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Pansies: A Cheap Date
A pansy can go from seed to flower in nine weeks, which tells you something about its eagerness to please. Viola × wittrockiana is not a complainer. Every spring, we notice cheery clumps of pansies...
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10 Easy Pieces: Clip-On Lights
Ten favorite, highly versatile clip lights, ranging from industrial hardware-store versions to more refined takes. Above: By Paris-based Tse & Tse, the Cornet Clip Lamp has a glazed porcelain...
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At One with the Outdoors
Architect Takeshi Hosaka created a house that is fittingly named Outside In; it is a very modern expression of the traditional Japanese ideal of having a harmonious relationship with nature. Hosaka’s...
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Another Brick in the Wall
Years ago, I lived in a rental apartment with an unappealingly brick fireplace surround; after checking with the landlord (or did I?), I painted it glossy white. Here's a roundup of springlike rooms...
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Hardworking House Plants
When I recently started working full-time in a publishing company's midtown Manhattan office, the boss joked I should make myself at home and bring in a plant. I reported to work with a fern in a...
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Hardworking Houseplants
When I recently started working full-time in a publishing company's midtown Manhattan office, the boss joked I should make myself at home and bring in a plant. I reported to work with a fern in a...
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Throw Pillows in Sherbet Shades
Leah Singh claims two equally vibrant cities in far-flung corners of the world as home; designing from both New York and Delhi, her home accessories line mixes traditional Indian artistry with modern...
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By the Book: A NYC Office Gets a Makeover
SPONSORED POST When Remodelista's New York editors started working in a shared office space, they decided to give the neglected entry a much-needed makeover. For help, we summoned Johnne Eschleman,...
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10 Problem-Solving Plants
Every gardener has a problem. Yours may be a deep pool of shade where nothing blooms. Or a slope that washes away after every heavy rain. Or an old oak tree with roots that have spread, like varicose...
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Read All About It
In a former life, the Hastings Observer building housed the offices of a newspaper (among other things). Now it's a gathering place for style-oriented residents of the seaside town. Owners Lorna Lloyd...
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Hendy's Home Store in Hastings
If anyone knows how to make domesticity interesting, it's Alastair Hendy, the British chef and photographer. His new Home Store in Hastings, East Sussex, mixes a dash of history with a bit of...
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10 Easy Pieces: Round Wood Outdoor Tables
An outdoor table should be simple and well-proportioned, blending into a landscape rather than fighting it for attention. There's also something particularly accommodating about a round table; it's...
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Eames Where You Least Expect It
You may be familiar with the iconic Eames office chair, but you probably don't know the whole story. Charles and Ray Eames designed the original Aluminum Group Chair for the terrace of a private...
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5 Favorites: Gardening Sinks
Perhaps the ultimate luxury: a designated sink area for tending to the needs of household plants and arranging flowers. Above: A gardening sink in Sweden by Agnetta Enzell. Above: A sink used for...
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DIY: Painted Knobs
An easy DIY with a big return on investment: swapping out your standard-issue hardware for hand-painted wooden knobs. Spotted on Lushlee, these painted pastel knobs could be used to match or stylishly...
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Josef Frank's Botanical Prints
Nothing says spring quite like the exuberant botanical prints of Josef Frank, the legendary Austrian-born architect, artist, and designer who emigrated to Sweden in the 1930s. Frank's fabrics, which...
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5 Favorites: Jade Green Rooms
The arrival of spring is making us think about green interiors; we especially like this collection of rooms painted in appealing shades of jade green. Above: A living room via Fired Earth. Above:...
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Required Reading: The Balcony Gardener
In my New York City apartment, I have a tiny bit of personal space and an even tinier bit of space for a garden. Whatever I grow has to fit either on a window ledge (the one not occupied by my AC) or...
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Architectural Elements: Sliding Barn Doors
We revisit a perennial favorite of Remodelista readers: traditional sliding barn doors. Whether they're new or reclaimed, the doors lend their rustic, practical sensibility to a space. They save room...
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Joinery in Williamsburg
The Williamsburg boutique Joinery started with a woman and a blowtorch: The blowtorch was used to char the ceiling to the perfect shade of aged brown. Joinery is owned by Angela Silva and though not a...
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