Life, Rearranged: Changing the Layout of This Victorian Changed Everything I suspect, for architects, a house with an ineffective layout is like fingernails on chalkboard. When Anaïs Bléhaut, director of Daab Design, was brought onboard to make sense of a client’s gracious but wonky London Victorian, it was indeed the main issue she needed to get right, before all else. The good bones were there—high […]
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Oya Abeó: Nigerian-Made Textiles for the Table Recently in our inbox, from Nigerian designer Samiat Salami of ready-to-wear fashion and homewares line Oya Abeó: a collection of hand-drawn, sustainably printed textiles for the table. About the collection: “Inspired by her childhood in Lagos, Oya Abeo draws from centuries-old Nigerian textile traditions to create modern whimsical and artful handprinted textiles that celebrate the […]
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Kitchen of the Week: A Waste-Conscious Remodel for a Ceramic Tile Designer Here’s a kitchen that thoughtfully references the period and place the home was built (sometime in the 19th century, in London), yet feels thoroughly modern. It belongs to ceramic tile designer Sophie Caulfeild and her husband, James, a fund manager. The two hired architect Thom Brisco, of Brisco Loran, last year to brighten, update, and […]
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Best Browsing: France’s Oldest Hardware Store and Home Emporium, Now with a Pop-Up in Paris I accompanied my husband on a recent work trip to France—three cities in five days. We only had a few free hours in Marseille and the rain never stopped. No matter: we headed to Maison Empereur: France’s oldest and most esteemed hardware store, which, in Remodelista terms, is one of the world’s great pilgrimage destinations […]
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10 Easy Pieces: Sleek Wall-Mounted Metal Shelves With stainless steel at the forefront of our design forecast for the year, sleek metal wall shelves is a burgeoning trend we’ve kept an eye on. Here, we profile the 10 best ultra-thin wall-mounted shelves in aluminum, steel, and brass. For more shelving and storage ideas see our posts: 10 Easy Pieces: Wall-Mounted Shelving Systems […]
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