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A Seasonal Celebration, Creatives Included
When West Elm asked us to feature their new West Elm Market, with its focus on functional design and local production, we saw it as an opportunity to throw a dinner party to celebrate the creative...
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Thanksgiving Dinner at Le Marché St. George
Our friends at Le Marché St. George in Vancouver celebrated their Thanksgiving in October. For the occasion (known as Le Jour de l'Action de Grâce in French Canadian), Le Marché owners Pascal Roy, his...
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A Seasonal Celebration, Creatives Included
For a while now, we've been lamenting the demise of the dinner party (check out the recent article in the New York Times on that very subject). So in anticipation of our third annual Remodelista...
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10 Greenery-Draped Chandeliers, Holiday Edition
Maybe it's because we've been spending time with Louesa Roebuck, SF's renegade florist (she draped the Heath factory in bay laurel at Saturday's Remodelista Holiday Market), but lately we're obsessing...
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Flight of the Bumblebee, a Parisian Celebration
Ceramicist Cécile Daladier recently introduced her winter collection of ceramics with an opening party at her Paris studio. The collection, composed of pieces shaped like alveoli in a beehive,...
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An Irresistible Farro Recipe
Once in a while, I try a new dish and overnight become obsessed with finding out the recipe. So it was after I tried Stacy Lauer's farro dish at our recent Remodelista Dinner. Stacy, who is not prone...
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5 Quick Fixes: Countdown to an Effortless Dinner Party
At Remodelista, we all love to entertain, even on weekday nights. We're constantly dashing out of the office just in time to throw together an impromptu dinner party (let us know when you're coming to...
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Steal This Look: A Simple Soba/Sake Party
We all appreciate a festive weekend dinner party (complete with wine, flowers, candles, and cocktails), but on occasion, we like to take to a quieter approach. Lately we've been dining at home in small...
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A Garden in the Sky: Test Tube Chandeliers from Poland
Ever since I spotted this garden in the sky on Design Milk, I've been dreaming about a test tube chandelier from Polish designer (and Etsy seller) Pani Jurek. Jurek graduated from the Academy of Fine...
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5 Favorites: Entertaining in Unexpected Settings
For a while now, we've been embracing a modern approach to entertaining that isn't laden with formality. To that end, we've been collecting dining ideas in offbeat settings (from greenhouses to...
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10 Easy Pieces: Everyday Wine Glasses
When it comes to the evening tipple, no need for a crystal goblet (especially if the vintage on offer is a go-to everyday table wine). A simple, sturdy, chuck-in-the-dishwasher, double-as-water-glass...
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A Spring Vodka and Salmon Soirée, Chez Cécile
A few months ago Julie and I were putting together photographs of Cécile Daladier's last vernissage into a post and Julie said, "wouldn't it be fantastic if you could go to one of these?" Which is why...
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A Floating Dinner Party in Oslo, Michelin Star Chef Included
On a recent July evening, 20 dinner guests gathered for a lamplit mid-summer feast on floating pallets tethered to a riverbank in the middle of Oslo. They felt as if they'd won a lottery—and in a way,...
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Splendor in the Grass: A Summer Baby Shower
"A wonderful spread, fabulous friends, sunshine, great conversation, and some lounging on blankets is obviously the recipe for bringing on labor," says Dee Purdy of She Had Us At Hello. She should...
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A Starlit Greenhouse Dinner, Martha's Vineyard Edition
Lizzie Garrett of Tomboy Style recently clued us in to Beetlebung Farm, a five-acre property in Chilmark, Massachusetts. Chris Fischer, the proprietor, grew up on the family farm and later studied...
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10 Summer Entertaining Tips from a Hostess Extraordinaire
One of the first foodie people I began slavishly following online was Karen Mordechai of Sunday Suppers. A stylist and photographer, Karen manages to creatively bring together all the essential...
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A Multipurpose Fire Bucket with Scandi Appeal
Norm Fire Buckets come with a removable oil container and can be used for instant bonfires—and, when the weather turns, they can be used as indoor plant pots (the handle makes it easy to suspend from a...
