Kategorie: Innenarchitektur

The art of patching scraps into bed quilts is a revered American tradition. But for a time, much of that handiwork had taken on a quaint dustiness. No more. Vintage patchwork has been embraced by, of all unexpected corners of the world, men’s fashion as primo material for kaleidoscopic jackets at couture prices. Patchwork quilted […]

On a recent trip to the Singita Ebony Lodge, I found myself cataloging the experience from a design perspective. While many of the design elements of the lodge are reflective of a reimagined British colonial safari style, some feel a bit more natural. Namely the 300-pound Kudu antelope standing in your path as you approach the […]

Noticed of late: kitchens that look like furnished rooms as opposed to, well, kitchens. If you’re intrigued by the trend, you may want to consider deVOL’s Haberdasher’s Kitchen line of modular cabinets inspired, says the company, by traditional British men’s clothing stores and their “glass doors and sliding drawers, of row upon row of lift-up […]

A while back we profiled Maison Couturier, a 19th-century estate turned hotel in San Rafael, Veracruz. We’re still drawn to the bedrooms…You, too? Here are some ideas for re-creating the look. Above: The estate is made up of limewashed walls and original brick floors. The mix of vintage decor is a nod to the French immigrants […]

When we first moved into our tiny Brooklyn Heights apartment, my husband, James (then fiancé), and I negotiated a six-month lease because we weren’t sure we could survive more time than that in such a cramped space. More than two and a half years later, we’ve gotten so accustomed to our tiny abode that it’s […]

Despite the masculine-sounding name, Richard Watson is the design studio of two women, Brooke Richard and Laura Watson, who describe their work as furniture through “the filter of a feminine mind.” A number of years after meeting in graduate school at the New England School of Art and Design, the two founded an interior design firm, Orange Street Design, […]

Retrouvius is Maria Speake and Adam Hills’s combination salvage business and design studio: they lead by example and we’ve been drawing inspiration from them for years. The couple met as architecture students in Glasgow in the early 1990s and, after witnessing many of the city’s historic structures being felled, they found their calling. “We just […]

For 12 years now Merci has been at the top of every aesthete’s must-visit list in Paris. The lifestyle store, with its linen bedding in impossible-to-find-anywhere-else jewel tones and basement of gorgeous gardening supplies, is known for its eclectic, insouciant take on design. Merci is approachable rather than precious; it’s an emporium devoted to celebrating […]

All of the beds in Goldilocks and The Three Bears were made with gingham linens—at least in the version I recall. Which makes sense: this classic check is reliably homey for adult and child-size setups. With caveats: so often gingham bedding is too cute. Or it’s too bold. But when the details are in harmony, […]

When the restaurant at Manka’s Inverness Lodge in West Marin burned to the ground in 2006, devotees everywhere went into mourning. The good news is that the owners, Daniel DeLong and Margaret Grad, bought the nearby Olema Inn and opened a new restaurant, Sir & Star (see A Restaurant that Channels “The Birds,” Marin Style), with […]

The challenge: how to create a sense of light and space in a notably narrow late 19th-century townhouse? Located in Brooklyn’s Park Slope, the structure—with an interior width of 13.5 feet— was purchased by a young family of three who wanted to preserve the sequence of rooms. Equally importantly, they wanted a great-looking, central kitchen […]

In the remodel of their Williamsburg, Brooklyn, townhouse, owners Celia and Rudolphe were forced to go all-in before they’d planned (read the story here). The petite top floor guest bedroom features the original floors (one of the few elements left behind) and budget-minded decor that doesn’t look budget. Here’s how they put it all together. […]

Among the many types of kitchen cabinet doors, we do have (we’ll admit it) a favorite: the Shaker-style cabinet front. Here are the ins and outs: What is a Shaker-style cabinet front? Above: A dark green London kitchen from deVOL‘s Real Shaker Kitchen line mixes Shaker-style cabinet fronts with more traditional molding and tongue-and-groove paneling. Helen Parker, creative director of deVOL, says, […]

