Stylist and designer Katie Lockhart of Everyday Needs has focused her eye on Martino Gamper, an Italian designer based in the UK who, as Lockhart says, "nurtures an interest in found and unwanted objects. Reworking furniture that he finds in skips and on the streets, he has created an eclectic and mismatched family of objects."
Last year I found a wooden table on the street in the worst shade of cheap wood stain. I walked past it twice on my way to the market, and then I turned back around. After a few coats of paint, the table is now one of my favorite pieces in my apartment.
Located along the Canal Saint-Martin (one of the most happening parts of Paris), Chez Prune draws an un-touristy crowd of regulars with its off-kilter charm.
A while back, a reader wrote asking for more color (his words might have been, "I love gray and white, but I need some other ideas!"). We came up with this casual living room featuring a single wall painted a bright absinthe-tinged yellow, with cheerful botanical-green accents. Recreate the look with the following elements:
Danes often dress in colorful clothing, and lately we have noticed those bright colors rubbing off in the design of their home goods. Newcomer Oyoy is no exception.
How much money do I waste every year on fresh herbs and lettuce that go bad before they get eaten? To reform my ways, I came up with a plan. Call it a random vegetable garden:
Architect Lucy Marston adds touches of subtle color to a forward-thinking modern farmhouse in rural England, using a palette reminiscent of painter Ben Nicholson.
If "cabin" for you conjures small and humble, then admittedly we use the term broadly. Here, ten homes that speak the cabin vernacular; some in east coast style, some west, but all summery, nature-based, and beautiful.