Evidently, you can sleep your way to the top. At least that’s what Arianna Huffington says—”sleep,” to be clear, meaning a good old-fashioned night’s rest. In her latest book, The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, the Huffington Post founder, author, and businesswoman advocates a return to prioritizing sleep over being constantly available and plugged-in. It’s […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Something Old, Something New Kitchen in Brooklyn
The back parlor of this 19th-century Brooklyn townhouse was converted into a small kitchen a while back. Its new owners, a couple with a young son, loved its original features, especially the stone mantel and 10-foot pocket doors, but otherwise wanted a clean slate. Their architect, Shauna McManus, was given the challenge of preserving the old parlor look while fitting in a lot […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Waste-Conscious Remodel Inspired by the Colors at Burning Man
“If I can’t make it, I will buy vintage or reclaimed,” designer Francesca Gaskin told The Modern House, where we first spotted her personality-filled home in Bristol, England. True to her word, her kitchen is an artful amalgam of DIY, secondhand, and re-use. Sustainability was the motivating force behind her design decisions. “The only way […]
Plain English: Bespoke British Kitchen Design Comes to the US
Specializing in 18th-century kitchen craftsmanship applied with 21st-century verve, Plain English has been on our radar for a good while. (See, for instance, A Kitchen Inspired by a Windswept Island, A Subtly Splendid Kitchen with a Grand Walk-In Larder, and A Kitchen for the People, Courtesy of Prince Charles.) But we’ve always had to admire the UK company’s […]
Room to Play: The Ultimate Urban Bunk Room by Workstead
Most kids’ rooms are stopgap affairs: basic-at-best overrun by toys and stuffed animals. After all, childhood is brief. Or is it? The parents of the siblings who occupy this compact suite in a 1905 NYC building (a converted sewing factory) decided it was worth investing in quarters their kids, now ages three and five, can share for years to come. […]
A John Pawson Masterpiece for Lease
Hankering for a holiday in the English countryside, with a bit of architecture thrown in? John Pawson’s Tilty Hill Barn, a minimalist masterpiece, is available for rent. Located in tranquil surroundings in the Essex countryside, Pawson’s Tilty Hill project is a conversion of an 18th-century Dutch barn, forcefully propelled into the 21st century. The single-story […]
Steal This Look: A Tiny, Seaworthy Kitchen on the French Riviera
Architects Emil Humbert and Christophe Poyet knew just the thing to do when charged with turning a tiny, suffocating cabin into something befitting its glamorous French Riviera location: They took inspiration from nautical design, with its emphasis on clever built-ins and streamlined efficiency. Then, they ratcheted up the luxe factor. Check out the tidy and […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Before & After Culinary Space in Park Slope
Last year Brooklyn architect Gerry Smith spent 48 hours answering reader questions about his overhaul of a 1910 neoclassical brownstone that “had scarcely been altered in its first 100 years.” (See The Architect Is In: A Brooklyn Brownstone Transformed, with Respect for the original story.) We learned so much about the kitchen that we decided to take […]
Steal This Look: A Serene Material-Mix Bedroom in Germany
Proof that neutral interiors needn’t feel boring? This vacation rental, housed in a former bank in Germany. Just take a look at this bedroom, layered in materials and textures to keep the eye moving. Here are the key sources (and some lookalikes). Photography courtesy of Our Food Stories, as seen in St. Oak: A Stripped-Back […]
Paddington Pied-à-Terre: A Colorful Small-Space London Design by Beata Heuman
If you ask Beata Heuman, the problem with most rooms is that “people lack an imaginative approach.” The same could not be said of the rising star interior designer. Heuman, 37, is based in London, where she runs her own seven-person firm—in lieu of going to design school, she trained, starting at age 21, in […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Romantic Design by The Misfit House for New Kitchen Co Isla Porter
Isla Porter is a fresh out-of-the-box New York kitchen company dedicated to mixing 21st century know-how with age-old cabinetmaking. As they put it, “We combine AI efficiency with premium craftsmanship and artistry to streamline your kitchen design process.” The brand is the brainchild of Emily Arthur and Sharon Dranko, former West Elm execs with backgrounds […]
Steal This Look: An Artful Bedroom at the Hotel Tivoli
When art stars Brice and Helen Marden took over the Hotel Tivoli, the Wall Street Journal likened the project to Martin Scorsese deciding to run a diner. Julie recently checked in for a night. She returned beyond impressed–and ready to channel their fearless way with color (French’s Mustard yellow, included). Above: The Mardens remodeled the […]
Moka & Vanille: Restored Farmhouse Luxury in Belgium
We’ve long been fond of Moka & Vanille, a restored farmhouse turned guesthouse located in Heusden-Zolder, a village in the Belgian province of Limburg. Owner (and interior designer) Dorine Cooreman has meticulously overhauled the interior, creating an understated, luxurious sanctuary—custom-designed linens, ceramics by Anja Meeusen of PTZE Porselein, and solid oak pieces from former furniture […]
The Tidy Life: 7 Daily Habits from the Author of Simple Matters
