A while back we posted on Babylonstoren in South Africa, a resort in the Cape Winelands outside Franschhoek designed by former SA Elle Décor editor Karen Roos. We’re also fans of the hotel’s Babel Restaurant, especially the vegetable-based table décor (we’ve been […]
Continue Reading →We’ve long been fans of Lawson-Fenning, an LA shop known for its midcentury-inspired furniture and lighting. Founders Glenn Lawson and Grant Fenning met as students at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and went on to open their own showroom on Beverly […]
Continue Reading →Forty years ago, Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse with the simple idea of serving local, organic food; revolutionary then, more commonplace now. Ever since, she has been a trailblazer for “real food” campaigns, quietly changing the way we […]
Continue Reading →Phởtographer Sharon Montrose, a self-professed lover of animals and pets, personifies her subjects by capturing their character through her camera lens, imbuing them with a spirit that lifts them off the page. We especially like her avian flights of fancy, available […]
Continue Reading →This Thanksgiving, keep the décor simple and devote your time and energy to the food and the wine. Autumn leaves are often used to add texture and color to fall arrangements, but they’re especially appealing as a centerpiece for the holiday table. […]
Continue Reading →Spotted on Elle Decoration SA: the recently opened Kitchen at Weylandts. Located on the top floor of the Durbanville branch of Weylandts, a well-known furniture and housewares emporium with several locations in South Africa, […]
Continue Reading →Mark and Sally Bailey, owners of the destination housewares store Baileys Home and Garden in the UK, have made a career of repurposing found objects (in fact, they were at it long before it was fashionable). In their […]
Continue Reading →A well-used dining room speaks of sharing; food, drink, and merriment (and operates at full capacity during the holidays); indeed, it’s the most sociable space in your home. In this roundup, we visit a collection of serene, minimalist rooms from the Continue Reading →
I first began hearing about San Francisco coffee roastery Sightglass a couple of years ago; the buzz was that two coffee-roasting veterans, brothers Jerad and Justin Morrison, were getting ready to open their own place in the city’s […]
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We’re liking the new ad-hoc lighting solutions we’ve been spotting lately: clever, simple low-cost fixtures made from simple parts sourced from Ikea and the hardware store.
Above: A cluster of bare lampshade frames via the Marion House Book.
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