Accessories: Natural Sponges from Anthropologie
New at Anthropologie: a collection of sea sponges, which add a dash of exotic marine life in a bathroom or on a bookshelf. Above: The Natural Reef Sponge measures between 6 to 7 inches tall…
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Honest reviews of home products, furniture, and renovation materials to help homeowners make better choices.
Urban Indoor-Outdoor Living: A Young Couple’s Redesign of a “Charmless” Row House in Ghent
Architects are known for taking forever when it comes to finishing their own places. Not so Arthur Verraes of Atelier Avondzon. With his partner, Kelly Desmet, a corporate lawyer, he tackled a total makeover of…
On Top of the World: A Belgian Antiquarian Designs a Penthouse in NYC
Robert De Niro fell under the spell of Belgian design impresario Axel Vervoordt after discovering his work at the NYC Winter Antiques Show (others who have succumbed include Sting and Kanye West, as well as…
Before & After: Green Tiled Bathroom Conversion
The only thing Chase and Lauren Daniel knew they wanted in their master bath was color. The couple was almost finished with a total overhaul of their 1960s three-bed, two-bath house in Austin, Texas, and the main…
An Ode to Rural Life: A Low-Impact Family Home in Surrey by Rural Office
In the Great Austens conservation area in the market town of Farnham in Surrey, England, Ben and Claire Macland were looking to replace an old interwar bungalow located on a corner plot. The bungalow was…
Best Professionally Designed Bath: Etelamaki Architecture
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Professionally Designed Bath Space is Etelamaki Architecture of Brooklyn, New York. The firm’s project was chosen as a finalist by Remodelista editor in chief, Julie Carlson, who said:…
Steal This Look: A Glamorous Shower and Ensuite Bath in London
London-based jewelry designer Rosh Mahtani joined forces with boyfriend Fred Rigby of Fred Rigby Studio to remodel her Clerkenwell apartment. The apartment occupies the two lower floors of a 19th-century terrace, the lower floor with…
Channeling 1970s California Style: Sun Ranch Resort in Byron Bay, Australia
Located in the hinterlands of Byron Bay, the Australian seaside hangout and surfing hub, Sun Ranch channels the area’s hang loose vibe. But it does so in surprising, inventive ways: the resort is set on…
A London Georgian, Artfully Restored and Updated
Tasked with renovating a derelict Georgian house in Marylebone, London, architects Luke McLaren and Robert Excell of McLaren Excell approached the job with respect for the history of the structure, without preserving it in aspic.…
Steal This Look: A Penny Tile Bath in Australia
In this project from Kennedy Nolan architects in Melbourne, Australia, the team initially set out to restore the midcentury house designed by designers Chancellor and Patrick, but structural issues meant a new build was in…