When Sarah Lambert and John Dolan bought their 1940s ranch house in the hills of LA’s Studio City, it was the lofty setting, not the structure itself, that sold them. The place was a warren of poky little rooms that lacked a connection to the magnificent yard, and the couple planned to get to know the […]
De nieuwe metallics: Bedden van Piet Hein Eek
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek–a Remodelista favorite–has collaborated with Dutch eco-bedding line Yumeko to design three handmade beds to complement the “luxurious simplicity” of the Yumeko brand. The beds–in copper, oak, and powder-coated steel–are the bedding company’s first foray into furniture. For more from the designer, Shop Piet Hein Eek on Remodelista. Photography by Aico Lind for […]
Een garage omgebouwd tot een compact gastenverblijf, met dank aan Mark Lewis
London designer Mark Lewis knows how to conjure a world out of empty space: He began his career working on theater sets. So he was the perfect person for the job when a client wanted to transform a charming old garage into a guest room. Remodelista and Gardenista regulars know we have a weakness for […]
Currently Coveting: Botanical Patterns from Boråstapeter, Sweden’s Oldest Wallpaper Company
Wallpaper may be more of a commitment than paint, but it’s also more impactful. For those wanting to make a room feel more homey—and, yes, #cottagecore, #cozycore, #grandmacore, and #coastalgrandmother—an overall leafy or geometric pattern is a good way to go. We ourselves are currently immersed in the vast design library of Boråstapeter, Sweden’s oldest […]
10 Easy Pieces: Diffused Glow Bedside Lamps
One of the best things I bought last year was a small opaque glass table lamp for the bedroom. It emits a smooth, calming glow that, particularly when put on a dimmer, is one of the greatest ways to ease into a restful sleep at the end of the day. (Not to mention that diffused […]
An Enchanted Castle in Sweden
For some reason, the 11th century Vikings were not anticipating future luxury hotel needs when they claimed Häringe Peninsula for themselves. Luckily, however, Swedish Count Gustav Hornhad had the foresight 600 years later to build just the thing: a stone castle on the outskirts of Stockholm. A half hour’s drive away in Västerhaninge, Häringe Slott […]
Winkelagenda: Nieuwe bronzen armaturen van Mark Lewis Interior Design
When London interior designer Mark Lewis says he cares about the nuts and bolts, he means that literally. A while back, after finding it hard to source things like traditional shelf brackets and wall hooks, he began producing them himself and offering them on his website’s home store. A surprise element is that many of […]
10 eenvoudige stukken: Schaduwlampen onder $200
Bedside lighting can get pricey fast—particularly if you’re planning for lights on either side of the bed. For proof that a classic shaded sconce need not break the bank, here are our favorites, each under $200. Above: The Anglepoise Type 75 Sconce is designed Sir Kenneth Grange and available in Brushed Aluminum, Jet Black, and […]
10 eenvoudige onderdelen: Hemelbedden
Is there anything more romantic than the canopy bed? Here are 10 clean-lined favorites (prices listed are for queen size). Have we missed something? Let us know in the Comments section. Above: The Alcova Canopy Bed from Italian company Maxalto is available with a fabric or leather base frame and headboard and is large enough […]
10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ White Paint Picks for Kitchen Cabinets
There’s no doubt about it: The color of your kitchen cabinets matters. In most kitchens, cabinets comprise the single largest surface area, so they have more to say than perhaps more than any other material. White remains the go-to color choice for most people, but which white? We turned to the architect and designer members […]
Design Idea to Steal: A DIY Headboard from a Natural-Fiber Rug
We like this idea from French interior designer Serge Castella, who took woven natural rugs and turned them into headboards in the bedroom of a guest house on Spain’s Costa Brava. Here’s a look at the idea and a few ways to re-create it. Above: Castella uses a stiff rush mat, custom-made by Spanish artisans, behind a […]
An Eco-Conscious Hotel in New York
