Remodelista Love Match: An “Old World Yet Modern” Brownstone Revival for a Stylish Young Couple

This week we’re revisiting our favorite stories from 2024, like this one: At Remodelista we love acting as a design dating service. Here’s a recent NYC example: “We found Anshu and Bill during the depths...

Best Reader-Submitted Bath Space Winner: Steve Carbin

The winner of the Best Reader-Submitted Bath Space category in our Considered Design Awards is Steve Carbin, a homeowner who completely renovated an “unfortunate” existing bathroom in his 1919 home in Madison, Wisconsin.  Carbin is...

Expert Advice: 6 Common Bathroom Plumbing Jobs You Can Tackle Yourself, From Plumber Carly Carey

Carly Carey is a new mother and a third-year plumbing apprentice in Minneapolis—she’s about two years from taking the state test to become a licensed master plumber. It was during the pandemic that Carly, a...

Architect & Designer Visit: Cary Tamarkin and Suzanne Shaker in Shelter Island

When NYC-based architect Cary Tamarkin and his family bought an unheated 1960s shack on Shelter Island as a weekend retreat, they lived in the existing structure for three years before rebuilding. According to interior designer...

Architect Visit: Klopf Architecture in San Francisco

San Francisco-based John Klopf (a member of the Remodelista Architect/Designer Directory) is known for his respectful remodels of Eichlers and other modernist homes in the Bay Area. Case in point: this midcentury hillside home overlooking...