Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
A Woodsy Cabin in a Happening LA Neighborhood—$115 a Night
Discovered on The Common Pursuit: A rustic cabin in Echo Park worthy of Henry Thoreau (and available for $115 a night). Photographer Brian Ferry of The Blue Hour spent a week there and says: "I had my coffee in the morning on the porch, sent some emails or read at the table, and later in the day, watched the sunset from the back deck. Simply done—but really thoughtful and tasteful." To see the listing, go to Airbnb.
Above: The kitchen includes a hot plate, refrigerator, electric kettle, and assorted teas and coffee.
Above: A collection of vintage tableware.
Above: Everything is within easy reach in the tiny cabin.
Above: A table for two.
Above: Vignettes photographed by Brian Ferry.
Above: There's a postage-stamp-size deck with seating.
Above: The shower floor has Moroccan tiles.
Above: Morning coffee on the deck.
Heading to LA? Consult our City Guide for places to stay, shop, and eat. And go to Rental Houses for standout recommendations the world over.
N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 3, 2012, as part of our Cabins & Camping issue.
More Stories from Remodelista
from Remodelista http://ift.tt/1l0zGDt
via IFTTT
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Friday, August 15, 2014
5 Boutique Paint Lines from Down Under
We're endlessly fascinated by interior paint, especially colors from foreign lands (why do they seem so compelling?). Here are five companies worth noting—two of them sell their wares Stateside, and we're hoping the others will soon be available.
Above: Peter Lewis, founder of both Porter's Paint in Australia and Sydney Harbour Paint Company in the US, was inspired to start his business after discovering formulas for Mediterranean paint washes in his grandfather's archives (he was the builder of Sydney's Capitol Theatre and an accomplished colorist). Porter's Paints offers a range of natural, water-based wall finishes, from milk paint to lime wash to mineral paint. Go to Sydney Harbour Paint Company for more information.
Above: Founded by Rachel Lacy, Drikolor is a New Zealand-based paint company offering powder pigments that offer "deeper and richer colors not available through traditional liquid tinting methods." The company holds the exclusive owner of the licensing rights from the Foundation Le Corbusier in Paris (they offer the 63 colors to architects, designers, and their customers in Australia and New Zealand).
Above: Australian designer and self-proclaimed magpie Sibella Court has developed a line for Murobond, with subtly shaded collections including Merchants and Traders, Indigo Blues, and Paper Whites.
Above: Founded by Prue Cook (the wife of architect Marshall Cook) in 1992 when she couldn't find the right color for her house, Auckland-based Aalto Colour says its "complex mixing of pigments produces an added depth and richness to the painted surface, with the intensities and hues of each color shifting with the changing light of the day." The company does custom color mixing and consulting and works with many galleries, museums, and heritage institutions in New Zealand.
Above: Twenty-year-old company BioPaints in New Zealand uses "nature's gentle chemistry" to make a range of products, including interior wall paint, exterior paint, enamel paint, powder pigments, and oil varnishes and waxes. See the range at BioPaints.
Are you color obsessed as well? See all our Palette & Paints posts here.
More Stories from Remodelista
from Remodelista http://ift.tt/1rBbKF3
via IFTTT
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Trend Alert: 11 Kitchens with Wall-Mounted Box Shelving
A while back, we reported on the open shelving trend in the kitchen; lately, we're noticing an offshoot: the haphazard deconstructed box shelving variation. We're on board.
Above: A Brooklyn kitchen by design firm Workstead features a wall-mounted box shelving system; see more at An Urban Cabin Made in Brooklyn.
Above: In a kitchen by Melbourne-based Whiting Architects, box shelving functions as both display space and storage opportunities.
Above: The Mini Stacked Shelf System by JDS Architects for Muuto allows you to create a customizable shelving unit.
Above: Box shelves via Swedish shop Granit, via Raw Design Blog.
Above: A pastel kitchen in Denmark by TVIS spotted on Boligcious.
Above: Artist Kirra Jamison's Melbourne kitchen features open box shelving, photo by Derek Swalwell; via InsideOut Magazine.
Above: A kitchen shelving system by Danish company We Do Wood.
Above: An Airbnb flat in Copenhagen via Little Big Bell.
Above: Wall-mounted storage boxes in a Scandinavian kitchen via Hitta Hem.
Above: A Swedish kitchen with reclaimed wood boxes as shelving by Stockholm-based designer Katarina Grundstromer.
Above: Box shelving via New Zealand shop Nest, via The Design Chaser.
Interested in more storage ideas? See Kitchen: Open Shelf Roundup.
More Stories from Remodelista
from Remodelista http://ift.tt/1riI53b
via IFTTT
All About Community
This past week Dianne and I got to attend the Hachette-NAIBA Open House in Manhattan. Peggy wasn’t able to attend since she was on vacation that had been planned for quite some time. There were many other independent booksellers in attendance from the region and it was helpful to hear[Read More...]
Author information
The post All About Community appeared first on The Bookshop Blog.
from The Bookshop Blog http://ift.tt/VfrSS8
via IFTTT
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Monday, August 4, 2014
Shaking the Doubts
I admit that there are occasions when I wonder if my business associates and I are delusional about opening a bookstore. Fortunately, those doubts are often put to rest when I read stories like this one: “Indie Booksellers: ‘Indispensible Players in Community Life.’” There are so many great quotes in[Read More...]
Author information
The post Shaking the Doubts appeared first on The Bookshop Blog.
from The Bookshop Blog http://ift.tt/1mfdMHN
via IFTTT