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Long Haul
Editors’ Picks: 9 Enduring Ikea Furniture Classics for the Long Haul, Tried and Tested Edition
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
Ikea’s not known for the longevity of its wares, as a rule. Here are nine well-made, long-lasting pieces we’ve all used (and can endorse) at …
Home
Remodeling 101: Single-Bowl Vs. Double-Bowl Sinks in the Kitchen
Remodelista - Barbara Peck
The burning question, for people (like us) who spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about kitchen sinks: Is the double-bowl sink still …
Home
Kitchen of the Week: Chef David Tanis’s Low-Tech, Economical, and Beautifully Soulful Kitchen in the East Village
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
We’ve been following chef David Tanis over the years and wondering how he pulls it all off; after heading up the kitchen at Chez Panisse, he made an …
Cleaning
Domestic Science: How to Polish and Clean Silver
Remodelista - Justine Hand
When I was a little girl, my grandmother would solicit my help polishing the holiday silver. Making tarnished things shiny and sparkly? I was so on …
Home
Plain English in Brooklyn Heights: A Very Proper Elizabeth Roberts Townhouse Remodel
Remodelista - Margot Guralnick
If Brooklyn townhouses could speak this one would have a detectable British accent. The structure’s local claim to fame is two-fold: its intensive …
Stainless Steel
10 Easy Pieces: Editors’ Favorite Hand-Operated Kitchen Tools
Remodelista - Alexa Hotz
There’s a class of kitchen gadgets that are so souped-up, overcomplicated, and employ an excess of tech, that they leave you wondering if you’re …
Ilse Crawford
Object of Desire: John Pawson’s Minimalist Oil Lantern for Wastberg
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
We’re longtime fans of John Pawson, so when we learned he had designed an oil lamp for another favorite–Swedish lighting company Wastberg—we took …
Los Angeles
“Poor but Sexy”: An Inspired Project in East Berlin that Honors the City’s Artistic Spirit
Remodelista - Fan Winston
It’s not uncommon for architects to name their projects after locations (think West Village Townhouse, Sonoma Ranch, Seattle Cabin, and the like). …
Home
Steal This Look: Dining Room at Lidkøeb in Copenhagen
Remodelista - Alexa Hotz
As winter weather sets in, we’re looking to Nordic countries for design inspiration. Like Copenhagen’s Lidkøeb bar, set in an 18th-century brick …
Hotels
Miss Clara: Glamorous Lodgings in a Former Girls’ School in Stockholm
Remodelista - Christine Chang Hanway
Swedish hotelier Nobis Group (you may recognize their work from Nobis Hotel Copenhagen) have renovated a former girls’ school in an Art Nouveau …
Urban Outfitters
High/Low: The Industrial-Style Articulated Wall Light, French vs. Urban Outfitters Edition
Remodelista - Annie Quigley
Browsing through Urban Outfitters’ new lighting offerings recently, we were reminded of some of our all-time favorite fixtures: industrial-style …
Human Rights
Ben Bradlee Slept Here: The Legendary Journalist’s Georgetown House Changes with the Times
Remodelista - Margot Guralnick
Ben Bradlee, the famed Washington Post editor and bon vivant—played by Tom Hanks in The Post and Jason Robards in All the President’s Men—probably …
Small Spaces
Trending on The Organized Home: Minimal Space, Maximum Storage
Remodelista - Remodelista Team
This week on The Organized Home, the editors took us on a tour of a West Village apartment that will have you convinced it’s infinitely larger than …
Design
What to Read in This Week’s The Urbanites Issue
Remodelista - Remodelista Team
This week, as part of our Urbanites issue, we’re looking to Stockholm, Berlin, Copenhagen, Brooklyn, Detroit, and Washington, D.C. for design …
Ceramics
Current Obsessions: Staying In
Remodelista - Remodelista Team
From a favorite New York holiday pop-up to a historic Paris flat, now available to visit, here are 15 things to know about this weekend. Julie is …
Real Estate
Pale and Interesting: An Artful and Economical Renovation in Vancouver, BC
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
Steve Sims and Chessa Osburn felt lucky when they found a house in their price range in Vancouver, BC, which has a tight real estate market to rival …
Home Automation
Enter to Win: $500 Toward an abode Smart Home Security System
Remodelista - Remodelista Brand Team
Though we’re usually proponents of the slow, technology-free way of life, filling our homes with handmade or vintage furniture and embracing low-fi …
Weather
Trending on Gardenista: The Cold-Weather Garden
Remodelista - Remodelista Team
The Gardenista editors felt the chill in the air this week, and responded accordingly. Here’s a look: More of this week’s popular posts on …
DIY
Weekend DIY Projects: 7 Wooden Storage Solutions from The Merrythought
Remodelista - Margot Guralnick
Manda and Caitlin McGrath, the duo behind The Merrythought blog, are scrappy women who are forever upgrading their houses without spending a penny …
Man Caves
In Scotland, A Luxe Nature Retreat from a Danish Billionaire
Remodelista - Meredith Swinehart
On 4,000 bucolic acres of farmland, fields, streams, and forests in Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands of Scotland sits the circa-1800 …
Home
Coquo: Modular, Made-to-Last Furniture for Kitchens and Beyond, from Montreal
Remodelista - Annie Quigley
A few weeks back, we took a look at a black-and-white kitchen in a rentable apartment (and “curated lifestyle shop, creative incubator, and design …
Home Building
Remodeling 101: 5 Things to Know About Radiant Floor Heating
Remodelista - Christine Chang Hanway
Can anyone resist the sensation of walking barefoot on a heated floor? If you’re just embarking on a renovation or building a new house, consider …
Home
Kitchen of the Week: A Maine Farmhouse Kitchen That Doesn’t Play by the Rules
Remodelista - Kristina Hacker
We couldn’t go Up North this week without a stop by our favorite family compound on Spruce Head in Maine, where sculptor-turned-builder Anthony …
Cleaning
Domestic Science: The Unscented Company in Canada
Remodelista - Meredith Swinehart
We’re all for broader offerings in the natural cleaning solutions market, so we were happy to recently discover The Unscented Company, based in …
Home
The New Sanctuary: Inside a Curator’s Haven on the Coast of Maine
Remodelista - Annie Quigley
The church on the corner of Cedar and Brewster Streets in Rockland, Maine, might seem to passerby like any other old New England church (were it not …
Food & Dining
10 Easy Pieces: Modern Refectory Tables
Remodelista - Alexa Hotz
It’s a good sign when a style of furniture has withstood the test of time. Namely, the refectory table, first built in the middle ages for monastery …
Hotels
Live Like a Local (for Less): The Newly Opened Toronto Annex Hotel
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
The concept behind the newly opened Annex Hotel in Toronto is simple; do away with any unnecessary features and focus on what’s important. The hotel …
Accordance with Nature: Thoughtful Wood and Metal Goods by a Self-Taught Maker
Remodelista - Annie Quigley
Made in Connecticut: Accordance with Nature (AWN), beautifully designed, multi-functional storage implements, evocative of Shaker brooms and boxes, …
Home
Steal This Look: A Modern Brooklyn Kitchen, Ikea Cabinets Included
Remodelista - Alexa Hotz
For the renovation of their 1890 Victorian townhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn, the owners turned to firm Frances Mildred for the architectural design …
Small Spaces
Les Touilleurs: A Classic Kitchen Emporium in Montreal
Remodelista - Julie Carlson
Located in Montreal’s fashionable Outremont neighborhood, Les Touilleurs is a high-end kitchen emporium with a working demonstration kitchen and an …

