One memorable July, I found myself in a friend’s seaside summerhouse just outside of Gothenburg, Sweden. As I stood in the tiny kitchen, surveying the interior, I couldn’t help but admire the efficient use of space throughout the cottage. At this similar summerhouse in Söderfors, walls and wood floors are painted bright white to open […]
La cocina de la semana: La remodelación de la cocina de Aran Goyoaga, autora de libros de cocina de Seattle, con poco presupuesto
It sounds like a unicorn: a renovation completed on schedule and under budget? And not just a little under budget, but a lot. Intrigued? We were, too. Here’s how it happened. The unlikely remodeling story begins with Aran Goyoaga, a Seattle cookbook author (Small Plates and Sweet Treats) and two-time James Beard Award finalist for […]
Roba este look: Un dormitorio de lujo en Amberes
Yesterday, we featured Boulevard Leopold, a 19th century B &B in the heart of Antwerp. We especially like the moody Old World glamor of the bedrooms, which feature touches of black velvet, brocade, and antique tapestry panels. For a similar look, see our sources below. Above: Photograph by Ben Lambers and Tatjana Quax for Design […]
Remodelista Considerado Premios de Diseño: Vota por las mejores candidaturas de Dormitorio-Readista
Below are the finalists for the Best Bedroom Space submitted by readers. To see all the photos for each project, scroll down within each box. You can vote once a day in each category now through July 15. Share images on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest using the sharing tools embedded beneath each image. Happy […]
Un showroom en Italia donde todo se hace con materiales recuperados
Reclaimed wood may have become a design cliché, but not in the poetic realm of designer Katrin Arens, who specializes in “awakenings” (translation: she takes castoffs—window frames, shutters, doors—and transforms them into furnishings while “maintaining a sense of their past”). Born and raised in Germany, Katrin has spent the past 20 years in Northern Italy, where she lives with her […]
Roba este look: El dormitorio de invitados de un arquitecto
Visto en Freunde von Freunden: un dormitorio de caballero monacal en casa de Nir Stern, en San Francisco. Hijo de dos arquitectos, Stern se trasladó de Tel Aviv a la zona de la bahía para estudiar arquitectura, pero se encontró en el mundo de la tecnología haciendo diseño de interfaces. Diseñó su casa, una casa victoriana renovada situada en una colina [...]
Alfombras de lana afieltrada, por Way of the Himalayas
French design meets Himalayan craftsmanship in Muskhane’s line of soft, plush felted wool rugs, which are warm, durable, and washable. Based in Kathmandu, the French design house Muskhane makes sustainable and fair trade felted wool rugs handcrafted by artisans in the Himalayas using sheep’s wool, water, soap, and natural dyes. Muskhane felt rugs and accessories […]
HÁGALO USTED MISMO: Una alternativa económica al papel pintado
When we moved into our historical New England home, my four-year-old daughter, Solvi, selected a small corner room as her own. To her, it felt like the coziest space in the big old house. To me, with its dark burgundy walls and stark white trim, it felt oppressive and cold. Something had to be done–and […]
Roba este look: Dormitorio de lujo en el nuevo hotel NoMad de Los Ángeles
Some hotels, like the new NoMad Hotel in Los Angeles, feel especially luxe, custom, and maybe a little out of reach for the everyday. That’s why a stay at a great design hotel leaves us wanting to know more: What were those sheets? The paint color? Bedside lights? You can often find us checking tags, […]
Una larga siesta de invierno: Una innovadora línea de ropa de cama japonesa
¿El secreto de la felicidad? Una buena noche de sueño, en nuestra opinión. En nuestra lista de deseos para 2017: una nueva línea de ropa de cama de la colección japonesa Rikumo que fusiona “las propiedades naturalmente absorbentes del papel washi” con algodón 100 %. El resultado es una “sábana superligera, crujiente y ligera que permite que el aire circule por las fibras, ayudándote a mantener [...]
