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The Original Brown Betty Teapot
When it comes to the classic, everyday English teapot, the Brown Betty is pretty much the gold standard. The teapot dates back to 1695 when it was first produced in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, the...
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Spring/Summer Preview from Toast UK
Spring is a time for me to replace chipped kitchen items and refresh old linens, and Toast UK’s latest home collection is making me looking forward to the purge with relish. Above: One can never have...
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5 Favorite Tiffin Tins
It's time for lunch: If only we were Indian schoolchildren, whose noonday meal is packed at home in a reusable tiffin and delivered hot by a dabbawala (in a system legendary for its efficiency). With...
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Architectural Detail: Stone Heat Registers
Here's a solution to the problem of unsightly heat registers on stone or tile floors: custom registers which are made from your flooring material and blend right in. Above: Using water-jet-cutting...
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A Grass Roof Grows in the City
Even before Marni Majorelle planted a roof garden on top of an unusual seven-story office building in downtown Brooklyn, it was a foregone conclusion the other tenants would use the space as a living...
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A Remote Scottish Bolt-Hole
Gloriously empty sandy beaches, rugged shorelines, and clear blue water make this bolt-hole one of the west coast of Scotland's best-kept secrets. Rosie Brown, textile designer, stylist, and owner of...
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A Baronial Country House in County Cork
Craving an elderflower cordial, a game of croquet, a tramp in the woods? Welcome to Ballyvolane House. Located in Blackwater Valley of County Cork, the home was once a classic Georgian, built in 1728...
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Heritage Tweed from Molloy & Sons
Two years ago, a son and father started Molloy & Sons when they decided to reinvigorate the family’s tweed mill in Donegal, which had been a part of the family for over six generations. From...
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5 Favorites: Whiskey Glass Roundup
An appreciation of whiskey is not limited to the Scots: my Swedish parents always keep whiskey in their liquor cabinet (it's the preferred drink of my father and his friends). Early on, my husband,...
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Corkscrew Coat Hooks by Ernest Perera
We quite like these whimsical hooks resembling corkscrews, though we do wonder if our guests might get confused and pull one out of the wall in some sort of tipsy haze. The Barrina Hook was designed...
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Irish Knitwear from Inis Meáin
Inspired by an island people's self-resilience and rugged independence, an Irish couple created the Inis Meáin Knitting Company. The Aran Islands, located off Ireland's west coast, are noted for their...
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Required Reading: Essentially Irish by Josephine Ryan
In Essentially Irish, antiques dealer and stylist Josephine Ryan takes a look at a cross-section of Irish homes, from grand structures to more humble stone dwellings. While styles may differ, the...
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A Coastal Retreat in Scotland
Dramatic vistas of the neighboring islands of Eigg and Rum provide the backdrop for a carbon-neutral home. When my friend Helen of Helen Lucas Architects was looking to design a retreat for her family...
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Color Theory with Casamidy
Join us on a tour of the San Miguel de Allende house of Jorge Almada and Anne-Marie Midy for a lesson in color theory. We've been followers of Casamidy from the start (the furniture/design firm...
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Pin to Win: Create Your Own Color Board
In celebration of this week's "Color Coded" theme, we invite our fellow pinners to enter our color-board contest on Pinterest. Pick a favorite color and create a mood board with favorite images...
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Steal This Look: Citrine Door
I am on the verge of a very serious fixation on citrine yellow, and this neon doorway just pushed me over the edge. Spotted on Arch Daily, American Street Houses is a townhouse development in...
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5 Favorites: Yellow Accents
For a sunny effect: rooms adorned with shades of yellow, from warm ochre to bold flaxen. Above: A Barcelona apartment designed by Sergi Pons Architecte, via Arch Daily. Above: The dining room at Les...
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A Children's Garden of Verses
"Once upon a time, there were two little girls," I say, switching on the night-light. "And they liked to help in the garden because—" "No, they did not," my oldest daughter interrupts, "because...
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Bright and Indestructible Children's Beds
Add a dash of color to a child's room (or any bedroom, for that matter) with the minimalist Piper bed from Room & Board, available in nine different shades. Above: The Piper Bed in Colors is made...
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Dining at the Americano in Chelsea
Yes, New York can be a bit of a gray place at times. But several chilly weeks ago we threw a party at the Hôtel Americano and found ourselves admiring the restaurant's elegant interior; in particular,...
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