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5 Favorites: Scandinavian-Style Showers
There's something Scandinavian about baths with wooden shower trays (as they're called); here's a few favorites we've bookmarked for future bath remodels: Above: A shower in Australia that opens to...
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Branch as Storage Rack from Terrain
We've been fans of individual branch hooks for a while now; here's a new entry to the world of branch wall storage: the Tamarind Wall Branch from Terrain. Above: The 59-inch Tamarind Wall Branch is...
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How to Create a Scandi Whitewashed Floor
At Remodelista, we're obsessed with whitewashed Scandinavian floors (it started when we discovered Dinensen wood floors from Denmark). After spotting the floors of my dreams in a kitchen remodel by...
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Calling All Kitchens (and Baths)
We're hard at work on our first Remodelista book, and we're busy rounding up our favorite remodeling projects to include. Whom better to ask for submissions than our style-savvy readers? If you've got...
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A Drawing Board Plus Playhouse
Admired at the recent Dwell on Design, the Deskhouse, a drawing board-cum-playhouse for children. Designed by Alberto Marcos for Spanish furniture and design company Ninetonine, the cleverly designed...
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An Enchanted Castle in Sweden
For some reason, the 11th century Vikings were not anticipating future luxury hotel needs when they claimed Häringe Peninsula for themselves. Luckily, however, Swedish Count Gustav Hornhad had the...
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DIY: Galvanized Bucket as Bathroom Sink
Is the multi-purpose galvanized tub the most useful invention ever? It's cheap, durable, rust resistant, and can even be used as an ad hoc sink. I spotted this example of galvanized tub genius on my...
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A Scandinavian Cottage—in Portlandia
Portland, Oregon-based interior designer Jessica Helgerson has been living, for the past year, "rather experimentally in a 540-square-foot cottage on five acres of farmland." She and her family raise...
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Bicycle Bags from Save the C
New from Save the C in Finland: clever bicycle bags made from reclaimed sails, for the eco-conscious cyclist. SavetheC was founded by two sailors in Hamari, a small village where the river Porvoo...
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Down to the Studs: Our Legacy in Sweden
What do you get when you dress a bearded artistic male in button-up shirts and trousers? Other than my boyfriend, you get Swedish menswear brand Our Legacy. Founded in 2005 by Jockum Hallin,...
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An Architect's Playhouse in Finland
A house of one’s own is one of the perks that comes with being the child of an architect (or at least that’s what the Bach children believed when they asked their parents for one). Barcelona...
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A Homecoming: Hotel Stelor in Sweden
Karin and Bjorn Milton returned to their hometown two years ago to create Hotel Stelor, a style-infused outpost on the Baltic island of Gotland. Located in the village of Vastergarn, 20 minutes from...
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The Architect Is In: DeForest Architects in Seattle
Architects who assign homework? John DeForest and Brett Smith of Seattle-based DeForest Architects like their clients to participate in the designs of their own projects; this week, they take us...
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The Sharpest Knife in the Drawer?
Several years ago, when a Japanese friend gave me a Kyocera ceramic knife, I was a tad skeptical. I was thoroughly misguided: The knife, although lacking the weightiness of a traditional one, has...
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Steam and Convection: The Perfect Pairing?
Serious chefs take note: A new wave of ovens combining steam cooking technology with traditional convection functions may be the perfect cooking combination. Advocates of steam ovens claim that steam...
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Christine's House: Living Small in London
Whenever my architect husband and I embark on a remodeling project in our modern London terraced house, we morph into truffle pigs, sniffing out storage opportunities in the most unlikely places. And...
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10 Ingenious Space-Efficient Kitchens
A roundup of ingenious kitchen spaces—some no larger than a closet—that are minuscule yet functional. Above: A tiny kitchen by Mesh Architectures occupies a nook in a 300-square-foot art dealer's...
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On the Hook: New Storage from West Elm
We like West Elm's collaboration with South African designers Luke Pedersen and James Lennard, who combine South African craft with Swedish sensibility. Above: Pedersen + Lennard Hooks Long; $59 at...
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10 Easy Pieces: Cord Wrangling Solutions
Let's be honest: electrical cords, power strips, and personal devices are not always appealing; particularly when they're snaking all over the house. Here we're rounded up the 10 best ways to regain...
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A Skinny Lot Where Less Is More
The Japanese are masters of building on slivers of land and maximizing tiny lots in dense urban areas. Americans less so; New Zealand-born, LA-based architect Simon Storey is a refreshing exception....
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