Lectura obligatoria: La diseñadora de interiores francesa Marianne Evennou inspira los apartamentos pequeños
Interior designer Marianne Evennou, our French doyenne of color, composition, and small-space living, has just published her first book. Un Intérieur à Soi (loose translation: “A Place of One’s Own”) is a compendium of her signature moves—interior windows, exposed beams, duo-toned walls, bonbon box-sized kitchens, and black Bakelite light switches—that dazzle us over and over. […]
La cocina de la semana: Una transformación de seis semanas en Los Feliz
Natalie Myers’s clients bought their Los Angeles home after it had been renovated on the cheap by a pair of house flippers. The design lovers weren’t enthusiastic about the results, but the house was within their budget, they saw its potential, and they wanted to settle in quickly for the impending arrival of their twins. According to Myers, an LA […]
Antes y después: Un aireado dormitorio de verano en una granja de Catskills, transformado con pintura
Desde que la presentamos en julio, la casa de campo del siglo XIX de la florista y escritora Lisa Przystup en Catskills, con sus sencillos huesos y sus plantas rodadoras como decoración escultórica, nos ha enamorado. (Es especialmente impresionante que Przystup y su marido, Jonathon Linaberry, hayan hecho ellos mismos gran parte de la remodelación [...].
10 favoritos: El inesperado atractivo de la madera contrachapada
¿La versatilidad del contrachapado no tiene límites? Desde barcos a muebles, el contrachapado es flexible, barato, fácil de usar y reutilizable. Fabricado a partir de piezas de madera refundidas y unidas entre sí, formando un material de construcción que es más fuerte y rígido que la suma de sus partes, el contrachapado se [...]
“Un efecto óptico hipnótico”: Dos arquitectos españoles diseñan a cuadros azules y blancos una casa de pescadores de 1946
Currently surfacing all over, the checkerboard is the motif of the moment: see Trend Alert and Checks, Please. We’ve been admiring the many ways the design classic is being put to fresh use. Case in point: this 1946 dwelling in Valencia, Spain, which originally belonged to the current owner’s grandparents. Tasked with reviving the humble […]
La casa High Road de Londres se renueva
We’ve been longtime fans of High Road House, a London hotel and members’ club (it’s part of the Soho House group), so when we noticed that it had recently been overhauled by Alexander Waterworth Interiors, we took note. Located on the site of the historic Fouberts Hotel, in Chiswick, West London, High Road House opened […]
La refinada cabaña aislada de un director de Hollywood, diseñada por Commune Design
Where does Anthony Russo—who co-directed with his brother four Marvel movies, including the second highest-grossing movie of all time, Avengers: Endgame—go to decompress? Into the wilds of Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains, where his 1900s cabin awaits with the promise of off-the-grid solitude, Thanos-style. Russo’s stone-clad retreat was originally built as part […]
La cocina de la semana: Una cocina rústica de Ikea para dos creativos berlineses
Cuando unos amigos ofrecieron a Nora Eisermann y Laura Muthesius un apartamento en una granja de las afueras de Berlín, les ofrecieron un jardín compartido y un reto: el piso, situado en una ruina romántica de 1880, llevaba más de una década sin ocupar y carecía de cocina. La pareja deseaba alejarse de Berlín, pero no podía vivir [...]
El ingenioso cambio de imagen de una cabaña de un joven diseñador australiano con actualización de Ikea incluida
The term “loving hands at home” is typically applied derisively to crafts projects, but it feels perfect—in nothing but a positive way—for this high-style, DIY cabin remodel. That’s especially true when you know the backstory: Melbourne interior designer Andrea Moore of Studio Moore teamed up with her father, Lindsay Moore, a semi-retired veterinarian with #skillz, […]
Historia de dos estilos: Victoriano por fuera, zen moderno por dentro
Ed and Reema Stanbury are the co-founders of BLOK London, a boutique gym that, according to Vogue U.K., “is not a regular gym; it’s a cool gym.” Its three locations offer cool classes like “Animal Movement” (which “draws on the basics of animal motion”) and “BLOKBreath” (“dedicated to unlocking the benefits of conscious breathing”), alongside […]
La cocina de la semana: La cocina pirateada de Ikea de la diseñadora danesa Cecilie Manz
Our Cecilie Manz fandom began a decade ago with her glamorous take on industrial lighting, the Caravaggio Pendant (see Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home, page 314). We’ve since featured the Danish designer’s Minima Carafe, Muuto Workshop Chair, and Aitio Shelves for Iittala, among others, always impressed by the cerebral charm and simplicity of her work. […]
Hotel Âme: Una pensión y cafetería minimalista en Rotterdam
Lo primero que nos llamó la atención fueron los azulejos facetados de color rosa del mostrador. También nos encantó la nube de flores que se cierne sobre la cafetería. Y la tranquilidad encalada de las habitaciones con molduras centenarias. Eso fue antes de enterarnos de que el Hotel âme de Rotterdam, de 14 habitaciones, es más que una boutique: es un establecimiento familiar creado y dirigido por [...].
