Trending on Remodelista: Kitchen Secrets
Julie asks: "Have you ever met a kitchen that didn't stand ready for an upgrade of some sort?" This week the Remodelista team works through your kitchen design to-do list. Gut renovation? Check....
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: January 17, 2014
Here's a look at a few things we're loving this week: Above: The art of fermentation. If only she took selfies. Seedles and Thyme Bombs. Above: Save NYC's Most Endangered Garden. Photograph via...
View ArticleGarden Visit: At Home with LA Artist Kelly Lamb
Not many people can lay claim to living on a historic 4.5-acre estate in the heart of Los Angeles with fabulous views of the city. An artist, decorator, and objects designer who defies classification,...
View ArticleTable of Contents: Secret Gardens
Do you peek over fences? Do you wonder what's behind a garden gate? This week we'll satisfy your curiosity (and ours) by exploring secret gardens. We'll explain the curb appeal of ivy-covered walls,...
View ArticleBefore and After: A Malibu Garden for Grey's Anatomy Star Patrick Dempsey
By the time Grey's Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey bought a $7 million Malibu home that Frank Gehry designed in 1968, garden designer Scott Shrader already had created gardens to connect the minimalist...
View ArticleFrom Italy with Love: Raw and Rustic Planters from Flò
When it comes to planters, I gravitate towards organic vessels made from rustic materials that mimic my plants' natural habitat. So it is not surprising that these rough-hewn vases and plant trays from...
View ArticleGarden Visit: Hidden in Plain Sight in Warsaw
Hidden in plain sight, fairytale gardens surround a cluster of tiny wooden bungalows on a side street in central Warsaw. But the gardens' future is uncertain. The Finnish houses, built in 1945, are...
View Article10 Easy Pieces: Eerily Lifelike Faux Plants for the Home
Please, don't call them fake. The other day I asked Julie how long she has had a vase of faux olive branches on her kitchen shelf. "I don't know, a few years?" she said. Unlike bunches of expensive...
View ArticleSteal This Look: An Industrial Greenhouse Kitchen
Turin-based landscape architect studio Giardino Segreto installed a fully equipped kitchen inside a steel and glass greenhouse. The result is our dream kitchen. We inspired by how it elegantly unites...
View ArticleGrowing Guide: 11 Essential Tips to Grow Your Own Marijuana
Marijuana has momentum. Are you keeping score? In the US, four states have legalized marijuana for recreational use (Alaska's law takes effect next month), 10 states allow medicinal use, a slew of...
View ArticleVines Gone Wild: 10 Rooms with Creeping Greenery
What better backdrop to banish winter than an indoor jungle? Here are 10 of our favorite rooms where vines and climbers cover the walls like art: Above: The courtyard restaurant at Paris' Hotel Amour....
View ArticleTest Drive: Which Cut Flowers Last Longest?
Some flowers were never meant to be cut, withering to nothing as soon as they are plucked. Others, it seems, are oblivious to being severed from their original stem. Want to know which flowers create...
View ArticleHardscaping 101: Design Guide for Fences (Height, Styles, and Cost)
Wondering where to start when it comes to fencing? If you're planning to build, design, or install a fence, start with our Fence Design Guide: We've explored the pros and cons and design details of...
View ArticleArchitect Visit: A Hidden Japanese Garden
In a dense residential neighborhood in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, mA-Style Architects decided to keep the focus tight. Rather than designing a home that offered expansive views of neighboring...
View ArticleOutdoor Lighting: Tiny Tin Tabletop Lanterns
We wanted these these tiny tin garden lanterns the instant we spotted them at London-based Saudade, a purveyor of Portuguese goods that owner Pedro da Costa Felgueiras brings back from "deep corners of...
View ArticleGlass Houses: A Magical Belgian Bed and Breakfast, $170 a Night
Belgian architect Bruno Erpicum transformed a small stone outbuilding, creating a glass-walled, one-bedroom bed and breakfast in the Belgian countryside. Maison Roly rents for $170 a night (also...
View ArticleA Secret Courtyard Garden in Buenos Aires
Behind an unassuming stone facade and through a corridor covered in lush vines and plants, you will discover a quiet and charming courtyard in the heart of the city. The space, the brainchild of Buenos...
View ArticleTrending on Remodelista: Italian Renaissance
This week the Remodelista team explores a new moody minimalism exported from Italy: luxurious in its simplicity and attention to detail. We tagged along with the editors to a Milanese villa with a...
View ArticleCurrent Obsessions: What $739K Buys in Brooklyn
This just in: The average Brooklyn apartment sells for $739K. Have you seen the average Brooklyn apartment? No wonder we're obsessed: Above: The least affordable neighborhood in America. Photograph via...
View ArticleBefore and After: A Rustic Facade Adds Curb Appeal to a Plain Jane Ranch House
Tucked inconspicuously among a block of innocuous stucco ranch houses on a side street in St. Helena in Napa County, CA, a reclaimed wood facade attracts instant notice. A closer inspection reveals a...
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