Sarah’s beach cottage has had its fair share of chic salvaged furniture over the years: we featured Sarah’s chalkboard fridge last fall and her polka dot desk makeover a little over a month ago. Today she tackles a simple old wooden crate and gives it her signature laid-back beachy style. Great work, Sarah! — Kate Time:…
As much as I love a beautiful front on a piece of furniture, sometimes it’s the back view or the unexpected details that really sell me on a piece. While I haven’t yet seen this chair in person (it’s debuting at ICFF next month), Sara Rowghani’s design sold me with the back view. The twisting…
In between work stints this weekend, I stood on our porch and imagined being able to stretch out on a hammock and nap in the sun. There’s no hammock on our porch, or any furniture actually, but there’s the possibility of one, and that’s all I need to feel optimistic. I’ve been stockpiling clippings of…
At first, I thought I was replacing my chair obsession with a lamp obsession. Now, I think it might be side tables. I haven’t bought anything, but my inspiration folder on my desktop is starting to fill up with adorable side tables. These newbies from Jonathan Adler are right at the top. Sadly, they’re out…
As I get older and my style changes, I find myself moving away from the looks I’m typically drawn to, especially when it comes to furniture. Normally, I love a skinny, tapered leg and something that screams, “I’m a girl! Look at my girly furniture!” But that all feels wrong these days; it’s too feminine…
Though we’ve been in to our new apartment for almost a month now, we haven’t come close to beginning the decorating process yet. We sold most of our furniture before we moved and part of me has been relishing feeling so unencumbered by stacks of “stuff” and more chairs than we could possibly need. The…
Amy and I have been fans of Nightwood for a while and had such a great time watching them makeover Amy’s bedroom after her pipe bed finally gave in and broke. Nightwood’s founders, Nadia and Myriah, had a trunk show at last weekend’s “Brooklyn Day” at Terrain and I really enjoyed getting to see the…
I’ve always been more of a coat hook girl, but lately I’ve been tempted by the idea of a nice standing coat rack. Sure it might take up some valuable floor real estate, but if it was cute, maybe I’d be tempted to use it when I walk in rather than dumping my coat on…
Image via Style at Home It’s a bit of an understatement to say that leather is less-than-popular choice with a lot of people in (and out of) the design community. And I know I’m going to get gutted for even considering this publicly, but I wanted to be honest about something we’re thinking about for…
Long-time hello from Copenhagen! I recently moved to the mother land, Copenhagen, (remember my delightful summer here from a couple years back?) from Washington, DC after graduating and getting married (wahoo!) and was thrilled to be invited to attend the design fair here, Formland, with designer Maria Helgstrand of Wallnut design. Formland brings together the best of Scandinavian design so I…
One of the things that always bothered me the most about our current apartment was the fact that our living room couldn’t accommodate a standard-sized sofa. The hallway and main door were so narrow that I had to get something with detachable legs and a super-low back, and the walls in the living room were…
Yesterday, it felt like NYC’s weather never pushed past frigid and hovered somewhere around “long-underwear weather” for most of the day. So when I saw these new deck chairs from Gallant & Jones, I could only think of one thing: summer. Sunny, hot, stick-to-the-seat-of-your-car summer. Most people hate really hot summers, but I relish them….
Later this afternoon, I’m sharing my early wishlist/mood board for our new apartment’s porch, so I’ve had outdoor furniture on my mind for about four days straight. My weakness for bright orange is well documented, so when I saw the color of these new chairs from Bend — combined with the fact that they work outdoors…
Every now and then my internal style meter gets a little twitchy and can’t decide whether it should land on “cute” or “not cute.” When I saw this table by allê in my inbox, I was immediately thrown into a stripe frenzy and found myself prepping it for a post. But after my stripe-haze started…
It always seems like the very moment I get stuck in a redecorating rut, a clever new project falls in my lap to provide a jolt of inspiration. I have a built-in cabinet with these truly hideous doors, and thanks to Jennifer, I think I now know what to do with them. It’s clear from…
I’m at a point in my life where I’m doing my darnedest to clean out my closet and focus on classic pieces. I have a tendency to stock up on clothes that remind me of summers growing up in Virginia Beach (tie-dye tank tops and frayed denim shorts), but as I get older, I’m becoming…
I remember growing up and thinking that the parquet in my friend Lauren’s home was the coolest, fanciest thing I’d ever seen. The pattern spread across a huge floor seemed so luxurious and that classic herringbone look has been a favorite of mine ever since. So when I saw this new Parquet Table from Something…
The idea of “lost and found” has always had a special meaning for me. My love affair with antique furniture stems from an interest in the previous owners and imagining how they used a certain mirror, chair or piece of jewelry. (I love thinking about all the different people who have looked into an antique…
This weekend, AC and I managed to sell a good chunk of our furniture in preparation for moving to a new apartment. I decided it’s time for me to really make good on all the advice I give people to invest in fewer, nicer pieces and actually do that myself. So part of the mid-century…
I’ve seen some very clever repurpose ideas before, but I’ve never seen such a great use of a slatted headboard. This double-duty makeover from Jessica makes such good use of wall space, which I too often forget to use when trying to plan storage. I love the simple hardware that she’s added to the headboard…