La cocina de la semana: Cocina minimalista inspirada en un salón de Estocolmo
We are loving the anti-kitchen kitchen trend we’ve been noticing of late. Instead of installing monolith walls of built-in cabinets and big shiny appliances, some designers are choosing to treat the room more like a living or family room and selecting finishes and furniture-like units to match. A while back, Swedish kitchen company Nordiska Kök […]
Atelier Vime en Bretaña: Una casa de infancia del siglo XVIII renovada con mimo
Nuestra historia comienza a principios de los años sesenta con un soplo en la consulta de un médico: “Mi padre era dentista en París y un paciente le dijo que echara un vistazo a esta pequeña aldea perdida en el valle; había oído decir a su familia bretona que el granjero quería vender”, nos cuenta Benoît Rauzy. [...]
Ganador del mejor dormitorio enviado por un lector: Loren Madsen
Loren Madsen, an installation sculpture artist, is the winner in our Reader-Submitted Bedroom Space category in our first annual Considered Design Awards. Loren designed and built the bedroom with his wife, Libbe, on rural forested land in Laytonville, California. For the Madsens, both California natives, their wild mountain home was a long journey in the […]
Fuera de la Red: Una granja moderna sin electricidad
When London architects Hackett Holland restored a 19th century farmhouse in North Wales, they took a sustainable, modern approach. But did we mention that there is no electricity (it’s pending)? Jane Hackett and Jonathan Holland have set their sights on achieving global sustainability; the design partners believe that the architecture of the future must be […]
Cabecero de madera con paneles: El ingenioso dormitorio de una bloguera finlandesa
This week we’re revisiting some of the most popular DIY stories from our archives. Read on for end-of-summer project inspiration: By day, Maiju Saha works as a social media marketing specialist and campaign designer. By night and on weekends, the mother of three dives into home improvement projects and blogs about them. Maiju and her […]
Vivir con color en las afueras de Londres: 8 consejos de la maga de la pintura Nicola Harding
La diseñadora de interiores Nicola Harding aborda los proyectos de remodelación con un doble enfoque: “Lo primero que hago es planificar el uso del espacio, a menudo reorganizando la forma en que se utilizan algunas partes de la casa”, nos dice. “Luego asigno los colores de la pintura. Entiendo que esto es diferente de la forma de trabajar de la mayoría de los decoradores, pero, para mí, [...]
Vivir a lo grande en 675 metros cuadrados, edición Brooklyn
Here are a few of the rules that Jacqueline Schmidt, David Friedlander, and their two young boys live by. 1. Every object has to earn its keep. 2. When not in use, a laptop should be stowed away. 3. Toys go in canvas bins. 4. Give away what you’re not using—and if you introduce something new, get rid of something else. […]
La cocina de la semana: Rosas de calamina en una cocina convertida en granero por Plain English
La propietaria de esta cocina Plain English vivía hasta hace poco a tiro de piedra, en una granja de la zona rural de Suffolk, Inglaterra, que había pertenecido a la familia de su marido durante casi un siglo. Recién enviudada y con tres hijos que pronto irían todos a la universidad, decidió reducir su tamaño sin tener que desarraigarse: ha [...]
