Belgian furniture designer Marina Bautier is known for her succinctness. Her pieces, all made of waxed oak, have no flourishes: they are a pure distillation of pleasing form and function. But in her own compound, she is voluble on how her work can be put to use: her studio, in a Brussels residential

Presenting a delightful holiday DIY that requires little time and skills—and only one ingredient you might have to buy. London-based set designer/creative director Sandy Suffield made her branch of shimmering silver oak leaves using nothing more than nature’s castoffs, twist ties, and aluminum foil

The only thing better than a simple brown-paper package? An anti-disposable version. All of us on the Remodelista team recently bookmarked these waxed canvas bags by artist Kazumi Takigawa, made-to-last takes on the humble paper bag. Simple on first glance, they’re “hand-dyed with coffee, tea, iron,

The bright, new first floor of Suzanne Pardijs’s family home near Utrecht in the Netherlands came about largely due to an accident. In January 2021, during the height of the pandemic, Suzanne was carrying a heavy chair to her upstairs studio when some hanging laundry caused her to lose her footing.

There’s nothing particularly declarative about Dalla on Morning Lane in Hackney—and that’s the point. The room is spare and considered—cream walls, simple tables, a deliberate calm—never precious. The space is designed by Neapolitan founder Gennaro Leone in collaboration with his friend, Sicilian de

An elegant solution to offer guests: well-designed, stackable twin beds. Each complete with a mattress and a low profile, the beds stack up as one single bed and, when separated, can pair side by side for a double bed or stand alone as singles. More commonly found in European households where space

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 tha

“First investment flat, not forever home. Top budget of £30k for all renovations. Willing/capable to do much DIY work ourselves.” So began the brief that Celeste Bolte and Peter Fisher presented to London architecture firm Loader Monteith. They were not exaggerating about the latter. Celeste runs he

Most cooks tend to have what they need, and the good ones, especially, trust technique over gadgets. Still, there are certain objects that remain both useful and genuinely novel—the sort of finds that quickly become indispensable. The best gifts for the cook fall into that category: things they don’

Longtime readers will recall the holiday decor we’ve admired in years past: low-cost, last-minute, zero-waste, and more. This year, we’ve been spotting festive displays beyond the usual; here are five inspired takes we’ve bookmarked. Above: Not just for children’s birthday parties: “How lovely and s

Ahead this weekend: a must-watch movie, a coffee bar in Copenhagen, and our picks for holiday markets. Read on: Above: The weekend breakfast table we aspire to, as seen in this week’s Northern Light: Mix-and-Match Table Lamps from Tambur in Sweden. Truly, madly, deeply in love with these fish dishes

In the far north of Norway, above the Arctic Circle where daylight stretches—or vanishes—for months at a time, a former cod liver oil factory has been thoughtfully revived. On the island of Henningsvær in the Lofoten archipelago, Trevarefabrikken—once an industrial outpost and later abandoned—has fo

Welcome to The Editors’ Cut, our monthly column dedicated to beautiful and useful finds for all over the house. In this installment: Folded-paper stars, painted baubles, delicate blown glass designs—there’s a bevy of tiny, intricately made ornaments out there, and we’re easily wooed by them all. But

We didn’t think we could love our four-legged family members any more—until this past year, when their companionship and comfort has proven all the more essential. With that in mind, here’s a collection of perches, accessories, and surprises for cats and dogs, and their fans, all made for use—and go

In his 30-plus years as an event planner, David Stark has staged galas for just about all the major NYC museums, openings for Hermès, weddings the world over, and Christmas extravaganzas galore, including at the State Department. But he says he’s never been asked to do something creative for Hanukka

A decidedly Scandinavian style, the sheepskin-upholstered lounge chair dates back to the 1930s Danish Funkis (funktionalisme) movement and was popularized through the mid-twentieth century. With sheepskin’s natural warming and cooling properties, the style is suitable for year-round, not only for Sw

Lighting is important in Sweden, where six months out of the year bring short, dark days. It’s fitting, then, for Tambur—one of our favorite Stockholm home stores, has turned its attention to a collection of table lamps. Here, lamp bases are handmade by Nicola Fasano, a family-run workshop in Puglia

Johanne Landbo and Lukas Filip Fernandes sourced most of their decor in their 1927 townhouse in Copenhagen from vintage and secondhand. “We always use the Danish vintage page called ‘The Blue Newspaper,’” says Johanne (it’s called DBA). “We spend a lot of time going on auctions and Facebook Marketpl

In the villa town of Långedrag, just outside Gothenburg, Artilleriet co-founder Christian Duivenvoorden lives with his partner, Björn, their son, Niko, and the family dog, Minou, in a 19th-century Jugend villa that has quietly evolved over time. Designed with the precept that a home is never finishe

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