Autor: amo de casa

Is it really September? We’ve got our sights set on delaying the fall reentry with a trip to Ibiza. Not the ear-plugs-required, clubby side of the island, thank you; we’re heading inland, straight to La Granja, a new hotel set on a 16th-century finca amid acres of well-tended farmland, with slow-food workshops, yoga, and full-moon rituals included. Photography […]

Set in a 1970s brutalist bank building on Stockholm’s Brunkebergstorg Square, the new Hobo Hotel  is positioning itself as a social space for creatives to gather and volley ideas. In addition to a cafe and bar/restaurant, it has a monthly schedule of performances and panel discussions, and an ongoing pop-up area off the lobby for local […]

Louisa Grey creates interiors that promote wellness. Her design firm, House of Grey, practices what she calls “circular salutogenic design,” which translates as living quarters that are healthful to humans and gentle on our planet. And lovely to be in, too. A recently completed residence in London’s Gasholders building in King’s Cross exemplifies the House […]

In 2005, San Francisco-based photographer Leslie Williamson decided to make a list of the houses of her favorite architects and designers with the idea of visiting them all in her lifetime. As she was creating her lineup, she realized there wasn’t a book that collectively documented these dwellings, and resolved to create one herself. That was the […]

The owner of a remodeled house in Washington, DC, has an unshakable obsession with European design (we can relate) and is willing to source far and wide to get it. So far that she enlisted designers Studio Oink from Leipzig, Germany, and had a load of EU products rounded up and shipped by crate. The […]

In the redesign of a colonial house in Bellport, New York, by French designer C. S. Valentin, the interiors have a distinct look balancing the colonial architecture with midcentury furniture, modern textiles, and nervy color. Case in point? The upstairs bedroom. Here we take a closer look at Valentin’s formula. Above: A full view of the bedroom […]

This is the story of a postponed remodel that turned a humble Victorian house in an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, into an unexpected international design star. Long owned and occupied by two sisters who work in government and public health, the Bent Street project, as its known, was in need of upgrading. Back in […]

Shaws apron sinks, brass gooseneck bridge faucets, and cast bronze hardware are among the ingredients that go into every Mark Lewis kitchen design. Lewis runs his own London interior design firm and is known for inventively channeling centuries past. He’s a stickler for detail—so much so that when he couldn’t find cabinet pulls shelf brackets […]

To quote Shakespeare, it was the winter of my discontent (sleeping wise). Our stuffy bedroom has been occasionally stifling (and when we open the window a crack, Arctic). Every morning we woke up in a tangle of slippery sheets. The solution turned out to be thicker, sturdier percale (not sateen!) sheets that are breathable and […]

To explore the quiet, austere beauty of classical Scandinavian design, take a look at Danish painter Vilhelm Hammershøi’s turn-of-the-20th-century domestic scenes. Rediscovered of late, his work is often cited as a source of inspiration for contemporary interiors, including London Couturier Anna Valentine’s Kitchen and our own Julie Carlson’s apartment remodel (stay tuned for more on […]

Stilleben, a design store in the heart of Copenhagen, specializes in household objects that “reflect the time we live in.” In addition to selling work by contemporary artisans, the brand has its own collections of ceramics, glass, and prints, even hair clips. A few years ago, Stilleben Kitchens was added to the roster. Created by […]

The kitchen equivalent of “business in the front, party in the back”? Cabinets that are neutral on the outside and—surprise!—have a wash of color on the inside. Here are 5 sightings. Above: In Color Meets Neutrals: A Stylist’s Reimagined 1850s Brooklyn Brownstone, open white oak shelving has a surprising, fresh wash of poppy red. Photograph […]

Amanda Pays and Corbin Bernsen say they’ve lost count of the remodeling projects they’ve taken on together. But we’ve clocked at least eight full house resuscitations in the last decade or so. The couple met in 1988 as actors and early in their relationship, when Amanda recommended a new look for Corbin’s bachelor pad, they […]

The briefing: to create a “wide and open layout with a calming atmosphere”—oh, and a lot of built-in storage. The space itself, a flat in a late-19th-century apartment building in Berlin’s Wilmersdorf district, came with its original paneled doors and French windows. The wrinkle? The structure was in the midst of being overhauled by its […]

Tuba, a happening restaurant and bar with rooms to rent, is located on a rocky cove in Marseille in what was formerly a scuba diving center. The brainchild of two childhood friends who dreamed of building their own hangout, it opened during the height of the pandemic as an all-hands on deck situation. Film producer […]

LA creative director and designer Sarah Sherman Samuel and her husband, Rupert Samuel, thought nothing of tearing out the cabinets in their LA bungalow with their own bare hands. We’ve been watching them in action via Samuel’s blog Smitten Studio. The two are can-do sorts, but not so handy that they could tackle building the […]

“I’m interested in trying new things, building stuff, staying curious, being outside, and spending time with friends,” said Greg Hennes. “If I get curious about something in my personal life, I’m likely to pursue it as an opportunity.” This is the short version of the founding story of the Jennings Hotel—a reincarnated five-room outfit in rural Joseph, […]