Manufactura Real de Lectoure: Una curtiduría abandonada convertida en refugio en el suroeste de Francia
La periodista, estilista y escenógrafa francesa Christèle Ageorges y su marido Hubert Derlance se enamoraron de la pequeña ciudad de Lectoure, en Gers, mientras recorrían un tramo del antiguo Camino de Santiago en 2017. Como parisinos de vacaciones desde hacía mucho tiempo, la pareja no tenía planes reales de mudarse hasta que la serendipia llamó [...]
Steal This Look: A Modern Brooklyn Kitchen, Ikea Cabinets Included
For the renovation of their 1890 Victorian townhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn, the owners turned to firm Frances Mildred for the architectural design and Sheen Murphy of Nune for the interiors. The kitchen is a mix of Ikea inner cabinets (with SemiHandmade Shaker fronts), classic appliances, and finishes from local New York designers like Allied […]
The Dinesen Family House: A Historic Renovation for Danish Design Royalty
Thomas Dinesen doesn’t shy from tradition. He’s the fourth-generation owner of Dinesen, a Danish company that has been specializing in custom wood floors since 1898. In 2004, Thomas and his wife, Heidi, bought a historic Danish longhouse in southern Jutland with the intention of returning it to its former glory. They called on architect Jørgen […]
Un hotel de montaña digno de la realeza
El hotel de montaña más antiguo de Suecia, la Reserva de Fjällnäs, de 1.700 acres, se construyó en 1882 como refugio para que la realeza sueca experimentara el drama de lo que Fjällnäs llama “las ocho estaciones”. El hotel está rodeado por un austero paisaje de bosques de abedules y áridas cumbres montañosas; las habitaciones presentan superficies de pizarra y pino fregado y están equipadas con sencillez [...]
Entrar por la chocolatería: Hotel conceptual en Bruselas
Arnaud Rasquinet opened his first hotel, Le Coup de Coeur, just down the street from Brussels’ Grand Place, a downtown square surrounded by Baroque and Louis XIV buildings. Taking note of the overflow of guests, Rasquinet decided on a location just above a tiny chocolate shop for his next venture: Concept Hotel. Spotted on Design […]
California Quilts, de Jess Brown
Those of us who have admired Jess Brown’s one-of-a-kind rag dolls will be pleased to find that she has now turned her talents to dressing big girls—and their homes—with the launch of Jess Brown Pieces. Similar to her dolls, Jess Brown’s Pieces collection for women and home possesses a sophisticated blend of rustic simplicity with […]
Is It Worth It? The Lowdown on Luxe Sheets by Sferra
I’ve always believed that, budget allowing, it is better to invest in well-made products. Not only do goods that have been painstakingly crafted from the finest materials bring more “joy,” as Marie Kondo would say, but also they last longer. That said, in every price-to-quality ratio, there is a tipping point where one has to […]
La cocina de la semana: Un cambio de imagen de Ciudad de México en verde manzana
Hace poco visitamos a Libia Moreno y Enrique Arellano en Utilitario Mexicano, su emporio de Ciudad de México dedicado a celebrar los humildes objetos cotidianos fabricados en su país de adopción. Después de enamorarnos de su tienda, les preguntamos dónde vivían. Los dos -ella diseñadora textil, él diseñador gráfico, ambos originarios de Colombia- coincidieron en [...]
Remodeling 101: The U-Shaped Kitchen (Plus 10 Examples)
Ideal for small spaces, U-shaped kitchens (sometimes called C-shaped kitchens) can accommodate only one or two cooks, depending on the width of the U. As its name suggests, this configuration features a horseshoe-shaped work area, with cabinets and counters running around three sides with an open end for access. At its most narrow, it can […]
Steal This Look: A Bungalow Bedroom in Malibu, California
A while back we featured the Native Hotel in Malibu, California, designed by creative agency Folklor, who gave the renovated bungalow hotel a modern Californian look. Case in point: the guest bedrooms, where midcentury lighting and overdyed vintage rugs stand out against an off-white backdrop. Here, we’ve re-created the look with the bedroom’s key elements. Above: […]