Trend Alert: Sunken Baths
Noted and admired of late: sunken baths. Below, seven alluring examples of bathtubs that skim the floor for a look that is at once modern and classic (think Roman baths). Some are deep cuts from…
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Step-by-step DIY tutorials for home decoration, furniture upgrades, and creative storage ideas.
Bath: High/Low Campaign-Style Bath Mirror
Spotted on Danish company Gubi's site (worth a visit to see the exceptional staging and styling): the classic leather campaign mirror from Art Deco master Jacques Adnet, used in a white tiled bath. Here are…
Vitorrja: A Vintage-Leaning Hotel in Los Angeles from the Gjelina Group
For as often as we’ve enjoyed a tuna sandwich and vinegar shrub in the courtyard of Gjusta, it was only recently that we came across Vitorrja, the first hotel from the Gjelina Group behind both…
Fabrics & Linens: Fouta Towels from Scents and Feel
The widest selection of traditional striped cotton hammam towels we’ve seen comes from Scents and Feel, a company founded in 2008 by Jenny Haik, who spent part of her childhood in Tunisia. Scents and Feel’s…
Bath: Stainless Steel Bath Accessories from CB2
Admired (both for looks and affordability) at CB2: simple Stainless Steel Bath Accessories, at home in both the modern or the traditional bath. Above: CB2 Stainless Steel Bath Accessories include (L to R) a soap…
Steal This Look: Olde Bell Inn Bathroom
Is Ilse Crawford’s bath for the Olde Bell Inn the ultimate classic? We think so; we keep coming back to the basic components: the black pennyround tile shower, the Happy D wash stand from Duravit,…
‘A Healing Place’: A Derelict House with a Designer Pedigree Is Reclaimed for Artists
Artist and writer retreats are often situated in bucolic, peaceful locations where one can effortlessly tune out the noise to turn on the creative juices. River Bend House, set under towering eucalyptus trees and above…
Restaurant Visit: Le Doyenné, a Potager-to-Table Restaurant and Guesthouse
To be filed under the perfect overnight adventure from Paris: Le Doyenné is a destination restaurant and farm—with guest rooms—on the grounds of Château de Saint-Vrain. It’s a culinary lab for Australian chefs Shaun Kelly…
Steal This Look: A Barbara Bestor-Designed Main Bath in LA
Last month’s Barbara Bestor-designed New England Kitchen by Way of LA left our readers wanting a tour of the rest of the house. Here’s a look at the other room she tackled for owners Abby Weintraub…
Before & After: A Soulless Apartment Gets the ‘More Is More’ Treatment
Côte de Folk founder Sophie Rowell moonlights as a campanologist. Let me save you from having to Google the term and tell you now that a campanologist is one who rings church bells. It may…