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Required Reading: From Terrariums to Green Roofs
The Lilliputian worlds artist Paula Hayes created inside bulbous blown glass balls started an obsession with terrariums that nearly a decade later shows no signs of fading. Now comes her next idea:...
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Living with Art: The Thrill of the Hunt
Ever since her first visit to the Cambridge art gallery Kettle’s Yard, interior designer Virginia White has been preoccupied with midcentury art; join us on a tour of her Islington house. Our friend...
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Currently Coveting: Organic Glassware from Williams-Sonoma
Sarah and I spotted summer's most inspired glassware yesterday at Williams-Sonoma. We stopped in at the SF headquarters to see the new Agrarian line; on the way, we found ourselves captivated by the...
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The Artful Kitchen: Butler's Pantry at the SF Decorator Showcase
A vintage butler pantry morphs into a modern-day galley kitchen—with an artful Union Jack mural and dip-dyed cutting boards as wall art. Designers Allison Bloom (a Remodelista veteran) of Dehn Bloom...
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DIY: Easy Leather Strap Wall Shelves
A simple DIY to add useful space (and a Western note) to your interior. Spotted on Winston's Roost: A wall-mounted magazine rack or newspaper holder made from two doweled bathroom shelves. Just tie an...
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Graphic Lettering as Art
For a while now we've been noticing (and admiring) graphic messages as art: on posters, calendars, and painted directly onto walls. Above: "I Love You" is painted on the door from an interior remodel...
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The Porches Inn at MASS MoCA
The place to stay if you're paying a visit to MASS MoCA in the heart of the northern Berkshires: The Porches Inn in the once-faded, now vibrant town of North Adams. Porches is located on the grounds...
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Sara Carter: An Artist in Residence
Our friend Sara Carter is both an artist and a collector. Her Northern California home is layered with art, each vignette created for the particular needs of the space (whether it's a corner in a...
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Priceless Tulips: Yours for $25
The mania that had Holland in its clutches four hundred years ago, sending the price for a single tulip bulb higher than $2,000, seems totally reasonable to me. Look at one in bloom, and tell me you...
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Picasso's True Artists
Picasso said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Here's a collection of images that prove the point. Above: Casual drawings are displayed with a thin...
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Raw Color: Creating the Ultimate Organic Dye
A pair of Dutch artists dissect vegetables and research elemental dyes in their tiny Eindhoven studio; the results reveal the depth and range of color achievable using pigments derived from beets,...
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Required Reading: Interiors by Martyn Thompson
I met photographer Martyn Thompson recently when he was riding his bicycle in my Brooklyn neighborhood, scouting locations. Dressed in a kilt with fur accessories (he started out as a fashion...
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Style Counsel: Lauren McIntosh, the Artist Doyenne of Berkeley
Sometimes it’s a small detail that gives you a glimpse into a person’s life; in the case of Lauren McIntosh, it was a loaf of brown bread displayed under an elegant glass cloche on her kitchen counter...
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Plundering a Painter's Garden
A few days ago, Louesa Roebuck (our renegade florist friend) and I piled into a car and headed to the leafy suburbs south of San Francisco to see another friend, artist Sara Carter. Her garden was...
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The Creative Life: Artists' Houses from An Afternoon With
The first time photographer Michael Mundy walked up to the door of a perfect stranger (a friend of a friend) with the intent of spending an afternoon shooting photos, he had no idea it would be the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Pot Filler Faucets
The ultimate kitchen luxury? According to a friend who's a professional chef, it's the pot filler faucet. Consider this: A gallon of water weighs more than eight pounds. Pot filler faucets eliminate...
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New Stools from the Old World
Spotted (and admired) recently: a new line of furniture from Hamburg-based Loehr—in particular, we covet the Faber stool. Founded in 2011, the family-run company Loehr (winner of the 2012 Interior...
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The Mercedes of Trash Bins
We've identified a challenger to our beloved Vipp kitchen waste bin: the Wesco Kickmaster Bin from German company Westermann & Co. Yes, it's expensive, but it will be the last trash bin you ever...
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On Sale: Glassware from a Bauhaus Master
German Bauhaus master Willem Wagenfeld designed some of the century's most thrilling glassware; happily, several of his pieces were recently reissued by Jenaer Glas. N.B. Also see Hotels &...
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Das Kranzbach: Glamor in the Bavarian Alps
Designed by Ilse Crawford, the Das Kranzbach spa hotel in the Bavarian Alps features an unlikely mix of elements (Tyrolean chairs with George Nelson bubble lamps?). Somehow it all works. Crawford has...
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