Located on Grand Street, at the crossroads of Soho and Tribeca, The James in New York (designed by the Office for Design and Architecture in collaboration with Perkins Eastman) focuses on sustainability and community: the interiors, designed by Amanda Sullivan, feature reclaimed wood, all-natural fabrics, and a tri-tiered urban garden designed by Rebecca Cole. In […]
A Minimalist Tropical Apartment for an Art Collector in São Paulo, Brazil
When Brazilian architect and designer Felipe Hess renovated a 4,800-square-foot apartment for a young art collector, he let the client’s antique Brazilian furniture and artwork dictate the space. The apartment, located on Avenida Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil, was originally sectioned off into a series of small rooms. Hess converted it into just two rooms: […]
Kitchen of the Week: A Locavore Chef and Landscape Architect’s Low-Impact Kitchen
For landscape architect Victoria Taylor and chef Jamie Kennedy, a pioneer in Canada’s farm-to-table movement, it was all about the location: “The creek running through the property, the bluff overlooking the village, and a perfect south-facing slope for growing pinot noir,” says Victoria, were what they loved about their farmhouse in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. […]
Kitchen of the Week: Designer Georgia Ezra’s Modern-Rustic Star Kitchen in Melbourne
Every November for the last 21 years, Australian House & Garden unveils its Top 50 Rooms. A celebration of national talent, the latest list is filled with names we’re familiar with. But the space that most caught our eye, the all-wood Kitchen of the Year, is by a relative newcomer, Melbourne interior designer Georgia Ezra […]
Vote for the Best Bedroom in the Remodelista Considered Design Awards: Amateur Category
Our judges have selected the finalists, now you choose the winners. Vote for the finalists in each of 17 Considered Design Awards categories, on both In the Best Bedroom/Amateur category, our five finalists are Michelle Pattee, Tori Willis, Finn & Flora, Thayer & Todd, and Anne S. Holtermann. Project 1 Michelle Pattee | Sebastopol, CA | Sebastopol […]
Steel deze look: Een trendy keuken in een Georgian renovatie in Londen
A while back we featured a kitchen renovation project from deVol in a Georgian terrace off Regent’s Park in London. While the project is new, the design decisions are everlasting—from the lighting (a pendant we’ve all coveted for years) to the traditional brass faucet and ultimate French gas range. And the cabinetry just so happens […]
Keuken van de week: De ultieme personeelskeuken in NYC
It all began with a request for a Band-Aid. Designer Brad Sherman, newly arrived in New York and crashing on a friend’s sofa, was working as a receptionist at communal workspace General Assembly. Merrill Stubbs, cofounder with Amanda Hesser of cooking and e-commerce site Food52, had cut herself and approached Brad for first aid. When […]
Keuken van de week: Een rustiek-luxe Londense keuken van deVol
The galley is one of the most compact and high-functioning kitchen configurations. But too many end up looking like austere cooking factories. Here’s a wood-paneled version in London that presents a refreshing urban-rustic alternative to today’s chilly designs. Installed in a five-story Regency townhouse—as part of a remodel in which the kitchen was relocated—the design is from UK kitchen maker deVol. It’s part […]
LA Verhalen: Een Rudolph Schindler appartement in Silver Lake, liefdevol gerestaureerd (en nu klaar om in te verblijven)
Here’s a story of a home that’s truly a labor of love. Manola Court (also known as the Sachs Apartments) is a 16-unit residence designed by one of the forefathers of Modern architecture, R.M. Schindler. In 2013, it was purchased by Paul Finegold and his wife, Gitu Bhavnani, who tasked architects and friends Tash Rahbar […]
Remodelista Verkenning: Het twee-voor-een-hoofdbord bij De Quist
Two twin beds pushed together equals a king-size bed (“super king” by UK standards). With that simple equation in mind, Harriet Churchward and Matt Pescod of The Quist—see The King of Treehouse Hotels in the UK—came up with a clever headboard that allows them to offer guests an inviting bedroom with either two twins or […]
Keuken van de week: Een Scandi blond houten ontwerp in Bed-Stuy, inclusief tuin
