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Expert Tips from Two Savvy Cooking Bloggers

At Remodelista, we recently learned that Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, the founders of Food52, were about to launch Provisions, an online kitchen-and-home shop offering their take on the best tha…

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A New Spin on Brick

Spotted lately: bricks used in unexpected ways (as kitchen island base, as herringbone floors, as a decorative motif). Here are four inspiring examples. Above: A brick kitchen counter from Frank V…

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Clever Ideas from a Restaurant Remodel

Every design decision Zach Bliss made for Louro Restaurant was in haste. But the final look, which features clean lines, round edges, and gray and vanilla tones, has an undeniable serenity. Here's t…

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6 Tips for Saving Money During a Home Remodeling

When Carolyn Leonhardt and her husband, Ted, sold their Seattle-based graphic design business more than a decade ago, she had no idea she would find herself in the home design/renovation business. Aft…

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DIY: A Rustic Way to Cover Wood Floor Holes

Spotted on the floor of Mindy Marin's renovated barn: metal patches on her old wood floor—the handyman's version of patchwork. Marin covered up the holes in her wooden floor with zinc patches cut to…

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Jessica Alba’s Top 3 Natural Cleaning Tips

"I’m not a vegan. I don’t live off the grid, and I don’t wear hemp every day." That's Jessica Alba speaking, perhaps not the first person that pops to mind as the next guru of green living. But in …

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Herringbone and Chevron: Do You Know The Difference?

Earlier this year, Remodelista editor Christine mislabeled a parquet floor pattern in her post Love Story: At Home with a Pair of Parisians. A reader wrote in and informed her that the floor labeled …

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Fun & Creative Home Office Decor

Last winter, when set decorator and interior stylist Kate Dougherty began decorating the Suno offices, her mandate was to warm up the drab midtown space. "It was super corporate, with white walls an…

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4 Ways to Use Pastel Colors in the Home

At Remodelista, the warm spring weather has us thinking about pastels, but we'd like to avoid a cloying overdose of them. Here is a roundup of four interiors that combine pastels with brighter colors…

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Create Your Own Two-Toned Wall

Blurring the lines: This two-tone wall (good for the non-perfectionists among us) was spotted on the Norwegian company Lady Premium Paint & Colors blog. All that's needed: a roller, some painte…

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Remodelista is a one-stop sourcebook for the considered home, guiding readers through the design and renovation process. Founded by four friends with a shared design DNA and appreciation for intelligent design, Remodelista counts architects, design professionals, and style-conscious consumers among its daily audience. The Remodelista aesthetic favors classic and livable over trendy and transient, well-edited interiors over cluttered environments, and thoughtfully designed products over mass-market, disposable goods.

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