A modern take on the Adirondack chair by Eric Pfeiffer for SF-based Council Design has us rethinking our outdoor seating. Made with durable treated Southern pine (a new product from Perennial Wood) a...
Kitted out by a professional yacht interior designer, a 1952 Airstream at the Hotel Daniel in Vienna offers luxe minimalism for the urban camper. For more information, go to Hotel Daniel. Above: The ...
Wildflowers are adored in the garden by bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Taken individually, they are ravishingly pretty. But a wildflower meadow, romantic as it might sound, can be difficul...
Not your typical Viennese pastry shop: the Bakery at the Hotel Daniel in Vienna is a greenery-filled oasis in the center of the city. Designed by Atelier Heiss Architects, the interior features a mix...
Santiago, Chile-based textile designer Karen Barbé works as a freelance artist and sells her own whimsical textiles online. Her handmade collection is inspired by traditional crafts and everyd...
Forget air conditioning: the most effective way to combat summer heat (and facilitate summer cocktail parties) is the screened porch. Heres a roundup of some favorites. Above: A midcentury modern por...
On my last day in India, I had my first taste of rose petal honey, swirled into the yogurt I ate for breakfast as I sat on a balcony watching the Taj Mahal shimmer through a haze of humidity. Back ho...
Your seemingly innocuous garden hose may be brewing up a dangerous cocktail. Before taking another drink, consider investing in a chemical-free, drinking-water-safe option. A vast majority of garden ...
Wall-mounted furniture: a saving grace for small-space living. Here are five of our current favorites, from outdoor bars to desks to dining tables. Above: From Mash Studios, the LAX Series Wall Mount...
Spotted (and admired) in todays House Call: Herne Hill in London on Remodelista: succulents growing in a black planting pot. For a similar look, consider high-fire black stoneware garden containers f...
In celebration of our Summer Color week, we invite you to tweet us your favorite garden-to-table ingredient—anything from a sprig of rosemary from the garden to summers first tomato. The payoff...
On display in this Victorian house in Herne Hill in London: clashing (but complementary) color schemes. We like the way pea green is juxtaposed with aubergine walls in the living room and a dusty pur...
Its official (well, practically): Soon there will be more chickens than humans in Brooklyn. A coop on every stoop, via Brownstoner. TV crews from Sweden and Japan can barely believe it either, via Br...
According to Christine Albertsson, every building—including a humble utility building—is worthy of careful thought and is an opportunity for good design; thereby transforming the prosaic ...
Contextual, sustainable, and modern; Hill Plain House in Metcalf, Victoria, by Australian firm Wolveridge Associates ticks all the boxes, despite its intentionally dark interiors. At first glance, wi...
An appealing (and eco friendly) alternative to classic terra cotta or stoneware pots: planters made from recycled tires, which feature a distinctly urban edge. Above: A recycled tire pot from Austral...
Its said that we are the architects of our own destiny. For a DIY Australian couple, who toiled to turn their 1960s ranch-style house into a dream home, the saying is true in a literal sense. When ch...
In Tasmania, a restaurant called Garagistes offers a pitch-perfect interpretation of its namesake. The name Garagistes is a reference to the spaces former life as a commercial garage, which provided ...
Beyond Sydney’s harbor bridge are the beautiful northern beaches, a string of coastal towns ruled by sun and sea. It’s also home to surfer Mark Tuckey: a yachtsman, all-around family guy,...
New Zealands countryside is dotted with little timber shacks called "baches"—modes t houses originally designed as bachelors holiday retreats—that charmed architects Lance and Ni...
Weve been spending a lot of time in Australia this past week (at least in our minds), which makes us think about water conservation, which reminds of the best-looking rainwater collectors weve seen a...
When Fiona Lau and Kain Picken moved from Melbourne to Berlin to pursue separate design careers, they found themselves sewing their own clothing. One thing led to another, and they decided to launch ...
If the house caught fire and on my way out the door I could grab one item—my most precious possession, the thing I cant live without? Id save my Felco pruners. I got my left handed, rotating Fe...
Located in South Yarra, in an emerging neighborhood near the train tracks, the newly opened Outpost Dining Room is attracting a new wave of diners to an old industrial precinct. The interiors, design...
Thank the Australians for reintroducing a design classic from Italy: the Sorrentina espresso maker, designed by Giordano Robbiati, and otherwise known as The Atomic. Milanese-born Robbiati created th...
Heating up the Australian food scene: Matt Morans latest venture, Chiswick Restaurant, is located on the verdant grounds of Chiswick Gardens in Woollahra. Housed in a former Woollahra farmhouse, dati...
Sarah ONeil, the owner of Smallspaces, likes to live simply: "Have less and invest in better-quality pieces that you can engage with on multiple levels" is the advice she offers. The idea f...
"Invasive" is such a harsh word. Cant we try for once to see things from the eucalyptus trees perspective? Picture the red bloodwood gum tree, minding its own business—along with abou...
Decaying glamor with a heady mix of industrial and vintage is the look that Debra Cronin achieves in her Woollahra home, or as she describes it, "Alice in Wonderland meets The Addams Family.&quo...
"We listen. To our clients, the site, ourselves, and the wind." Georgina Reid, a gardener, writer, and photographer based in Sydney, can make even a business manifesto sound inviting. No wo...
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