According to its Web site, “Hometta is a collaborative of designers, architects, builders, writers and editors who have banded together to rethink and improve the way residential architecture is designed today. Founder Mark Johnson and partner Andrew McFarland joined forces with four core architects and designers, whose vision has guided Hometta’s development. They, in turn, [...]

[Read more →]

As a youth I lived in a rural suburb of Harrisburg, PA, which despite popular belief is actually the capital of Pennsylvania — it’s not Philadelphia. I had a pretty idyllic childhood, girl scouts, piano lessons, french horn lessons, tennis lessons, summer vacations, etc. My family lived in a large house in a very nice [...]

[Read more →]

Dear Rural Theory, Do you have any future openings? We’d love to implode our rental’s bathroom and replace it with this: Peeped at What.

[Read more →]

In December 2009, DARKROOM opened its doors in London’s Bloomsbury neighborhood, and in just one month’s time it’s gained distinction for seamlessly blending high design and high fashion in a curated shop setting. But then could you expect anything less from founders Rhonda Drakeford and Lulu Roper-Caldbeck, two women with design- and fashion-heavy resumes? Drakeford [...]

[Read more →]

Dear Sandy, It doesn’t even matter what’s on the menu . . . Xo, Kim Interior by Philip Edis in collaboration with Katarina Häll.

[Read more →]

Next time this week, we’ll be sleeping in our comfy platform bed at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, enjoying the first leg of our honeymoon, and I cannot wait! We booked our trip ages ago, and now that’s it fast approaching I’ve got a one-track mind for relaxation and sunshine. Our first stop? The [...]

[Read more →]

Photo from The Boston Globe. A few weeks ago as I was rushing through Harvard Square, a glint of Marimekko fabric caught my eye. Could it be!? A huge Marimekko flagship store in Harvard Square!? Too good to be true, although there is a Marimekko concept store in Cambridge. I had forgotten about it completely, [...]

[Read more →]

Ever wished you could turn your mini Lego creations into bonafide living spaces? Yeah? Me too. And I suppose so did Parisian designers Simon Pillard and Philippe Rosetti (who work for JCDC and Hugo Boss, respectively). After purchasing a kitchen island from IKEA, the two gentlemen spent a week covering it with 20,000 Lego pieces, [...]

[Read more →]

Close your eyes. Now envision your dream kitchen, what would it have in it? Hidden compartments for storage? Drawers that open and close using the help of a built-in electronic sensor? Three-tiered, felted silver drawers? A pegged shelf just for organizing Tupperware? In one word, yes. Yet, you probably didn’t even know you wanted these [...]

[Read more →]

Recently I had the opportunity to stay at the new Ace Hotel in New York city. The Ace opened in Spring 2009 and immediately generated a ton of buzz on the interwebs from design bloggers who were invited to preview its digs. Since then, the hotel has been featured in numerous design-focused, culture, and fashion [...]

[Read more →]