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Beyond Dry Cleaning: A Next-Wave Washing Machine from Miele
Maybe it's because I dread the Saturday morning visit to the dry cleaners the way some people dread the dentist, but I'm considering Miele's new W3033 washing machine (its most gentle cycle allows you...
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10 Easy Pieces: Laundry Hampers
An old-fashioned laundry chute is the ultimate household convenience; however, if you lack such a luxury, here's a roundup of laundry hampers that will do the trick. Above: The Steele Square Carry...
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Swept Away: New Utilitarian Products from Hay in Copenhagen
Our favorite Danish design outfit, Hay, has come out with a line of utilitarian products for the home; we're coveting them all. Above: The new utilitarian collection from Hay. Above: Fly Away Moth...
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An SF General Store Opens in Venice Beach
When proprietors Serena Mitnik-Miller and Mason St. Peter of San Francisco's General Store opened shop, they put the Outer Sunset on the map. Now Hannah Henderson spiffs up Lincoln Boulevard with a...
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Minimal Wood Bicycle Hook
The simplest (and cleverest) bike storage system we've seen yet: wooden bike hooks from Fluoshop in Hamburg, Germany. Designed by Sandra Thomson, the minimal wooden bike hooks are made of natural oak...
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5 Favorites: Clever Room Dividers
Here's a roundup of clever room dividers, New Year edition: Above: For a meeting space for a creative agency in Shoreditch, East London, Richard Shed and An Michiels devised a patchwork white oak...
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Design Sleuth: The New Fruit Basket
Noticed recently in the kitchen of Kinfolk editors Nathan and Katie Williams, a hanging fruit basket with a nautical edge. Parting ways from the traditional 3-tier produce basket, Nathan and Katie, as...
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Reader Rehab: Small Space Living for the In-Laws
Embarking on a fresh start in any stage of your life is a golden opportunity to reassess your living needs. Boston-based interior design firm Bunker Workshop demonstrates how good design makes the...
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10 Easy Pieces: Inventive Wood Wall Hooks
One of my New Year's resolutions is to hang up my clothes every night instead of flinging them around the room; perhaps these hooks will help. N.B.: For the DIYers out there, see Instant Hooks Made...
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Kind of Blue: Modern New England Cuisine at Puritan & Co.
Boston-based chef and restaurateur Will Gilson grew up in rural Groton, Massachusetts, working on his family farm (four acres passed down through 13 generations) and restaurant, Herb Lyceum (he...
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8 Favorite Wire Storage Baskets
An essential household item: the eminently useful, durable, aesthetically pleasing wire basket. Here's a roundup of our latest finds. Above: French Metal Basket with a wooden handle; €17 from Neëst....
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A Loft Space Comes to Life
Communication design studio 80/20 specialize in improving digital world, user experiences. If the user experience of their real world (their NY loft office space) is anything to go by, they must be...
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A West Flanders Barn Tells a Tale of Two Seasons
Belgium-based photographer Danica Kus shares winter images of one of our favorite barn renovations by Buro II/Buro Interiors, focusing on the relationship between the building and its surrounding West...
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A Wooden Storage Headboard, Made with Walnut (and Love)
Montreal-based design studio Objets Mecaniques calls itself a "slow design laboratory"; we especially like a recently completed wooden storage headboard ("made with a lot of walnut and love," as they...
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5 Favorites: Blankets for the Winter Bed
The holiday decorations might be down, but you can still add a little color and warmth to the home (and the bed) with these blankets. Above: Striped Wool Blankets; $348 for a queen; $180 for a throw...
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Design Sleuth: Porcelain Wall Sockets from Commune
An old stalwart, the porcelain light socket, reimagined by Los Angeles design group Commune in a range of colors. We're tempted to switch out our own white sockets for the gray version. Above: The...
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A Low-Budget Alternative to Radiant Heating
Radiant floor heating is on my ultimate wish list; in the meantime, a friend turned me on to a nifty quick fix solution: heated floor mats placed under area rugs to create zones of coziness. My...
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5 Favorites: Mattress Toppers
I firmly believe the secret to a great bed is a mattress topper. While I love a good hard mattress (attribute it to years visiting ryokans in Japan and sleeping on the floor), I also love the...
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Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory Bedroom Roundup
The bedroom is the most personal space in a home (and potentially the most luxurious, if sleep is a priority). In this roundup of bedrooms from the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory, we visit a...
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The Ultimate Bed from Sweden, Expert Edition
Whenever Juli and John of Kitka Design in Toronto make a design pronouncement or a product endorsement, we take note. Their favorite purchase? A bed from Swedish company Carpe Diem. Here's what Juli...
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