Categoría: Proyectos de bricolaje

Last week we toured Block Shop’s Mod LA Headquarters. Today, we’re taking a look at the company’s just-launched bedding designs. Sisters Lily and Hopie Stockman, the company founders and in-house designers, spent two years working with master printers and dyers in Jaipur, India, to get every detail, down to the duvet corner ties, exactly as […]

When Prince Charles collaborated with UK-based kitchen makers Plain English on a model house, he wanted to know: “How can we get this to the people?” The answer is the beloved kitchen company’s lower-priced British Standard Cupboard line, offered at “sensible prices for discerning folk of modest means.” A longtime campaigner for sustainable living, Prince […]

The 1860s brick row house in Brooklyn’s Boerum Hill had a lot going for it: tall ceilings, lacy moldings, marble mantels, and a gracious floor plan that had served its residents untouched. The HVAC system was also more or less original. It presented the longstanding owners—an eco-minded couple who had raised their children here—with an […]

Brittany Alberts’s lament is a familiar one: “If budget hadn’t been a consideration, we would have loved to expand the footprint of our kitchen. And we would have loved to put in new cabinets and appliances. Instead, we had to stick with—and enhance what—was already in place.” The wrinkle? Brittany is a stylist who works […]

With any luck, a new baby will spend the majority of his or her first year sleeping. So it makes sense that expecting parents start feathering the nest by choosing a crib.  For me, I knew that my husband and I would be welcoming a baby into a small New York City apartment without a […]

Every page we tear out, every image we pin, we fantasize about the way we want to live. And if your personal fantasy is not available in print or online, then Los Angeles architect and designer Alexandra Loew can probably help you out. With a view that “fantasy is a critical dimension of contemporary life […]

Do you dream of a colorful bedroom? Thanks to architect Jess Thomas we do. Her Brooklyn townhouse is filled with a lot of good ideas—see our post, the Sentimental Minimalist—but it was her pale pink-on-pink guest room that really piqued our interest. As her place demonstrates, a monochromatic bedroom telegraphs an inviting completeness and calmness. […]

Lucky is the home that calls Nina and Craig Plummer its owners. The two are the founders of Ellei Home (formerly called Ingredients LDN), an inspiring online store based in Edinburgh, and the grand apartment they share is a testing ground for the beautiful products sold on their site. Only items that fit their philosophy […]

Dani Brubaker spotted artist Patricia Larsen’s handmade interiors here on Remodelista and on Instagram, and recognized a kindred spirit. Patricia specializes in using salvaged materials: she creates rather than buys what she needs and likes her rooms to have a welcomingly unbuttoned look. “Her work is very raw, it’s emotional, and she has this tendency to […]

What happens when two young architects get to be their own clients? Budget constraints are, of course, a given—so things like learning how to hang wallpaper come into play. So does treating the house as a treasure hunt, and finding out what’s hiding under the carpets and painted mantels. And, of course, experimenting with the […]

“Every once in a while, you’re lucky enough to pair up with a client who’s on the same aesthetic wavelength,” says Kevin Greenberg, principal of NYC design firm Space Exploration, about a recent prewar apartment remodel fronting Brooklyn’s Sunset Park. The clients—a photographer and a solar engineer—exuded a “relaxed intelligence” throughout the design process. When […]

This week, in the spirit of savoring every last bit of the season, we’re revisiting some of our favorite summery stories, like this one: Noticed and admired of late: bright-spot kitchens in shades of turmeric, mustard, and marigold. Here are 10 standouts ranging in style from urban contemporary to vintage beach cottage, all accented in […]

Architect Elizabeth Roberts’s 1866 Italianate townhouse remodel—from SRO to charmingly orderly family quarters in a black-and-white palette—was the first project we photographed for Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home. During the long process of working on our first book, we returned to Roberts’ place in Brooklyn so many times that it became something like […]

At Remodelista, we pride ourselves on sharing not just the pretty images of projects we admire, but also the intel on where to source all the products that go into their designs. That’s our usual M.O. anyway. This time, our only advice for those who want to replicate the look of this handsome London townhouse […]

Admiring, in the category of Perfect/Imperfect: a collection of artfully frayed linens inspired by the English landscape’s “earthy palette of rich browns, grassy greens and chalky whites” by UK designer (and longtime Remodelista favorite) Faye Toogood for London-based Once Milano. Here’s a look at some of our favorites from the collection (also available via Garde […]