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Small Space Entertaining with Designer Jon Call
At Remodelista, we're obsessed with stealthy storage and savvy organization. Why? Because for most of us, space is at a premium—especially in our kitchens. It's a quandary designer Jon Call knows...
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Pin to Win: Set Your Thanksgiving Table with Remodelista and Anthropologie
In anticipation of our favorite holiday, we've started a pinboard of Thanksgiving tabletop inspirations—clever arrangements, new ceramics and table linens, creative napkin folding techniques, easy...
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The Slow Lane: An Informal Tea Ceremony
Japanese tea ceremonies can feel serenely beautiful and a little tortured at the same time (for the record, I've participated in a few). The rituals and precision are undeniably restrictive, but the...
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Into the Wild: A Canadian Thanksgiving
Every October, our friends at Vancouver's Le Marché St. George café and grocery celebrate Le Jour de l'Action de Grâce, the French-Canadian Thanksgiving, with verve. And, in anticipation of our own...
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DIY: A Thanksgiving Centerpiece (for Under $10)
Ever since we spotted artichokes, carrot greens, and whole beets used as tabletop flowers (see Babel Restaurant in Cape Town), we've been seeing vegetables in a new light. With their dark, leafy...
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DIY: An Old-Meets-New Dining Table (for Under $125)
We like this magically reimagined dining table from Los Angeles based interior designer Faye McAuliffe of You Are the River, created from a vintage walnut table sourced from Craigslist and a pair of...
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A Napa Valley Winery with a Sense of Whimsy
Living in the Napa Valley, as my family and I do, means hosting a steady stream of visitors who come for the local wineries. Whenever I notice our guests' enthusiasm waning from all the heady...
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Gift Guide: For the Foodie
Foodies tend to be a tad fanatical—a sweeping generalization, I realize, but having had to find gifts for several such friends, one that I can attest to. Here's a roundup of gifts that will please the...
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DIY: 5 Hostess Gifts for the Holidays
What to bring to a holiday party? Skip the bottle of wine and tote something handmade instead. Here, we share five DIY holiday host and hostess gifts, some of which take minutes and others a few...
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DIY: A Woodland Holiday Party (Indoors)
There is nothing more magical than an open-air party in a forest clearing. There's a festive smell of pines, ferny green undergrowth, and clear bright moonlight. The only trouble is that in December...
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Steal This Look: A Rustic Holiday Table from Australia
Since first admiring photographer and stylist Kara Rosenlund's 19th century worker's cottage, we find ourselves frequently lost in her artful account of daily life on her blog. That's where we spotted...
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Rebels with a Cause: Parlour Dinners in Germany
We love a rebel with a cause: In this case, the rebel is German designer-turned-chef Laurin Hackney, and his cause is bringing random people together over a home-cooked meal. Hackney, along with...
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5 Favorites: Champagne Flutes
A roundup of high-style Champagne flutes, perfect for New Year's toasting. Above: Hand-blown Champagne Glasses designed by Ilse Crawford and Michael Anastassiades; £129 a pair at Sigmar in London....
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Gals Only: A Galentine's Day Party in Austin, Texas
I throw exactly one party a year: Galentine's Day. It's my take—as borrowed from Leslie Knope—on the most romantic day of the year, except less inspired by glitter hearts, pink silk, and red roses, and...
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Steal This Look: Dining Room Inspiration, Pacific Northwest Edition
Whenever we're in Portland (Oregon, that is), we head straight to our favorite restaurant, Clyde Common, at the Ace Hotel. Located in a lofty, two-level space, the restaurant is decorated in a low-key...
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Going to the Greek: A DIY Dinner Party in San Francisco
Charles Bililies is the proprietor of Souvla (see New Restaurant Alert: Souvla in San Francisco) and Jen Pelka is the marketing manager (she's got ample restaurant cred and a day job of her own). In...
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A Finnish Design Fete: Tiina's Midsummer Table
Earlier this the week, we presented the ingredients for the classic Swedish Midsummer table, garlands and schnapps glasses included. At home in the Hamptons, Finnish fashion stylish and shop owner...
