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Bath: Pharmacy Medicine Cabinet from Restoration Hardware
Anyone who has gone through a bath remodel knows how difficult it is to find an appealing built-in medicine cabinet; one of the best we've seen recently is Restoration Hardware's brushed Steel...
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DIY: Mirrored Bath by Tulp Designs in Munich
Spotted on Dezeen: A mirrored bathroom by German firm Tulp Design that plays on ideas of vanity (even the ceiling is covered in framed mirrors). While the mirrored bathroom is hardly a new idea, the...
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Office Visit: Beast by Specht Harpman in Austin, Texas
While the live/work concept usually evokes images of home offices or backyard writing studios, Austin-based Specht Harpman Architects (members of the Remodelista Architects and Designers Directory)...
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Shopper's Diary: Papabubble in New York
Halloween has us thinking of candy, which has us thinking about Papabubble, an edgy artisanal sweets shop on Broome Street in the southern fringes of Nolita. The tiny store is the lone American...
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Tabletop: Old-Fashioned Fountain Straws
We're pretty pleased about the return of the old-fashioned cardboard drinking straw (especially now that it's popping up in colors like lime green, black, lime, hot pink, and turquoise). BHLD has a...
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Tabletop: Crystal Head Vodka
Spotted on Design by Proxy: an LA drinks party featuring a Crystal Head Vodka centerpiece. The skull motif may be a bit overdone, but something about this bottle appeals to us (and it's not because...
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Fabrics & Linens: Les Squelettes Dish Towel by Bon Matin
Based in Dusseldorf, Germany, Bon Matin is a small collective of artists and designers that produces finely detailed screen prints. In addition to artwork, their output includes a charming dish towel...
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DIY: Spray-Painted Ikea Foto Pendant Lamps
Another genius idea from IKEA's home inspiration blog Livet Hemma (alas, the posts are only in Swedish): Take inexpensive spun-aluminum Foto Lamps and give them a candy-colored coating. They come to...
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Steal This Look: Papabubble-Inspired Kitchen
Though we're not quite ready to attempt our own boiled sugar concoctions, we’re longstanding fans of Papabubble's low-budget laboratory chic (see yesterday's Shopper's Diary: Papabubble in New York),...
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Tabletop: Colored Votive Holders from BHLDN
Seen at Anthropologie's spin-off bridal site, BHLDN: candy-colored glass votives; which add a vibrant dash of color to the table. Above: Petit Solid Lumière Votives in green, blue, yellow hues, $32...
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Furniture: Collapsible Sawhorse Table and Folding Chairs from West Elm
The holiday season is looming, which means waves of guests descending, which means extra seating will be needed. Here's a good solution from West Elm; a collapsible table that can be stowed away when...
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Walls, Windows & Floors: RugCycle in Sweden
During a trip to Turkey, Swedish architects Jenny Askenfors and Sofia Ehrengren got a better appreciation of the labor-intensive process of rug-making as well as a glimpse into a new trend in which...
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Hotels, Lodging & Restaurants: Walden in Brooklyn
Jamie Gray, the owner of forward-looking furniture store Matter in New York, branches into restaurants with the opening of Walden, located on a corner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the interiors, Gray...
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10 Easy Pieces: Built-In Refrigerators
Consider this: Most people purchase cars more frequently than they do refrigerators. So while a high-end refrigerator may seem like an extravagance, over time, it pays off. Here are our top picks...
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Tabletop: Felt Trivets from Alder & Co.
Portland's Alder & Co has been doing brisk business in these cheerful trivets, hand-crafted by a group of women in Nepal. The wool-felt balls, which are strung together with thread, are highly...
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Accessories: Best Made Cloth Extension Cord
Interested in upgrading your extension cord situation? Act fast if you want one of Best Made's colorful (and covetable) Cloth Extension Cords, which sell out quickly (the black and the gold versions...
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Kitchen: Opinel Colored Knife Set
Add a dash of color to your kitchen with an arsenal of candy-colored prep knives from French company Opinel; the stained hornbeam wood handles allow the natural grain of the wood to show through and...
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Shopper's Diary: Spartan Opens in San Francisco
When we discovered recently that Currie Person, owner of the Austin, Texas-based shop Spartan, had opened an outpost in San Francisco, we immediately dashed over to check it out. Located in Valencia...
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Children's Rooms: Black-Accented Room Roundup
Black is not the first color that comes to mind when planning a palette for a child's room, but we like it as an accent color in this roundup of Halloween-worthy rooms. Above: Jan Eleni's solution to...
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Accessories: Punkt Alarm Clock by Jasper Morrison at Canoe
Spotted at Canoe, one of our favorite shops in Portland, Oregon, Jasper Morrison's smart-looking alarm clock for Swiss company Punkt. The small clock features a pleasing solidity, with a glass face...
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