line of thick cotton duck...
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Plum & Ashby Puppy Poufs: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
With the dog days of summer finally upon us (yes, even in London), we take our lead from Bertie, the four-legged mascot of Plum & Ashby, a recent UK online shop find; in other words, we'll be...
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Pillow Talk: 7 Secrets to Making a Perfect Bed
If you count all the hours we allot to plumping pillows, smoothing sheets, straightening shams, and fussing over how the whole thing looks, we spend as much time on our beds as in them. Yet the results...
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The Races Are Tight with Only 4 Days Left to Vote
The countdown is on: There are only 4 days left to choose your favorites in the first annual Remodelista + Gardenista Considered Design Awards. Races are tight in many categories, so make your vote...
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The Architect Is In: A Forever Home in Notting Hill by Hackett Holland
This weekend, London architect Johnny Holland is available to talk about the challenges of striking a balance between the historic and the modern in his renovation of a London townhouse. He's on call...
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Current Obsessions: July 13
Next week we'll be featuring architectural highlights from our archives. In the meantime, we are in the final countdown for our Remodelista + Gardenista Considered Design Awards. The response has been...
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A Stable Reborn in Rural Norfolk
A ruined 19th-century stable block serves as the basis for David Kohn's Stable Acre dwelling, with interiors that are a masterful blend of ancient and modern. London-based David Kohn was named 2009...
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Sliding Doors Inspired by a Midcentury Masterpiece
Architect Julian King (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) clued us in to Swiss company Vitrocsa's precision glass system a while back; certainly the most elegant sliding doors...
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