Over the years Erin Boyle has been chronicling her life in a tiny apartment and sharing her insights with us on Gardenista (she’s the site’s former associate editor, now a contributor) and Remodelista. We’re happy to spread the word that she’s just come out with a book, Simple Matters: Living with Less and Ending Up with More (Abrams). While this year’s […]
Steal This Look: A Star London Chef’s Kitchen
Michelin-starred London chef Skye Gyngell presides over one of the city’s most ethereally beautiful new restaurants, Spring at Somerset House. At home, her approach to design is equally winning. She recently gave us a tour of her remodeled West London kitchen, which salutes classic English detailing while taking the look in a soulful direction. Here’s how […]
5 Favorites: Blankets for Cool Summer Nights
Extend your end-of-summer nights outdoors with a lightweight warm blanket; perfect for draping over a chilly guest or to layer on your bed as the weather cools to fall. Above: Swans Island’s summer weight Corriedale Grey Teal Stripe Wool Blanket is hand-dyed and hand-woven in Maine using domestic wool; $595. Above: The Swedish Knit Blanket […]
Steal This Look: A Modern Victorian Bedroom in London
Ever since we posted on architect Paul West’s Victorian duplex in Stoke Newington, London, we’ve been thinking about the tranquil nature of two-tone white paint and the lasting appeal of modern, back-to-basics design. Here we detail the key elements of the main bedroom from furniture to finishes. Photography courtesy of The Modern House. Above: The bedroom […]
Steal This Look: Luxe Leisure in a 1920s Hollywood Bedroom Remodel
In a 1927 Tudor cottage in Los Angeles’s Bronson Canyon, designers Joelle Kutner and Jesse Rudolph of Ome Dezin updated the interiors while preserving historic elements and an air of1920s Hollywood glamour. The bedroom is accented with pale sage-colored walls and pink textiles, as well as vintage-feeling textures from boucle to fringe. Here, we call […]
Steal This Look: An Uncluttered Bedroom in Tokyo
Fog Linen founder Yumiko Sekine lives in a three-level house in Tokyo designed in a palette of unfinished concrete, stainless steel, and oak. The first and second floors are intended for friends and staff of Fog Linen (many of the Fog Linen photo shoots happen here as well). Opening out to the garden on the […]
Steal This Look: A Shaker-Style Kitchen in Full Color
Designer Sophie van Winden of Owl Design transformed the dining room of an East London Edwardian house into a fully functioning kitchen, complete with Shaker cabinets and an unexpected dose of color. Here, we break down the essential components of the kitchen to re-create the look. Above: The Edwardian bones of the formal dining room […]
Kitchen of the Week: Practical Magic in Phyllis Grant’s Berkeley Kitchen
We love quiet minimalist kitchens, but we’re equally enamored with heart-of-the-home kitchens, the kind of space that you can’t imagine without also hearing the cacophony of pots banging, pencils scribbling, and kids running in and out. Phyllis Grant’s Berkeley kitchen—with its open shelving stocked with cooking tools; hard-wearing, no-nonsense building materials; and large butcher-block island […]
La Bionda Hotel in Spain’s Costa Brava: A Romantic Reuse Project by Quintana Partners
We leap to attention whenever Quintana Partners complete a project. Based in Barcelona and Menorca, Spain, interior designers Pol Castells and Benito Escat specialize in what they term “giving waste a second chance.” Translation: they like to begin with historic, often derelict structures and deftly renew them by exposing hidden layers—”the beauty behind all the […]
Built to Last: An Interior Designer’s Trend-Proof Apartment in Copenhagen
Not long ago, we spotted a charming Copenhagen apartment on the blog Scandinavia Standard. The home’s interior style is hard to define—it’s a compelling mix of Asian artwork, mid-century lines, rustic antiques, bohemian coziness, and, of course, Scandi sensibility—but the overall effect is balanced and appealing. It helps that the bones of the place come […]
‘Weirdness and Charm’ in an Upstate New York Farmhouse
How to combine a humble 19th-century farmhouse and an edgy contemporary art collection? Husband-and-wife architects Maria Berman and Brad Horn of Berman Horn Studio, members of the Remodelista Architect & Designer Directory, approached the job in stages. Step 1: Shore up the house. Step 2: Situate the outsized art. Step 3: Devote three years to assembling […]
Philadelphia Story: Two Creatives Tackle Their Own Kitchen
Ada Egloff and Rick Banister bought their Victorian row house in South Philly for a steal back in 2007, when they were fresh out of college: “Philadelphia real estate: How is the secret not yet out?” she asks. They’ve been chipping away at their place themselves ever since. And though neither came to the project with […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Boundary-Breaking London Remodel
In a newly remodeled Victorian terrace house in Hampstead Heath belonging to a family of four, the kitchen’s wall of colorful cabinets extends all the way up to the study on the mezzanine above. And steel-frame windows connect table to garden. The bold design is the work of Melissa Robinson of MW Architects, who was […]
Mark Lewis’s Neo-Victorian London: The Designer’s Inspired Reinvention of His Family’s Own Quarters
Back when we first met Mark Lewis, he had recently left a career as a set and costume designer to open his North London interiors firm. That was several years ago and since then we’ve avidly followed his many adventures, from inventing a historic Hoxton loft out of whole cloth to introducing his own line of […]
