2008 April 14 | Remodelista

Children’s Rooms: Toy Boxes

From Julie:

Design Public recently added playroom storage pieces by Mod Mom to their lineup. Carpenter and mother Kiersten Hathcock makes these toy boxes in her workshop using Baltic birch plywood and slow-closing hinges.

Below: The Gracie Toy Box, a two-compartment mid-century-inspired piece; $550 at Design Public.

Below: Sam Toy Box, available in white-painted wood and birch plywood top; $525 at Design Public.

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Appliances: Binova Fires Line Cooktops

From Janet:

The Italians and their kitchens. The Fires Line cooktop by Italian kitchen system designer Binova is especially appealing. Featuring a single row of burners, the cooktop is perfect for a narrow countertop. It can be centered on an island (out of reach of children’s hands) for easy access from either side. Just approved for the US market in the last six months, it costs approximately $3,500. View the entire Binova line here. Contact USA dealer Haute Living at (312) 329-9000 for pricing and ordering information.

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Outdoors: Jebred Furniture

From Julie:

Michigan-based Jebred Furniture recently launched an online site; the company’s painted poplar pieces are stylish, reasonably priced ($260 for the chairs; $390 for the loveseats, and $115 for the side tables), and come in a dozen colors, ranging from pale pink to hot lime. They remind us of a Rietveld chair crossed with an Adirondack.

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Architect Visit: Alex Scott Porter

From Julie:

While perusing lighting designer Lindsey Adelman’s blog, we came across the work of NY architect Alex Scott Porter. After graduating from Columbia’s School of Architecture, she worked at the New Jersey Barn Company, disassembling antique timber-frame barns and designing reassembled structures; later she worked for the Polshek Partnership and for Francois de Menil. There’s a lot to like about this barn-like house in Amagansett Porter designed, starting with the fact that she used characterful salvaged timber throughout the project and created a seamless indoor/outdoor feel.