DIY Video: Wooden Bead Trivet
I love the idea of making gifts for the holidays, but I usually end up taking on more than I can handle: "I'll just weave a quick rug for my sister, pickle cauliflower for my stepdad, and knit socks...
View ArticleA Sculptor Turned Furniture Maker in Brooklyn
Furniture designer Ariele Alasko moved to Brooklyn seven years ago to study sculpture, but shortly after graduation she found herself more interested in the interior spaces that would house her...
View ArticleFarm to Table: Graphic Linens from Ireland
Producers of limited-edition Irish linen made in Ireland, 31 Chapel Lane use simple graphic images to celebrate the winter activity of foddering on the farm. Above: Winter Fodder Tea Towels are made...
View Article5 Minimalist Holiday Lights for the Indoors
Sometimes simple is best: here are five examples of interiors made holiday-ready with a couple of strands of lights, nothing more. Above: A simple hallway draped with a strand of lights; via VT Wonen....
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: For the Feline Lover
We're all cat lovers at Remodelista (well, except for Sarah). Julie collects images on her Cats, Etc. pinboard and several us can frequently be caught "checking up" on Maru. For this gift guide, we...
View ArticleCold Press Gallery in Norfolk
From the overcrowded busy print studios of London, Kate and Ben Lawrence have created an oasis in Norfolk for artists as well as shoppers in the Cold Press Studio and Gallery. With backgrounds in the...
View ArticlePinterest Winner: Remodelista Holiday Gift Box
Last week, we invited readers to submit pinboards titled "Remodelista Holiday Decor" with a mix of favorite winter holiday DIYs and decor ideas for a chance to win a Remodelista Holiday Gift Box. And...
View ArticleSteal This Look: An Urban Cabin in Brooklyn
Yesterday we featured Workstead's remodel of a Brooklyn Heights flat; today we're sourcing some of the key elements of the kitchen and living room based around a color palette inspired by the antique...
View Article5 Quick Fixes: Repurposed Doors as Decor
Old doors as decor? We've been noticing repurposed vintage doors used in a variety of ways; here are five examples we like: Above: A wall paneled in reclaimed doors via the master of reclamation Piet...
View ArticleAn Urban Oyster Bar in NYC
On a quick visit to NYC a couple of weeks ago, a group of us were desperate to dine at Fat Radish on the Lower East Side. No luck. Instead, we headed across the street to Silkstone's new venture,...
View ArticleCeramic and Driftwood Utensils from Coastal California
Surfer and inveterate beachcomber/paddlerboarder Linda Fahey lives in foggy Pacifica, just south of San Francisco; on her beach walks she collects driftwood, which she uses in her ceramic creations....
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide: Christmas Tree Ornaments
A roundup of our favorite ornaments for the tree, including one that benefits a special fund set up for the families of Sandy Hook. Above: Short Dutch Mill ornament; $8 at Anthropologie. Above: The...
View ArticleA Midcentury Cabin in Amagansett
How do you add 250 square feet to a 1,400-square-foot house without compromising the purity of its midcentury box form? Simple: hire the original architect to enlarge the box. After purchasing their...
View ArticleDesign Sleuth: The Elusive Red Espresso Pot
Ever since we spotted this statement-making red espresso maker in an Italian kitchen, we've been on the hunt for a similar pot. Anthropologie to the rescue. N.B.: See more kitchens featuring a similar...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Fireside Tools, Courtesy of Commune in LA
Fireplace tools and screens are surprisingly hard to source (well, good ones are), so when we spotted these from Commune, we took note. The five-piece fire place set is hand made from steel finished...
View ArticleInto the Wild: Faviken Restaurant in Northern Sweden
Six hundred miles north of Stockholm, on a remote hunting estate near Jarpen, Magnus Nilsson mans the kitchens at a restaurant straight out of ancient agrarian times."We do things as they have always...
View ArticleThe Enormous Christmas Stocking, Scandi Edition
Certain things are just better oversized, one of which is a Christmas stocking. Noticed recently on Seventeen Doors, the black-and-white printed socks are made from 100 percent cotton by By Nord....
View Article10 Favorites: Stocking Stuffers for Grownups
Perhaps the most exciting part of Christmas for me is filling stockings with a myriad of treats. It all harkens back to childhood memories of waking early and my siblings and I feeling and guessing...
View ArticleA Modernist Spa Retreat in Norway
Here's a novel concept: an über-modern Scandi hotel whose proprietors are so fixated on reconnecting guests with nature that they lament having to charge a fee. (But, yes, you still have to pay for...
View ArticleA Graphic Designer's Studio in London
Graphic designer Noma Barr has a gift for manipulating negative space (the term used for describing the space around an object or a figure). A recent visit to his studio in North London reveals that...
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