Fez Embroidered Bed Linens from Morocco
Founded by Lela Barker, From Morocco with Love imports artisan-made goods from Morocco, with a portion of the proceeds going to local schools and charities. We especially like the Embroidered Bed Linens, made from heavyweight 100 percent cotton with traditional Fez embroidery. According to Barker, “a purchase of this product directly supports talented craftsmen in […]
A Revived NYC Garret with a Space-Saving Bed in a Box, Before and After
It’s easy to see why Kay Lee and Jonathan Chong fell for their West 11th Street garret apartment. In addition to offering a living area with a 22-foot-tall ceiling and giant skylight, it bore the ghost marks of the previous occupants: for decades an artist couple had used the space as their studio/crash pad—and painted […]
Kitchen of the Week: Another Country + Husk in England
A meeting of design minds: UK kitchen specialists Husk has launched a range of bespoke kitchen fronts designed by Remodelista favorite Another Country for either IKEA or UK kitchen supplier Howden’s cabinets. The new kitchen fronts range, designed in house at Another Country, is hand made and finished in Husk’s Bristol workshop, with the option […]
Best Professionally Designed Bath: Etelamaki Architecture
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Bath Space is Etelamaki Architecture of Brooklyn, New York. The firm’s project was chosen as a finalist by Remodelista editor in chief, Julie Carlson, who said: “I love the mix of materials in this project: the original brick wall, the modern tub, the DIY Lindsey Adelman […]
Kitchen of the Week: Life Imitates Art in a Swedish Painter’s New Kitchen
Swedish painter Emma Bernhard‘s kitchen is much like her art: minimalist, bold, honest, with a fondness for black. Known for her large-scale works featuring evocative black brush strokes, Emma collaborated with Nordiska Kök to design the space, choosing the firm’s streamlined Valchromat cabinets for a sleek look that offsets the natural warmth of the home’s […]
Nordic Beauty: A Brooklyn Townhouse Reinvented with Style—and Restraint
Commissioned to overhaul an 1840s Brooklyn brownstone for a Swedish-American family of four, architects Solveig Fernlund (who also happens to be Swedish) and Neil Logan masterfully turned it into a house with dual citizenship. They tackled the five stories—each 24.5 feet wide, approximately 980 square feet, and largely devoid of period detail—by editing out the extraneous, walls included, […]
From Reform: A New Line of Ikea Cabinet Fronts Made with Dinesen Wood
Copenhagen-based Reform, which makes Ikea-compatible kitchen cabinet fronts, is on a roll—they opened a Brooklyn showroom not too long ago and they work with cutting-edge architects like Copenhagen firm Norm. Their latest offering is the UP kitchen, a collaboration between the architects at Lendager Group and Dinesen, using the floor company’s high-quality surplus material. The cabinet fronts […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Stylist’s $3,400 Kitchen Makeover, DIY Scandi Edition
Thanks to my Instagram habit, I’m stopped in my tracks daily by the sets and still lifes that Scandinavian stylists create for clients like Iitalla and Asun. So clean. So magically simple. So serene. How does this talent, I always wonder, translate at home? Not surprisingly, it translates exceptionally well. Here’s a perfect example: Star Finnish interiors and prop stylist Anna Pirkola (@annapirkola) […]
Beyond Bed, Bath & Beyond: 18 Dorm Room Essentials for the Back-to-School Set
College costs a fortune. And it doesn’t stop at tuition, room and board fees, and course materials; once you’ve got that taken care of, there’s the yearly dorm room shopping list. “Each school’s list is slightly different but they’re all ridiculous, full of unnecessary items,” says one of our editors, Margot (she should know; she […]
A Barbican Flat Goes Glamorous
Combining striking views of London with 1970s Brutalist architecture (lacking in warmth and personality for some) can pose an interesting design challenge. This English and Italian couple wanted their easily distracted guests to cease thinking of their apartment as a viewing platform; after all, this 29th floor flat in London’s Barbican Center was their home. […]
Steal This Look: An Industrial Kitchen in Brooklyn, Wood-Fired Grill Included
In a Brooklyn townhouse gut renovation by architect Elizabeth Roberts, the parlor floor kitchen was opened up with steel-framed windows, a new kitchen island, and a fireplace turned wood-fired grill (the owners cook often). Here’s a look at the individual elements to borrow a few ideas for your own kitchen. Above: The kitchen is at […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Before/After Remodel in Sydney, Australia
Sydney interior designers Juliette Arent and Sarah-Jane Pyke have been lauded by the Australian design press for “tearing down the walls of conservative design and replacing them with color and layers of sophisticated style.” A good example is their remodel of an early-20th-century house in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra. We particularly like the kitchen with its […]
Kitchen of the Week: Going Big with Color in a Small Space
Not everyone wants a huge kitchen with fancy equipment and built-in everything. Take the owners of this Victorian home (currently for sale on The Modern House) in the Ferndale neighborhood of London. According to designer Adam Bray, who took them on as clients when they decided to renovate, character and efficiency were the priorities. Prior […]