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Current Obsessions: Big Time Browsing
We're wrapping up the week with a look at what's on our radar right now: Above: For NYC Design Week, Dublin-based designers Makers & Brothers, are hosting a "workshop exploring the making of a...
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The Architect Is In: A Brooklyn Townhouse Grows Around a Roof Garden
In need of architects to collaborate with her on the gut renovation of her family's Cobble Hill home, landscape designer Julie Farris hired Brooklyn firm Khanna Schultz, a member of the Remodelista...
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Weekend Update: Legends of La Cienega Recap
Last week we headed to LA for the annual three-day Legends of La Cienega design festival, featuring nonstop panels and parties and window vignettes by a range of designers (the theme this year was...
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10 Favorites: Terracotta Pendant Lights
We've been slightly obsessed with terracotta pendants ever since we spotted dozens of them hanging from the ceiling of Souk, a Lebanese street-food market and cafe on the coastline of Athens. K-studio,...
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A Greek Taverna on the Beach, Breeze Included
Ftelia Beach on the Greek island of Mykonos is hot, dry, and windy—very windy. Idyllic conditions for wind surfers—but what about the spectators left behind on the beach? Our photographer friend Lydia...
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Steal This Look: San Giorgio Mykonos Bathroom
Perched high on a hill above the Aegean, the San Giorgio Mykonos Hotel (designed by Berlin-based firm Lambs & Lions) has become a fast favorite with style-conscious travelers. Here are the design...
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7 Favorites: Aegean-Inspired Summer Linens
Is there anything more summery than blue and white stripes? Here's a roundup of our current favorites: Above: Toast's Organic Aegean Bedlinen is inspired by traditional Greek bedclothes; prices range...
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A Grecian-Inspired Guest Suite in LA
In designer Michaela Scherrer's Pasadena, California, house, white is the only paint shade welcome, and the guest suite comes with the ultimate minimalist spa bath—ancient Greek-style sunken bathtub...
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The Vitamix 750: A Blender for Summer Entertaining
The time for enjoying this year's best produce is fast approaching. Looking for ways to celebrate the season? You may not expect a blender to help you whip up a batch of fresh tomato and herb sauce,...
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Object Lessons: The Atlas Pepper Mill from Greece
Modern Greek mythology tells us that the Atlas Pepper Mill was invented as a portable coffee grinder for soldiers in the Greek army about a century ago. Whatever the origin, it's easy to see why this...
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10 Easy Pieces: Modern Wooden Benches with Backs
We've presented some of our favorite benches in the past—Wooden Benches with Spindle Backs and Backless Wooden Dining Benches—but we have yet to source another notable subset: backed wooden benches...
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Going to the Greek: A DIY Dinner Party in San Francisco
Charles Bililies is the proprietor of Souvla (see New Restaurant Alert: Souvla in San Francisco) and Jen Pelka is the marketing manager (she's got ample restaurant cred and a day job of her own). In...
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An Art Gallery-Style Flower Shop in Patras, Greece
When Athens-based Point Supreme Architects were designing Aktipis, a tiny flower shop in Patras, they started with a clean slate, then built the space into a jungle-like menagerie of botanicals and...
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Design Sleuth: A Low-Maintenance Olive Branch Arrangement
Faux flowers and branches have gotten good enough to fool the experts (are you reading this, Sarah?). A couple of years ago, I spotted some eerily lifelike olive branches at Pottery Barn and decided to...
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Palette & Paints: Greek-Inspired Cerulean and Aegean Blues
We set out to find the perfect Grecian blue, and settled on a range of hues: the cerulean blue of the dome-capped buildings; the sun-faded, almost purple blues seen on doors and shutters, and, of...
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High/Low: Greek Fisherman's Lamp
Add a Mediterranean note to your interiors with a Greek fisherman pendant, inspired by the lights traditional Greek mariners used to attract fish. Above: Image via The Feminist Housewife. Above: The...
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Remodeling 101: Marble Countertops
A time-honored choice for countertops, marble is a classic that's versatile enough to look good in all sorts of kitchens. That said, it's not without its downsides: Susceptible to staining, scratching,...
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An Aegean Idyll on a Greek Island
On an obscure island in Greece, an interior designer creates a calm, cool oasis with whitewashed interiors and minimal furnishings. Located on the island of Tinos in the Cyclades (more famous nearby...
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DIY: Braided Leather Drawer Pulls for $1.25 Each
In just a few weeks, my husband and I will be welcoming a new arrival into our home. As we prepare to carve a little space for the baby, we undertook a simple update to a changing table that my parents...
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12 Summery Mosquito Nets
Summer's almost here (and the mosquitoes are already circling), which prompted us to round up our favorite insect-repelling sleeping spaces. N.B. We like the 100-percent cotton mosquito nets on offer...
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