A Tumbleweed Light Fixture from Marfa
I first became obsessed with tumbleweeds after admiring an artfully displayed collection at Dosa 818, Christina Kim's LA loft. So I took note when I spotted a tumbleweed chandelier making the rounds on...
View ArticleBackyard Bunkhouse, Hollywood Royal Family Edition
When actors (and hands-on remodelers) Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen decided to downsize to a 1949 three bedroom fixer-upper in Studio City, LA, they had to find space to fit their family of six. The...
View ArticleAn Apron for Everyone from Hedley & Bennett in LA
"Who doesn't need an apron?" asks Ellen Bennett. "A potter, a painter, a cook, you name it." After a stint in Mexico City where Bennett attended culinary school, she worked as a cook at Providence, a...
View ArticleHouse Call: High on a Hill in Los Angeles
Not many people can lay claim to living on a historic 4.5-acre estate in the heart of Los Angeles with fabulous views of the city to boot. An artist, decorator, and objects designer who defies...
View ArticleMade Measure Takes Leather Pulls One Step Further
Product designers Paul Kinny and Christina Teresinski, founders of the newly launched Made Measure in Melbourne, are in the midst of a love affair with leather. Their first collection consists of...
View ArticleGalerie Half: LA's Best Resource for 20th-Century Antiques
Los Angeles antiques emporium Galerie Half has been on our radar for a while now (Alexa visited just a couple of weeks ago and is dreaming of a pair of Belgian loveseats). Not surprisingly, the gallery...
View ArticleCalifornia Made: Affordable Pendant Lights from LA
Rule of thumb at Remodelista: when you come across really good lighting that is both affordable and made in the US, post about it immediately. These pendant lamps from Los Angeles company Wrk-Shp are...
View ArticleConcrete Chic: The Line Hotel in LA's Koreatown
Set in a stripped-down 1960s Hyatt in LA's buzzing Koreatown, the now debuting Line Hotel—from the owner of New York's NoMad—takes a refreshingly raw approach to the architectural makeover. Hotel...
View ArticleInternational Style: At Home with LA's Stealth Stylemakers
Whenever we need a dose of inspiration, we head to Matin, the under-the-radar LA private art gallery that's also the creative workshop of owners Christina and Robert Odegard. The gallery represents a...
View ArticleHigh/Low: The Curvy Sofa
I recently admired UK designer Russell Pinch's curvacious Goddard sofa, which manages to be both modern and romantic at the same time. So I took note when I saw an eerily similar doppelganger recently...
View ArticleEat, Pray, Love: Luxury Linens for Less
It was a trip to the Amalfi Coast that inspired Ariel Kaye, an LA entrepreneur, to start her own line of affordable luxury bed linens. As she tells it, she fell in love—not with a dashing Italian, but...
View ArticleStyle Counsel: A Cult Shoemaker in Echo Park
One visit to Los Angeles and you’ll notice it too: the streets from Venice to Silverlake and Downtown LA are filled with Beatrice Valenzuela shoes. They're a California staple, and the styles at...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: Out with the Old
A week of exploring all that LA has to offer has put us in a sunny frame of mind. Next week, stay tuned for posts about color, pattern, and paint palettes. Here's what's piquing our interest this...
View ArticleThe Power of Pastels: A London House Reimagined
As a young girl growing up in Dublin, Michelle McKenna of Space and Grace was fascinated by the effect that color has on a person's well-being. Capturing colors as some would butterflies, she developed...
View Article5 Favorites: Leather Baskets Too Pretty To Hide
Here at Remodelista we're always trying to find ways to keep daily clutter (think mail, magazines, cords, etc) out of sight. Good-looking storage is hard to come by, so we went on a hunt and came away...
View ArticleComing to Ikea: The Return of a Cult Stool (and More)
Just in time for spring, Ikea is introducing a new collection of pastel furniture and tabletop accessories in stores on February 1. The collection is called Bråkig—that's Swedish for "rowdy"—and...
View ArticleBlock-Printed Textiles from a New York Painter
Artist Caroline Z. Hurley was first exposed to the art of block printing during a trip to Bali. Upon her return to New York City, she took her inspiration to another level and started block-printing...
View ArticlePatchwork Tiles: 10 Mix and Match Ideas
If the idea of white subway tile seems a tad predictable, patchwork tiles take the material to a whole new level with mix and match patterns and colors. Europeans have long mixed tile patterns, and now...
View ArticleSteal This Look: Creative Color in a Dutch Kitchen
There’s an elegant insouciance that we admire in this kitchen in the Netherlands by Dutch textile designer Hellen van Berke, especially in the nonchalant way the colors come together. After graduating...
View ArticleThe Last Trash Bin You'll Ever Buy
Designed by Frédéric Périgot for Rossignol, the French manufacturer of ski and snowboard equipment, the Frisbee Trash Bin is a sleek column of color for the kitchen. An industrial designer, Périgot...
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