Having a backyard in Brooklyn is a rarity in the best of times. The young family of three who bought this 1899 townhouse in Bed-Stuy a year ago knew they wanted to link indoors to out—but they could never have anticipated how grateful they’d be feeling right now for access to their own patch of […]
De ontwerper is binnen: Brad Ford thuis in NYC
This week, New York designer Brad Ford describes his version of what he calls “Authentic Design,” illustrated via a guided tour of his own home. He is available for the next 48 hours to answer any and all questions. Ask away! Growing up in rural Arkansas with the woods for a backyard, designer and taste […]
“Een nieuwe perceptie van ruimte en identiteit”: Een villa verbouwen op het eiland Sikinos
The paneled wood doors and window frames are reproductions, painted to match the sea and sky on Sikinos, one of the most secluded of the Cycladic Islands. But far from being a cookie-cutter update, what’s remarkable about this historic villa update by Marianna Kapsimali and Alexandros Kapsimalis of Kapsimalis Architects is its deft melding of […]
A Ceramicist at Home in the City
Michele Michael of Elephant Ceramics takes us on a tour of her cheery Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment, with a recently remodeled kitchen and appealing splashes of color. A couple of years ago, Michael and her husband, children’s book author and illustrator Patrick Moore, decided their kitchen needed an overhaul. “We cook all the time, and […]
Expert Advice: Proper Bed-Making 101, How to Make Square Corners, Step by Step
We at Remodelista are on a mission to resurrect the lost art of the well-made bed. Lesson one: square corners (sometimes known as hospital corners when the fold is diagonal). My grandfather, a WWII vet, taught me all I know about bed-making, including proper square corners. My favorite part of helping him was testing his […]
Een bezoek met Tricia Rose van Rough Linen, de originele kustgrootmoeder
This just in from our longtime friend Tricia Rose, owner of Northern California company Rough Linen and a self-described coastal grandmother who lives (literally) in a boathouse perched on the edge of San Francisco Bay. Here’s her take on the Coastal Grandmother: Above: We first featured Tricia Rose’s company Rough Linen on Remodelista more than […]
A Skinny Lot Where Less Is More
The Japanese are masters of building on slivers of land and maximizing tiny lots in dense urban areas. Americans less so; New Zealand-born, LA-based architect Simon Storey is a refreshing exception. Storey, who founded Anonymous Architects in 2005 (named thus as he likes his buildings to blend into an environment), took a 15-foot-wide Echo Park […]
Verplichte lectuur: DISC Interieurs: Portretten van thuis
It’s been an awfully eventful year, so you’d be forgiven if you missed the news that the designers behind DISC Interiors, whose projects we’ve frequently championed on our site, came out with a book this past spring. Portraits of Home (published by Rizzoli) showcases the impressive breadth of their work over the past decade, but […]
Kitchen: Translucent Cabinets by Alexander Gorlin
Short on wall space but long on windows? Here’s an inventive solution from Alexander Gorlin Architects. In this Manhattan townhouse kitchen, Gorlin used backless cabinets with frosted glass fronts to gain cabinet space without losing light. Finally, get more ideas on how to evaluate and choose kitchen cabinetry and hardware in our Remodeling 101 Guide: […]
Steal This Look: A Springlike Pastel Bedroom in Paris, DIY Edition
De genialiteit van Hotel Henriette zit hem in de details - en dat met een klein budget. Ontwerper Vanessa Scoffier van Les Nouveaux Decorateurs veranderde het 30 jaar oude hotel in een “vintage, bohème en très DIY” heiligdom. In de 140 vierkante meter van de Double Chambre, ook wel bekend als de Glamour kamer, bieden vintage deuren als hoofdeinde en een pastelkleurig palet serieuze inspiratie voor [...]
Keuken van de week: Een Engelse landelijke keuken voor een veganistisch gezin, inclusief groenteverwerkingsfabriek
Hoe ziet een veganistische culinaire inrichting eruit? In het geval van dit project voor een jong gezin van zes, heeft het de vorm van een ambachtelijk gemaakte, Engelse keuken op het platteland, met een aantal op maat gemaakte details voor het wassen en bewaren van groenten, veel voorbereiden en koken, en het naar buiten sturen van maaltijden. De eigenaren - Dan heeft een technisch bedrijf [...]
