In summer nothing beats the feel of sand between your toes. Unless, of course, you happen to be inside. Sandy floors (or worse, sheets) are the bane of every beach cottage. But, as this native Cape Codder has discovered, there are ways to keep the sand at bay. Here are eight solutions to stop sand a

A few summers back, Julie and Justine stopped into a Cape Cod beach house reimagined by college roommates Tei Carpenter (an architect) and Victoria Birch (an interior designer), inspired by the Belafonte, Steve Zissou’s boat in The Life Aquatic. The kitchen is filled with design ideas to steal; let’

One purchase that’s changed my life is a set of stackable glasses. Where there once was a mess of glassware, now three take up the footprint of one, stacking neatly and making room for more tableware (a big plus). Here are our favorite everyday glasses designed for stacking. Above: A few of us at Re

This week we’re revisiting some of the most popular summer stories from the archives. Here’s one: Every summer I make a beeline for one of my favorite summertime haunts: Nunan’s Lobster Hut in my hometown in Maine. My favorite thing about it is not the long rows of benches that line the interior or

Interiors stylist Brittany Albert left much well enough alone in her Connecticut kitchen, and instead deployed cost-conscious tweaks to artfully transform an uninspired space: see The Cosmetic Kitchen Upgrade, Trade Secrets Included. We originally presented Brittany’s kitchen a year ago and revisite

Suddenly everywhere: products made from recycled sails. Here are 11 current favorites. Above: Among Dvelas’s many offerings made from recycled sail canvas is this chic beach lounger made from a strip of repurposed sail cloth. (It rolls up super efficiently for carrying, too.) The Devlas Fortuna Fold

Lately I’ve been poring over Coaster’s Chance, a 1760s captain’s cottage on the coast of Maine, north of Acadia. The house is the newest project of Rhode Island-based Moore House Design—and their first Downeast. Available to rent, the interiors have been redone in moody hues befitting the palette of

Welcome to Psst, where each month the Remodelista and Gardenista editors share an inside look at what we’ve been reading, watching, coveting, pinning, visiting, and otherwise loving lately. Without further ado, a glimpse of what we’ve been up to in June: Photographs by editors, except where noted. A

Happy weekend, and hope you’re keeping cool, wherever you are. (Psst.: Here are some tips for cooling off without AC, if you need.) And if you’re looking for inspiration while you’re kicking back in the meantime, here’s what’s on our radar lately: Above: Never thought we’d want to try out a red rug

Kate Connelly and her father were on a run the morning of her wedding in 2021 when she spotted a For Rent sign. It was tacked on the door of a brick building in Old City, Philadelphia. Kate and her partner, James Connelly lived nearby and she ended up taking the space on the ground floor of what tur

Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: We’re taking our meals outdoors this summer. On the menu: light fare (a hearty salad, fresh bread, maybe a scoop or two of gelato), candlelight, and, if you’re hosting

Call me crazy, but I don’t love AC. I grew up without it, and to this day, I like the simple nostalgia of keeping cool in other ways: Bedside fans and open windows harken back to summer nights at camp or in the beach cottage, and I am also a fan of no-cook popsicle dinners. Of course, sometimes AC s

File this under When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of its Parts: Ever since Julie first took a tour of San Francisco designer Charles de Lisle‘s reclaimed retreat in Sonoma (see: Off the Grid: A Stylish, Low-Impact Retreat in Sonoma by Charles de Lisle), we’ve been admiring how it manages to be

Originally built in the 1920s as a boat house serving a larger waterfront estate, a house on Shelter Island was rebuilt and expanded by owner Scott Murphy following Hurricane Sandy. The 2,400-square-foot structure combines a reconstruction of the original boat house with a modern addition, preservin

When I was living in San Francisco, I took for granted the robust composting program of Recology San Francisco. I became accustomed to composting all food scraps, paper products, cardboard, and even wooden chopsticks via a small kitchen bin lined with a green compostable bag. It was so easy, so simp

If only all towns had a version of Emma Jane Palin’s Our Curated Abode. Trained in graphic design and illustration, Emma is an all-around creative type: she’s worked in digital marketing for brands like Apple and the London Design Festival, blogged about interiors and life in a rental, and is now a

All of us on the edit team are enamored with the handmade, movable kitchen components by Jennifer June of Loose Parts (see: Kitchen(s) of the Week: Freestanding Cabinetry by Loose Parts in Upstate NY). But something else caught our eye while we were poring over all the details: a great-looking stain

In West Marin, homes are often defined by the people who build them as much as by the designers who envision them. Instead, they take shape through a network of builders, craftspeople, artists, and makers whose work is deeply tied to the landscape. For the renovation of a 1959 ranch-style house, Los

June in Copenhagen is a visual feast. It’s strawberry season, and the elderflower is in bloom; it grows from sidewalk pots and adorns pastries. (I can attest to this, having consumed every pastry on offer while I was there last week.) The sun sets at 10 p.m. And for a few days around the solstice, t

It’s Midsommar—the summer solstice. And this month we’re serving up an exclusive discount from the fittingly named Sommerhus, a newly opened shop in Carpinteria, California—and, happily, online, too. Above: Browse finds for the house and garden “intended for easy summer living, inspired by the Danes