The electrical building sat unused for years. Part of QuadroDesign’s small industrial campus–with palm trees and fanciful 1960s architecture—the structure was singled out by the company owners as a prime opportunity for reinvention. The kitchen and bathroom faucet brand is located in San Maurizio d’

We are such unabashed fans of Brooklyn Grange and what they do: promoting, designing, building, and maintaining sustainable urban green spaces. If you want to visit their projects, you’ll likely have to look up, though—their forte is creating thriving rooftop gardens. Founded in 2010, the firm has s

Here’s to the long weekend—and game nights for a cause, a new series to stream, the best sales, and more. Read on: Above: Wish we were here. Photograph by Gaëlle Tronquit from Le Moulin: Architect-Designed Lodgings in Provence.Who’s recently back from Brimfield? Tag us with your finds on Instagram @

We first posted on UK-based Pinch Design back in 2009, in the early days of Remodelista, and our admiration continues unabated. The London furniture company has flourished under the leadership of founders Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon, partners in life and commerce, and celebrates refined details, n

Welcome to the long weekend—and the unofficial summer kick-off. Between cookouts, ice cream jaunts, gardening, and whatever else is on your holiday weekend wishlist, here are 15 sales to browse, courtesy of our editors. Above: Spring/summer table inspiration, courtesy of Hawkins New York (and the Bl

Swantje Hinrichsen is a graphic designer and illustrator with a flair for interior design: see her Artful Kitchen Built from Reclaimed Ikea Parts, Extreme Budget Edition. She and her family have since moved to a bright space in Münster, Germany, that we’ve been admiring on Instagram. We’re not the o

From the country that taught us how to make ourselves fully at home in the kitchen, here are 17 memorable designs—rustic, clean-lined, and effortless-looking combinations of the two. Above: This luxe kitchen in a Vipp pop-up features modern, modular, and unfitted Vipp components (and a locally glaze

Welcome to Meanwhile, on Gardenista, in which we take a look at the goings-on over on our sibling site.In this week’s edition: We love gardening, sure, but truthfully we might love the accoutrements even more. At the garden world’s version of the Met Gala (AKA the Chelsea Flower Show) and elsewhere,

I moved from New York to a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco a while back, and the list of friends that I’ve said “come and stay!” to has been growing and growing. The problem is I don’t like sleeper sofas—and while an air mattress is perfectly fine, there’s something very dorm-like about them.

Engel & Völkers advisors share their top five home improvements that add real value — without draining your wallet. Discover how strategic updates in curb appeal, cleaning, painting, and more can help you sell faster and for a higher price. Want to sell your home faster and for more money — without

“We believe objects can tell extraordinary and revealing stories. About a people and its particular taste, about a society and its context, about a history which is, after all, a common identity,” writes Catarina Portas. A Vida Portuguesa, the Lisbon and Puerto emporium she founded, showcases “genui

A covetous country kitchen, Scandi style: Located in the home of Sandra Guerrero, founder of Swedish brokerage firm Alvhem, this kitchen is designed with bespoke cabinets by Nordiska Kök in pale shades of green-gray and a single row of wooden peg rail for storage. Here, we dissect the key elements t

Architects Caroline Weill and Letitia Paradis of the Paris-based practice Pareil focus on housing in all forms, aiming to “enhance existing properties with a modest and responsible approach to architectural intervention and application,” as they explain. One such property is Mas Baudran, an artist r

Think bathroom fittings are boilerplate? You haven’t been to Balineum.The bath-focused brand is just about the opposite of the boring plumbing-aisle purgatory of big-box stores. (We once called the showroom a Sweet Shop for Designers.) Started in 2007, it reportedly all started when founder Sarah Wa

Above: For more, head to Infinity Drain.

Is it just us, or is summer starting to feel a little closer? This week we’ve been immersed in our Summer Forecast issue, and we’re happy to report that ethereal lights, ethereal window coverings, washes of pale green, and clever uses of color are on the horizon. Take a look at what else we’ve been

Respectful updates of centuries-old structures is a Tuckey Design Studio specialty. But in this case, invention, largely out of whole cloth—and marble and oak—was required. “We often work with historic buildings, which can be a delicate task as you’re working with fabric that is already so beautiful

A few months back, a pair of pants I ordered came in a pretty natural-fiber net bag. I sliced it down the seams, tacked up the panel in a bedroom window, and presto: a textural window covering that affords some privacy and still lets the light in.Ever since I’ve been admiring netted, semitranslusent

We’ve been admiring the work of  Swedish designer Carina Seth Andersson for a while now (see Pure Simplicity: Glass Vessels from Carina Seth Andersson), so we were surprised to spot eerily similar vases elsewhere. Here’s a look:High Above: The Pallo Vase is currently on sale for $300.90 for the 31-c

A ground floor apartment in the central Marais was in need of an update, with functionality in mind. The clients, a couple working in fashion and graphic design with two children, were looking for a spacious kitchen to accommodate daily family life. They enlisted Paris-based Iranian architect Saba G