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Cocktails on Wheels: The Travelling Gin Company
Aside from Pimm's, what drink could be more Brit than a gin and tonic? While spending a few weeks working in London, I got wind of gin being dispensed from a bike. With a little investigation, I...
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DIY: Louesa Roebuck's Wild (and Edible) Bouquets
On a swelteringly hot summer day we asked Louesa Roebuck, a Renaissance woman and renegade floral designer, to create summer bouquets for us. The perennial rule breaker (whose clients have included...
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Expert Advice: Summer Entertaining with Mrs. Robertson
You might not know the name, but you will no doubt have seen her work. Brooklyn-based British stylist, Hilary Robertson, aka Mrs. Robertson, has left her imprint on the covers of countless American and...
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Best Amateur-Designed Kitchen: Maya Ivanir
The winner of the Remodelista Considered Design Awards Best Amateur-Designed Kitchen is Maya Ivanir of Los Angeles. Her project was chosen as a finalist by guest judges John and Juli Baker, who said:...
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Expert Advice: Halloween Decor Tips from a Master of the Dark Arts
We have a not-so-secret obsession with Halloween and moody seasonal decor at Remodelista. Our go-to Master of the Dark Arts? That would be Claudia Schwartz—proprietor of San Francisco's Bell'occhio—a...
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10 Easy Pieces: Folding Dining Chairs
As we enter the holiday push, it's time to think about that last-minute additional dining room seating. Here are 10 folding chairs that are both tasteful and versatile. Above: London shop Folklore's...
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DIY: A Holiday Tablecloth Dyed with Red Cabbage
The last time I experimented with natural plant dye, I was in the fifth grade and away at nature camp. I've always wanted to try it again, and the need for a Thanksgiving tablecloth seemed like a good...
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10 Easy Pieces: Entertaining for a Crowd
With Thanksgiving—and the whole holiday season—suddenly upon us, it's time to think about stocking up on party essentials. In the long run, if you entertain frequently, it's much more economical to buy...
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Winter Cocktails and a $400 Gift Card Giveaway from Healdsburg SHED
To celebrate the season, we're teaming up with Healdsburg SHED—a market, cafe, and "modern grange" in Northern California—to give one Remodelista reader a $400 gift card to shop SHED's new Web store....
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Instant Scandi Holiday Table (by Way of eBay)
A common thread here at Remodelista? Our obsession with Scandinavian design, especially during the holidays. So as we gear up for a season of entertaining, I was inspired to pull together a dinner...
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Steal This Look: Dinner in an Atelier
I like to think of my apartment as an atelier—not a studio, an atelier—which is no doubt part of the reason I find the photos of this dinner party so appealing. Held in a lofty, skylit artist's studio...
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Steal This Look: Parisian Oyster Party
Parisian ceramicist Cécile Daladier throws four parties every year: one per season, and each with its own theme. Not long ago, Daladier, her partner Nicolas Soulier, and their friend Lucile Demory...
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The DIY Wedding: An LA Designer's Boathouse Nuptials
Faye McAuliffe, LA interior designer, blogger, and co-owner with her sister of Bread & Water Catering, planned her Inverness, California, wedding the way she approaches interiors projects: "I went...
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Steal This Look: Summer Scandi Table, New York Edition
When Sofie and Frank Christensen Egelund hosted a dinner party recently at their TriBeCa loft, they enlisted the help of cookbook author/photographer Karen Mordechai of Sunday Suppers, the communal...
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10 Essential Tips for Surviving House Guests
I didn't have to get tough on houseguests until word got out a few years back that I was moving to New York City. When you live in Manhattan, suddenly you become a destination. "I'm coming to you next...
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DIY: Winter Market Punch Recipe from Sweets & Bitters
Still a favorite for the holidays: an opening-party holiday drink from Mira Evnine of quarterly cookbook series Sweets & Bitters. She came up with this easy-to-make, citrus-spiked Winter Market...
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