From Julie:
Sand is the bane of the summer house, which makes a stylish dustpan and brush a fine house present.
Below: Labour and Wait Dustpan and Broom set for £17 (Smith & Hawken carries the same American-made Aluminum Dustpan for $19).
Below: Horsehair Hand Broom and Red Metal Dustpan from Sweden’s Iris Hantverk workshop; $52 at Kiosk Kiosk.
Below: Iris Hantverk’s Dustpan and Brush; in gray, black, or cream; £18 at Not on the High Street.
Below: Child’s Dustpan and Broom from Bramley; $8 at Not on the High Street.
Below: German-made horsehair brush and stainless steel and beachwood dustpan; brush is $12.95 and dustpan is $19.95 at Stonewall Kitchen
Below: Normann Copenhagen Dustpan and Broom in black, dark gray, or light gray; on sale at Velocity Art & Design for $20 (down from $25).
Below: Handmade Broom Set from Viva Terra; set includes a full-size broom, a whisk broom, and a dustpan for $65. Made in Thailand.
Below: Spotted on Marie Claire Maison: the new cardboard dustpan from Swedish company Iris Hantverk, shown at the 2008 Maison & Objet.
July 1st, 2008
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From Janet:
I fell hard for this Scandinavian modern laundry room on the Asko site: The white and steel gray palette is soothing and clean. If you are lucky enough to have a laundry room, recreate the look with white tiles and white cabinets (a can of white paint will do the trick, or consider resurfacing the cabinets in Formica).
Below: The woven plastic Vera Rug is ideally suited for wet rooms, and it’s amazingly soft underfoot (Julie has one in her kitchen). $150 for the 59-inch length; $222 (currently on sale for $138) for the 89-inch length at Scandinavian Details.
Below L: The Blanco Commercial Pull-Down Faucet is available in polished chrome or stainless steel; $589 at Designer Plumbing Outlet. Below R: A less expensive option is the Pegasus Commercial-Grade Faucet with flexible arch spout (note that it lacks a separate fixed spout); $352 at Designer Plumbing Outlet.
Below L: The Rolling Laundry Bin by Holger Nielson and Jette Egelund in stainless steel is from one of our favorite companies, Vipp; $290 at the Scandinavian Design Center. Below R: The Umbra Chrome Laundry Hamper is another good choice; $59 at the Container Store. Also see our post 10 Easy Pieces: Laundry Hampers for other options.
Below L: Store laundry odds and ends in the Rhombus Tote in Stone; $12.99 at the Container Store. Below R: We also love the simple Aluminum Box for $25 at Canoe Online.
Below: The Asko W6903 Designer Front Load Washer paired with T793 Dryer in TouchProof™ stainless steel. The washer in stainless is $2,199 and the dryer is $1,599 at AJ Madison.
Below: Stock up on mouse-gray towels, such as the Legends Egyptian Cotton Towel in Pussywillow (center in photo); $18 for bath size at The Company Store.
July 1st, 2008
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From Julie:
British designer Jasper Morrison’s kitchen basics for Alessi are simple perfection.
Below: Five Piece Kitchen Utensil Set; available in satin or polished stainless steel; $115 at Lumens. Individual utensils also available at Unica Home.
Below: Kitchen Tool Set in beechwood; $15 at Scandinavian Details.
Below: Pots & Pans Colander of mirror-polished stainless steel; $78 at Scandinavian Details.
Below: Black, gray, or white Pepe Le Moko polymide and stainless pepper and salt mills; $82 at Unica Home.
Below: Pots & Pans Collection for Alessi; constructed with 18/10 stainless steel with an aluminum and AISI 430 magnetic steel radiating base. Glazed interiors, polished exteriors, and spot-welded handles. From $62 for a small saucepan to $212 for a three-piece pasta set; an eight-piece set is $400 at Lumens.
Below: Tin Family Containers for Alessi; available in satin finish or polished finish; from $8.50 for the smallest to $52.50 for the largest; $74.50 for the set at Y Lighting.
June 30th, 2008
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From Janet:
New at West Elm, the solid hardwood Oval Back Dining Chair is $159 and looks as good in situ as in the catalog. Available in white, chocolate, or acorn. For more deceptively simple wood chairs, see our earlier posts Furniture: Shaker Chair at DWR and Steal This Look: Roy McMakin Chairs.
June 30th, 2008
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From Julie:
The Cubist kitchen in the Turbulence House, a guesthouse in New Mexico by hyper-conceptual architect Steven Holl. We like the floating cooktop, the mix of baltic birch and stainless steel, and the combination of open and closed shelving. Decipher (if you can) Holl’s mission statement for the house at Design Boom. Also, visit Ironwood Industries for more views of the custom cabinetry.
June 30th, 2008
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From Julie:
Although these rustic outdoor storage pieces from Santa Barbara–based Country Barn Collection are meant for equestrians, we think they’d look great anywhere. Made from reclaimed Douglas fir or redwood, the armoires start at $2,995 and the feed bins (we see them as outdoor garbage can storage) start at $1,195.
June 27th, 2008
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From Julie, Janet, and Sarah:
Something about summer makes us think about lofty living spaces and barn doors that swing open wide to dissolve the boundaries between indoors and outdoors.
Below: Perhaps the ultimate barn compound, created by Adelaide de Menil and her husband, Ed Carpenter, in East Hampton from 14 historic structures (some dating to the 17th century) moved to the property over the years. When the couple sold the complex in 2007, they donated eight of the houses to the town of East Hampton to be used as a town hall; architect Robert A. M. Stern is presiding.
Below: A modern barn residence in the UK.
Below: UK architect John Pawson transformed a complex of agricultural barns into a residential complex in Essex, England.
Below: An ancient barn refurbished and used as a residence; via Lagerlings.
Below: A barn poolhouse from This Old House.
Below: A modern renovation of a dairy barn, complete with silo, by Specht Harpman Architects.
Below: A project by architect Preston Scott Cohen, spotted in Dwell.
Below: Leroy Street Studio’s modern take on the barn (a 2008 AIA award winner).
Below: A 250-year-old converted barn in Provence, from Living Etc.
Below: New construction made to look old.
June 27th, 2008
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From Sarah:
We love the clever use of negative space in the Abra Candelabra design that turns classic candlesticks inside out; designed by Alberto Mantilla and Anthony Baxter; made of handblown glass, $90 a pair at MoMA Store.
June 26th, 2008
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From Janet:
My all-time favorite fixture purchase was a simple vintage nickel towel bar I installed in my Seattle bathroom (I wish I had unscrewed it and taken it with me when we moved). If you’re after a similar vintage look in your bath, consider searching for old fittings at one of the many online architectural salvage yards; Hewn and Hammered has a great listing of online resources. (For those in pursuit of new fixtures, see 10 Easy Pieces: Towel Bars.)
Here’s a sampling:
Below: Glass towel bars with nickel fittings from Historic House Parts.
Below: Clear glass towel bar with porcelain fittings from Historic House Parts.
Below: Belgian enamel towel bar from Historic House Parts.
Below: Vintage Chrome Towel Bar at Nor’East Architectural Salvage.
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Below: Glass Towel Bar, also at Nor’East Architectural Salvage.
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Below: Assortment of towel bars from Pasadena Architectural Salvage.
June 26th, 2008
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