Like so many historic houses, this Brooklyn brownstone had once seen far grander days. Over the years, it had been tweaked countless times—cue the blankets of paint over moldings and air conditioners jutting out of windows—leaving it looking bland at best. Enter its current owners, a theater director and a lawyer, with a taste for calm and luxe, both classical and contemporary, […]

When Wolfgang Ahlers, Christian Geyr, and André Reitemeyer first began collaborating, they had no idea that they would end up launching a furniture business. It was the late eighties and they were making a living throwing events in abandoned factories and warehouses in Cologne, often making use of leftover industrial furnishings destined for the scrap heap. Seeing […]

Lisa and Chris Goode, NYC green-roof designers and cofounders of Goode Green, undertook a top-to-bottom renovation of their shingle-style house in the Hamptons. Having designed many projects, including Brooklyn’s Eagle Street Rooftop Farm and the meadow atop New York’s Crosby Street Hotel, they decided to save money by acting as their own general contractor. An avid cook who […]

Almost exactly two years ago, Magnus Ek and Agneta Green opened Oaxen Krog & Slip, their twin restaurants on the island of Djurgården in the center of Stockholm. Since then, both establishments have won awards for food and design: Krog is, as of February, a Michelin two-starred dining room, and Slip, a casual bistro (and Bib […]

Architect Jess Thomas Hinshaw was at work on her own Brooklyn townhouse when she sold a Lindsey Adelman DIY pendant light from her former place on Craig’s List. The buyer who came to pick it up mentioned he was house-hunting in the vicinity himself: “I am very nosey and Jess generously offered a tour of their construction.” […]

We believe the bedroom should be a sanctuary (see 10 Secrets for a Better Night’s Sleep). Thankfully, architects have long known that creating calm—read: killing clutter—in your sleep space is simple and efficient with built-in storage. Here are 15 favorite examples of architectural built-ins in the bedroom, from shelves to cabinets to drawers: Above: In a brownstone in Bedford-Stuyvesant, […]

We’re longtime fans of rustic yet refined artisanal bedcovers (see: 7 Favorites: Fair-Trade Bedcovers). Here’s a roundup of some current favorites: Above: Incorporating a technique developed in the workshop in the 1970’s, the weave of the Michoacan Collection bedcover combines a cotton warp with a wool weft for a textural effect and is available in […]

“It was a coup de foudre, love at first sight,” says Francis Strobbe by way of explaining how he and his wife, Idalie Vandamme, came to own a midcentury Brussels landmark. The couple stumbled upon their place while house hunting, and now live with their two kids in architect Willy Van der Meeren’s 1951 first […]

Like so many of us, Stephan Weishaupt considers real estate browsing a leisure sport. And so a few years ago, while on vacation in Miami Beach, he took up a friend’s offer to show him a 1932 Art Deco villa the day before it was to go on the market. “I never had any intention of buying a […]

A while back, we wrote about Fraher & Findlay‘s inspired update of a Georgian home. Today, we’re sharing another project, a renovation of an old Victorian in Hackney, London, featuring a Japanese-inspired tsubo-niwa. Tsubo is a unit of measure equal to the area of two tatami mats (about 3.3 square meters); niwa means garden. As […]

Something’s cooking in Clerkenwell: Michelin star chef Adam Gray, in partnership with the Bourne & Hollingsworth Brasserie and Bar, is launching B&H Kitchen today, a new cooking school for Londoners. Situated on the top floor of the B&H building, which houses the brasserie and bar, the loft-like space is outfitted with British Standard cabinets and has six catering stations, a demonstration […]

The architecture of 19th-century Shanghai was a study in eclecticism, a blend of traditional Chinese design and Western classical styles that was a direct reflection of the city’s foreign concessions at the time. This is the period from which designer Melissa Lee, principal and founder of Brooklyn-based Bespoke Only, drew inspiration when she was tapped […]

When Sarah Lambert and John Dolan bought their 1940s ranch house in the hills of LA’s Studio City, it was the lofty setting, not the structure itself, that sold them. The place was a warren of poky little rooms that lacked a connection to the magnificent yard, and the couple planned to get to know the […]

