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Practical renovation tips and how-to guides to help you remodel your home smarter, faster, and more affordably.
Practical renovation tips and how-to guides to help you remodel your home smarter, faster, and more affordably.
We’ve admired the use of reclaimed architectural salvage accessories (see Design Sleuth: Recessed Soap Niche) in the bathroom; if you can’t find an appropriate vintage product, consider the Graystone Accessory Collection at Subway Ceramics. The...
Waterworks co-founder and bath historian Barbara Sallick is the grand dame of bathroom design (she’s on the board of directors at the Institute of Classical Architecture); she and her husband, Robert, started Waterworks in 1978...
“Everyone’s idea of luxury is different,” says Barbara Chambers of Chambers + Chambers Architects. “Some clients want a wine cellar, some want a large walk-in closet.” For one Mill Valley couple, who live in an open-plan house set...
The paneled wood doors and window frames are reproductions, painted to match the sea and sky on Sikinos, one of the most secluded of the Cycladic Islands. But far from being a cookie-cutter update, what’s...
Meet the yours, mine, and ours remodel. Scarlett Shao and Joseph Casper are a couple who share a passion for modern design, and specifically for a look they describe as “minimal but lived in.” Wanting...
When Matthew Wood and Melissa Robinson of MW Architects set out to turn a London house back into a family home (for years, it had been a hostel), their clients had a few top line requests: “They wanted a...
Admired recently: cement tiles, in a variety of shapes and forms. We especially like this simple combination of black and off-white tiles from Tierra y Fuego in San Diego. The Cuadrados Barcelona handcrafted encaustic floor...
We may never live in a house designed by iconic Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig, however, we do plan to install a set of his custom-designed hooks in our own houses (prices start...
For a dose of color in the bath: A selection of characterful basins set the tone for a particular palette or stand out in contrast. Here are our 10 most favorite colorful bathroom sinks. Above:...
One of life’s challenges: finding a decent shower curtain. Here are a few appealing options (all 72 inches long). Above: Naturally mildew resistant flax-based Linen Shower Curtain; $59 at Gaiam. Above: White marine-weight Canvas Shower...