Keuken van de Week: Speelsheid en multiplex in een Londense keuken van Nimtim Architects
Voordat Nimi Attanayake, van het in Londen gevestigde Nimtim Architects, het herenhuis uit 1920 opnieuw ontwierp voor het leven in 2020, was de keuken klein en afgesloten van de rest van de leefruimte: “De keuken was oppervlakkig, ondoordacht, zonder verbinding met [de rest van de kamers] of enige ruimte om te socialiseren,” vertelt Nimi. “Het was ook gescheiden van de eetkamer [...]
Advies van experts: 6 tips om de logeerkamer klaar te maken voor gasten, met Tricia Rose
Met de feestdagen voor de deur en gasten die aankomen, richten we onze aandacht op de kamer die vaak over het hoofd wordt gezien: het logeerbed en -bad. De kans is groot dat die van jou een tijdelijke opslagplaats is geworden voor reservemeubels, inpakbenodigdheden, een oude hometrainer of de kattenbak. Maar het is nog niet te laat [...]
Het comfort van de dingen: Het moderne Boheemse studio-appartement van kunstenaar Oscar Piccolo
“Ik ben nog nooit zo vaak alleen geweest, maar ik beschouw deze periode als een goede pauze,” vertelt de Londense ontwerper Oscar Piccolo. “Ik heb me altijd verbonden gevoeld met huiselijke ruimtes, dus ik vind dit aspect interessant. Mijn huis is mijn studio, die twee gaan echt hand in hand.” Oscar Piccolo studeerde in 2018 af aan de [...]
Kleine keuken van de week: Een gemeenschappelijke Homestead voor plantenexpert Summer Rayne Oakes en vrienden
De kans is groot dat je al eens het digitale pad hebt gekruist met Summer Rayne Oakes. Ze is de auteur van How to Make a Houseplant Love You, presentatrice van de populaire Youtube-serie Plant One on Me en de nieuwe podcast Bad Seeds, oprichtster van de urban naturalist hub Homestead Brooklyn en binnenhuis tuinier-expert voor [...]
De natuur in: Evangeline linnen in Portland, Maine
“Dit is het oerbos. De ruisende dennen en de hemlocks, bebaard met mos en in kledij groen, onduidelijk in de schemering.” Zo gaat het gedicht van Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, dat zich afspeelt in wat ooit Acadia heette, nu het huidige Maine, en dat de naam geeft aan Evangeline Linens uit Portland, een nieuw bedrijf in zachte goederen van een geboren Mainer en veteraan uit [...]
Ontwerpspeurneus: Een eenvoudige oplossing voor het nachtlampje voor $15
Onlangs bewonderd op de Zweedse blog Living by Miriam: een Ikea Hektar Lamp vastgeklemd aan een houten hoofdeinde. De eenvoudige metalen lamp wordt geleverd met een klem, waardoor hij gemakkelijk aan een hoofdeinde kan worden bevestigd. Fotografie door Miriam. Hierboven: Miriam bevestigde de Hektar lamp aan haar hoofdeinde met behulp van de klem. Hierboven: De Zweden maken hun [...]
De ontwikkeling tegen witte dozen: Een wereldvreemde heruitvinding van Brooklyn Townhouse
Er zijn hier geen rommelladen. En ook geen kasten die wachten om bewerkt te worden. Dat komt omdat dit Greenwood Heights, Brooklyn, herenhuis deel uitmaakt van een cluster van vier gebouwen uit 1920 die een groep bevriende projectontwikkelaars heeft laten herinrichten door Fabr Studio. Het was een verstandige keuze: Fabr is in de woorden van onze eigen Julie Carlson “Brooklyn's meest [...]
Verdwijn: 15 Minimalistische Verborgen Keukens
Het is zo logisch: keukens verborgen achter accordeondeuren, schuifdeuren, kastdeuren - alles wat nodig is om de rommel uit het zicht te houden als er weinig ruimte is. Hier zijn er 15 die we mooi vinden uit de archieven van Remodelista: Hierboven: In A Scottish Fisherman's Cottage Gets an Update, With Make-Do-And-Mend Spirit, the petite kitchen is concealed behind the [...]