Is there anything more romantic than the canopy bed? Here are 10 clean-lined favorites (prices listed are for queen size). Have we missed something? Let us know in the Comments section. Above: The Alcova Canopy Bed from Italian company Maxalto is available with a fabric or leather base frame and headboard and is large enough […]

We like this idea from French interior designer Serge Castella, who took woven natural rugs and turned them into headboards in the bedroom of a guest house on Spain’s Costa Brava. Here’s a look at the idea and a few ways to re-create it. Above: Castella uses a stiff rush mat, custom-made by Spanish artisans, behind a […]

For landscape architect Victoria Taylor and chef Jamie Kennedy, a pioneer in Canada’s farm-to-table movement, it was all about the location: “The creek running through the property, the bluff overlooking the village, and a perfect south-facing slope for growing pinot noir,” says Victoria, were what they loved about their farmhouse in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. […]

Every November for the last 21 years, Australian House & Garden unveils its Top 50 Rooms. A celebration of national talent, the latest list is filled with names we’re familiar with. But the space that most caught our eye, the all-wood Kitchen of the Year, is by a relative newcomer, Melbourne interior designer Georgia Ezra […]

Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 17 Considered Design Awards categories, on both In the Best Bedroom/Amateur category, our five finalists are Michelle Pattee, Tori Willis, Finn & Flora, Thayer & Todd, and Anne S. Holtermann. Project 1 Michelle Pattee | Sebastopol, CA | Sebastopol […]

Here’s a story of a home that’s truly a labor of love. Manola Court (also known as the Sachs Apartments) is a 16-unit residence  designed by one of the forefathers of Modern architecture, R.M. Schindler. In 2013, it was purchased by Paul Finegold and his wife, Gitu Bhavnani, who tasked architects and friends Tash Rahbar […]

Two twin beds pushed together equals a king-size bed (“super king” by UK standards). With that simple equation in mind, Harriet Churchward and Matt Pescod of The Quist—see The King of Treehouse Hotels in the UK—came up with a clever headboard that allows them to offer guests an inviting bedroom with either two twins or […]

Having a backyard in Brooklyn is a rarity in the best of times. The young family of three who bought this 1899 townhouse in Bed-Stuy a year ago knew they wanted to link indoors to out—but they could never have anticipated how grateful they’d be feeling right now for access to their own patch of […]

Michele Michael of Elephant Ceramics takes us on a tour of her cheery Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment, with a recently remodeled kitchen and appealing splashes of color. A couple of years ago, Michael and her husband, children’s book author and illustrator Patrick Moore, decided their kitchen needed an overhaul. “We cook all the time, and […]

This just in from our longtime friend Tricia Rose, owner of Northern California company Rough Linen and a self-described coastal grandmother who lives (literally) in a boathouse perched on the edge of San Francisco Bay. Here’s her take on the Coastal Grandmother: Above: We first featured Tricia Rose’s company Rough Linen on Remodelista more than […]

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. Storey, who founded Anonymous Architects in 2005 (named thus as he likes his buildings to blend into an environment), took a 15-foot-wide Echo Park […]

It’s been an awfully eventful year, so you’d be forgiven if you missed the news that the designers behind DISC Interiors, whose projects we’ve frequently championed on our site, came out with a book this past spring. Portraits of Home (published by Rizzoli) showcases the impressive breadth of their work over the past decade, but […]

Short on wall space but long on windows? Here’s an inventive solution from Alexander Gorlin Architects. In this Manhattan townhouse kitchen, Gorlin used backless cabinets with frosted glass fronts to gain cabinet space without losing light. Finally, get more ideas on how to evaluate and choose kitchen cabinetry and hardware in our Remodeling 101 Guide: […]

Martino di Napoli Rampolla opened Numeroventi, a guesthouse and residency in the center of Florence, after living among the creative class in Barcelona and noticing the “lack of a contemporary connected community in Florence” by comparison. Back in Barcelona, Rampolla met designer Andrew Trotter through his project called Openhouse (then a gallery and store, now a […]