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A Cinematic Cafe in Paris
Located on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, near the bustling Place de la Bastille, the Pause Cafe was immortalized in the 1996 cult movie Chacun Cherche son Chat. The sidewalk scene may be...
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Steal This Look: Fuzzco Kitchen in Charleston
A while back we posted on the innovative—and inspirational—offices of Fuzzco (see Steal This Look: Fuzzco in Charleston); we were especially taken by the communal kitchen. When redesigning their new...
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A Belgian-Style Dining Table Within Reach
It seems I'm constantly pining after Belgian furniture that is beyond my means, so when I spotted the Boerum dining table at West Elm recently I felt a glimmer of hope. Above: The dining table of my...
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5 Quick Fixes: Cooking Utensils for Small Space Living
Short on space? Here are five kitchen tools with a small imprint (they also reinforce the idea that not all kitchen implements need to be plastic). Above: The Multi-Purpose Cookset 1 from Japanese...
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High/Low Washing-Up Bowl
The ubiquitous (and utilitarian) washing-up bowl looks a lot smarter in black; here are two options. Above: The Ole Jensen Washing-Up Bowl from Normann Copenhagen is $87.50 from Y Living. Above: The...
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Cold Frames in the Garden
A simple cold frame keeps seedlings warm when the garden is frozen. The baby lettuces will love you for it. As humble as many of these mini-greenhouses may look, cobbled from bits of scrap wood and...
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High/Low Modern Watering Can
Make that high, medium, and low. It's February, after all, and we restless gardeners are craving any variety. Please, make the snow melt. In the meantime, indulge the African violets on the windowsill...
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Brooklyn's Best Breakfast?
Whenever I'm in Brooklyn Heights, I head straight to the Iris Café for a bit of back-to-the-earth sustenance. New York called it the Best Cafe of 2010 and Francesca is a devotee; endorsement enough...
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10 Easy Pieces: Linen-Slipcovered Sofas
We've cornered our 10 favorite linen-slipcovered sofas, beginning with the costliest ($14,000) to the most modestly priced ($778). Above: The Lucca Sofa, slipcovered in Belgium linen, is made to...
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Scandinavian Graphic Blankets
Declare your allegiance to Scandinavian design with a geometric throw (perfect for draping over your linen sofa; see today's earlier post). You choose: the higher version is $139, the lower is $39.99....
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NYC's Most Interesting Shop?
I am a slavish devotee of Maryam Nassir Zadeh, stylist and owner of the Lower East Side shop that bears her name. Why? The world she has created is more experiential than commercial. Zadeh, along with...
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Tiny, Perfect Worlds
The appeal of a terrarium is obvious: it's a tiny, perfect world that is totally under your control. No one has kicked off smelly sneakers and left them by the door for you to trip over. I believe...
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Living La Vida Local
Those of us who live in the Bay Area may think we've got it covered when it comes to local, sustainable food (we are on Alice Water's terroir, after all), but Jordan Colón of EAT in Brooklyn takes...
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Victorian, Revamped
When a sculptor wanted to bring more light into her Brooklyn Victorian brownstone, she called on Elizabeth Roberts to help her radically reshape the space without compromising its historical details....
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High/Low Bridge Faucets
Bridge faucets are a link back to the turn of the century, when newfangled indoor plumbing was first implemented. We spotted a handsome version in designer Elizabeth Roberts' renovation of a...
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A Magical Kitchen in Brazil
Architecture as magical realism: Guilherme Torres' kitchen in Sao Paolo, Brazil (first spotted on Arch Daily). We haven't seen this before, a pristine white box opening onto a tree-filled atrium, with...
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Copper Scouring Cloths
Weary of rusty steel-wool scouring pads? We are too; so we were pleased to discover copper scouring cloths, a much more appealing sinkside option. Above: New at Sur La Table, Redecker Copper Cloths...
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High/Low Beni Ouarain Moroccan Rugs
Is it just us, or are we all coveting a Moroccan Beni Ouarain rug? Here are a couple of options spotted recently. N.B.: For sourcing ideas, investigate Breuckelen Berber. Above: West Elm is currently...
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Houseplants as Camouflage
Your mother-in-law's tongue belongs under the bathroom sink, and you can tell her designer Chad McPhail said so. Or, for the sake of politesse, call it Sansevieria laurentii. This humble house plant,...
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Design Sleuth: Porcelain Ceiling Fixtures
An idea we haven't seen before: porcelain ceiling sockets arrayed in a semicircular pattern, a device for adding drama to a whitewashed interior. Above: A living room in southern Sweden, via Emmas...
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