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Honest reviews of home products, furniture, and renovation materials to help homeowners make better choices.
Honest reviews of home products, furniture, and renovation materials to help homeowners make better choices.
Several months ago, my close friends Serena Cameirano and Ron Keizer bought their first place together, a two-story 1930s row house in San Francisco. The structure is in great shape–I’m more than a little jealous–but...
Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston’s Brooklyn architecture firm, CO Adaptive, specializes in environmentally responsible, future-resilient retrofits, including their own 1889 Bed-Stuy brownstone that they converted into a passive house. The gut renovation followed a set...
Flatweave Turkish hamam towels are suddenly everywhere; fringed terry-cloth cotton towels are a little harder to find, however, and add a subtle exotic note to the guest bath (or any bath, for that matter). Above:...
When the Zetter Hotel opened in Clerkenwell in 2004, it created a buzz; there was a general feeling that the neighborhood had arrived. Seven years later, the area has gone from strength to strength, so...
Bathrooms may be small, but their power needs aren’t. Space constraints, the scope of activities, and soggy conditions all call for care when planning where to install electrical outlets (and how many). Here’s the key to...
A while back I launched a search for the perfect stainless steel soap dish and came up with the Nexio Soap Dish by German company Blomus; it's occupied a spot in my bathroom for several...
To add to the list of luxuries worth considering in your remodel: the heated towel bar. Most commonly called towel warmers, these appliances easily integrate into bathrooms of all sizes and sorts, no remodel required....
I suspect, for architects, a house with an ineffective layout is like fingernails on chalkboard. When Anaïs Bléhaut, director of Daab Design, was brought onboard to make sense of a client’s gracious but wonky London...
The standout bathrooms in a London townhouse designed by firm Bradley Van Der Straeten are drenched in unexpected color, from the paint to the tiles. On the first floor, the bathroom is cloaked in yellow—and...
Laura Aviva collaborates with artisan workshops in Latin America to create L’Aviva Home’s lighting, textiles, and furniture. She approaches traditional craft as a springboard for sophisticated, entirely new designs and loves getting her collaborators to...