Current Obsessions: Simple Pleasures

by Remodelista Team

Ahead this weekend? A dreamy, easy guest room; DIYs for the autumn table; and our undying love for both stationary shops and garden clogs. Read on:

Above: Rest your eye here. Photograph by Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen courtesy of Norm Architects. Styling by Pernille Vest from Guest House No.16 in Denmark: Norm Architects’ Seaside Retreat Inspired by Hammershøi Paintings.

Alison Roman’s First Bloom popup: now open in New York City.
A pair of farm buildings in Denmark are set to become a museum to Hans Wegner.
“The most hated building in New York,” redone.
Guest room inspiration, courtesy of designer Glenn Bann.
“Every notebook is a possibility”: Patti Smith on her love of stationary shops.
Ooh, a great gift idea: custom embroidery from Gohar World.
And the award for Most Covetable Bathroom goes to…
Art or lighting? How about both? A Brutalist lamp that Fan can’t get out of her mind.
Hurray! It’s persimmon season! Today, at 9 am PST, Japanese cookbook author Sonoko Sakai is hosting a virtual hoshigaki workshop. If you miss it, here’s Marie’s comprehensive how-to. And if you’d like to grow your own persimmons, consider the native American persimmon tree.
You’ll never guess how this old pay phone was repurposed. “I’m obsessed,” says Laura. (And now, we are, too.)
Are garden clogs the trendiest shoe to wear right now?
The dreamiest outdoor room. (Hat tip: Fan.)
We love a little colleague appreciation! Laura wrote about the new Gardenista book on her Substack, Living Small.
What an easy and winsome DIY leaf crown. (Hat tip: Margot.)
And another great DIY for the autumn table. (Thanks, Kier!)
An inspiring artist visit with Alice Fox, who makes art using only materials she grows or finds in her allotment garden.
“Your home doesn’t need to make sense to anyone but you.” Love this, courtesy of our friends at Wit and Delight.
How to start a community fridge, for those impacted by SNAP cuts.