Object of Desire: Simple Covers to Keep Fruit Flies Away
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one:Through the hot summer months in our kitchen, my partner and I are in a constant battle against armies of fruit flies—a new battalion each day.Looking for a way to to save our
Read MoreSteal This Look: A Laid-Back Living Room on Patmos, Greece
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one:Greek interior designer Pallas Kalamotusis fine-tuned an abandoned renovation on an 18th-century house on the island of Patmos, Greece. Working with Athens-based Studio Pale,
Read MoreTwo Swedish Surfers at Home in Sri Lanka, Guest Camp Included
In this week’s Summer Throwback issue, we’re going way back to some reader-favorite stories from summers past, like this one:Indoek, an LA-based surf culture website, spotlights wave riders living in style the world over—in classic beach bungalows, in aeries made of shipping containers, in the back
Read MoreQuick Takes With: Carly Krieger and Therés Loren
Pop into this NYC atelier IRL and you’d find not one brand but two: two creatives, two visions. So it’s only fitting that today we’re dishing up a Quick Takes twofer.The duo? Carly Krieger, founder of Past Lives Studio, an interior design firm and vintage dealer specializing in “Viennese Secessionis
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Happy midsummer; happy summer solstice. Next week we’ll be diving into our (deep) archives and surfacing with our favorite start-of-summer stories from years past. We’ll be back with new content on Saturday, June 28; meanwhile, here are a few things we’re noting this weekend: Above: Inspiration for
Read More A Brooklyn Brownstone Reimagined, with Interiors by a Rising Design Star
If you’re familiar with the much-loved, much-lauded boutique empire Bird in Brooklyn, you know that the shops defined indie style in the borough for more than a decade (see the NY Times piece Saying Goodbye to Bird, “the shop that created the ‘Brooklyn Look’ of the aughts).Plot twist: In 2022, owner
Read MoreYour Weekend Project: A Leather-Detailed Wooden Doorstop
It’s the summer of DIY: This year, every other Friday, we’re revisiting some favorite, easy-to-tackle projects from the archives, like this one:There’s no need to get fancy when it comes to propping open a door, but a wedge of wood is so much nicer than a mood-killing piece of plastic or rubber. Yea
Read MoreKitchen of the Week: A Vipp Aluminum Island in a Young Couple’s 1928 Fixer-Upper
To spot Jens and Eva’s 1928 house, look for the brick Art Deco entry. They describe their place as having “a warmth and soul that you just can’t replicate.” But what made them buy it was its future potential: “We could imagine the possibilities of mixing the old with the new to create a house that f
Read MoreArchival-Quality Danish Design: Hotel Petra from &Tradition in Copenhagen
When I was last in Copenhagen, I found myself picking up a daily coffee at Lille Petra, a cafe designed and operated by &Tradition and tucked into the courtyard of the brand’s showroom. Now, &Tradition extends its offering with Hotel Petra, a 40-room boutique hotel in a landmark building meticulousl
Read More10 Easy Pieces: The Scandinavian Dining Chair
Beyond the Wishbone and the Ant (insider shorthand for Hans Wegner’s CH-24 Chair and Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7 Chair), a new wave of designers is reimagining the classic midcentury Scandinavian dining chair. Here are 10 future classics we’re betting on. Above: The Skagerak Vester Chair in Oiled Oak i
Read MoreTop Fixes for Home Sellers to Tackle This National Homeownership Month
June is National Homeownership Month, making it the perfect time for sellers to get their homes market-ready. Engel & Völkers advisor Russ Rupp shares expert insights on common home inspection issues that could delay or derail a sale. From roof repairs to foundation fixes, ad
Read MoreSteal This Look: A Calm, Quality-Conscious Kitchen in Denmark
In the design of her single-story dream house outside of Copenhagen, 80-year-old Frida called on firm Entasis to realize her vision. The clean and modern kitchen, at its core, is supplied by Danish studio Stillark and accented with colorful glassware, simple lighting, and wood furniture. Here’s our
Read MoreSimplicity Reigns: An Architect’s Pared-Down Summer Home in Denmark
To get to her weekend home in Sjællands Odde, Denmark, Karen Kjaergaard takes an 80-minute ferry ride from big coastal city Aarhus to little port Odden on the peninsula. Once there, life slows down and her mind quiets. Her property is surrounded by a meadow of wildflowers and the house itself, desig
Read MorePerfectly Engineered and Refreshingly Simple: The Tiami Mattress (Exclusive Discount Included)
Above: For more, head to Sleep Well: A Luxury Mattress Designed with Simplicity in Mind, from Tiami.
Read MoreHigh/Low/Medium: Geometric Scandinavian Röllakan Rugs
In my dreams I have a blue-green flat-woven rug by one of Scandinavia’s iconic textile designers. An original by Ingegerd Silow, Marianne Richter, Maja Andersson-Wirde, Barbro Nilsson, Judith Johansson, and other pioneering women? Priceless (but, actually, way out of my price range). Funny enough, I
Read MoreQuick Takes With: Maria Berman and Brad Horn
“Weirdness and charm”: That’s how husband-and-wife duo Maria Berman and Brad Horn, who together make Berman Horn Studio, described the first project we covered of theirs, a quirky, color-filled farmhouse in upstate New York. That was back in 2017, and since then, we’ve marveled at the couple’s knack
Read MoreCurrent Obsessions: Weekend Reads
Ahead this weekend? A pretty summer trend, a cooking school in Japan, in praise of boulders, and more. Read on: Above: We’ve been enamored of the vintage Côte d’Azure feel of Les Roches Rouges since we first featured it (here)…so we were delighted to see the hotel’s expansion, with new suites and sp
Read MoreDesign Travel: Hotel Wren in Twentynine Palms
A light led us to Hotel Wren—to be specific, the sculptural yet airy pendants by a Sydney-based artist that hang in the guest rooms (which Margot wrote about here). Muted, earthy, and serene, the newly renovated 1940s roadside motel in the high desert, “amidst the blooming ocotillo and palo verde tr
Read MoreExpert Advice: What Makes Some LED Light Bulbs Much Better than Others?
“We love LEDs,” says Brendan Ravenhill of LA lighting company Ravenhill Studio. “They’re better for the environment. They’re sturdier than their incandescent counterparts and will outlive most of your apartments. But the quality of the light cast by LEDs can be less than satisfying if you don’t shop
Read MoreKitchen of the Week: Embracing the Old with Quintana Partners
Quintana Partners do plenty to the kitchens they remodel, but you’d never know it. Based on the Spanish island of Menorca (land of white sand bays and British colonial architecture, not be confused with its larger neighbor Mallorca), the design firm specialize in resuscitating atmospheric, old seasi
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