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Editors’ Picks: 9 Enduring Ikea Furniture Classics for the Long Haul, Tried and Tested Edition

Remodeling 101: Single-Bowl Vs. Double-Bowl Sinks in the Kitchen

Kitchen of the Week: Chef David Tanis’s Low-Tech, Economical, and Beautifully Soulful Kitchen in the East Village

Domestic Science: How to Polish and Clean Silver

Plain English in Brooklyn Heights: A Very Proper Elizabeth Roberts Townhouse Remodel

10 Easy Pieces: Editors’ Favorite Hand-Operated Kitchen Tools

Object of Desire: John Pawson’s Minimalist Oil Lantern for Wastberg

“Poor but Sexy”: An Inspired Project in East Berlin that Honors the City’s Artistic Spirit

Steal This Look: Dining Room at Lidkøeb in Copenhagen

Miss Clara: Glamorous Lodgings in a Former Girls’ School in Stockholm

High/Low: The Industrial-Style Articulated Wall Light, French vs. Urban Outfitters Edition

Ben Bradlee Slept Here: The Legendary Journalist’s Georgetown House Changes with the Times

Trending on The Organized Home: Minimal Space, Maximum Storage

What to Read in This Week’s The Urbanites Issue

Current Obsessions: Staying In

Pale and Interesting: An Artful and Economical Renovation in Vancouver, BC

Enter to Win: $500 Toward an abode Smart Home Security System

Trending on Gardenista: The Cold-Weather Garden

Weekend DIY Projects: 7 Wooden Storage Solutions from The Merrythought

In Scotland, A Luxe Nature Retreat from a Danish Billionaire

Coquo: Modular, Made-to-Last Furniture for Kitchens and Beyond, from Montreal

Remodeling 101: 5 Things to Know About Radiant Floor Heating

Kitchen of the Week: A Maine Farmhouse Kitchen That Doesn’t Play by the Rules

Domestic Science: The Unscented Company in Canada

The New Sanctuary: Inside a Curator’s Haven on the Coast of Maine

10 Easy Pieces: Modern Refectory Tables

Live Like a Local (for Less): The Newly Opened Toronto Annex Hotel

Accordance with Nature: Thoughtful Wood and Metal Goods by a Self-Taught Maker

Steal This Look: A Modern Brooklyn Kitchen, Ikea Cabinets Included

Les Touilleurs: A Classic Kitchen Emporium in Montreal