Architects Andrea Fisk and Jess Thomas of Shapeless Studio are modernists with beating hearts. Their love of workmanship, new and old, and attention to life’s daily details is on display in all of their residential work, including their own Brooklyn quarters: see The Sentimental Minimalist and A Rising Star Architect’s Townhouse in Pinks, Grays, and […]

Meet the yours, mine, and ours remodel. Scarlett Shao and Joseph Casper are a couple who share a passion for modern design, and specifically for a look they describe as “minimal but lived in.” Wanting to take a European approach to their Greenpoint, Brooklyn, remodel, they decided to assemble a far-flung team—and had the vision […]

When designers Michael Roché and Jackson Butler were asked to renovate a small Napa Valley house, the mandate was to stay within a tight budget. Built as a cabin in the 1920s, it had been added onto over the years, and when purchased was half renovated and in a state of disarray. Its selling point: the structure is set […]

When designer Mark Lewis remodeled his family home in Highgate, he kitted out his daughter’s cottage-style room with adult-size bunk beds to accommodate visiting grandparents. From the trim and bed frame paint colors to the classic British prints and wooden toys, it’s a look we’d like to replicate. Here are sources for the key elements. […]

A while back, Margot wrote about Charlie and Kevin Dumais’s modern-rustic kitchen in their Litchfield, CT, home. Today, we’re going to show you exactly how they designed their characterful kitchen without breaking the bank. Hint: Start with Ikea. Featured photograph by Eric Piasecki, from Kitchen of the Week: A Design Couple’s Ikea-with-a-Twist Kitchen in Connecticut. […]

The cabin dates from 1979, but its newly shored-up kitchen has the sepia warmth of a much earlier era. Located in the Poconos, in Bushkill, Pennsylvania, a hike from the famous Bushkill Falls, the hideaway was purchased by a group of four friends for use as a retreat and word-of-mouth rental. The new owners include […]

So many kitchen designers of late bypass above-the-counter cabinets to avoid an overly kitchen-y, old-fashioned look. But Workstead’s solution for a Brooklyn family of five makes masterful use of floor-to-(nearly)-ceiling millwork. And there’s nothing Betty Crocker about it. In fact, the cabinetry is so elegant, it works equally well in the dining area. Photography by Matthew Williams. Above: Situated on the parlor […]

Ten years ago, when we first met Takaaki and Christina Kawabata, they had just fled Brooklyn with their two young kids to live in an entirely open-plan cabin in upstate New York. The couple—he’s an architect, she’s an interior designer—transformed their modest 1960s retreat into a Japanese-style, minimalist farmhouse: see The New Pioneers: A One-Room […]

Es difícil no dejarse seducir por las cocinas totalmente blancas, pero para quienes están dispuestos a tomar decisiones permanentes, como cocinas de colores y armarios pintados, la recompensa puede ser enorme. Por ejemplo, esta cocina en tonos pastel diseñada por Nicola Harding para una pareja que vivía en una mansión georgiana reformada. Sobre el color, Harding explica: “Usamos colores oscuros para [...]

Cuando se trata de ropa de cama, siempre me inclino por el blanco: es atemporal, se limpia fácilmente y aporta frescura y nitidez a la cama. Pero cualquiera que haya mirado los trozos de pintura blanca sabe que hay un número casi ilimitado de tonos y matices, con sutiles diferencias que pueden establecer tonos completamente diferentes. Es con eso en mente que [...]

En nuestro radar desde 2009, el oasis minimalista Galerie Sofie Lachaert en Tielrode, Bélgica, ofrece una exposición siempre cambiante de piezas vintage y modernas comisariada por la diseñadora de joyas y productos Sofie Lachaert. Con dos habitaciones de huéspedes que Lachaert gestiona como bed and breakfast, es posible que se sienta tentado a solicitar la residencia permanente. Fotografía de Danica O. [...]

Nuestra amiga, la fotógrafa de Los Ángeles Ye Rin Mok, fotografió recientemente una casa reformada de 1947 en Altadena, un barrio situado al norte de Pasadena, al pie de las montañas Verdugo. El proyecto es de Katrina Rumford, de Slow Dust Studio, una diseñadora relativamente nueva en este campo después de renovar su propia casa [...]

