Catégorie : Projets de bricolage

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 […]

Il est difficile de ne pas être séduit par une cuisine entièrement blanche, mais pour ceux qui sont prêts à prendre des décisions permanentes, comme des cuisinières colorées et des armoires peintes, le résultat peut être énorme. Prenons l'exemple de cette cuisine pastel conçue par Nicola Harding pour un couple vivant dans un manoir géorgien rénové. En ce qui concerne les couleurs, Nicola Harding explique : “Nous avons utilisé des couleurs sombres pour [...] : "Nous avons utilisé des couleurs sombres pour [...]

Lorsqu'il s'agit de literie, j'opte toujours pour le blanc : c'est un matériau intemporel, facile à nettoyer et qui donne au lit un aspect frais et net. Mais quiconque a déjà regardé des échantillons de peinture blanche sait qu'il existe une infinité de nuances et de teintes, avec des différences subtiles qui peuvent donner des tons complètement différents. C'est dans cet esprit que [...]

Sur notre radar depuis 2009, l'oasis minimaliste Galerie Sofie Lachaert à Tielrode, en Belgique, propose une exposition en constante évolution de pièces vintage et modernes sélectionnées par la créatrice de bijoux et de produits Sofie Lachaert. Avec deux chambres d'hôtes que Lachaert gère comme un bed and breakfast, vous pourriez être tenté de demander une résidence permanente. Photographie de Danica O. [...]

Notre ami Ye Rin Mok, photographe à Los Angeles, a récemment photographié une maison rénovée de 1947 à Altadena, un quartier situé juste au nord de Pasadena, au pied des montagnes Verdugo. Le projet est de Katrina Rumford de Slow Dust Studio, une designer relativement nouvelle dans le domaine après avoir rénové sa propre maison, ce qui l'a amenée à [...]

Même Arianna Huffington lit au lit. Aujourd'hui, nous nous concentrons sur un détail crucial de la chambre à coucher qui offre de nombreuses options : les lampes de chevet. Ci-dessus : Les lampes de chevet mixtes font l'affaire. Voir Steal This Look : Une chambre mansardée à Londres pour en savoir plus. Pourquoi des lampes de chevet ? Nous avons récemment écrit sur l'importance de pouvoir [...]

“Tout ce que nous ne possédons pas encore, nous le ferons nous-mêmes. Les membres de l'annuaire Remodelista, Dale Saylor et Joe Williamson, de la société de conception-construction Hollymount, se sont donné ce défi lorsqu'ils ont emménagé avec leur jeune fils dans une location de deux chambres sans caractère dans le quartier de Chelsea à New York. Nous leur avons rendu visite il n'y a pas longtemps - voir l'appartement new-yorkais DIY - et nous avons été particulièrement séduits par leur [...]

Il y a quatre ans, lorsque l'architecte Kristina Wachtmeister et son mari ont hérité d'un domaine situé à l'extérieur du village de Knislinge, ils ont transformé sa ferme du XVIIIe siècle en un hôtel de 11 chambres. L'hôtel, appelé Wanås (prononcé va-noos) d'après le nom du domaine, a été rénové avec des sols en chêne durable (provenant de la forêt du domaine) et en pierre calcaire, des carrelages anciens et des [...]

La maison familiale de Queen's Park de la décoratrice d'intérieur londonienne Lonika Chande avait été dépouillée de son histoire lorsqu'elle et son mari, Theo Hall, sont arrivés. Située dans une enclave de logements abordables de l'époque victorienne qui n'ont pas tous survécu au Blitz, la structure en briques de 1876 a été construite pour un cheminot. De nombreux occupants plus tard, elle [...]

Lorsque l'architecte Richard Clements Jr. a conçu le Timber Cove Lodge sur la côte du comté de Sonoma, en Californie, en 1963, il s'est inspiré de Frank Lloyd Wright : son hôtel serait un grand cadre en A, dont la hauteur optimiserait la vue sur l'océan, et dont les matériaux - bois sombre, pierre et verre - donneraient au bâtiment l'impression d'être intégré à son environnement. Le bois [...]

La créatrice Jackie Villevoye a lancé Jupe by Jackie en 2010 pour célébrer l'art de la broderie à la main dans l'Uttar Pradesh, en Inde, un artisanat transmis de génération en génération et dont la maîtrise peut prendre jusqu'à 15 ans. Après avoir connu le succès dans la mode féminine, masculine et enfantine, ainsi qu'une collaboration de quatre ans avec Comme des Garçons, Jupe by [...]

L'architecte de San Francisco Nick Noyes s'est inspiré des granges et des fermes locales pour concevoir cette maison de retraite à Healdsburg, en Californie. Située sur un vignoble de 40 acres à West Dry Creek, la maison se compose de deux ailes à pignon couvertes de cuivre, reliées à l'entrée par un système de vitrine en aluminium ; l'ombre est fournie par un écran solaire [...]

Les Amérindiens ne sont généralement pas associés aux moutons, et encore moins à ceux qui parsèment les villages de calcaire des Cotswolds anglais. Pourtant, la couverture de la pointe de la baie d'Hudson doit son existence à ces deux cultures, le poste de traite des fourrures de la baie d'Hudson au Canada faisant office de point de passage entre les deux cultures. Au XVIIIe siècle, les Indiens des plaines appréciaient la [...]

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. […]