Hasta Arianna Huffington lee en la cama. Hoy nos centramos en un detalle crucial del dormitorio con muchas opciones: las lámparas de mesilla. Arriba: Lámparas de mesilla que combinan a la perfección. Ver Roba este look: Un ingenioso dormitorio abuhardillado en Londres. ¿Por qué tener lámparas de mesilla? Hace poco escribimos sobre la importancia de [...]

“Lo que no tengamos, lo haremos nosotros”. Los miembros del directorio Remodelista Dale Saylor y Joe Williamson, de la empresa de diseño y construcción Hollymount, se plantearon este reto cuando se mudaron con su hijo pequeño a un piso de alquiler de dos dormitorios sin carácter en el barrio neoyorquino de Chelsea. Nos dejamos caer por allí no hace mucho -ver Apartamento DIY Nueva York- y nos quedamos especialmente prendados de su [...]

Hace cuatro años, cuando la arquitecta Kristina Wachtmeister y su marido heredaron una finca situada a las afueras del pueblo de Knislinge, convirtieron su granja del siglo XVIII en un hotel de 11 habitaciones. El hotel, llamado Wanås por el nombre de la finca, está renovado con suelos de roble sostenible (procedente del bosque de la finca) y piedra caliza, azulejos [...].

La casa familiar de Queen's Park de la diseñadora de interiores londinense Lonika Chande había sido despojada de su historia cuando llegaron ella y su marido, Theo Hall. Situada en un enclave de viviendas victorianas asequibles que no todas sobrevivieron al bombardeo, la estructura de ladrillo de 1876 se construyó para un trabajador ferroviario. Muchos ocupantes después, [...]

Cuando el arquitecto Richard Clements Jr. diseñó el Timber Cove Lodge en la costa del condado de Sonoma, California, en 1963, se inspiró en Frank Lloyd Wright: su hotel sería un alto edificio en forma de A, cuya altura optimizaría las vistas al océano, y cuyos materiales -madera oscura, piedra y cristal- harían que el edificio se sintiera como en casa en su entorno. Madera [...]

La diseñadora Jackie Villevoye lanzó Jupe by Jackie en 2010 para celebrar el arte del bordado a mano en Uttar Pradesh, India, una artesanía transmitida de generación en generación que puede llevar más de 15 años dominar. Tras el éxito en moda femenina, masculina e infantil, así como una colaboración de cuatro años con Comme des Garçons, Jupe by [...]

El arquitecto de San Francisco Nick Noyes se inspiró en graneros y granjas locales para diseñar este refugio de fin de semana en Healdsburg, California. Situada en un viñedo de 40 acres en West Dry Creek, la casa se compone de dos alas a dos aguas con tejado de cobre, conectadas en la entrada por un sistema de fachada de aluminio; la sombra la proporciona un [...]

Por lo general, no se asocia a los nativos americanos con las ovejas, y menos aún con las ovejas que salpican los pueblos de piedra caliza de los Cotswolds ingleses. Sin embargo, la manta Hudson's Bay Point debe su existencia a ambos, ya que el puesto de comercio de pieles de Hudson's Bay, en Canadá, actuó como punto intermedio entre las dos culturas. Los indios de las llanuras del siglo XVIII valoraban [...]

Brooklyn-based Workstead’s latest project is what they call “a case study in addition and subtraction.” The house in question, which belongs to a young Boerum Hill family, had undergone a contractor-led renovation that gave it solid walls and new floors but no personality. “The home definitely lacked soul,” said design lead and project architect Ryan Mahoney. It […]

We’ve long admired the curatorial eye of Claudia Zinzan and Nick Hutchison of the Auckland, New Zealand, housewares store Father Rabbit Limited. The shop began online and expanded into a storefront next to the owners’ own home (see our post Shopper’s Diary: Father Rabbit Finds a New Home). Now the duo has taken curation a […]

The clock was ticking. Lena de Casparis and Scott O’Donnell had six months to overhaul their terrace house fixer-upper in East London. “We could only afford to rent somewhere for that time, and we have two young daughters, so living in a building site wasn’t practical; we had to make the project happen,” says Lena. […]